Observation #1: Introduction to Subtracting Two-Digit Numbers

Name: Natalie Haller

School: Durant Elementary School Grade Level: Second # of Ss: 15
Grade

IC: 2.NBT.B.5
Fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of
operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
Objective: After modeling and practicing two-digit subtraction problems (condition) second
grade students will be able to (audience) complete page 83-84 (behavior verb) until they get
every question correct (degree).
Purpose:
For students to be able to use models to solve two-digit subtraction problems.
Prerequisite Skills:

Identify place value in two-digit numbers.

Fluently add and subtract within 20.
Apply the commutative property of addition.
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Anticipatory Set:
I will give a pre-test to see how much students already know about subtracting two digit
numbers. I will tell them that they should do their best and it will just help me see how much
they learn from me the next couple of days. The students will have 5 minutes to take the pre-
test.
What was your test about yesterday? (adding two-digit numbers) Now we are going to talk
about subtracting numbers. Please get out your white boards. I need each of you to go get a
cup of ones on the back table. I will pass out five 10s to you.
Modeling (I can):
1. Have students count out 18 and place them on their white board
2. Is it possible to take away 4 cubes? Why?
3. Have students take away 4 (subtract)
4. I will demonstrate this on the white board
5. Have students count out 42
6. Is it possible to take away 17 cubes? Why?
7. Have students take 17 away
8. I will have students share different strategies on how they solved the problem
Guided Instruction (We can):
9. Have students use there white boards to do 33-25 using similar strategies (have students
use blocks if they arent understanding or they can just use their white board)
10. How was I able to take 25 away from 33?
11. We will then go over they different ways the student solved it
12. We will put away the base ten blocks
13. I will go over their book on pages 70 and 71 as a class. The students will work in their
book and I will have the page projected up on the board. I will allow students to do some
of it on their own and bring it back as a whole class. I will assess the students
understanding as we go through the lesson.

Check for understanding- After step 9 I will ask: How was I able to take 25 away from 33?
Reteach (if needed)- I will go over another sample if most of the students arent
understanding.
Independent Practice (We can):
1. Students will work in partners on page 83 and 84 in their workbook pages.
Closure:
As students are finished with their workbook pages they must get them checked by myself
before they play a math game called zapped.
Assessment:
I will check pages 83 and 84 to see how well students are understanding subtracting two digit
numbers. The students must make corrections, if they miss any of the problems.

I will also be doing an assessment on the pre-test to see how much the students learn through
this unit. I will give a post-test after the entire unit is complete.
Enrichment/Extension/Modification/Differentiation:
-Students will play zapped when they are done (math game)
-Students that need more hands on can continue to use the base ten blocks.
Materials:

Pre-test
Base ten blocks
o 15 ones per student
o 5 tens per student
Class workbook
Partner workbook
Projector
Pencil
Source:
Most of the lesson was taken from Ready Common Core