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Introduction to the Concept of Subtraction

Skills & curriculum alignment
Skills & activity types:
  • early numeracy
  • counting
  • writing

Count the total number of apples hanging on a tree and the number of fallen apples, write down these values, and solve the subtraction equation.

On the sheet

Features three panels with apple trees to teach subtraction. The first panel is an example: 10 apples in total (8 on tree, 2 on the ground), represented as 10 - 2 = 8. The other panels show trees with apples on the branch and on the ground for children to write corresponding subtraction equations.

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