Lesson Plan
Whole Body Subtraction
Students will be jumping with joy after this lesson that helps them practice their subtraction skills with physical activity.
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Learning Objectives
After this lesson, students will have a better grasp on subtracting from 20.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Invite the students to come together.
- Explain to students that today they will be exploring subtraction during math.
- Ask the students what subtraction means. Call on a few students to explain.
- Introduce the movement of bringing your hands in front of your chest in a clasp and bringing your hands behind your back in a clasp using a fluid movement as you say “Subtraction means taking away.” Invite the students to participate in this choral chant and movement.
Beginning
- Create a chart titled "Subtraction" and record student ideas as they explain the meaning of subtraction. Include examples of situations that require subtraction with subtraction equations.
- Allow students to share their understanding of subtraction in their home language (L1) if possible.
Intermediate
- Prompt students to compare and contrast addition and subtraction.
- Define subtraction as finding the difference between two numbers. Remind students that with subtraction the whole and one part are known, and we solve for an unknown part. Provide a "whole-part-part" visual to illustrate this concept.