Purpose:
You can your child to learn the subtraction facts to 20.
What you need:
Test cards.(PDF, 60KB) You can print these or make your own.
What to do:
Print out the cards and glue them to light cardboard. Cut out the cards along the solid lines and fold along the dotted lines. The folded portion is used to cover the answer.
Only fold back the card to see if your answer is right.
Practise with a few cards at a time.
What to expect your child to do:
- At first, children may need to use mental strategies to solve the addition facts.
- Instantly recalling the subtraction facts.
Variation:
- Your child can make two piles of cards of ones they know and ones they are still learning. The cards could be stored in two separate containers.
- Ask your child the questions orally.
- You can cover the cards with clear 'Coverseal' so that you can use felt pens to write in the answers and then wipe them clean to use again.
- Use your home language to do this activity with your children.
He Kupu Māori:
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whētui (a)
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fold
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kāri tangohanga
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subtraction card
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hura (ina)
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uncover, expose
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tango (hia)
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subtract
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tangohanga
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subtraction
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otinga
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result/answer
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meka tangohanga
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subtraction facts
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He Whakawhitinga Kōrero:
- Whētuia ngā kāri kia kore ai e kitea ngā otinga o ngā tangohanga. (Fold the cards so you can’t see the answers to the subtractions.)
- Tangohia te rua i te tekau mā tahi, ka hia? (Take away 2 from 11. How many is that?)
- Tekau mā tahi, tangohia te rua, ka iwa. (11 take away 2 equals 9.)
- Huraina te otinga. Kei te tika koe? (Uncover the answer. Are you correct?)
Download a file of this activity:
PDF (325KB)