Length: 0:33The Muffin SnackHow many muffins are still on the tray?Grade 1Math stories
Subtraction math stories
Something is taken away, eaten or pops – how many are left? Your child subtracts within 20 and compares two amounts.
Length: 0:33The Muffin SnackHow many muffins are still on the tray?Grade 1
Length: 0:33Flowers for MamaHow many more flowers does the chick have than Papa Rooster?Grade 1
Length: 0:37The Carrot SoupHow many carrots are in the basket now?Grade 1
Length: 0:33Papa Takes Some EggsHow many eggs are still in the nest?Grade 1
Length: 0:34Hungry for MuffinsHow many muffins are still on the tray?Grade 1
Length: 0:34A Sweet SnackHow many strawberries are still in the basket?Grade 1
Length: 0:33Who Has More FlowersHow many more flowers does Papa Rooster have than the chick?Grade 1
Length: 0:34Pop Goes the BalloonHow many balloons are still whole?Grade 1
Length: 0:36Pancake BreakfastHow many pancakes are left?Grade 1
Length: 0:35Carrots for the SoupHow many carrots are still in the basket?Grade 1What your child practises
- Subtracting across ten: 12 − 7 – first go back to 10, then take away the rest.
- Comparing: How many more flowers does the chick have than Papa Rooster? The difference is a subtraction.
- Two steps: 10 − 4 + 5 – first something is taken away, then something is added.
How do you spot a subtraction story?
When something is “taken away” or “eaten up”, or a balloon “pops”, the amount gets smaller, and the question usually asks how many are “left”. Comparing is the second kind of subtraction: for “how many more?” you subtract the smaller number from the larger one.
In two-step stories it helps to pause after each step and say the result so far out loud. The video shows both steps one after the other.
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