Starter: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train
Discuss different words associated with taking away: subtract, minus, how many left?
Read word problems, highlight the numbers in the word problems and the use of a ten frame and crossing out method to work out the answer.
Main Activity
Differentiated Activity sheets:
Purple, Blue, Green and Red to draw on ten frames on worksheets
Yellow group to use cubes to solve subtraction word problems.