Lesson Plan
Basic Subtraction with Marshmallows
Tasty subtraction! Your students will have a delicious time learning to subtract with a treat they can eat when they are finished.
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This regular math lesson just got a lot more interesting! If subtracting using pen to paper isn't working, this marshmallow subtraction lesson plan should really make it stick. For students having trouble retaining subtraction concepts, make it a little sweeter with this lesson plan that uses flashcards, then cubes, and then marshmallows to teach subtraction within 10 or 20. There's also a worksheet to reinforce learning and to visually show subtraction facts for kids that want to see and show their work.
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to illustrate the operation of subtraction with answers of 10 or less.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Tell the students that today they will continue learning how to subtract.
- Remind them that subtract means to take away, and the number that is left is called the difference.