We have made good progress so far in Year One with addition, counting forwards and backwards and understanding ‘fewer’ and ‘less’.
Now we have moved onto exploring subtraction by taking away. We have modelled working out the answers by crossing out counters on a tens frame. The children are able to identify how many are left each time.
We have been working hard as Subtraction Fact Finder Detectives! Deciding which number sentences are True or False. Our Next Step has been to rewrite an incorrect number sentence.
To provide variation and interest, we are combining pictorial representations, part part whole models, bar models and number sentences. Our little mathematicians are becoming very confident when seeing a variety of problems, showing increased fluency and resilience and using green pen to edit if they have made a mistake! Well done!
How you can help at home:
- Make up a number sentence to go with a picture.
- Play subtraction games whilst eating dinner together. I.e. I had 7 strawberries and then I ate 5, how many do I have now?