Lesson 3

Explore Subtraction Word Problems

Est. Class Sessions: 2

Daily Practice and Problems

Teacher Notes
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Use DPP item G to practice addition and related subtraction facts for facts with sums to ten in Group D. Ask students to show or tell how they solved each problem.

  1. 7 bees
  2. 9 peanuts

G. More Animals

Use connecting cubes, ten frames, and number lines to show how to solve each problem.

  1. There are bees in a beehive. Three bees fly out and four bees are still in the hive. How many bees were in the hive?


  2. A group of parrots have some peanuts. They eat five of the peanuts and have four left. How many peanuts did the parrots start with?