Community Helpers Addition and Subtraction Within 20
Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher
"Community Helpers Addition and Subtraction Within 20" is written for 1st Grade (Ages 6-7). It also works a grade below or above: younger children can use it with an adult reading it aloud, and older ones as a quick refresher.
1st grade community helpers math page: use rows of helper pictures to solve 6 addition and subtraction sentences within 20. Answer key included. Part of our math activities community helpers collection.
How do I use this resource?
Use it in a community helpers unit, at a center, with a small group or as a take-home page. Children add and subtract within 20, use pictures to find a missing number in a number sentence and explain what crossed-out pictures show in subtraction.
What students will practice
- Gives 1st grade students a community-helpers poster that introduces common jobs and the tools each one uses.
- Builds vocabulary around firefighters, doctors, teachers, mail carriers, and other familiar community roles.
- Works as a wall display or a discussion starter for a community or careers unit.
Curriculum Links
Curriculum Standard
Operations and Algebraic Thinking · 1st Grade
Standard: Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten; decomposing a number leading to a ten; using the relationship between addition and subtraction; and creating equivalent but easier or known sums.
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FAQ
How do I use the Community Helpers Addition and Subtraction Within 20?
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Use it in a community helpers unit, at a center, with a small group or as a take-home page. Children add and subtract within 20, use pictures to find a missing number in a number sentence and explain what crossed-out pictures show in subtraction.
What is the Community Helpers Addition and Subtraction Within 20?
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Six number sentences, each above a row of helper pictures: police officers, chefs, mail carriers, nurses, firefighters and farmers. Three are addition and three are subtraction, and some have the missing number in the middle or at the start, such as 16 take away a number equals 10. The directions on the page read: Use the pictures to solve each number sentence. A helper with an X is taken away. An answer key is included.
Can I use the Community Helpers Addition and Subtraction Within 20 at home and in the classroom?
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Yes. We made it for 1st Grade community helpers, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.
How does reader's theater work?
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Each script has parts for several readers. Children practice their lines, then read the script aloud together, which builds fluency and expression.
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Resource Details
| Grade | 1st Grade |
| Subject | Resources |
| Topic | Community Helpers |
| Standard | 1.OA.C.6 |
| Pages | 1 page |
| Difficulty | Medium |
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