Fishy Color by Answer Subtraction Worksheet for Grade 1

About this worksheet

Twelve round fish swim across the page, each carrying a subtraction problem like 14 − 5 or 20 − 8. The child solves the problem and colors the fish using the key at the top: 9 is orange, 10 is blue, 11 is purple and 12 is green.

Every answer lands on one of those four numbers, three fish each, which gives the page a quiet self-check. A fish that comes out as 8 or 13 does not have a crayon, and that is the signal to count again.

It is a good way to get a lot of within-20 practice done without it feeling like a drill, and the black and white fish are big enough for young hands to color neatly.

What students will practice

• Subtract within 20
• Match an answer to a color key
• Check work with a built-in pattern

Details

Grade level

Grade 1

Subject

Math · Subtraction

Standard

CCSS 1.OA.6

Pages

1

Format

PDF · US Letter and A4 included

License

Free for classroom use · Attribution appreciated

Last updated

September 26, 2026