Stepping Through Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
Use this lesson to teach your students how to determine if they should use addition, subtraction, or both operations to solve a word problem by following four simple steps.
Get your students comfortable with discussing multiple strategies to solve subtraction problems with this lesson on two- and three-digit subtraction. It may be taught independently or as support for the lesson Subtraction with Regrouping.
Word problems can be overwhelming to students, but if they have a tool to help them, they can handle it! Use this as a stand alone lesson or alongside Stepping Through Addition and Subtraction Word Problems.
From regrouping to thinking about place value, there are many helpful strategies to solve three-digit subtraction equations! Talk your children through math strategies and subtraction techniques for three-digit subtraction. This energizing lesson plan collection includes a variety of straightforward math exercises, interesting word problems, and illustrated examples to introduce and provide practice with three-digit subtraction.