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Week 03 · Subtract within 10

Monday

Take away
// Take away, count back, think addition
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: Take away

Donnie the Deer finds 7 berries on a bush.

Donnie gives 3 berries to the birds.

Bennie asks, "How many are left?"

Learn it: take away

Subtract means take some away.

Start with 7. Take away 3.

Cover the 3 gold counters with your hand.

Count the red ones. 4 are left.

A ten-frame with four red counters and three gold counters

7 - 3 = 4. We say 7 minus 3 is 4.

TAKE AWAY THE GOLD COUNTERS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A ten-frame with four red counters and three gold counters7 - 3 = ?
A ten-frame with four red counters and two gold counters6 - 2 = ?
A ten-frame with five red counters and four gold counters9 - 4 = ?
A ten-frame with four red counters and one gold counter5 - 1 = ?

Take away stories

Listen to the story.

What is there at the start? What goes away?

STORY PROBLEMS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Donnie has 8 leaves. The wind blows 2 away. How many left?
Bennie has 6 apples. He gives 3 to Lucy. How many left?
5 ducks swim. All 5 swim away. How many are left?
TAKE AWAY 1 EACH TIME
  • Start at 9.
  • Take away 1 each time.
11st
22nd
33rd
44th
55th
Number sentenceTrue or false?
7 - 3 = 4?
6 - 2 = 3?
5 - 0 = 5?
WHY THIS EXERCISE6 - 2 is 4, not 3.
Try it
Put 8 socks on the bed.
Take 3 socks away.
Count the socks that are left.
Draw 6 apples. Cross out 2. Count the rest.

Word Spot: every, fly

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Every: E-V-E-R-Y.

Fly: F-L-Y.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
___ plant needs water.
Birds can ___.

Great work! Tomorrow we count back.