Students will love incorporating stories and acting as they practice creating their own subtraction equations. This can be used as a stand-alone or support lesson for the Subtracting Numbers lesson plan.
This lesson can be used as a pre-lesson for the Subtracting Numbers lesson plan.
Objectives
Academic
Students will be able to solve subtraction problems using numbers 0–10. Students will be able to explain how to subtract items from a group using acting and a number line to represent the problem.
Introduction
(2 minutes)
Gather the class together.
Ask: "Has anyone ever been on an elevator before?"
Display the elevator vocabulary card and use student examples along with the card to provide a relevant definition.
Hold up the book Elevator Magic and go on a brief picture walk to preview the story.