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2nd Grade Subtraction with Regrouping Worksheet

If your child gets stuck on "borrowing," try calling it trading. You cannot take 8 ones from 2 ones, so you trade 1 ten for 10 ones. This worksheet shows the trade with base-ten pictures, then gives 15 practice problems and an acorn word problem.

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Trade a Ten: Subtraction with Regrouping worksheet for 2nd Math – Homeschool Safari

What your child practices

✓2-digit subtraction with regrouping
✓Trading 1 ten for 10 ones
✓Place value (tens and ones)
✓Solving a one-step word problem

How to use it

  1. Use real sticks (popsicle sticks in bundles of 10) for the first 2 problems.
  2. Say it out loud: "Can I take 8 from 2? No! Trade a ten."
  3. Have your child show the trade above every problem, even when it feels easy.
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Try this at homeBundle 10 straws with a hair tie and let your child "trade" while you shop or cook.

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Questions parents ask

Is regrouping the same as borrowing?

Yes. Schools now say regrouping or trading because nothing gets given back. The ten is traded for 10 ones.

What if my child is not ready?

Start with the model at the top and real objects. Most kids get it after 3 or 4 hands-on trades.

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