aidemia--modules-lessonstartideas_type	Give a creative idea how to begin a lesson
Which subject	Mathematics
What age group	Reception / Kindergarten
What topic	Subtraction
Quantity	1
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Fun Subtraction Adventure!

Introduction

Welcome, little mathematicians! Today, we are going on a special adventure that will take us into the magical world of subtraction. Are you ready to explore and discover how to take away things? Let's begin our journey!

Adventure Setup

Imagine you are in a beautiful garden filled with colorful flowers. 🌼 But oh no! Some of the flowers need to go home. Our job is to help them with subtraction!

Materials Needed:

• Colorful flower cutouts (or drawings)
• A basket for collecting the flowers
• A big piece of paper or whiteboard for drawing

Let's Start!

Step 1: Count the Flowers

First, let’s count how many flowers we have in the garden. Let’s say we start with 5 beautiful flowers. Can you help me count them?

1. 🌸
2. 🌺
3. 🌻
4. 🌼
5. 🌷

How many flowers do we have? (5)

Step 2: The Magic of Subtraction

Now, it's time for our magic! To find out how many flowers are left when some go home, we need to subtract!

Step 3: The Story

Here's our story: "Two flowers decide they want to go home. Let’s help them!"

Step 4: Perform the Subtraction

So how do we show this? Let’s take 2 flowers away from our 5.

• Start with 5: 🌸🌺🌻🌼🌷
• Now let’s take away 2 flowers: 🌸🌺 (these are leaving the garden)

Step 5: Count the Remaining Flowers

Now, let’s count how many flowers are left in the garden!

• 🌻🌼🌷

How many are there? (3)

Conclusion

That’s right! When we started with 5 flowers and took away 2, we counted 3 flowers that stayed in the garden.

So we can say:

5 - 2 = 3

The Ending

Yay! You did it! Now you’re ready to use subtraction in our garden. Do you want to try another adventure or maybe create your own subtraction stories with flowers?

Let’s keep exploring the world of math together! 🌈