Building brick math worksheets for 1st grade
10 free building brick math word problems for 1st grade. Adding and taking away within 20. Print the PDF, or make one with your kid's name in every question.
10 pages. 10 questions, a quick check and an answer key. No sign-up. Each page has a QR code that opens this site.
Make it about your kid
This sample is about Ruby. The highlighted words change for your kid. Take a short quiz and we put your kid's name, family, pets and favorite things in every question. The first 10 questions are free.
Start the quizThe 10 questions
Highlighted words are about Ruby. In your worksheet they are your kid's name, family, pets and favorite things.
Set A. Adding to
Start with some. Get more. Find how many in all.
- Ruby has 6 bricks. Mia gives Ruby 8 more. How many bricks does Ruby have now?
- Ruby has 7 brick cars. Dad gives Ruby 1 more. How many brick cars does Ruby have now?
Set B. Putting together
Two groups go together. Find how many in all.
- Ruby built 14 brick robots. Mom built 5 brick robots. How many brick robots did they build altogether?
- Ruby built 10 brick robots. Grandma built 1 brick robot. How many brick robots did they build altogether?
Set C. Taking from
Start with some. Some go away. Find how many are left.
- Ruby has 11 bricks. Ruby gives 5 to Theo. How many bricks does Ruby have left?
- Ruby has 19 brick cars. Ruby gives 1 to Mia. How many brick cars does Ruby have left?
Set D. Comparing
Look at two groups. Find how many more one has.
- Ruby built 17 towers. Mia built 3 towers. How many more towers did Ruby build than Mia?
- Ruby built 19 brick robots. Mia built 13 brick robots. How many more brick robots did Ruby build than Mia?
Set E. Finding the missing part
You know the whole and one part. Find the other part.
- Ruby wants to build 18 brick robots. Ruby already built 8. How many more does Ruby need to build?
- Ruby wants to build 7 towers. Ruby already built 3. How many more does Ruby need to build?
Make these words about your kid
Answer key
- 14
- 8
- 19
- 11
- 6
- 18
- 14
- 6
- 10
- 4
What kids practice
- Adding to. Start with some. Get more. Find how many in all.
- Putting together. Two groups go together. Find how many in all.
- Taking from. Start with some. Some go away. Find how many are left.
- Comparing. Look at two groups. Find how many more one has.
- Finding the missing part. You know the whole and one part. Find the other part.
- Numbers stay within 20. Each question has a picture: counters for small numbers, bar models for bigger ones.
How to use this worksheet
- Have your kid read the story, then say what it is asking.
- Use the picture first. Then fill in the equation.
- Check the answers with the key on the last page.
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