Let’s look at taking away!
How many frogs can you count? That’s right! There are 5 frogs in the pond. 5 - 1 = 4 Look! 1 frog has hopped away. How many frogs are there now? Can you make a number story about this? That’s right! There are 4 frogs left in the pond. Let’s record our subtraction number sentence.
How many frogs can you count? That’s right! There are 5 frogs in the pond. 5 - 2 = 3 Look! 2 frogs have hopped away. How many frogs are there now? Can you make a number story about this? That’s right! There are 3 frogs left in the pond. Let’s figure out the difference between 5 and 2.
How many frogs can you count? That’s right! There are 5 frogs in the pond. 5 - 3 = 2 Look! 3 frogs have hopped away. How many frogs are there now? Can you make a number story about this? That’s right! There are 2 frogs left in the pond. Let’s find out the difference.
How many frogs can you count? That’s right! There are 5 frogs in the pond. 5 - 4 = 1 Look! 4 frogs have hopped away. How many frogs are there now? Can you make a number story about this? That’s right! There is 1 left in the pond. Let’s record the difference.