- Year 4
Review identifying the minuend and subtrahend in column subtraction
I can identify the minuend and subtrahend in column subtraction.
- Year 4
Review identifying the minuend and subtrahend in column subtraction
I can identify the minuend and subtrahend in column subtraction.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The minuend and subtrahend are written in columns with the same value digits in the same column.
- The subtrahend is written beneath the minuend.
- The difference is recorded beneath the subtrahend.
Keywords
Minuend - The minuend is the number being subtracted from.
Subtrahend - A subtrahend is a number subtracted from another.
Difference - The difference is the result after subtracting one number from another.
Common misconception
Pupils may confuse column subtraction and column addition, and forget where the whole appears in both.
Emphasise starting with the whole. The minuend appears first in column subtraction. One part (the subtrahend) is subtracted and the difference appears beneath this.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which number represents the whole in this part-part-whole model?

Q2.Which number represents the whole in this bar model?

Q3.Which number represents the whole in the equation 44 − 31 = 13?
Q4.Which number represents the whole in the equation 30 = 53 − 23
Q5.Complete each equation by matching up the expressions.
30
40 − 30
20
Q6.What is the missing whole in this equation?

Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which number is the minuend in this part-part-whole model?

Q2.Which number is the minuend in this column subtraction?

Q3.What is the name of the part that is circled in the column subtraction?

Q4.Which number is the subtrahend in this equation: 36 − 16 = 20?
Q5.Look at this column subtraction.
Match up the numbers with the correct name.

minuend
subtrahend
difference
Q6.Which column subtraction calculations are correct?



