Review

What The Section Is About
Subtraction means taking away objects from a group to see how many are left. A subtraction sentence uses numbers and the minus (–) and equals (=) signs to show what happens when we remove some.

For example:
🍎🍎🍎 take away 🍎 = 2 apples left.
We write this as 3 – 1 = 2.

Learning Outcomes

  • Learners will understand that subtraction means “taking away.”

  • Learners will recognize and use the – and = signs in a subtraction sentence.

  • Learners will create simple subtraction sentences (up to 8) using pictures or objects.

  • Learners will read subtraction sentences aloud (e.g., “Five minus two equals three”).

Examples
(Using numbers up to 8)

🐱🐱🐱🐱 – 🐱 = 3 cats left
*(4 – 1 = 3)*

✏️✏️✏️✏️✏️ – ✏️✏️ = 3 pencils left
*(5 – 2 = 3)*

🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩 – 🍩🍩 = 4 donuts left
*(6 – 2 = 4)*

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽ – ⚽⚽⚽ = 4 balls left
*(7 – 3 = 4)*

🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈 – 🎈🎈🎈 = 5 balloons left
*(8 – 3 = 5)*

Fun Practice Activities

  1. Worksheet Activity – Cross out objects from a group and write the subtraction sentence.

  2. Test Yourself: Interactive Quiz

 

Offline Homework
Ask your child to gather up to 8 small items (e.g., coins, Lego bricks, crayons).
Start with a group, remove some, count what’s left, and say or write the subtraction sentence.

Example:
Start with 8 cereal pieces. Eat 2 pieces.
How many are left?
8 – 2 = 6 cereal pieces left.