Subtraction Lesson Plan
Subtraction Lesson Plan
Subtraction Lesson Plan
Subtraction
Date/Time: Tuesday, 28.11.2019
Duration: 40 – 50 minutes
Learning area(s): Mathematics
Year: 3/4
Learning At the end of the lesson students should be able to:
Intention • More familiar using different strategies for subtraction
Curriculum links Year 3
• Recognise and explain the connection between addition and
subtraction (ACMNA054)
• Recall addition facts for single-digit numbers and related subtraction facts to
develop increasingly efficient mental strategies for computation (ACMNA055)
Year 4
• Find unknown quantities in number sentences involving addition and subtraction and
identify equivalent number sentences involving addition and
subtraction (ACMNA083)
Prior knowledge Students have been working on addition strategies with 3 digit numbers and subtraction
Resources Pencils
Rubbers
White boards and white board marker
Maths books
Ipads/Chrome books
Warm- up • Students are given a number and need to find match the answer to the equation
it relates to. Students who finish first can help other students.
• Year 4 given examples like 36 + 4 = 81-41
• Year 3 given examples like 361 – 11 = 350
Introduction • Discuss what strategies students used to solve their problem. What other
strategies can you use to solve subtraction problems? Students to have
Whiteboard and marker with them on floor to show. Discuss as a class write
answers on the board.
• Solve 17 – 2 (do you count down?) 33 -31 (do you count on?).