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Week 03 · Subtract within 10

Thursday

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

Thursday: A duck story

Chris the Coyote sits by the pond.

"I have a story about ducks," he says softly.

"Let us see how many stay."

Story: Ducks on the pond

Ten ducks swim on the pond.

Two ducks waddle home. 10 - 2 = 8.

Then 3 more ducks fly away. 8 - 3 = 5.

Donnie counts the ducks that stay. Five!

ABOUT THE STORY
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
10 ducks swim. 2 waddle home. How many stay?
8 ducks swim. 3 fly away. How many stay?
How many ducks stay at the end?

Learn it: take away 0 or take away all

Take away 0, and nothing changes. 6 - 0 = 6.

Take away all, and 0 are left. 6 - 6 = 0.

A ten-frame with six counters
ZERO FACTS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
6 - 0 = ?
6 - 6 = ?
9 - 0 = ?
4 - 4 = ?
HOP BACK ON THE NUMBER LINE
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A number line from 0 to 10, with hops from 10 to 510 - 5 = ?
A number line from 0 to 10, with hops from 7 to 37 - 4 = ?
COUNT BACK FROM 5
  • One duck leaves at a time.
  • Count back from 5.
11st
22nd
33rd
44th
55th
Number sentenceTrue or false?
6 - 0 = 6?
6 - 6 = 6?
10 - 5 = 5?
WHY THIS EXERCISE6 - 6 is 0. All of them are gone.
Try it
Look at birds or bugs outside with a grown-up.
Count them. Watch some leave.
How many are left?

Word Spot: much, line, means

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Much: M-U-C-H.

Line: L-I-N-E.

Means: M-E-A-N-S.

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.
How ___ water is in the cup?
We stand in a ___.
Red ___ stop.

Lovely story! Tomorrow Freddy has a game.

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