1. Year 2 (National Numeracy Strategy) (Based on DFEE Sample Lessons)
Dr Fog Presents
Words about
Subtraction
Year 2 (National Numeracy Strategy)
(Based on DFEE Sample Lessons)

2. Resources Large display cards (See sheet)
Large 0 – 30 number cards (One of each number)

3. Mental Learning Objective
I can understand how to take away.
I can use and read words about take away.

4. Mental Learning Task
Today we are going to do some work on subtraction.
I am going to give you some sums to solve in your head.

5. Mental Learning Task
Take 3 from 7

6. Mental Learning Task
What is 4 less
than 8?

7. Mental Learning Task
What is 9
subtract 3?

8. Mental Learning Task
What is the
difference between
10 and 18?

9. Mental Learning Task
What is
11 take away 5?

10. Mental Learning Task
What do you get if
you count back 5
from 14?

11. Mental Learning Task
What is
21 minus 6?

12. Mental Learning Task
What does
4 taken from 7
leave?

13. Mental Learning Task 6 taken from a number leaves 5.
What is the number?

14. Mental Learning Task How did you solve these questions?
Who did something different?
Did anyone just know it?

15. Mental Learning Task Lets look at some of these sums again.
When writing these sums, it is important the larger number goes first.
Write a number sentence for each of these sums.

16. Mental Learning Task
What is
21 minus 6?

17. Mental Learning Task
What does
4 taken from 7
leave?

18. Mental Learning Task 6 taken from a number leaves 5.
What is the number?

19. Mental Learning Objective
I can understand how to take away.
I can use and read words about take away.

20. Main Learning Objective
I can practise putting the larger number first.

21. Main Learning Task Today we are going to look at taking away.
We are going to work as a class.

22. Main Learning Task I need 4 volunteers.
Give two of them large number cards
Give two large phrase cards.

23. Main Learning Task
Ask the four children to arrange themselves facing the class so that when they hold up their cards, they make an unfinished number sentence.
Get the class to chant the complete sentence aloud.

24. Main Learning Task Can another child find the right number card?
The class now chants the whole sentence.
Replace the phrase words.

25. Main Learning Task
Do this activity as many times as you can.

26. Main Learning Task
Introduce a mystery card. 6 ?
Leaves 2
Taken
from

27. Main Learning Task less than  is  Copy and complete.
take away  leaves 
taken from  leaves 
minus  equals
count back  comes to 
The difference between  and is 
 -  = 
You can only use the numbers 5, 4, 9
or 8, 13, 21

28. Main Learning Objective
I can practise putting the larger number first.

29. Plenary less than  is 
Mark your own work as I read the answers out loud
less than  is 
take away  leaves 
taken from  leaves 
minus  equals
count back  comes to 
The difference between  and is 
 -  = 

30. Takeaway Display Cards
How much fewer is?
How many left over?
Minus
Subtract
Difference between
Less
Leave
Take Away

31. Where Can I Find More Resources Like This?
You can now visit my teaching resource website at
You can click here to search for more of my teaching resources.
Click here to visit my TES shop!