Lesson Plan
How Many More?
Subtraction is a lot more than just “take away.” In this lesson, students develop an understanding of subtraction as comparison by creating and interpreting data from bar graphs.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be use subtraction to compare numbers.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- Ask students what subtraction is and what kinds of problems it can help solve. Take a few answers.
- If students don’t bring it up on their own, tell students that subtraction can be used to compare the size of different numbers.