Enhance your child's math proficiency with our Basic Addition Skills worksheets, tailored for ages 7-8. These thoughtfully designed worksheets from Kids Academy build a strong foundation in addition through engaging and progressively challenging exercises. Our printable resources mix enjoyment with education, making learning math exciting and effective. Additional practice aids in improving accuracy and speed while fostering confidence in young learners. Ideal for home or classroom use, these activities reinforce fundamental addition skills, ensuring a solid grasp of basic math concepts. Unlock your child's potential and support their journey toward math mastery with our exceptional educational tools.


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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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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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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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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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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 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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Free addition PDF worksheet for 3rd grade
Free addition PDF worksheet for 3rd grade

Free Addition Worksheet

Perfect for a wintry day, challenge your 3rd grader to compare addition equations and fill in the missing numbers in the PDF. This winter-themed worksheet is sure to bring a smile while your 3rd grader practices their addition skills. Perfect for a blustery day, challenge your child to compare addition equations and complete the missing numbers in the PDF.
Free Addition Worksheet
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Adding Instruments with Isla Worksheet
Adding Instruments with Isla Worksheet

Adding Instruments with Isla Worksheet

Your kids can have fun helping Isla add her musical instruments. With colorful pics and one-to-one representation, they can pick the correct addition sentence. They can connect each pic with traceable lines and get to the right sum up to 10.
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Basic addition skills are foundational for early childhood education, especially for ages 7-8. At this stage, children typically develop their number sense, which encompasses their understanding of numbers and their relationships. Here's why parents and teachers should prioritize these skills:

  1. Academic Success: Proficiency in basic addition lays the groundwork for all future math concepts, including subtraction, multiplication, and division. Struggling with addition can hinder progress in higher-level math topics.

  2. Critical Thinking: Basic addition fosters logical thinking and problem-solving skills. When children grasp adding numbers, they learn to approach problems methodically and develop strategies for arriving at solutions.

  3. Confidence Building: Mastery of addition boosts children's confidence in their abilities. This self-confidence can encourage a positive attitude toward learning and motivate them to tackle more challenging subjects with enthusiasm.

  4. Everyday Applications: Addition is a life skill used in everyday activities such as counting money, measuring ingredients, and telling time. Providing children with a solid grasp of these skills ensures they can navigate daily tasks effectively.

  5. Foundation for Advanced Math: Early comfort with addition sets a firm platform for algebra, geometry, and beyond. Building solid math skills early facilitates a smoother transition to more complex concepts.

By nurturing basic addition skills at an early age, parents and teachers equip children with essential tools for academic achievement and practical, everyday problem-solving.