Winter Holiday Counting & Tracing — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Solve each winter math problem. Write the answer on the line.
1. 12 snowballs - 5 snowballs = 7 snowballs.
12 - 5 = 7 snowballs remaining.
2. A tree had 15 ornaments. 6 fell off. Now there are 9 ornaments.
15 - 6 = 9 ornaments left on the tree.
3. 18 icicles - 9 icicles = 9 icicles.
18 - 9 = 9 icicles remaining.
4. You had 14 candy canes and gave away 8. You have 6 left.
14 - 8 = 6 candy canes left.
5. There were 20 snowflakes. 11 melted. Now there are 9 snowflakes.
20 - 11 = 9 snowflakes remaining.
6. Which is more: 13 mittens or 9 mittens? 13 is more.
13 is greater than 9, so 13 mittens is more.
7. 16 lights - 7 lights = 9 lights.
16 - 7 = 9 lights remaining.
8. A store had 11 sleds. 4 were sold. Now there are 7 sleds.
11 - 4 = 7 sleds left in the store.
9. Which is less: 17 scarves or 12 scarves? 12 is less.
12 is less than 17, so 12 scarves is less.
Part B: Winter Match
Draw a line from each subtraction problem to its answer.
1. Match each subtraction problem to its answer.
10 - 4
→ 6
4
15 - 8
→ 7
11
13 - 9
→ 4
7
17 - 6
→ 11
6
Each subtraction problem is matched with its correct difference.