Subtraction: Take Away
Cookies, balloons and stars: learn to take away and count what is left.
โฑ๏ธ Micro Plan โ 4 short parts ยท about 15 min in total
- 1What Is It?4 min
- 2See It with Pictures4 min
- 3Practice4 min
- 4Quiz Time3 min
๐ฏ Learning objectives
After completing this lesson, the child should be able to:
- Understand subtraction as taking away
- Solve take-away problems up to 10
- Check answers using addition
Subtraction is sharing the other way around: things go away and we count what is left.
Cookies first
5 cookies ๐ช๐ช๐ช๐ช๐ช โ Sam eats 2. What is left?
Take away ๐ช๐ช โ ๐ช๐ช๐ช remains. 5 โ 2 = 3
The three steps
- Start with the big number.
- Take away the smaller number.
- Count what is left!
Practice with pictures
Check your work
If 7 โ 3 = 4, then 4 + 3 = 7. Addition and subtraction are best friends who check each other's homework!