6+2 =? 8–2=?

Subtraction

Linda Claire
Subtraction

Linda Claire
 It is party time!

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We are playing
musical chairs.
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 There are 5 chairs.

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There are 6 kids.

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 Now, there are
4 chairs.
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There are 5 kids.

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 Now, there are
3 chairs.
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There are 4 kids.

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 Now, there are
2 chairs.
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There are 3 kids.

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 Now, there is
1 chair.
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There are 2 kids.

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 In the end, 1 kid
wins the game!
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 Problem Solving
You can win prizes
playing musical chairs.
Use objects or draw
pictures to solve the
problems.

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1. Dad had 5 prizes.
He gave away 2.
How many does he
have now?
2. Mom had 9 prizes.
She gave away 4.
How many does she
have now?
3. There are 7 prizes.
Some are balls and
some are robots.
How many of each
could there be?
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 Answer Key
1. 3 prizes
2. 5 prizes
3. Answers will vary.
Example: 3 balls and
4 robots

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 Consultants
Nicole Belasco, M.Ed.
Kindergarten Teacher, Colonial School District
Colleen Pollitt, M.A.Ed.
Math Support Teacher, Howard County Public Schools

Publishing Credits
Rachelle Cracchiolo, M.S.Ed., Publisher
Conni Medina, M.A.Ed., Managing Editor
Dona Herweck Rice, Series Developer
Emily R. Smith, M.A.Ed., Series Developer
Diana Kenney, M.A.Ed., NBCT, Content Director
June Kikuchi, Content Director
Véronique Bos, Creative Director
Robin Erickson, Art Director
Stacy Monsman, M.A., and Karen Malaska, M.Ed., Editors
Michelle Jovin, M.A., Associate Editor
Fabiola Sepulveda, Graphic Designer

Image Credits: All images from iStock and/or Shutterstock.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Claire, Linda, author.

Title: Fun and games : musical chairs / Linda Claire.
Description: Huntington Beach, CA : Teacher Created Materials, 2018. |
Audience: K to Grade 3. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2017059889 (print) | LCCN 2018000962 (ebook) | ISBN
9781480759596 (e-book) | ISBN 9781425856212 (pbk.)
Subjects: LCSH: Games--Juvenile literature. | Subtraction--Juvenile
literature.
Classification: LCC GV1203 (ebook) | LCC GV1203 .C38 2018 (print) | DDC
790.1/922--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017059889

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Math Talk
1. What does minus
mean?
2. When do you
subtract during
a game of
musical chairs?