Subtraction Maths Worksheets For Year 3 (age 7-8)
At the beginning of the year number lines still play an important part in helping with subtraction. As the year goes by children gain in confidence, using their knowledge to subtract teen numbers and multiples of ten. Remember, that counting on is a great way to do many subtraction calculations.
Revise Subtraction with a Number Line
Revising subtracting small numbers with the help of a number line.
Revise the Vocabulary of Subtraction
This time there’s a number square to help with subtraction. It’s interesting to see how children use the number square to help them.
Revise Taking Away Teen Numbers
Taking 15, 16, 17 or 18 from 2-digit numbers. The easiest way of doing this is by taking a whole ten and adjusting.
Add or Subtract Speed Challenge
Children can show how quickly they can calculate mentally by answering these questions as fast as possible.
Find the Difference and Investigate Subtraction
Finding the difference between two numbers as well as making subtraction number sentences from the numbers given.
Use Knowledge to Subtract Teen Numbers
Use knowledge to subtract a single digit from a teen number quickly and efficiently. Rather than just counting up in ones, look for two steps, firstly to ten and then to the number.
Subtract by Adjusting
Remember that subtractions can also be done by subtracting the nearest whole ten and adjusting.
Missing Digits In Subtraction Sentences
Write a digit in each box so that the calculation is correct. look for patterns.
Subtract from 3-Digit Numbers Mentally
Try taking away a single digit from a 3-digit number. These include taking away from whole hundreds which can be quite tricky.
Mental 2-Digit Addition and Subtraction
Here we have some serious 2-digit addition. On the first two pages the answers all come to just more than 100.
Subtract Multiples of 10 (1)
Subtracting 2-digit multiples of 10, often crossing the hundreds boundary
Subtract Multiples of 10 (2)
A mixed selection of adding and subtracting multiples of 10.
Subtract Multiples of 100
Now we are on to subtracting multiples of 100, often crossing the thousands boundary.
More Subtraction
A mixed bag of subtraction questions, mainly crossing the tens boundary.
Subtract by Counting Up
Sometimes quite tricky subtractions can be made easy by counting up. Have a look at these to see why.
Subtraction with Jottings
How to use jottings to help with subtraction: the first stages of moving towards written methods of subtraction.
Subtraction by Compensation
Subtraction by compensation means taking away more than you need and then adding some back. It can be quite an effective way to subtract.
Subtraction by Decomposition
Subtraction by decomposition is the way most adults are familiar with and is the way that children will ultimately use for larger numbers. Here is an introductory exploration of the idea.
Subtraction Calculating Concepts
Subtraction Calculating Concepts for Year 3
