Subtraction
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2 digit minus 1 digit rapid recall
Visit in a new windowGreat blast the ghosts game. Ideal for KS1 plus.
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3 digit minus 3 digit rapid recall
Visit in a new windowA great rapid recall activity for children practising subtraction. Great for Ks2.
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All the number machines
Visit in a new windowIncludes subtract 1,2,5,10 and halve numbers. Super! Only works with MS internet explorer.
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BBC Cross the Swamp game
Visit in a new windowChoose to solve questions with numbers 0-20, 0-50 or 0-100 using Addition/Subtraction. Get the monkey across the swamp without being eaten by crocodiles! Available as full-screen or small-screen.
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Calc balance - comparing sums
Visit in a new windowSupports a range of maths skills, make the subtraction sums on the scales balance. Super! From Wmnet.
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Car
Visit in a new windowA tricky old activity - grab the steering wheel and make slight movements to drive your car and hit the target number by adding 1,2 or taking away 1.
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Climb the greasy pole
Visit in a new windowNo promotion jokes please. This is a great resource to develop quick fire responses to simple add and subtract sums. We didn't find any sums with double digits in. There are 4 levels - best to have a play - start with level 1 as responses need to be seriously fast - just like your promotional journey to the top.
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Conveyor belt sums
Visit in a new windowUse this site to practise large numbers that are well rounded, for example 1000-400=?
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Countdown target number
Visit in a new windowAdd, subtract, divide and multiply to hit the target number. Letters are also generated to support Literacy lessons and spelling. A great way to start the day in a different and challenging way each morning.
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Create a host of subtraction, multiplication, addition or division sums
Visit in a new windowChoose the sums dispenser option. Dispenses very formal sums written in the formal compact style.
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Expanded decomposition (subtraction)
Visit in a new windowHTU-HTU, ThHTU-ThHTU, TU.t-TU.t and finally TU.th-TU.th. Perfect demonstration.
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Games for the whiteboard
Visit in a new windowLovely games (turtle and fish) encourage the use of small numbers in number sentences. Great for Ks1. Low numbers below 12 are used.
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Laughs and Giraffes - one less and one more
Visit in a new windowClick on the spots to encourage work on addition and subtraction by 1.
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Make your own subtraction sum
Visit in a new windowMake a sum, then you decide what part of the sum you want to cover - lots of chance for quality questioning here.
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Maths magician
Visit in a new windowPractise against the clock - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division sums. Very customisable e.g. for addition you can select +1 and every sum includes a random number and always +1. Two levels of difficulty and based on a timer. This really is the site for any operation.
Ideal for KS1 and lower KS2.
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Maths magician advanced
Visit in a new windowPractise against the clock - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division sums. Very customisable ie for addition you can select +1 and every sum includes a random number and always +1. Two levels of difficulty and based on a timer. This really is the site for any operation. Ideal for Ks1 and lower Ks2. Includes an option to throw in all operations or mixed multiplication and division or mixed addition and subtraction.,
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Number line jumps back and forward in steps of 1,5 or 10.
Visit in a new windowMake techno tortoise move forward 1,5,10 or back on the number line. The jumps are drawn on to show movement. Great.
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Printable subtraction worksheets
Visit in a new windowGenerates large print addition and subtraction arithmetic with a range of coloured backdrops. Arithmetic is generated randomly with each button press to ensure repeatability. The easy subtraction buttons create calculations which do not require decomposition (borrowing etc) while the hard subtraction buttons create a more random mix of problems which will often require decomposition strategies.
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Problem solving using subtraction
Visit in a new windowA great plenary for KS2 and confident KS1 children You are given number cards 6,3,3 and need to place them in a possible order *+*=*. Great from problem solving activities.
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Soccer subtraction (low numbers)
Visit in a new windowStarting with sums like 5-1=? it's a perfect activity for Ks1 and football mad children beginning to take away.
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Stick or twist
Visit in a new windowThe classic black jack - with a twist. Don't go over 11. Choose to stick or take another card and chance your luck - supports simple adding in Ks1 and promotes discussion - even good for probability.
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Subract numbers below 10 or below 20
Visit in a new windowBelow 10 and 20, make this activity perfect for those starting to subtract.
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Subtract 1
Visit in a new windowType in your number, press the enter key and watch as your new number arrives fresh out of the function machine.
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Subtract 10
Visit in a new windowType in your number, press the enter key and watch as your new number arrives fresh out of the function machine.
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Subtract 2
Visit in a new windowType in your number, press the enter key and watch as your new number arrives fresh out of the function machine.
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Subtract 5
Visit in a new windowType in your number, press the enter key and watch as your new number arrives fresh out of the function machine.
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Subtract by counting up - presentation
Visit in a new windowCount up in order to solve the problem.
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Subtract low numbers
Visit in a new windowType in the answer and bowl to hit the pins! A great activity for those practising subtraction. No more difficult than - subtract from 10.
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Subtract numbes less than 20
Visit in a new windowPistols ready. Blast the counters down on the numberl;ine to demonstrate a simple subtraction sum. Numbers under 20.
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Subtraction and addition test the toad game
Visit in a new windowGreat game, mixed bag of plus and subtract sums. The answer is never greater than 15, so ideal for Ks1.
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Subtraction grid 1
Visit in a new windowThe answers are in the grid - you need to click on them to fill in the gaps. ie *-*=1.
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Subtraction grid 2
Visit in a new windowThe answers are in the grid - you need to click on them to fill in the gaps. ie *-*=11.
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Subtraction grid 3
Visit in a new windowThe answers are in the grid - you need to click on them to fill in the gaps. ie *+*=11 and includes some negative numbers in the answer. ie *-*=-1
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Subtraction units to numbers up to 100.
Visit in a new window3 levels of subtraction units only tens by a unit tens by a ten. A simple and effective resource.
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What's behind the blob
Visit in a new windowAdd and subtract to find the hidden number on this number grid.
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Word problems
Visit in a new windowWord problems for addition, subtraction and division. Our first problem was; Evan went to 41 baseball games this year. He went to 27 games last year. How many baseball games did Evan go to altogether?
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