Vocabulary
Tens Blocks
Subtraction Surprise
Subtraction Surprise
subtraction and addition
100

what is addition?

combining two or more numbers 

100

show 8 in tens blocks

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100

490-177

313

100

560-283=

277

100

568-49=

519

200

what is subtraction?

taking one or more numbers away from another number

200

show 40 in tens blocks

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200

866-337=

529

200

401-349=

52

200

469+512=

981

300

what is regrouping?

breaking up numbers based on place value to make addition or subtraction equations easier. 

300

show 300 in tens blocks

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l                               l

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300

777-168=

609

300

937-379=

558

300

161+465=

626

400

what is the sum?

the answer to an addition problem

400

show 26 in tens blocks

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400

612-104=

508

400

641-465=

176

400

861-793

68

500

what does difference mean?

the answer to a subtraction equation

500

show 459 in tens blocks

see illustration

500

580-108=

472

500

224-57=

167

500

557+688

1245