1 - Getting Started ~3 mins
Eight pegs hang on a coat hanger. Three slide off with a clatter. What is the whole maths story of what just happened?
2 - Watch and Notice ~10 mins
A take-away sentence tells a three-part story. The start is how many we begin with. The take is how many leave. What is left is how many stay. The − sign means take away. Watch each story: first the start on the ten-frame, then what is left. Be ready to read the full sentence two ways: take away and is the same as.
3 - Try It Together ~9 mins
Today we work through these classroom stories together, one at a time:
- 7 pencils on the table, 2 rolled away
- 6 counters, 1 taken
- 9 beads, 4 slid off
- 8 crayons, 3 put away
Build the start (how many we begin with). Take some away. Then say the full sentence aloud: start, take, what is left.
Build the take-away story
4 - Write Your Best Sentence ~4 mins
In your maths copy, write 8 − 3 = 5 in your best handwriting. Under it, write the start, the take and what is left.
5 - Class Challenge ~8 mins
Today we work through these take-away sentences: 5 − 4, then 7 − 3, then 9 − 6, then 10 − 8. Build how many are left on the ten-frame. Then say the full sentence from start to finish before we check.
Complete the take-away sentence
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