Mathematics Kindergarten 10 min

Subtract with pictures up to 5

Take away objects and count what remains

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Introduction & Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives Use pictures to show subtraction. Cross out pictures to show 'take away'. Count the remaining pictures to find the answer. Solve picture subtraction problems with numbers up to 5. Say a subtraction story like '4 take away 1 is 3'. You have 3 yummy cookies πŸͺπŸͺπŸͺ. You eat one! How many are left? We will learn how to 'take away'. We will use pictures to help us. It's like a fun counting game! ✨ Real-World Applications Sharing your toys with a friend. Eating your yummy snacks. Watching birds fly away from a tree. Putting your blocks back in the box.
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary

TermDefinitionExample SubtractSubtract means to take away. The group gets smaller.🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎 take away 🍎🍎 is 🍎🍎🍎. Take AwayThis is what we do when we subtract. We remove some things.You have 4 balls ⚽⚽⚽⚽. You take away 1 ball ⚽. How many are left?This asks you to count what is still there after you take some away.After you take away 1 ball, you count how many are left. Cross OutWe draw a line or an X on a picture to show we are taking it away.To take away a frog, we do this: 🐸➑️❌ Minus Sign (-)This little line tells us to take away. It means subtract.When you see 3 - 1, the '-' means take away 1.
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Core Formulas

Picture Subtraction Steps Pictures at start - Pictures to take away = Pictures left First, count all the pictures. Then, cross out the ones you take away. Last, count what is left. The Minus Sign - This sign means 'take away'. It makes the number smaller.

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Sample Practice Questions

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There are 5 parking spots. πŸš—πŸš—πŸš— __ __. 3 cars are parked. How many spots are empty?
A.5
B.3
C.2
D.1
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Look at the birds 🐦🐦🐦🐦. Look at the nests 🌳🌳. How many more birds are there than nests?
A.6
B.2
C.4
D.1
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There are 5 flowers 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸. A bee 🐝 sits on one flower. A ladybug 🐞 sits on another flower. How many flowers have no bugs on them?
A.5
B.4
C.2
D.3

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