#TheCompleteSeries5lessons
They will tackle subtraction questions using a variety of different methods. They will also be challenged to use what they know about numbers to help them use partitioning and landmark numbers to solve problems. Over the course of the five lessons in this ‘How can we subtract numbers?’ Complete Series, children use objects, pictures, number lines, hundred squares and mental methods to solve number sentences.
#Lesson1Usingobjectsandpictures
The first lesson in this series focuses on using pictorial representations and objects to subtract up to two numbers from a total. Your children will begin by subtracting one number from a total to help out two pet shop owners. They will be encouraged to think about how they can partition the number to make solving the number sentence easier. Your class will begin to understand that how their objects or pictures are arranged and how they partition the number they are subtracting can make solving the problem much easier.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- What’s Missing Cards
- Stock Sheet
- Customer Cards
- Game Sheet
- Number Cards
- Photo Sheet
#Lesson2Usingnumberlines
The second lesson in this series focuses on using number lines to subtract up to two numbers from a total. Your class will begin by discussing how they use a number line differently when finding the difference and subtracting by counting back. They will then begin subtracting by recording jumps on a number line. They will be encouraged to think about how they can partition the number to make solving the number sentence easier.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Perfect Partner Cards
- Number Sentence Problem Cards
- Worksheet
- Four to Win Game
- Green and Red Game Cards
- Photo Sheets
#Lesson3Usingbeadstrings
The third lesson in this series focuses on using bead strings to subtract multiples of ten from a number. Your class will begin by discussing the different ways they can use bead strings to solve subtraction problems. They will be encouraged to think about how they can partition ten to make solving the number sentence and bridging landmark numbers easier.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Question Cards
- Game Board
- Photo Sheet
#Lesson4Usinghundredsquares
The penultimate lesson in this series focuses on using a hundred square to subtract multiples of ten and multiples of one from a number. Your class will begin by sharing what they notice about hundred squares and how the numbers are arranged in the rows and columns. They will be encouraged to think carefully about the direction they should be moving around the hundred square when subtracting.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Hundred Squares
- Question Cards
- Number Puzzles
- Photo Sheet
#Lesson5Mentalmethods
The final lesson in this series gets your class using their knowledge of number facts as they solve subtraction problems mentally. They will choose the mental method that works best for them, be encouraged to explain what they did and then prove their answer is correct using a different method.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Worksheet
- Colour Me Hundred Squares
- Photo Sheet
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Curriculum Objectives covered
- Year 2 - solve problems with addition and subtraction using concrete objects and pictorial representations, including those involving numbers, quantities and measures
- Year 2 - solve problems with addition and subtraction applying their increasing knowledge of mental and written methods
- Year 2 - add and subtract numbers using concrete objects, pictorial representations, and mentally, including a two-digit number and ones
- Year 2 - add and subtract numbers using concrete objects, pictorial representations, and mentally, including a two-digit number and tens
