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➕ Kindergarten math · Add & Subtract

Quick facts to 5

Adding puts two groups together. 2 + 1 means 2 and 1 more. Start at 2 and count on 1 more: 3. So 2 + 1 = 3.

Worked example

1 + 1 = ?
Answer: 2
A double is a number and the same number again. Start at 1 and count on 1 more: 2. So 1 + 1 = 2.

For grown-ups: Add/subtract within 5 fluently. Below: three problems to try with the worked answers, and a free printable sheet. Children can practise the same skill as a game, with no sign-up and no ads.

  • CCSS K.OA.A.5
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Practices add/subtract within 5 fluently (K.OA.A.5). A printable sheet with its answer key, worked answers on the page, no accounts.

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Try three

  1. 1 + 1 = ?
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 2
    A double is a number and the same number again. Start at 1 and count on 1 more: 2. So 1 + 1 = 2.
  2. 2 + 2 = ?
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 4
    A double is a number and the same number again. Start at 2 and count on 2 more: 3, 4. So 2 + 2 = 4.
  3. 1 + 1 = ?
    Show the answer and how
    Answer: 2
    A double is a number and the same number again. Start at 1 and count on 1 more: 2. So 1 + 1 = 2.

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Quick facts to 5 (Kindergarten)

  1. 1 + 2 = ?
  2. 1 + 2 = ?
  3. 1 + 2 = ?
  4. 1 + 1 = ?
  5. 2 + 1 = ?
  6. 1 + 3 = ?
  7. 1 + 1 = ?
  8. 3 + 1 = ?
  9. 1 + 3 = ?
  10. 1 + 2 = ?
  11. 1 + 2 = ?
  12. 1 + 2 = ?

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 3
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. 4
  10. 3
  11. 3
  12. 3

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