Number Card Minus One (Numbers)

KSubtractionActivitiesOperations and Algebraic Thinking
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Math - Kindergarten

Practice Subtraction: Start with Taking Away One

Number Card Minus One (Numbers)

Goal

Operations and Algebraic Thinking

Students use the number cards from a previous lesson to practice subtracting one from the number they draw.

Activity Prep

How to Use

  1. Download & print the PDF.

  2. Make a deck of the number cards from 1 to 5.

  3. Draw one card from the deck, then place it on the printout the where it says “Place Your Number Card.”

  4. Subtract one from the number and call out the answer. For example, if the card is 2, then minus (take away) 1 from 2, the answer is 1.

  5. Keep trying until you use all the cards!

Teachers

  • Please help students understand that when they see a minus sign, they need to take away the numbers.

Common Core

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT. K.OA.A.1 (Represent addition and subtraction with objects, fingers, mental images, drawings1, sounds (e.g., claps), acting out situations, verbal explanations, expressions, or equations.)

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