1st Grade Magic of Math Lesson Plans for Subtraction

Looking for effective lesson plans for introducing subtraction within 10 to your students? Magic of Math uses hands-on subtraction games, activities, printables, and posters to teach subtraction strategies for solving equations, word problems, and acing assessments!

The Magic Of Math Unit 3 for FIRST GRADE focuses on:

Week 1 Intro to Subtraction (Taking Apart, Taking From, How Many More, How Many Fewer)

Week 2: Subtraction Strategies (Subtract All, Subtract Zero, Counting Back, Taking Apart Numbers)

Week 3: Subtraction Strategies (Think Addition to Subtract, Using Ten to Subtract, Breaking Apart Numbers to Subtract)

Week 4: Subtraction Word Problems using the PSA strategy and Subtraction Fact Practice

*Please Note: This is an INTRODUCTION to Subtraction. We will be focusing on Subtraction again in Unit 5. We will dig much deeper into Subtraction in Unit 10.

First Grade Math:

1st Grade BUNDLE: 1st Grade Magic of Math

For Other 1st Grade Units Click Below:

1st Grade Magic of Math Unit One: Place Value

1st Grade Magic of Math Unit Two: Addition

1st Grade Magic of Math Unit Three: Subtraction

1st Grade Magic of Math Unit Four: Shapes and Fractions

1st Grade Magic of Math Unit Five: Mid-Year Mix Up

1st Grade Magic of Math Unit Six: Nonstandard Measurement

1st Grade Magic of Math Unit Seven: Telling Time

1st Grade Magic of Math Unit Eight: Graphing

1st Grade Magic of Math Unit Nine: Money

1st Grade Magic of Math Unit Ten: Addition and Subtraction

1st Grade Magic of Math Unit Eleven: End of the Year Review

1st Grade Overview 1st Grade Magic of Math Overview and Organization

Here's what to expect from the month long unit for 1st grade:

-Daily Lesson Plans for 20 days

-Aligned with the 1st Grade Common Core and TEKS

-20 Word Problems for each day that complement the skills

-Interactive Notebook Printables and Independent Works

-Games, Activities, and Crafts to enhance learning

-Minilessons with ideas on how to teach the skills as well as materials needed

-Vocabulary Cards

-I Can Statements

-Assessments

-Anchor Chart and Pocket Chart Materials

Want a Closer Look? Here are some (not all!) activities included:

- Subtraction Anchor Chart

- How Many Now Work Mat

- How Many Now Pictures

- How Many Now Scoot

- Spin and subtract Booklet

- How Many Now Printable

- I Can Subtract Work Mat

- Grab and Slide Activity

- Make a Model Printable

- Make a Model Interactive Notebook

- Apple Pickin’ Activity and Work Mat

- Build and Break Off Activity

- Apple Math Printable

- Spin Me Work Mat

- How Many Fewer Work Mat

- How Many Fewer Scoot

- How Many Fewer Printable and Interactive Notebook

- How Many More Printables

- How Many More Bug Craft and Word Problem

- Intro to Subtraction Assessment

- Problem-Solving Strategies: PSA

- PSA bulletin board materials

- PSA folder

- PSA slider

- Mr. Minus keyword craft

- Subtraction bookmarks

- Subtraction Word Problems

- PSA Word Problems

- Catching Fireflies Game

- Subtraction Word Problem: Solving Lesson

- I Can Solve Word Problems Work Mat

- Add Then Subtract Game

- Blooming With Word Problems Craft

- Build a Tower and Break it Down

- Introducing how to check with addition

- Bowl and Subtract Game

- Word Problem Assessment

- Subtraction Tic Tac Toe

- Sweet Shop Subtraction Strategies Bulletin Board

- Subtracting All Minilesson

- Burstin' Bubbles Activity

- I Can Subtract All Printable

- Subtract Zero Minilesson

- Subtracting Zero Ice Cream Activity

- Super Sweet Subtraction Comparisons

- Counting Back Minilesson

- Counting Back 5 in a row

- Using a Number Line to Count Back

- Race to the Cupcake

- Subtraction Quick Check

- Cookie Monster Take Apart

- Taking Apart Numbers Minilesson

- Addition Strategies Quick Check

- Think Addition to Subtract Minilesson

- Popcorn Activity

- Think Addition to Subtract Quick Check

- Think Addition to Subtract Work Mat

- Using Ten to Subtract Minilesson

- Using Ten to Subtract Work Mat

- I can make ten to subtract quick check

- Breaking Apart Numbers Minilesson

- Breaking Apart Numbers Scoot

- Breaking Apart Numbers Printable

- The Donut Dash

- Subtraction Assessment

What is the Magic of Math?

The Magic of Math is a series of math lesson plans and activities that can be used as your math curriculum or as a supplement to the program that you are already using. We provide daily lesson plans, word problems, mini-lesson, activities, and interactive notebook entries for four weeks at a time. If you don't have time for it all, that's okay too! You can just pick and choose the pieces that you want to incorporate into your math block!

Are these activities repeated in other units you have?

Absolutely NOT! We create all new activities for each Magic of Math unit. They are all unique to this purchase and are not copied/pasted from things we have previously made.

What is the difference between Magic of Math and other units you have?

Magic of Math is organized as daily lesson plans with everything you need rather than just activities.

WHAT IT IS NOT:

It is NOT a collection of worksheets. Instead, we use games, hands-on activities, engaging mini-lessons, and interactive notebooks to build our curriculum. We do try to keep in mind the amount of prep that is involved with the lessons, but some things will need to be printed, cut, and put together to use in your classroom.

Want to know more about Magic of Math? You can find a blog post about it HERE!