Our "Basic Addition Skills Worksheets for Ages 7-9" are designed to build a solid foundation in math for young learners. These engaging, colorful worksheets focus on developing key addition skills through a variety of exercises, puzzles, and practice problems. Suitable for kids aged 7-9, our resources cater to different learning styles and help boost confidence in math. Perfect for classroom use or additional home practice, they make learning fun and effective. Visit Kids Academy to explore this essential collection, ensuring your child’s success in their early mathematical journey.


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Balancing addition equations worksheet
Balancing addition equations worksheet

Raindrop Math Printable

It will help them think deeper about equations, form a foundation for early algebraic thinking, and gain a better sense of numeracy. Plus, they get to practice simple addition skills.
Raindrop Math Printable
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Balance the scales multiplication worksheet
Balance the scales multiplication worksheet

Balance the Scales Multiplication Worksheet

Challenge your child to practice math with our 'Balance the Scales' multiplication worksheet! Get them to solve each multiplication problem and select the weights that make them equal. Hint: it might be more than one!
Balance the Scales Multiplication Worksheet
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Turn Around Dominos Worksheet
Turn Around Dominos Worksheet

Turn Around Dominos Worksheet

Encourage your child to flex their mental muscles with this math worksheet. Look through the left side's dominos and their values and then check the three boxes on the right. Ask your child if any of the right box's dominos are similar. This requires focus and careful observation.
Turn Around Dominos Worksheet
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Adding up to 100 with Regrouping: Page 7
Adding up to 100 with Regrouping: Page 7
Adding up to 100 with Regrouping: Page 7
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Adding 2-digit Numbers: Page 70
Adding 2-digit Numbers: Page 70

Adding 2-digit Numbers: Page 70

Adding 2-digit Numbers: Page 70
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Counting Birds Worksheet
Counting Birds Worksheet

Counting Birds Worksheet

Help your child count and underline the matching number sentence in the worksheet. Ask them if the total number of birds in each picture is odd or even, then check the correct box. When two equal numbers are added, the sum is always an even number (e.g. 2+2=4, 4+4=8, both divisible by 2).
Counting Birds Worksheet
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Adding up to 100: Page 23
Adding up to 100: Page 23

Adding up to 100: Page 23

Adding up to 100: Page 23
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Simple Addition PDF Worksheet
Simple Addition PDF Worksheet

Fruit and Veggies Worksheet

It promotes problem-solving and analytical skills as kids match pictures to correct addition sentences. Help your child go beyond simple addition with this PDF worksheet!
Fruit and Veggies Worksheet
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Check Bingo Worksheet
Check Bingo Worksheet

Check Bingo Worksheet

Chess helps young minds build critical thinking, problem-solving and logical reasoning skills. This free PDF worksheet is a fun way to teach these skills. It explains the concept of check and includes gameboards with kings in various positions. Students mark off the boards where a king isn't in check, and they're ready to move onto checkmate!
Check Bingo Worksheet
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Adding up to 50: Page 12
Adding up to 50: Page 12

Adding up to 50: Page 12

Adding up to 50: Page 12
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Adding up to 100 with Regrouping: Page 60
Adding up to 100 with Regrouping: Page 60
Adding up to 100 with Regrouping: Page 60
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Counting in Your Community Worksheet
Counting in Your Community Worksheet

Counting in Your Community Worksheet

Introduce your kids to the idea of a community, where different people and buildings co-exist, each playing their part for the community's progress. Ask them to name the buildings they see in their community. Then work through this worksheet to find the numbers of the addresses by answering the questions. Check the answers once they've solved the equations.
Counting in Your Community Worksheet
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Party Arrays Worksheet
Party Arrays Worksheet

Party Arrays Worksheet

Help your child count the objects in each of the five arrays, then check the correct number sentence for each. This exercise will test their math skills and understanding of number sentences. Guide them to select the appropriate boxes.
Party Arrays Worksheet
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Trading Ones for Tens Worksheet
Trading Ones for Tens Worksheet

Trading Ones for Tens Worksheet

Kids Academy asserts that mastering place value is essential for developing math capabilities, like addition and subtraction. Using base ten blocks to regroup numbers aids kids in becoming numerate, plus it prepares them for further math operations. We have an illustrative worksheet that plus provides the cubes needed to understand the process of trading ones for tens.
Trading Ones for Tens Worksheet
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Adding up to 1000: Page 50
Adding up to 1000: Page 50

Adding up to 1000: Page 50

Adding up to 1000: Page 50
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Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 45
Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 45
Adding up to 50 with Regrouping: Page 45
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Adding up to 50: Page 46
Adding up to 50: Page 46

Adding up to 50: Page 46

Adding up to 50: Page 46
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Adding Numbers: What Country Worksheet
Adding Numbers: What Country Worksheet

Adding Numbers: What Country Worksheet

Students can use this worksheet to learn more about different countries. Have them collect clues from the worksheet to answer the last question. Help them check the correct answer, and they'll gain knowledge about each country's food, animals, celebrations, and landmarks.
Adding Numbers: What Country Worksheet
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Adding up to 1000 Without Regrouping: Page 30
Adding up to 1000 Without Regrouping: Page 30
Adding up to 1000 Without Regrouping: Page 30
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Birds of a Feather: Commutative Property Worksheet
Birds of a Feather: Commutative Property Worksheet

Birds of a Feather: Commutative Property Worksheet

The commutative property states that order of factors doesn't affect the product. Use it to help your kids solve simple problems. If they love birds, they'll love the colorful worksheet to identify exotic ones. Practicing is the best way to understand difficult topics. Look at the equations in this tracing sheet; help them draw a line to connect equations that match.
Birds of a Feather: Commutative Property Worksheet
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Addition at the Zoo Worksheet
Addition at the Zoo Worksheet

Addition at the Zoo Worksheet

Visit the zoo with your kids and point out all the different animals. Ask them to name their favorites and identify animals on a worksheet. Challenge them to solve word problems related to the pictures. Ask them for the equation that fits the picture and check the answer.
Addition at the Zoo Worksheet
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Adding 2-digit Numbers: Page 64
Adding 2-digit Numbers: Page 64

Adding 2-digit Numbers: Page 64

Adding 2-digit Numbers: Page 64
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Addition Robot Sorter Worksheet
Addition Robot Sorter Worksheet

Addition Robot Sorter Worksheet

This worksheet helps your child understand addition. Have them trace the dotted lines to the correct equations: +8 and +5. It's a great way to aid their mathematical comprehension and get them comfortable with adding equations.
Addition Robot Sorter Worksheet
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Adding up to 100 with Regrouping: Page 49
Adding up to 100 with Regrouping: Page 49
Adding up to 100 with Regrouping: Page 49
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Parents and teachers should care about basic addition skills for ages 7-9 because these foundational skills are crucial for a child’s overall mathematical development. At this age, children are in a critical stage of developing their numeracy skills, and mastering addition lays the groundwork for more complex math topics like subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions.

Basic addition itself improves number sense, enabling children to recognize patterns and relationships between numbers, which is vital for problem-solving in both academic settings and everyday life. For example, understanding addition helps children figure out how much money they have, how many items they need to split, and even how long an activity might take. These skills foster logical thinking and reasoning abilities.

Moreover, confidence in basic addition fosters a positive attitude towards learning math. Early success in these skills can motivate children, boost their self-esteem, and instill a sense of achievement, making them more likely to tackle more advanced math challenges with confidence.

Finally, math skills, starting with basic addition, are directly linked to academic success. Proficiency in math is a predictor of future achievement in both math and science, which are critical fields in an increasingly technology-driven world. Caring about and investing time in learning basic addition skills ensures that children have a strong mathematical foundation on which to build their future knowledge.