Our Peckish Penguin Subtraction worksheets are an engaging resource designed to help young learners develop foundational subtraction skills. Featuring friendly penguins and fish, students will practise solving subtraction problems by visually counting the collections of fish and subtracting the amount eaten by the penguin.

How to Complete

1. Students will begin by counting the total number of fish in the picture.
2. They will then write the total (minuend) in the first blank space of the number sentence.
3. Students will count the number of fish the penguin has eaten (subtrahend) and write that number in the second blank space of the number sentence.
4. Finally, students will subtract the number of fish the penguin ate from the total to find the difference and complete the number sentence.

Additional Tips

1. Encourage students to use counting strategies, such as drawing an X over the eaten fish to visualise subtraction.
2. Students can colour the fish as they count and solve the subtraction problem.
3. Provide manipulatives, such as counters, ten frames, number charts or number lines, to support visual and hands-on learning.

Extension Ideas

1. Turn the activity into a storytelling opportunity where students explain how the penguin caught and ate the fish using subtraction language.
2. Use the included blank worksheet for students to draw fish and create their own subtraction problems.

Our Peckish Penguin Subtraction worksheets are the ideal way for students to develop confidence in subtraction. If you are looking for a crafty version of this task, check out our Penguin Subtraction within 10 and 20 Craft!