Subtraction Strategies: Number Lines

This week’s strategy to solve Subtraction problems is using Number Lines

You can watch Ms. Ramirez’ video explaining the strategy here:

Subtraction using Number Lines

To make your own Number Lines, watch this video:

Make your own Number Line and Learning Menu activity

We used Number Lines to solve addition problems. What is different when using these Number Lines for subtraction? How do we move (towards the bigger numbers or towards the smaller ones)?

 

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