Lesson 5 Find the Difference

    • Let’s find differences within 10.

Warm-up Number Talk: Missing Value Within 10

Find the number that makes each equation true.

  1. 10-6=

Activity 1 Different Ways to Find the Difference

Mai, Diego, and Noah find the value of .

  1. Diego says, “I can take away.”

    10-frame, full. With 6 counters crossed out.

    What does Diego mean?
    Be ready to explain your thinking in a way that others will understand.

  2. Mai says, “I can count on.”

    Ten frame. 6 counters. Empty boxes with labels 1, 2, 3, 4.

    What does Mai mean?
    Be ready to explain your thinking in a way that others will understand.

  3. Noah says, “I can use what I know about to help me.”
    What does Noah mean?
    Be ready to explain your thinking in a way that others will understand.

Activity 2 Subtraction Number Strings

Problem 1

Two students talking.

Find the value of each difference in the subtraction string.
Explain what you notice.

Set 1:

Problem 2

What do you notice?
Why do you think this happens?
Be ready to explain your thinking in a way that others will understand.

Problem 3

Find the value of each difference in the subtraction string.
Explain what you notice.

Set 2:

Problem 4

What do you notice?
Why do you think this happens?
Be ready to explain your thinking in a way that others will understand.

Activity 3 The Value of the Difference

Find the value of each difference.

Practice Problem

Problem 1

Find the value of each expression.
Show your thinking using drawings, numbers, or words.