1 - Getting Started ~3 mins
Thirteen grapes at little break. Liam ate five of them. Are more than ten left, or fewer? How do you know?
2 - Watch and Notice ~7 mins
These take-aways go past ten. We split each one into two jumps. The first jump stops exactly on ten.
Ten is our stepping stone: a helpful stop on the way down. The first jump is how many it takes to land on ten. The second jump is what is left.
For each line, be ready to say the two jump sizes.
3 - Try It Together ~7 mins
One pupil plots on the board. The class watches the jumps and is ready to agree or correct. We stay on start 13 and try these take-aways in turn: 13 − 5, then 13 − 4, then 13 − 6, then 13 − 7. Each time, jump back to ten first, then take what is left.
Jump back through ten
4 - Write the Sentence in Your Copy ~4 mins
In your maths copy, draw a 0 to 20 line and show 13 − 5 with two jumps that stop at ten. Then write this take-away sentence once, carefully:
- 13 − 5 = 8
5 - Class Challenge ~8 mins
Today we work through these take-aways together: 11 − 3, then 12 − 4, then 14 − 6. One pupil at the board. The class watches and confirms. Stop at ten on the way down each time.
Back through ten
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