Lesson Plan
Picture Strategy
Students will practice using drawings and images to support them as they practice solving subtraction equations within 10. This can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the <a href="https://www.education.com/lesson-plan/spring-subtraction-equations/" target="_blank">Spring Subtraction Equations</a> lesson plan.
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Objectives
Academic
Students will be able to write and solve subtraction equations that match subtraction drawings.
Language
Students will be able to explain the connection between a subtraction equation and a drawing using sentence frames.
Introduction
(3 minutes)- Prior to the start of the lesson draw a picture on the board of eight pieces of candy, along with a blank subtraction equation.
- Gather the class together and ask for four volunteers. Have your volunteers come to the front of the class and say, "I found four interesting rocks on the way to school (gesture towards your volunteers), then two of my rocks fell out of my pocket. How many rocks do I have left?"
- Model counting the four "rocks" then move two rocks to the side and recount the amount left.
- Explain that you just performed a subtraction equation. Share that you used volunteers instead of pictures, but that pictures are a useful stragegy to use when solving subtraction equations.