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Thanksgiving Math Subtraction Word Problems: Subtracting within 10, 15, and 20

(81 customer reviews)

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Make math fun this holiday season with Thanksgiving Math Subtraction Word Problems! Perfect for practicing subtraction within 10, 15, and 20, these themed word problems engage students with real-world scenarios. Ideal for elementary students, this resource is great for building subtraction skills with a festive twist.

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Make math fun this holiday season with Thanksgiving Math Subtraction Word Problems! Perfect for practicing subtraction within 10, 15, and 20, these themed word problems engage students with real-world scenarios. Ideal for elementary students, this resource is great for building subtraction skills with a festive twist.Word Problems are the perfect way to help students build their number sense and make math real-world. This Thanksgiving-themed mini-book allows your students to practice different types of subtraction word problems (within 10, 15, and 20).

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These THREE mini-books (one within 10, one within 15, and one within 20) are 8 half-pages (4 front/back). Each page asks students to illustrate a word problem, write the equation, and then, write the answer to the story problem in a complete sentence.

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81 reviews for Thanksgiving Math Subtraction Word Problems: Subtracting within 10, 15, and 20

  1. Sierra D. –

    This was a great review activity for my class and was fun to do in partners. I love that there was variety.

  2. Erica Reyna –

    Mt students enjoyed these activities very much, thank you!

  3. Kourtnie J. –

    This was easy to prep for a substitute. She left a note saying the students loved it and had great conversations while doing math. 🙂

  4. Jen G. –

    This resource gave my students the extra practice they needed to meet the standard.

  5. Read With Me MsV –

    I love the set up of these sheets with the number line on top. We are using this as a subtraction review before winter break.

  6. Nechelle L. –

    Loved this resource! My students were engaged and loved the activity!

  7. Rachael B. –

    This is a fun resource to use with my class. They enjoyed solving the problems.

  8. GiveAHootTeaching –

    Great resource to practice using number lines and word problems.

  9. Colleen K. –

    Exactly what I was looking for to pinpoint student skills and needs.

  10. Mollie M. –

    This resource is differentiated and perfect for teaching multi levels. I used it in my small intervention group.

  11. Juanita E. –

    Great resource for students to practice word problems.

  12. Angela Huggins –

    My students loved using this resource. Easy to prep and easy to differientiate. Thanks for a great product!

  13. Nyree L. –

    I used these in small groups. The students enjoyed the short story problems and solving the math on each page of the mini book!

  14. Nicole H. –

    This was a great activity to keep the kids engaged during those few days before Thanksgiving break! They loved it.

  15. Trenna D. –

    I used this for one of my math rotations before break. They enjoyed the practice with the number line, drawing, and answering the story problems, And the fact I made it a mini booklet, made it cute! LOL

  16. Jenny Letchworth –

    Excellent for end of subtraction within 20 unit. I appreciate the variety of story problems and my class loved the Thanksgiving theme!

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