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Block Towers: Stack Up and Take Away

Kindergarten addition and subtraction within 10 with block towers. Children use blocks, fingers, sounds, and drawings, then write number sentences.

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12 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Kindergarten
Subject: Math
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students show addition within 10 with blocks, fingers, sounds, and drawings.
Students show subtraction within 10 by taking blocks away and crossing out drawings.
Students match block stories to the addition or subtraction number sentence that shows them.

How to use

Give each child 10 blocks or other counters. Read each story aloud and let children build and act it out before they write or choose the answer.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

K.OA.A.1

Show addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, drawings, sounds, acting out, or equations.

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Block Towers: Stack Up and Take Away

Show adding and taking away with blocks, fingers, sounds, and drawings.

Stack them up

Show each story with blocks, fingers, sounds, or a drawing. Then write how many in all.

Each ■ is a block. Omar's tower has 4 blocks. He stacks 3 more blocks on top.
■ ■ ■ ■ + ■ ■ ■

4 + 3 = blocks

Priya has 2 red blocks and 6 blue blocks. Hold up 2 fingers for the red blocks. Then hold up 6 more fingers for the blue blocks. How many blocks does Priya have?

2 + 6 = blocks

Each ■ is a block. Look at Jin's tower before and after he adds some blocks.
Before: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
After: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
How many blocks did Jin add?

5 + = 9

Drop blocks into a bin one at a time. Say "clunk" each time a block drops. Drop 2 blocks. Then drop 8 more blocks. How many clunks did you say?

2 + 8 = clunks

Leo has a tower with 3 blocks. Sara has a tower with 3 blocks. They put the towers together to make one tall tower. Which number sentence shows the story?

A. 3 − 3 = 0
B. 3 + 4 = 7
C. 3 + 3 = 6

Take them down

Show each story with blocks or a drawing. Then write how many are left.

Each ■ is a block. Mia's tower has 8 blocks. She takes 3 blocks off the top. Cross out 3 blocks.
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

8 − 3 = blocks

Act it out. Put 9 blocks on your desk. Take 2 blocks away and put them in the bin. How many blocks are still on your desk?

9 − 2 = blocks

Ken's tower has 4 blocks. The tower tips over, and all 4 blocks fall down. How many blocks are still in the tower?

4 − 4 = blocks

Zoe has 7 blocks. She takes 2 blocks away. Zoe writes 7 + 2 = 9, but that is not right. Which number sentence should Zoe write?

A. 7 − 5 = 2
B. 7 − 2 = 5
C. 7 + 2 = 9

Build, match, and draw

Use your blocks to help. Then match, sort, and draw.

10.

Match each block story to its number sentence.

Ana has 5 blocks. She adds 2 more blocks.
Ana has 5 blocks. She takes 2 blocks away.
Ana has 10 blocks. She takes 5 blocks away.
Ana has 4 blocks. She adds 1 more block.

A. 10 − 5 = 5
B. 5 + 2 = 7
C. 4 + 1 = 5
D. 5 − 2 = 3

11.

Leah wants a tower with exactly 6 blocks. Build each card with your blocks. Does the card make a tower with 6 blocks? Sort the cards.

Start with 4 blocks. Add 2 blocks.Start with 8 blocks. Take away 2 blocks.Start with 5 blocks. Add 2 blocks.Start with 9 blocks. Take away 3 blocks.Start with 10 blocks. Take away 5 blocks.Start with 1 block. Add 5 blocks.