Subtraction Masters

Second Grade Math

by Nichelle Neal August 31, 2015

Your students will be experts in subtraction with regrouping after this lesson that has them work as a class and
individually to perfect their skills.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to solve subtraction problems with two-digit numbers.

Materials and preparation Key terms

Subtraction with Borrowing: Honeybees! regrouping

worksheet
Solve a Subtraction Lineup Challenge
worksheet
Sweet Treat Math Word Problems worksheet
Index cards

Attachments

Subtraction with Borrowing: Honeybees! (PDF)

Solve a Subtraction Lineup Challenge (PDF)
Sweet Treat Math Word Problems (PDF)

Introduction (10 minutes)

Tell students that today you are going to teach them how to subtract two-digit numbers.
Think of a short word problem that uses subtraction with two-digit numbers. For example: 36 children are
out on the playground. A teacher comes out and calls 17 of them back in. How many children are left on
the playground?
Solve this problem on the board by lining up the place values and using regrouping to break up the digit
in the tens place to create enough ones to subtract.

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling (15 minutes)

Display the Subtraction with Borrowing: Honeybees! worksheet and work through the problems, showing
your students every step as you go.
Answer any student questions that come up while you're working.

Guided Practice (15 minutes)

Pass out the Solve a Subtraction Lineup Challenge worksheet.

Go through the first couple of problems if you feel your class needs the extra support.

Independent working time (20 minutes)

Have students complete the worksheet independently.

Walk around the classroom as they work to answer questions and assist as needed.

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Differentiation

Enrichment: Give advanced students multiple step problems, such as Sweet Treat Math Word Problems
worksheet, to complete.
Support: Give struggling students one-on-one support or pair them with a peer mentor. If students need
extra practice with their subtraction facts, have them pair up and practice with the Subtraction War
activity.

Assessment (15 minutes)

Check for correctness of the given worksheet.

Pass out an index card and give students one or two problems on the board for them to solve.
Collect the index cards as an exit ticket.

Review and closing (15 minutes)

Have students pair-and-share something they learned today and something they still need help with.
Have students share partner responses with the class.
Answer and questions students may have.

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 Honeybee Subtraction: Borrowing
Grade
2
Find the difference. You may need to borrow. Show your work!

52 86 72 39
− 15 − 79 − 44 − 12

69 97 77 55
− 11 − 54 − 66 − 17

59 73 98 67
− 24 − 37 − 41 − 45

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 a rd
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or 2ND GRADE
A R I T H M E T I C

The coach of the Wildcats is determining the starting

lineup for today’s game. Use borrowing to solve the
following subtraction problems and match the Starting Lineup
answers to the correct player’s uniform. Write the Name #
player’s name in the appropriate slot in the lineup card
on the right.
1 Cruz 31
1
50 2
93 3
71 2
19 54 19
31 3

4
71 5
74 6
74 5
54 17 15
6

7
33 8
41 9
23 8
26 27 18
9

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 Sweet Treat Math
Word Problems
Show your work here:

1.
Amelia made 34 cookies for her
school bake sale. The first hour she
sold 18. The second hour she sold 9.
She ate 1. How many cupcakes did
she have left?

2.
Emily ’s dad brought her a box of
chocolates. The box held 24 chocolates.
She gave two each to her mother, her
sister, her brother and her dad. She
ate 3. How many did she have left?

3.
Ty invite d 12 kids to his birthday
party. He had 24 cupcakes. 9 kids
ate one each, and the rest ate 2
each. How many cupcakes were left
for him?

Teacher Becky has 21 stu dents in

4. her class. She Has 45 peppermints.
If she gives one to each stu dent,
and eats 1 herself, how many does
she have left over?

5.
Joan and 4 friends went to the
candy store. They bought 24
candies, and each ate 2. How
many candies where left over?

Answers: 1. 6, 2. 13, 3. 9, 4. 23, 5. 14

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