Tens Frame
Bar models - Ants on a log
Part-Whole Model
Double-sided counters
Use physical objects, counters, cubes etc to show how objects can be taken away.
Pictures
Number Tracks
Bead-strings
Number lines
Cubes - make bars to find the difference
Here are some photographs of our work on subtraction using cubes, number lines and bead strings to help us.
We shall add some subtraction videos next week!
Start by using numbers within the part-whole model.
Simple subtraction number sentences:
Children should also be exposed to number sentences where the equals sign is in different places: