Year 3 Subtraction Strategies
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Year 3 Subtraction Strategies
🧮 Part 1: Jump Back Strategy
Use the number line to jump back and solve these problems:
Start at 47, jump back 20, then jump back 3 more.
Start at 65, jump back 10, then jump back 8 more.
🔢 Part 2: Split Strategy
Break apart the second number to make subtraction easier:
Split 35 into 30 + 5
73 - 30 = ____
____ - 5 = ____
Split 46 into ____ + ____
92 - ____ = ____
____ - ____ = ____
🎯 Part 3: Add Up Strategy
Start from the smaller number and add up to the larger number:
Start at 37: 37 + 3 = 40, 40 + 40 = 80, 80 + 2 = 82
Count the jumps: 3 + 40 + 2 = ____
Start at 28 and add up to 75:
28 + ____ = 30
30 + ____ = 70
70 + ____ = 75
Total: ____ + ____ + ____ = ____
📊 Part 4: Choose Your Strategy
Solve these problems using any strategy. Show your working:
Strategy used: ________________
Strategy used: ________________
🏪 Part 5: Real Life Problems
🎨 Part 6: Draw Your Strategy
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