2nd Grade Subtraction Worksheets

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Welcome to our 2nd Grade Subtraction Worksheets page.

Here you will find links to all of our free subtraction worksheets pages to help your child learn their subtraction facts and also to learn how to subtract numbers in columns.

We also have links to our online subtraction practice zone where you can practice your skills online.

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Subtraction is a process which most children learn quite naturally as soon as they learn to start counting. During kindergarten and first grade, it is really important for kids to have the chance to work practically with their math.

An example might be that a child has 10 sweets. They give 3 to their teddy. How many do they have left? What if they gave another to their teddy? What if their teddy had 8 sweets, how many would be left for them?

Later on, when children are confident Subtracting practically, they can progress on to number lines or counting back in their heads. When children have understood this, they can begin to learn their Subtraction facts and progress on to column Subtraction.

During Second Grade, children should be learning the following mental subtraction skills:

  • learning their subtraction facts to 20;
  • subtracting 1, 10 or 100 from any 3 digit number;

For pencil and paper methods, children should be able to:

  • subtract numbers with up to 3 digits;

2nd Grade Subtraction Worksheets

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Subtraction Practice Zone

Here is our online math learning subtraction practice area where you can test yourself on your subtracting skills.

Test yourself on the following integer subtraction facts:

  • up to 10, 15, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 or 1000;
  • 2 digit subtract ones;
  • 2 digit subtract tens;
  • 3 digit subtract hundreds.

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Mental Subtraction Sheets

Subtraction Facts Worksheet Generator

If you need some randomly generated subtraction facts worksheets then try our subtraction worksheet generator.

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Subtraction Facts to 12

The following webpages involve learning subtraction facts to 12.

The sheets in this section are for children at the beginning of 2nd grade. They involve the skill of subtracting with numbers up to 12.

Using the sheets in this section will help your child to:

  • subtract with numbers up to 12;
  • work out subtraction calculations where the answer is given but one of the other numbers is missing.

All the sheets in this section will help your child to develop their speed and accuracy at subtracting.

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Subtraction Facts to 20

The following webpages involve learning subtraction facts to 20.

The sheets in this section are for children who are working competently at a 2nd grade level. They involve the skill of subtracting with numbers up to 20.

Using the sheets in this section will help your child to:

  • subtract with numbers up to 20;
  • work out subtraction calculations where the answer is given but one of the other numbers is missing.

All the subtraction worksheets in this section will help your child to develop their speed and accuracy at subtracting.

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Subtracting 1, 10 and 100

This section involves using place value and subtraction to take away either 1, 10 or 100 from any 2 or 3 digit number.

This skill is very important to establish at this grade, as it is a foundation building block from which many other math skills are built.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

  • subtract 1 or 10 to a range of 2 digit numbers;
  • subtract 1, 10 or 100 to a range of 3 digit numbers.

Using these sheets will help to develop your child's understanding of place value to 1000.

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Column Subtraction Worksheets 2nd Grade

2 Digit Subtraction Worksheets

If you need some 2 Digit Subtraction worksheets then try some of our double digit subtraction worksheets with or without regrouping. You could also check out our subtraction worksheet generator where you can choose to have regrouping or not.

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Three Digit Subtraction Worksheets

If you need some 3 Digit Subtraction worksheets then try some of our three digit subtraction worksheets with or without regrouping. You could also check out our subtraction worksheet generator where you can choose to have regrouping or not.

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Subtraction Word Problems

We have created a page of 2nd grade subtraction word problems for your child to enjoy!

There are a range of word problems of different levels of difficulty.

An answer sheet is provided for each problem, and also some working out space.

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Addition and Subtraction Puzzles

The puzzles in this section mainly focus on adding and subtracting numbers.

The puzzles start with adding and subtracting to 20, and progress on to harder levels and more complex puzzles.

Using the puzzles in this section will help your child to:

  • develop their adding and subtracting skills;
  • develop trial and improvement strategies;
  • improve problem solving skills.

All the sheets in this section will help your child to learn their addition and subtraction facts and become more confident with handling numbers mentally.

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Subtraction Games

If you are looking for some great subtraction games to support your child's learning, then look no further.

There are a wide selection of subtraction games on the page below, which will develop your child's thinking and reasoning skills as well as their subtraction fact knowledge.

Using these games will help you child to:

  • learn their subtraction facts to 20;
  • develop their strategic thinking skills.
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