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Subtraction Storytime Introduction

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Subtraction Storytime Introduction

Children listening to storytime with counting toys

📚 Part 1: Story Understanding

1. In our story, Lily had 5 apples. She gave 2 apples to her friend. How many apples does Lily have left?

2 apples

3 apples

5 apples

2. What does "take away" mean?

Add more objects

Remove some objects

Count all objects

3. Circle the words that mean subtraction:

Take away

Add

Fewer

Left

More

4. When we take away objects, we have _______ than before.

More

Fewer

The same

🎯 Part 2: Hands-On Practice

5. Draw 4 blocks. Then cross out 1 block. How many blocks are left?

Answer: _____ blocks are left

6. You have 6 toys. You give away 2 toys. Draw or write what happens:

I started with _____ toys. I gave away _____ toys. Now I have _____ toys left.

7. Tell about a time when you had to "take away" something. What happened?

🌟 Part 3: Story Creation

8. Create your own subtraction story! Fill in the blanks:
_________ had _____ _________.
_________ gave away _____ to _________.
Now _________ has _____ _________ left.
9. Draw a picture to show your subtraction story:

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