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Add or Take Away?

Taking Away

Day 75of 180
Week 15of 36
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Distinguish between addition and subtraction

2

Identify whether a story problem requires adding or taking away

3

Develop listening skills and mathematical reasoning

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 22:6

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”

— Proverbs 22:6 (WEB)

Just as we guide children in learning math skills, we guide them in understanding God's wisdom

📦 Materials Needed

  • Counting bears
  • Small white board
  • Dry erase marker
  • Story props
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse math adventure! Let's review what we learned yesterday about taking things away.

💭 Review Question: Can you show me how we subtract bears?
2Teaching (5 min)

Today we'll learn the difference between adding and taking away. Sometimes we need to put more things together, and sometimes we need to remove things.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Adding means putting MORE things together
  • Taking away means REMOVING things
  • We use different actions for each
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What happens when we add bears?
  • What happens when we take bears away?
3Activity: Add or Take Away Story Game (6 min)
hands-on

Use story props to demonstrate addition and subtraction scenarios

📝 Instructions:
  1. Listen carefully to the story
  2. Use bears to show what happens
  3. Decide: Are we adding or taking away?
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use fewer bears and simpler stories

Challenge: Create more complex word problems

4Closing (3 min)

Let's review our BibleMouse math adventure today!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What does adding mean?
  • What does taking away mean?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore exciting new math patterns!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 students are learning to differentiate mathematical actions

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use lots of physical demonstrations
  • Keep instructions simple and clear
  • Make learning fun and interactive
🤔 Common Struggles:

Distinguishing between adding and subtracting

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to manipulate bears correctly

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create simple addition and subtraction stories at home
  • Use meal times to practice counting and math concepts

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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