Hop Back Number Line Subtraction Worksheet for Grade 1

About this worksheet

Start on the first number, hop back, and write where you land. Each of the five problems has its own number line from 0 to 10, and a worked example at the top shows 9 − 3 as three little hops back to 6.

Counting back is one of the first real strategies for subtraction, and drawing the hops makes it visible. A child can see that 10 − 4 means four jumps, and that the answer is simply where the last one lands.

The numbers stay within 10 so the strategy stays in focus, which makes this a good first number line page before moving to lines that run to 20.

What students will practice

• Count back on a number line to subtract
• Draw hops to show a subtraction
• Subtract within 10

Details

Grade level

Grade 1

Subject

Math · Subtraction

Standard

CCSS 1.OA.5

Pages

1

Format

PDF · US Letter and A4 included

License

Free for classroom use · Attribution appreciated

Last updated

September 26, 2026