Free Subtraction Colouring Page | Nursery / LKG | Maths | BookFlik
Looking for a fun way to teach early number skills? Our free Maths subtraction colouring page eyfs core resource is designed to help children build confidence with taking away numbers up to 10. Featuring Max the enthusiastic monkey, who believes everything is a maths puzzle, this activity encourages children to solve simple subtraction problems to reveal which colours to use on their page.
This worksheet is perfectly aligned with the CBSE / NCERT Curriculum for Early Years Foundation Stage (Nursery / LKG), specifically supporting the Number educational programme. By engaging with this Maths subtraction colouring page eyfs core, children will practise subitising, counting backwards, and understanding the concept of subtraction as the removal of items from a group. As they solve equations like 5 – 2 or 8 – 3, they develop essential problem-solving skills in a creative, low-pressure environment.
Teachers can use this resource during focused maths rotations, as a quiet independent task, or as a colourful addition to a classroom display. It works wonderfully as a gentle introduction to formal number sentences for children working at the expected standard. Because it is a Maths subtraction colouring page eyfs core activity, it provides the perfect balance of cognitive challenge and artistic expression, helping to cement mathematical concepts through visual learning.
To help you assess progress, we have included five questions at the end of the activity:
1. If Max has 5 bananas and eats 2, how many does he have left?
2. Can you count backwards from 10 to 1?
3. What happens to a number when we take some away? Does it get bigger or smaller?
4. If you have 8 pencils and give 3 to a friend, how many are left?
5. Look at your picture: which colour did you use for the answer 4?
Download this resource today to bring a splash of colour and a dash of logic to your maths lessons!
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