NumIO learning activity

Go on a subtraction safari

Subtraction Safari helps learners connect taking away with visible movement to a smaller number.

Learning goal

Find the difference and use the board to make the subtraction strategy concrete.

Read the subtraction sentence, start from the highlighted clue, and tap the number that gives the correct difference.

Ask learners to describe what was taken away and whether the board move went left, up, or across a row.

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