Orange Differences

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is a subtraction exercise that uses images of oranges to help students learn to subtract by crossing out items. The worksheet has several sets of oranges, with each set containing four oranges, and provides subtraction problems where a certain number of oranges are to be crossed out. Students are required to subtract by crossing out the specified number of oranges and then write the total number of oranges left in the blank space provided. The visual aid of oranges is intended to make the concept of subtraction concrete and understandable for young learners.

The worksheet is designed to teach students subtraction by visually demonstrating the concept of taking away from a group. It reinforces the idea that subtraction means reducing the number of items in a set, which is depicted by the act of crossing out the oranges. This method helps students connect the physical act of removing items with the abstract numerical process of subtraction. The exercise also aims to improve the students’ counting and number-writing skills, as they count the remaining oranges and write down the answer.