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Subtraction Take Away Practice

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Subtraction Take Away Practice

Children learning subtraction with kai

🥝 Part 1: Take Away the Kai / Tango Atu te Kai

1. Look at the kumara. Cross out 2. How many are left?

🍠 🍠 🍠 🍠 🍠

5 - 2 = ____

2. Look at the apples. Cross out 1. How many are left?

🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎

4 - 1 = ____

3. Circle the correct answer:

You have 6 kiwifruit. You eat 3. How many are left?

2

3

4

4. Fill in the 10s frame. Show 7 take away 4:

7 - 4 = ____

✏️ Part 2: Complete the Sentences / Whakaoti ngā Raina

5. Fill in the blanks:

I have 8 shells. I take away 3 shells. So I have ____ shells left.

He ____ aku anga. Ka tango atu au i ngā anga ____. Engari he ____ aku anga.

6. Complete the subtraction sentences:

9 - 2 = ____

6 - ____ = 4

____ - 3 = 2

7. Word problem:

There are 8 birds in a tree. 5 birds fly away. How many birds are left?

🎨 Part 3: Draw Your Own Problem / Tāna Ake Raru

8. Draw your own subtraction problem using dots or pictures:

Write your subtraction sentence:

____ - ____ = ____

9. Tell a friend about your drawing:

I have ________, I take away ________, so I have ________ left.

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