Subtracting with Objects
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Objective
I can show subtraction using objects.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
Subtraction means taking away objects from a group.
- 2
Abby showed subtraction by starting with 9 cookies and then taking away some of them.
- 3
Cookie Monster helped show subtraction by eating the cookies, which means he took them away.
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Practice
4 questions
You have 7 crayons. You use 3 crayons. How many crayons do you have left?
How would you use your blocks to show '5 take away 1'?
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Exit ticket
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“Imagine you have 5 toy cars. If 2 toy cars drive away, how many toy cars are left? Draw a picture to show what happened.”
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