Additive Identity Addends

This additive identity worksheet helps students understand how adding zero affects equations by guiding them through progressively challenging problems. Learners identify missing addends using the additive identity property, reinforcing the idea that adding zero does not change a value.

Instructional Objectives

• Skill Focus (Grades 4-6): Find missing addends using the additive identity property in equations involving zero.
• Conceptual Understanding (Grades 4-6): Strengthen number sense by recognizing zero as the value that preserves quantity in addition.
• Algebraic Reasoning (Grades 5-6): Solve equations that include decimals, negative numbers, and variables using logical reasoning.
• Curriculum Alignment (Grades 4-6): Supports operations and algebraic thinking, solving equations with unknowns, and number sense standards.

The scaffolded structure allows students to build confidence with simple examples before applying the additive identity in more complex situations. By progressing from whole numbers to decimals, negatives, and variables, learners deepen their understanding while maintaining accuracy.

Learning Benefits

• Differentiated difficulty supports a wide range of learners
• Effective for guided practice, independent work, or small-group instruction
• Reinforces equation-solving skills alongside conceptual understanding
• Suitable for classroom instruction, intervention, or homeschool learning

This printable worksheet provides targeted practice with the additive identity property, helping students confidently identify missing addends across varied equation types.

This worksheet is part of our Identity Property Worksheets collection.