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Week 11 · Add and subtract tens

Thursday

Take away tens
// Bigger numbers, tens and ones
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: Take away tens

Chris the Coyote sits by the trail with his satchel.

"Hazel had many paper stars," he says.

"Listen to what happened to them."

Story: Hazel shares her stars

Hazel made 70 paper stars, in bags of ten.

She gave 3 bags to her friends at the pond.

Bennie helped her count what was left.

"7 tens take away 3 tens is 4 tens."

"You still have 40 stars, Hazel!"

Base-ten blocks: 4 tens

Learn it: take away tens

Think of a small fact first.

7 take away 3 is 4.

So 7 tens take away 3 tens is 4 tens.

70 take away 30 is 40.

ABOUT THE STORY
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
starHow many stars did Hazel make?
Hazel had 70 stars. She gave away 30. How many are left?
TAKE AWAY TENS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Base-ten blocks: 5 tens50 - 20 = ?
90 - 40 = ?
60 - 10 = ?
80 - 80 = ?
COUNT BACK BY TENS
  • Start with 90.
  • Take away one ten each time.
11st
22nd
33rd
44th
55th
Number sentenceTrue or false?
70 - 30 = 40?
60 - 20 = 30?
40 - 10 = 30?
WHY THIS EXERCISE6 tens take away 2 tens is 4 tens. That is 40.
Try it
Make 5 piles of 10 small things.
Take away 2 piles.
Count the piles left by tens.
You found 50 take away 20 is 30!
Draw Hazel's bags of stars that are left.

Word Spot: answer, study

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Answer: A-N-S-W-E-R.

Study: S-T-U-D-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.
Do you know the ___?
Scientists ___ the stars.

What a kind story! Tomorrow Freddy has a game.

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