Kindergarten Arithmetic

Lesson Twenty-nine: Subtracting Two I

Take Away

You start with 6 and take away 2. How many are left? ANSWER: 4
You start with 4 and take away 2. How many are left? ANSWER: 2

NOTE: Draw some pictures like the ones shown above for the student and have the student count the objects (dots in these examples) and figure out the answer to the subtraction problem represented by the pictures. Once the student is pretty good at subtracting two, go on to the applet.
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