Subtraction word problems - numbers up to 10

Learning Objectives Listen to a subtraction story. Identify the starting number in a story. Identify how many are 'taken away'. Use pictures or fingers to solve the problem. Say the final answer. Understand words like 'left', 'take away', and 'minus'. You have 4 yummy cookies 🍪🍪🍪🍪. You eat 1. How many are left? We will learn to solve story problems! We will listen to a story. Then we will take some away to find the answer. Real-World Applications Sharing toys with a friend. Eating snacks from your plate. Watching birds fly away from a tree. Spending pennies at a store.

TermDefinitionExample SubtractTo take some away from a group. 👇You have 3 apples 🍎🍎🍎. You subtract 1 by eating it. Now you have 2. Take AwayThis means to remove something. 👋There are 5 ducks 🦆. 2 swim away. You 'take away' 2 ducks. How many are left?This question asks you to count what is still there. 🤔4 frogs 🐸🐸🐸🐸 were on a log. 1 jumped off. How many are left? 3 are left! Minus Sign (-)This little line tells us to subtract. It means 'minus' or 'take away'.The problem 5 - 2 = 3 uses a minus sign. Equals Sign (=)This sign means 'is the same as'. It shows the answer. ✅In 5 - 2 = 3, the equals sign is before the answer, 3.

The Take Away Rule Start Number - Take Away Number = How Many Are Left First, find the number you start with. Then, find the number that goes away. The answer is what is left. The Picture Rule Draw All ➡️ Cross Out Some ➡️ Count the Rest Drawing a picture helps you see the story. Draw the starting group. Cross out the ones that go away. Count what is not crossed out.