Snow White and the seven dwarfs LO to

Snow White and the seven dwarfs LO - to understand subtraction as finding the difference between two numbers.

Snow White has to finish laying the table for herself and the 7 dwarfs.

How many plates will she need?

How many plates will she need? 8

How many bowls will she need?

How many bowls will she need? 8

How many knives will she need?

How many knives will she need? 8

How many forks will she need?

How many forks will she need? 8

How many spoons will she need?

How many spoons will she need? 8

We need to help Snow White by counting everything in the box.

We need to help Snow White by counting everything in the box.

How many forks are there? How many knives? Have we got enough knives?

Oh dear, Snow White needs some more; what is the difference between 8 and 4? How many more knives do we need?

Oh dear, Snow White needs some more; what is the difference between 8 and 4? How many more knives do we need? 8– 4=4 The difference between 8 and 4 is 4.

How many bowls are there? How many spoons? How many more spoons do we need now? What is the difference between 6 and 3? 6– 3=3

Paired Activity 1. Use 2 numbered dice and 20 cubes. 2. Take turns to each roll the two dice and make a towers of that many cubes. 3. Find the difference between the two towers. 4. Write it down as a number sentence.

Plenary I have two towers. The first tower is 6 cubes high. The total of the two towers is 10 cubes altogether. How tall is the second tower? How could I work out the answer? Use the RUCSAC method to help you find the difference. Read Understand Choose (+ -) Solve Answer Check