Subtraction sentences using number lines – numbers up to 10

Key notes:-

🔢 What is a number line?

• A number line is a straight line with numbers in order.
• It helps us count, add, and subtract easily.
  👉 Example: 0 — 1 — 2 — 3 — 4 — 5 — 6 — 7 — 8 — 9 — 10

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➖ What is subtraction?

• Subtraction means taking away.
• We start with a big number and take away a smaller number.
  👉 Example: 7 − 3 = 4

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👉 How to subtract using a number line?

1. Start at the first number.
2. Hop backward (move left) for how many you are subtracting.
3. Where you land is the answer!

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🐰 Hopping Backwards Rule

• Every “hop” to the left means subtract 1.
• Make small jumps so counting is easy.
  Example:
  Start at 8, make 2 hops back → land on 6
  So, 8 − 2 = 6

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🎯 Subtraction Sentence

A subtraction sentence has three parts:

• Start number
• Minus number
• Answer

Example:
9 − 4 = 5

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🌈 Use numbers only up to 10

• All subtraction problems will use numbers from 0 to 10.
• Answers will also be between 0 and 10.

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🧠 Practice Examples

• 6 − 2 = 4
  (Start at 6, hop back 2, land on 4 🐇)
• 10 − 3 = 7
• 5 − 1 = 4

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💡 Tip for students

• Always check:
  👉 “Did I hop back the right number of times?”
  👉 “Did I land on the right number?”

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