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Subtraction Match

This maths teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to explore and match subtraction sums with numbers sentences to identify calculations that are one, two and three less than different numbers to ten.
The class can practise using concrete equipment to model how to count back when completing each of the subtraction number calculations for pairs of single digit numbers.
Download this teaching pack including classroom activities and an interactive presentation to explore and match subtraction sums with numbers sentences to identify calculations that are one, two and three less than different numbers to ten
Activities in this teaching pack include differentiated worksheets to identify and record match subtractions sums with numbers sentences to identify calculations one two and three less than different numbers to ten when using concrete equipment to model each calculation.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to match sums with numbers sentences to identify calculations one, two and three less than different numbers to ten.
This lesson is part of a maths scheme of work to get the children to practise using the number technique of counting back to solve and complete a range of abstract and contextual subtraction calculations . There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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