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Welcome to Subtraction! – Meet the Super Subtractors! – Learn to take away, numbers up to 5 – If you have 5 apples and eat 2, how many are left? – Subtraction means sharing – Imagine having 4 cookies and giving 1 to a friend. – Fun with subtracting – We’ll play a game to practice subtracting! | This slide introduces Kindergarten students to the concept of subtraction in a fun and relatable way. Emphasize that subtraction is a way of finding out how many things are left after some are taken away. Use real-life scenarios like sharing food or toys to illustrate the concept. Encourage the children to think of subtraction as an everyday activity, such as when they share snacks with friends. Include interactive activities like a subtraction game where students can physically remove items and count what remains to reinforce the concept. The goal is to make subtraction feel like a natural and enjoyable part of their daily lives.

What is Subtraction? – Subtraction means taking away – Example with apples – If you start with 5 apples and give 2 away, how many are left? – Counting what’s left – Use fingers or objects to count the remaining apples – Practice together – We’ll do more examples as a class to learn subtraction | This slide introduces the concept of subtraction to Kindergarten students using a relatable example of sharing apples. Start by explaining that subtraction is when we take some things away from a group. Use the apple example to show subtraction in a way they can visualize and understand. Encourage the students to use their fingers or classroom objects to count along as you demonstrate taking away 2 apples from a group of 5. This interactive approach helps them grasp the concept of ‘how many are left’. After the example, engage the class in practicing subtraction with similar small-number examples to reinforce the concept.

Understanding Subtraction Words – ‘Less’ means subtract – ‘Take away’ for subtraction – ‘Minus’ is a subtraction word – Create your own subtraction sentence – Use words like ‘less’, ‘take away’, or ‘minus’ in a sentence. | This slide introduces the concept of subtraction to Kindergarten students by familiarizing them with common words used to indicate subtraction: ‘less’, ‘take away’, and ‘minus’. These terms are used in everyday language and help students understand subtraction as a concept of ‘taking away’. Encourage the students to think of subtraction in terms of objects they could physically remove or ‘take away’ from a group. For example, if there are 5 apples and you ‘take away’ 2, how many are left? Have the students create their own sentences using these keywords to reinforce their understanding. This activity will help them recognize subtraction in various contexts and start to solve simple subtraction word problems.

Let’s Try Together: Subtracting Blocks – Start with 5 blocks – Take away 3 blocks – Count what’s left – Use fingers to count remaining blocks – 5 minus 3 equals? – The answer is 2 blocks left | This slide is an interactive class activity designed to help Kindergarten students understand subtraction through a hands-on approach. Present the problem of starting with 5 blocks and taking away 3, asking the students to visualize the action. Encourage them to use their fingers to represent the blocks and physically put down 3 fingers to subtract from 5. This tactile method helps reinforce the concept of subtraction. After the activity, discuss the result and ensure that students recognize that 5 minus 3 equals 2. Prepare to offer additional similar problems for practice and ensure that each student can demonstrate the subtraction on their fingers.

Subtraction Story: Children Playing – Start with 5 children playing – 1 child goes home – How many are left? – Use fingers to count the remaining children – Understand subtraction – Subtraction means taking away | This slide introduces the concept of subtraction to Kindergarten students through a relatable story. Begin by engaging the students with the scenario of 5 children playing. Then, narrate that one child goes home, prompting the question of how many children are left. This sets up the subtraction problem. Encourage the students to use their fingers to count and visualize the subtraction, reinforcing the concept that subtraction is taking away. The goal is to help students make a connection between the story and the mathematical operation of subtraction. For the activity, consider having students act out the story or use toys to represent the children playing and being subtracted as they ‘go home’. This hands-on approach will help solidify their understanding of subtraction.

Practice Time: Let’s Subtract Together! – Time to try subtraction problems – Use fingers or objects for help – Solve 2 problems as a class – Example: If you have 5 apples and eat 2, how many do you have left? – Remember, subtraction means taking away – Subtraction is finding out how many are left after some are taken away | This slide is an interactive activity for the students to practice subtraction with numbers up to 5. Encourage the children to use their fingers or classroom objects to visualize the subtraction process. Start with simple problems and solve them together as a class. For example, ‘If there are 4 crayons and you give 1 to a friend, how many crayons do you have now?’ Provide guidance and positive reinforcement as they work through the problems. Prepare to walk around the room to assist students who may need extra help. The goal is to make subtraction a fun and engaging activity that builds their confidence in math.

Subtraction with Snacks – Start with 5 crackers each – ‘Take away’ some crackers – If you eat 2 crackers, how many do you have now? – Count the crackers left – Understand subtraction – Taking away is subtracting | This class activity is designed to teach subtraction in a tangible and engaging way using snacks. Each student will start with 5 crackers. Instruct them to ‘take away’ a certain number of crackers by eating them or setting them aside, and then count how many they have left. This will help them visually and physically understand the concept of subtraction as ‘taking away’. Make sure to supervise the activity to ensure safety and fairness. Possible variations of the activity could include using different snack items, subtracting in pairs, or introducing simple subtraction problems for them to solve using the crackers. The goal is to solidify the concept of subtraction as reduction in a fun and interactive manner.

Super Subtractors: Celebrating Subtraction! – Congratulations on learning subtraction! – Subtraction shows how many are left – If you have 5 apples and eat 2, subtraction tells us 3 are left. – You are all Super Subtractors! – Keep practicing with fun activities – Try subtracting with toys or snacks at home! | This slide is meant to congratulate the students on their hard work learning subtraction and to reinforce the concept that subtraction is used to find out how many items are left after some are taken away. Emphasize the term ‘Super Subtractors’ to make them feel accomplished and excited about their new skills. Encourage them to continue practicing at home using everyday items, which will help solidify their understanding of subtraction in a fun and practical way. Prepare a few simple subtraction problems for them to solve as a class and consider sending home a worksheet with similar problems for additional practice.