Addition - Grade 1 Math Worksheet 1 - Free Printable

Download this free printable Addition worksheet for Grade 1 Math. Perfect for practice, homework, and classroom use.

Grade 1 Math practice

This printable Addition worksheet is part of the free WizKidsHub Grade 1 Math collection. Print it at home or in the classroom for extra practice.

What this worksheet teaches

• Use 'counting on' from the larger number instead of counting both sets from one.
• Recognise number pairs that make 10 and use them to add quickly.
• Solve simple picture and word problems that involve joining two groups.
• Understand that 4 + 7 gives the same total as 7 + 4.

How to use this worksheet

Keep the session to ten or fifteen minutes and stop while your child is still succeeding. Speed comes from many short sessions, not one long one. Small objects - buttons, coins, dry beans - should stay on the table so your child can check any answer they are unsure of instead of guessing.

Sample questions from this worksheet

1. 8 + 6 = ______
2. 17 + 15 = ______

Frequently asked questions

Why is 7 + 5 so much harder than 7 + 2?

Because it crosses ten, so your child must regroup rather than count a short distance. Practising the pairs that make ten, and splitting the 5 into 3 and 2, makes these sums much less daunting.

How fast should a Grade 1 student be at addition?

Accuracy comes before speed. By the end of Grade 1, sums within 10 are usually quick and within 20 are reliable with some thinking time. Recall of larger facts continues developing through Grade 2.

My child gets the answer right but takes a long time. Is that a problem?

Not at all - slow and correct is a good place to be. Timing pressure at this age tends to produce guessing. Fluency arrives from repetition over weeks, not from being hurried.