EC B3-9: Subtracting 3 (from up to 20) ExpertChild Name: Date: Start Time: : A+ 0 Grade: Number of mistakes: End Time: A 1 B 2-3 : C 4-6 D 7+ Use number line to subtract. [1] 5 – 3 = ___ × 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Start on 5 Count back 3 numbers and arrive at 2 5 five – 3 = minus three 2 equals two Count and write three numbers backward. Subtract. [2] 6 7 8 9 ⇒9−3= 6 [3] ____ ____ 7 ⇒ 7 − 3 = ____ [4] ____ ____ 4 ⇒ 4 − 3 = ____ [5] ____ ____ 8 ⇒ 8 − 3 = ____ Copyright 2006 by ExpertChild Institute of Education. 1 B3-9: Subtracting 3 (from up to 20) ExpertChild EC 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Count and write three numbers backward. Subtract. [1] ____ ____ 9 ⇒ 9 − 3 = ____ [2] ____ ____ 3 ⇒ 3 − 3 = ____ [3] ____ ____ 14 ⇒ 14 − 3 = ____ [4] ____ ____ 18 ⇒ 18 − 3 = ____ [5] ____ ____ 10 ⇒ 10 − 3 = ____ [6] ____ ____ 6 ⇒ 6 − 3 = ____ [7] ____ ____ 5 ⇒ 5 − 3 = ____ Copyright 2006 by ExpertChild Institute of Education. 2 B3-9: Subtracting 3 (from up to 20) ExpertChild EC 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Subtract. Hint: Use number line to subtract. [1] 3–3= [9] 7–3= [2] 4–3= [10] 8–3= [3] 5–3= [11] 4–3= [4] 6–3= [12] 9–3= [5] 7–3= [13] 3–3= [6] 8–3= [14] 5–3= [7] 9–3= [15] 4–3= [8] 4–3= [16] 6–3= Copyright 2006 by ExpertChild Institute of Education. 3 B3-9: Subtracting 3 (from up to 20) ExpertChild EC 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Subtract. [1] 10 – 3 = [9] 5–3= [2] 11 – 3 = [10] 7–3= [3] 12 – 3 = [11] 11 – 3 = [4] 13 – 3 = [12] 14 – 3 = [5] 14 – 3 = [13] 13 – 3 = [6] 15 – 3 = [14] 4–3= [7] 4–3= [15] 9–3= [8] 6–3= [16] 8–3= Copyright 2006 by ExpertChild Institute of Education. 4 B3-9: Subtracting 3 (from up to 20) ExpertChild EC 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Subtract. [1] 7–3= [9] 3–3= [2] 8–3= [10] 4–3= [3] 10 – 3 = [11] 6–3= [4] 18 – 3 = [12] 5–3= [5] 20 – 3 = [13] 9–3= [6] 13 – 3 = [14] 8–3= [7] 4–3= [15] 7–3= [8] 8–3= [16] 10 – 3 = Copyright 2006 by ExpertChild Institute of Education. 5 EC B3-9: Subtracting 3 (from up to 20) ExpertChild Write the subtraction sentence. [1] [4] ___ − ___ = ___ [2] ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ [5] ___ ___ ___ [3] [6] ___ ___ ___ Copyright 2006 by ExpertChild Institute of Education. 6 EC B3-9: Subtracting 3 (from up to 20) ExpertChild Addition Review Add. [1] 10 + 4 = [8] 8 + 10 = [2] 6 + 10 = [9] 5+7= Think, 18 + 8 [3] 8 + 18 = [10] 14 + 8 = [4] 9 + 12 = [11] 2 + 19 = [5] 3 + 35 = [12] 17 + 5 = Think, 87 + 2 [6] [7] 87 + 2 20 + 9 [13] [14] Copyright 2006 by ExpertChild Institute of Education. 24 + 3 10 + 6 7
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