Subtraction Strategies Practice
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Subtraction Strategies Practice
🔢 Part 1: Counting Back Strategy
a) 15 - 7 = ____
b) 23 - 6 = ____
c) 18 - 9 = ____
📏 Part 2: Number Line Jumps
Answer: 16 - 5 = ____
a) 25 - 8 = ____
b) 19 - 7 = ____
➕➖ Part 3: Addition and Subtraction Fact Families
a) If 8 + 4 = 12, then 12 - 4 = ____
b) If 7 + 5 = 12, then 12 - 5 = ____
c) If 9 + 6 = 15, then 15 - 6 = ____
📖 Part 4: Word Problems
a) Sarah has 24 stickers. She gives 9 stickers to her friend. How many stickers does Sarah have left?
Answer: _______ stickers
b) There were 17 birds in a tree. 8 birds flew away. How many birds are still in the tree?
Answer: _______ birds
For 20 - 3, I would use:
For 15 - 8, I would use:
🤔 Part 5: Reflection
Subtraction is the __________ of addition. If I know that 6 + 7 = 13, then I also know that 13 - 7 = ____.
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