Subtract with Pictures - numbers up to 10

Learning Objectives Use pictures to model 'taking away' problems. Identify the starting amount, the amount taken away, and the amount left. Solve subtraction problems by crossing out objects in a picture. Write a number sentence that matches a subtraction picture. Explain what the minus sign (-) and equals sign (=) mean. Create their own picture story for a subtraction problem up to 10. You have 5 yummy cupcakes 🧁. You share 2 with a friend. How many are left for you? Today, we will learn about subtraction! Subtraction is like 'taking away'. We will use fun pictures to make it super easy. Let's become subtraction superstars! ⭐ Real-World Applications Sharing your toys with a friend. Eating snacks from your lunchbox. Watching birds fly away...

TermDefinitionExample SubtractTo subtract means to take some things away from a group.If you have 4 balls ⚽⚽⚽⚽ and you subtract 1, you take 1 away. Take AwayThis is another way to say subtract. You take items away.You have 6 cookies 🍪. You take away 2 to eat them. Yum! Minus Sign (-)This little line is the minus sign. It tells us to subtract!When you see 5 - 2, the minus sign says 'take 2 away from 5'. Equals Sign (=)This sign means 'is the same as'. It shows us the answer.In 5 - 2 = 3, the equals sign tells us the answer is 3. DifferenceThe difference is the answer in a subtraction problem. It's how many are left.In 8 - 3 = 5, the number 5 is the difference. How many are left?This question asks for the answer after you subtract.You have 7 balloons 🎈. 2 fly...

The Subtraction Rule Start - Take Away = Left Start with a number. Take some away. See what is left. This is the main rule for all subtraction! The Zero Rule Number - 0 = Same Number When you take away zero, nothing changes. The number stays the same. For example, 7 - 0 = 7. The All-Away Rule Number - Itself = 0 When you take away the same number you started with, you have zero left. For example, 5 - 5 = 0.