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We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with this activity. If you purchase via the links we may earn a small commission<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n This is a great addition to the space printables<\/a> and subtraction printables<\/a> on the site.<\/p>\n Subtraction is the removal of objects from a collection. So you start with 5 objects and take two of the objects away and you have three remaining.<\/p>\n The equation for subtraction would look like 5 – 2 = 3.<\/p>\n This subtraction puzzle works on the subtraction of numbers from 2 to 20.<\/p>\n The puzzle has very simple mat with equations on it. There are 12 subtraction equations that have answers from 1 t0 12. I recommend printing on cardstock<\/a> I will say to change things up I did use stardust cardstock<\/a> Each piece of the puzzle has a number in the top left corner of each piece of the puzzle that will match a square on the mat. I printed the puzzle pieces on cardstock<\/a> These are the items we used with this subtractionpuzzle to make or prepare or activities the puzzle is apart of in the post.<\/p>\n One thing that I love to do with the puzzles in use wall putty on them. This makes the pieces of the puzzle stick in place. You can see I place a small amount of it on the corner. I like the putty because you can reuse it and I don’t need use something that is one-time use like velcro. <\/p>\n Once put press the piece onto the putty it stays. You can see that I can hold up the puzzles and the pieces have not fallen off. <\/p>\n One way to set up the puzzles is to have the puzzle and the cards right next to each other. This allows kids to do the puzzle.<\/p>\n They place each of the pieces of the puzzles on the mat as they solve the subtraction equations.<\/p>\n If you want to change up the puzzle then put it in a sensory bin! We put rice, start erasers, the Space TOOB<\/a>, and the puzzle pieces. It makes it is a sensory play as well as working on math.<\/p>\n They pull out the puzzle pieces and then find the matching equations on the mat.<\/p>\nWhat is Subtraction?<\/h2>\n
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