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Counting On to Subtract

From Khan Academy Kids

Counting On to Subtract
1 minK1stMath
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Summary

A quick math clip on counting On to Subtract, part of Khan Academy Kids' how-to-add-and-subtract set. Kids work a few examples step by step (0:36).

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Discussion questions

Discussion

This clip works through counting On to Subtract.

  1. What does it mean to subtract, or take away?
  2. What strategy did this video use to subtract?
  3. Can you make up a subtraction problem and solve it?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: subtract, minus, difference, equals.

Try it: Solve a small subtraction problem (like 7 − 2) using the strategy from the video.