Lesson Four – Number Differences
This maths teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to play games to practise calculating the difference between pairs of numbers within ten to identify the matching sums.
The class can identify and explain how to use pictorial diagrams when solving different subtraction calculations working with pairs of single digit numbers with sums to ten to try and win the game.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to play games to practise calculating the difference between pairs of numbers within ten to identify the matching sums
Activities in this teaching pack include a number line template to support subtraction of single digit numbers when counting back and differentiated number boards to use when playing a game subtracting pairs of single digit numbers.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore some of the techniques that can be used when subtracting a pair of numbers within ten using concrete equipment and pictorial diagrams.
This lesson is part of a maths scheme of work to get the children to identify and practise different techniques to calculate the difference between pairs of single digit numbers within ten using concrete equipment and diagrams to model and support 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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