Safari Subtraction Adventure: A Moving Math Lesson!

Math Grades 1st Grade 5:59 Video
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Lesson Description

Join us for a subtraction safari! We'll use fun exercises to help us solve subtraction problems quickly and accurately. Get ready to move and learn!

Video Resource

SAFARI SUBTRACTION GAME. BRAIN BREAK EXERCISE. MOVEMENT ACTIVITY. MATH ADDING GAME.

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Duration: 5:59
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Key Concepts

  • Subtraction as taking away
  • Using different strategies to subtract (counting back)
  • Relating subtraction to real-world scenarios

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to solve subtraction problems within 20.
  • Students will be able to use movement to reinforce subtraction facts.
  • Students will be able to identify the correct answer to a subtraction problem from multiple choices.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by reviewing what subtraction means ('taking away'). Ask students for examples of when they subtract in everyday life (e.g., sharing snacks, losing toys). Briefly explain that they will be doing subtraction problems and moving their bodies at the same time!
  • Safari Subtraction Video (10 mins)
    Play the 'SAFARI SUBTRACTION GAME' video. Encourage students to participate actively by performing the exercises associated with each answer. Pause the video, if needed, to allow students adequate time to solve the problems and perform the actions.
  • Review and Practice (10 mins)
    After the video, review the subtraction problems presented. Ask students to explain how they solved each problem. Write the equations on the board (e.g., 7 - 3 = 4) and discuss different strategies for subtraction (counting back, using fingers). Do a few extra subtraction problems as a class, using the same movement-based answer choices as the video.
  • Independent Practice (10 mins)
    Distribute worksheets with subtraction problems (within 20). Have students solve the problems independently. As an extension, students can create their own subtraction problems and assign movements to the answer choices.

Interactive Exercises

  • Subtraction Hopscotch
    Create a hopscotch grid with numbers 1-20. Call out a subtraction problem (e.g., 10 - 2). The student must hop to the correct answer on the hopscotch grid.
  • Subtraction Charades
    Write subtraction problems on slips of paper. Students take turns acting out the problem and the answer. For example, for '5 - 2 = 3', a student could hold up 5 fingers, then take away 2, and finally show 3 fingers.

Discussion Questions

  • What does it mean to subtract?
  • Can you give me a real-life example of when you subtract?
  • What strategies do you use when solving subtraction problems?

Skills Developed

  • Subtraction fluency
  • Problem-solving
  • Active listening
  • Critical thinking

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What is 5 - 2?

Correct Answer: 3

Question 2:

What is 9 - 4?

Correct Answer: 5

Question 3:

What is 6 - 3?

Correct Answer: 3

Question 4:

What is 8 - 5?

Correct Answer: 3

Question 5:

What is 7 - 2?

Correct Answer: 4

Question 6:

What is 10 - 6?

Correct Answer: 4

Question 7:

What is 12 - 4?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 8:

What is 11 - 5?

Correct Answer: 6

Question 9:

What is 13 - 6?

Correct Answer: 7

Question 10:

What is 15 - 7?

Correct Answer: 8

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

6 - 2 = ____

Correct Answer: 4

Question 2:

8 - 3 = ____

Correct Answer: 5

Question 3:

9 - 5 = ____

Correct Answer: 4

Question 4:

7 - 4 = ____

Correct Answer: 3

Question 5:

5 - 3 = ____

Correct Answer: 2

Question 6:

10 - 4 = ____

Correct Answer: 6

Question 7:

12 - 5 = ____

Correct Answer: 7

Question 8:

11 - 6 = ____

Correct Answer: 5

Question 9:

14 - 8 = ____

Correct Answer: 6

Question 10:

13 - 7 = ____

Correct Answer: 6

Educational Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.6:Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 - 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or known sums (e.g., adding 6 + 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13). CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.D.8:Determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equation relating three whole numbers. For example, determine the unknown number that makes the equation true in each of the equations 8 + ? = 11, 5 = _ - 3, 6 + 6 = _. CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.A.1:Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

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