Intermediate
35 mins
Teacher/Student led
+65 XP
Teacher-led from the board. Pupils do not need a device, but can follow on one.

Our Subtraction Toolkit: Module Review and Facts Round-up

Review the subtraction strategies you know such as counting back, back through ten and counting up. Match facts to answers and choose the best tool for each problem. Practise recalling subtraction facts within twenty with growing fluency.

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    Memory match
    Fact race

    1 - Getting Started ~3 mins

    Illustration for Getting StartedHere is 13 − 9. Which tool would you reach for, and why?

    2 - Watch and Notice ~9 mins

    Three take-aways on the number line. Watch which way the jumps go, and which tool each one uses.

    3 - Try It Together ~8 mins

    Turn two cards. Match each take-away to its answer. When you find a pair, call out Match!

    Match the take-away

    4 - Write Your Proudest Fact ~2 mins

    COPYBOOK MOMENT

    In your maths copy, write the take-away fact you are proudest of knowing by heart.

    5 - Class Challenge ~8 mins

    Today we race through these take-aways together. Before each answer, name the tool you would use.

    • 17 − 2
    • 12 − 5
    • 11 − 9
    • 14 − 6

    Subtraction facts race

    Pupil practice
    Module 3 · Subtraction Within 20: Take Away and Difference Number
    Lesson 38 · Our Subtraction Toolkit: Module Review and Facts Round-up
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