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Subtraction Strategies Review

Subtraction Strategies Review

Students working on subtraction problems

🧮 Part 1: Subtraction Strategies

1. Which subtraction strategy would you use to solve 43 - 18? Circle your choice:

Counting back on a number line

Using part-whole thinking

Partitioning numbers

Using place value

2. Solve 52 - 27 using your favourite strategy. Show your working:
3. Check all the strategies that can help you solve subtraction problems:

Drawing pictures or diagrams

Using a number line

Breaking numbers into parts

Using counters or materials

Thinking about addition facts

📊 Part 2: Number Line Practice

4. Use the number line below to solve 35 - 12. Draw your jumps:
5. Complete this subtraction using counting back: 64 - 9 = ______

Show your steps: 64 → _____ → _____ → _____ = _____

6. Draw a number line to solve 28 - 15:

🔢 Part 3: Families of Facts

7. Complete these fact families:

If 8 + 7 = 15, then:

15 - 7 = ______

15 - 8 = ______

7 + 8 = ______

8. Match the addition facts with their subtraction partners:
1. 6 + 9 = 15
2. 12 + 8 = 20
3. 14 + 6 = 20
A. 20 - 8 = 12
B. 15 - 9 = 6
C. 20 - 6 = 14
9. Fill in the missing numbers in these fact families:

9 + _____ = 16, so 16 - 9 = _____

_____ + 5 = 13, so 13 - 5 = _____

7 + 8 = _____, so _____ - 7 = 8

🎯 Part 4: Problem Solving

10. Sarah had 45 stickers. She gave 18 stickers to her friend. How many stickers does Sarah have left?

Strategy I will use: _________________________

Answer: Sarah has _______ stickers left.

11. At the school fair, there were 73 balloons. During the day, 29 balloons were sold. How many balloons were left?

Answer: _______ balloons were left.

12. Use part-whole thinking to solve 84 - 36. Draw a diagram to help:

84 - 36 = _______

🤔 Part 5: Self-Assessment

13. How confident do you feel about each subtraction strategy? Circle your answer:

Counting back on a number line:

Very confident (Green)

Somewhat confident (Yellow)

Need more help (Red)

Using part-whole thinking:

Very confident (Green)

Somewhat confident (Yellow)

Need more help (Red)

Connecting addition and subtraction facts:

Very confident (Green)

Somewhat confident (Yellow)

Need more help (Red)

14. What is your favourite subtraction strategy and why?
15. Write one question you still have about subtraction:

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