Key Stage 1 Numeracy Homework
Year 1 Subtraction/Shape
"Clowns Face"

What will this game will achieve?
This activity will help your child understand subtraction, especially "the difference between" two numbers. It will also reinforce the names of 2D shapes

You will need:

                                                       
How do you play?

• Take turns to throw the dice and work out the difference between the two scores
  e.g.The difference between 5 and 2 is 3.
  
• Look at the table and see if which shape you can collect for the value of the difference (if 3, square)
  
  
• BUT The first throw must be two matching numbers for the score to be zero and to collect the large circle for the clown's face
• The winner is the first person to complete a face
  

Keywords:

difference between
take-away
subtract
minus