Starter quiz
- Look at the equation 8 – 2 = 6 Which number represents the part to be subtracted from the whole?
- '2' ✓
- Match the word to the correct description for 10 - 3 = 7.
- 10⇔total number in the whole group ✓
- 3⇔part to be subtracted ✓
- 7⇔part that remains ✓
- Tick the equation that correctly matches the picture.
- 8 - 1 = 9
- 9 - 8 = 1 ✓
- 1 - 8 = 9
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- Which picture matches this equation? 10 – 3 = 7
- Jun has written an equation to represent the picture 5 - 1 = 4 Is the equation correct or incorrect?
- correct ✓
- incorrect
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- Complete the equation 9 – 5 = ______
- '4' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which bar model has a whole of 6?
- Which bar model represents this picture?
- Tick the equation that represents this bar model.
- 5 - 3 = 8
- 8 = 5 - 3
- 8 - 3 = 5 ✓
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- Which bar model cannot represent this equation? 7 – 3 = 4
- Tick the subtraction equations that match the bar model.
- 7 - 3 = 10
- 10 - 7 = 3 ✓
- 10 - 3 = 7 ✓
- 3 - 10 = 7
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- Which story could be represented by this bar model?
- There are 10 apples. 3 of them are red. How many are not red? ✓
- There are 7 apples. 3 of them are red. How many are not red?
- There are 10 apples. 7 of them are green. How many are not green? ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A bar model can be used to represent subtraction problems and equations.
- Overlaying manipulatives on a bar model can be useful for helping to solve subtraction problems and equations.
Common misconception
Children may muddle the order of the numbers on a bar model and in a subtraction equation.
If children are not secure, then return to the concrete to secure understanding of this structure of subtraction.
Keywords
Subtract - To separate or take away one number from another, or to decrease an amount.
Known part - A piece or section of the whole that is known.
Unknown part - A piece or section of the whole that is not known.
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