Introduction to Subtraction – Year 1

What's included

• 24-page printable Unit Plan PDF

• clean branded Table of Contents page

• 2 full-colour classroom display pages

• 4 game pages: 2 full-colour Caterpillar Count-Back card sheets, 1 full-colour Rainbow Race board and 1 low-ink black-and-white recording sheet

• 12 worksheet pages across 5 worksheet sets, including matching answer pages

• 4 assessment pages across 2 assessment tasks, including matching answer pages

• 1 landscape subtraction rubric

• 29-slide editable PowerPoint lesson presentation
• 23-slide editable PowerPoint quiz with 10 numbered questions, answer/feedback slides, a self-check prompt and final slide

Give Year 1 students a clear, practical introduction to subtraction as taking away and finding how many remain. This complete digital unit moves from concrete materials and pictures to equations, count-back strategies, number-line jumps and related addition facts.

The presentation provides explicit teaching, worked examples and guided practice. Students then consolidate their understanding with visual displays, hands-on games, differentiated printable practice, two assessment tasks and a rubric. Matching answer pages make feedback and marking efficient, while the editable quiz provides a ready-to-use check for understanding.

Learning focus

• understand subtraction as taking away and finding how many remain
• read and interpret subtraction equations
• represent subtraction with objects, pictures, crossings-out and number lines
• count back accurately from a starting number
• use related addition, doubles and rainbow-to-ten facts
• solve subtraction stories within 20
• select, apply and explain a suitable subtraction strategy

Classroom use

Use for whole-class explicit teaching, maths rotations, small-group instruction, intervention, independent practice, revision, assessment and home learning. The lesson and quiz are editable PowerPoint files, allowing teachers to adjust pacing or presentation to suit their class.

Formats and answers

Formats: PDF and Microsoft PowerPoint PPTX

Total: 76 pages/slides

Breakdown: 24-page Unit Plan PDF + 29-slide Presentation PPTX + 23-slide Quiz PPTX

Answer status: Matching answer pages are included for every closed-response worksheet and assessment page; quiz questions are followed by answer or feedback slides.

Teacher benefits

• complete week-ready sequence from explicit teaching to assessment
• concrete, pictorial and abstract strategy progression
• colour teaching materials paired with low-ink practice pages
• built-in answer pages and assessment rubric
• editable presentation and quiz for flexible classroom delivery
• suitable for core instruction, support, consolidation and revision

Digital product and licence

Digital download only; no physical product is shipped. Use is subject to the Sukindi licence supplied with purchase. Files must not be resold, redistributed or shared publicly.