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Counting Subtraction Check

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Counting Subtraction Check

Student counting backwards with fingers

🎯 Activity Overview

What you will do: Use counting strategies to solve subtraction problems. Show your counting method on your whiteboard or with counters.

Time: 2-3 minutes

Tools needed: Whiteboard, counters, or paper

📝 Quick Check Tasks

Task 1: Use counting back to solve: 8 - 3 = ____

Show your counting on your whiteboard. Start at 8 and count backwards.

Task 2: Use counting on to solve: 12 - 5 = ____

Count on from 5 to reach 12. How many jumps did you make?

Task 3: Choose your strategy for: 15 - 7 = ____

Which counting strategy will you use? Show your working.

Count back from 15

Count on from 7

Task 4: Explain your thinking: 20 - 13 = ____

Solve this problem and tell your teacher which strategy you used and why.

✅ Success Criteria - "I Can" Statements

I can count backwards to subtract

I can count on to find the difference

I can choose the best counting strategy

I can explain my thinking

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