# Session 5: Subtraction

<div align="left" dir="ltr" id="bkmrk-session-title-subtra"><table style="width: 114.285714%; height: 483.25px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 46.687697%;" width="199"></col><col style="width: 53.154574%;" width="434"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px;">**Session Title**

</td><td style="height: 29px;">**Subtraction**

</td></tr><tr style="height: 134.828125px;"><td style="height: 134.828125px;">Objective

</td><td style="height: 134.828125px;">1. Understand subtraction through situation-based and real-life examples.
2. Apply subtraction to everyday tasks and scenarios.
3. Solve subtraction problems using fun, interactive activities.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 61px;"><td style="height: 61px;">Concept

</td><td style="height: 61px;">Subtraction is used in real-life situations to take away or find the difference between quantities. It is useful when giving change, removing objects, or finding how much is left.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 168.421875px;"><td style="height: 168.421875px;">Materials Required

</td><td style="height: 168.421875px;">1. Board &amp; Chalk, Counters(small physical objects used to help students visualize and solve math problems. They can be anything like: Colored chips, Bottle caps, Beads, Pebbles, Coins, Buttons)
2. Dice
3. Role-play props (toys, food items, play money)
4. Chart paper
5. Number line

</td></tr><tr style="height: 61px;"><td style="height: 61px;">Methodology

</td><td style="height: 61px;">Activity-based Learning: Games and acting out real-life scenarios. Experiential Learning: Practicing subtraction through relevant daily experiences.

</td></tr><tr style="height: 29px;"><td style="height: 29px;">Session Duration

</td><td style="height: 29px;">90 Minutes</td></tr></tbody></table>

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### Intro Activity (15 minutes):

**Market Math**

Set up a pretend market. Each student gets some fake money. Items have price tags. Students buy items and calculate how much money they have left using subtraction.

### Main Activity (55 minutes):

**Objective:** Build subtraction understanding through realistic examples.

 **Subtraction Scenes (10 minutes)**

**Ask**:

1. A child has 10 cookies and eats 3. How many are left?
2. A shop has 15 pencils, and 6 are sold. How many remain?
3. A basket had 8 apples. 5 are given away. How many are left?

**Class discusses and writes subtraction sentences.**

**Substraction Treasure Hunt (20 minutes)**

1\. Hide numbers around the room.

2\. In teams, students pick two numbers, subtract the smaller from the larger.

3\. Write a subtraction sentence and run to post it on the answer chart.

4\. The team with the most accurate sentences wins.

**Time to Solve (25 Minutes)**

**Subtraction**:

1. Picture-based subtraction
2. This involves showing pictures (like apples, animals, or toys) and asking students to count and subtract by visually removing some.

**Example:**

There are 7 apples in a picture. Then 3 are crossed out.

Question: “How many apples are left?”  
Answer: 7 - 3 = 4

**2. Real-life word problems**

These help children understand how subtraction is used in everyday life.

**Example 1:**

"There were 12 birds. 4 flew away. How many are left?"

Children need to subtract 4 from 12:

12 - 4 = 8 birds are left

**Example 2:**

"You had 10 candies. Gave 3 to your friend. How many do you have now?"

Subtract the given candies:

10 - 3 = 7 candies left

**3. Fill in the blanks**

These help kids work backwards in a subtraction equation.

**Example:**

\_\_\_ – 3 = 6

**Ask**: “What number minus 3 equals 6?”  
**Answer:** 9, because 9 - 3 = 6

**Fill-in-the-Blank Questions**

1. \_\_\_ – 6 = 9
2. \_\_\_ – 4 = 7
3. 10 – \_\_\_ = 6
4. \_\_\_ – 6 = 3
5. 8 – \_\_\_ = 2
6. \_\_\_ – 15 = 4
7. 15 – \_\_\_ = 10
8. \_\_\_ – 7 = 2
9. 9 – \_\_\_ = 3
10. \_\_\_ – 15 = 6

### Review Questions (10 minutes):

**Ask**:

1. When did you use subtraction today?
2. Can subtraction mean 'how many more'?
3. How did role-play help you understand subtraction?

### Follow up Tasks (10 minutes):

**Homework:**

1. Think of 3 real-life situations where subtraction was used today.
2. Write the subtraction sentence for each.
3. Ask a family member a subtraction problem and explain how they solved it

### Expected Learning Outcome:

**Knowledge building:**

- Concept of subtraction through everyday context.
- Visual and situational understanding of subtraction.

**Skill Building:**

- Logical reasoning
- Visual learning through role play
- Confidence in applying math to real life