Poppies
Make up your own subtracting stories and discuss these.
Example: There were 6 oranges in the fruit bowl and 4 were eaten. How many are left?
Lay out small objects like Lego or Numicon shapes to show the sum.
Show the commutative law
Example: 6-4=2 and 6-2=4
When you subtract you need to take away the number of objects or cover the correct number.
Try these Maths Games:
Topmarks Subtraction Grids – choose One Number and Up to 10 or Two Numbers and Up to 10.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/subtraction-grids
Octagon and Hexagons
Practise mentally adding and subtracting within 20 – Bridging through 10
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/znj7hyc/articles/zms9mfr
Try these on a piece of paper
Click on this link – -subtracting through 10
