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More or Less Story

Taking Away

Day 85of 180
Week 17of 36
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand the concept of 'taking away' reduces quantity

2

Use simple subtraction language like 'less' and 'gone'

3

Practice counting and recognizing small number changes

📖 Scripture Connection

Matthew 14:17

“They told him, 'We only have here five loaves and two fish.'”

— Matthew 14:17 (WEB)

Demonstrates a small quantity being reduced or shared

📦 Materials Needed

  • 5-10 counting bears or small toys
  • Small snack items (like raisins or crackers)
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade PK3 Math
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recap yesterday's 'All Gone' game and preview today's lesson about having less

💭 Review Question: What happened to our toys yesterday when we played?
2Teaching (5 min)

Introduce 'taking away' concept through storytelling

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • When we take something away, we have less
  • Less means a smaller number of things
  • We can count how many are left after taking some away
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you show me something with less?
  • What happens when we remove a toy?
3Activity: Toy Subtraction Story (6 min)
story and play

Act out a simple story of having less using toys

📝 Instructions:
  1. Start with 5 counting bears
  2. Tell a story about bears going home
  3. Remove bears one at a time, counting what's left
  4. Exclaim 'Now we have less!' each time
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Remove only 1-2 bears slowly

Challenge: Use snacks to demonstrate taking away and eating

4Closing (3 min)

Review taking away concept and count remaining items

📝 Review Questions:
  • How many bears do we have now?
  • What happened to our bears?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about God's colorful rainbow!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK3 children are just beginning to understand quantity changes

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use slow, clear movements
  • Repeat concepts multiple times
  • Make learning playful and low-pressure
🤔 Common Struggles:

Distinguishing between 'more' and 'less' concepts

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about counting and removing objects

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library subtraction worksheets
  • Sing 'Taking Away' song from BibleMouse Song Collection

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