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Subtraction from 7 - Mini Booklet
Subtraction is often difficult for young children. At the beginning of the concrete process, it is helpful to use a variety of hands-on manipulative so your students can visually see and touch the objects during their learning. This activity is easy to prepare and small manipulative are not difficult to gather. Small objects purchased from a store as, The Dollar Tree and 99¢ Store are great to accumulate for many activities.
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| These are some of the items I have used. Easy to acquire! |
This
subtraction mini booklet idea
can be used for any number and I made this one as my students were having
difficulty with 7’s.
First, collect the following:
*Small salad dressing containers from one of the stores mentioned above. They come in a package of 12. I like them because they are clear and easy for students to see through them.
*As an alternative, thoroughly clean prescription bottles and put a large sticker on the cap, so it is not
obvious what type of container it is.
*Put 7 identical objects in each
container. They can vary with color but the identical objects seem to be less distracting to my students. *If you are using another number, place that many
objects in each container.
*For this lesson I used paper clips (2 colors), mini pompoms, erasers, same color buttons, and foam transportation shapes.
If you
want to have more students participate at one time, increase the number of containers with
same or different objects.
Place
the containers and
the booklets in an accessible area. Often the students like to redo the
activity with a different object or complete it with a partner. I like to add
blank pages to the booklet, as some students love to draw the objects and write
their own subtraction equation.
Below
is the direction page from
the booklet. It gives step-by-step easy directions of how to get started. An answer key is included.
A big thank you to Whimsy Clips for the cute kids on the cover of the booklet.
