Subtraction Strategies Vocabulary Cards

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Subtraction Strategies Vocabulary Cards: Portrait A4 sheet with a large title 'SUBTRACTION STRATEGIES VOCABULARY CARDS' and a scissor icon; 12 dotted-cut boxes arranged in three columns by four rows. Each card contains: a coloured circular number (1–12), a bold strategy title (e.g. 'COUNT BACK', 'MAKE 10', 'DECOMPOSE'), a one-line definition, and a small worked example or diagram (number lines, part–part–whole circle, equations with highlighted answers, short place-value decomposition steps). C...

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This printable provides twelve labelled subtraction-strategy cards (numbered, colour-coded) with a one-sentence definition and a small worked example or diagram for each strategy. Use them to introduce, display, or reinforce a variety of subtraction methods and to prompt students to choose and explain strategies during practice. Cards are designed to be cut apart and used individually in small-group stations, laminated for reference, or sent home as quick strategy prompts.

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