Counting Back Subtraction Strategies

The video tutorial introduces a subtraction strategy called 'counting back' to make solving subtraction problems easier. The instructor explains the strategy in detail, demonstrating how to use it with a worksheet featuring a penguin theme. The video guides viewers through solving subtraction problems by counting backwards and using fingers to track the count. The tutorial concludes with a review of the strategy and encourages viewers to practice the method.

What is the main focus of the video tutorial?

• Understanding the counting back strategy for subtraction

• Learning multiplication techniques

• Practicing division problems

• Exploring addition strategies

In the counting back strategy, what should you do when you say the starting number?

• Write it down on paper

• Touch your chin to remember not to count it

• Ignore it completely

• Count it as part of the subtraction

How many fingers should you hold up when you reach the target number in the example 7 minus 3?

• Four fingers

• Three fingers

• Six fingers

• Five fingers

What is the result of 13 minus 7 using the counting back strategy?

• 6

• 8

• 5

• 7

Which subtraction problem connects to 10 minus 4 in the worksheet?

• 12 minus 6

• 11 minus 5

• 16 minus 8

• 14 minus 7

What is the correct path from 16 minus 10 in the worksheet?

• 19 minus 13

• 12 minus 4

• 14 minus 9

• 16 minus 8

Which subtraction problem results in a difference of six: 11 minus 5, 14 minus 7, or 16 minus 9?

• None of these

• 16 minus 9

• 14 minus 7

• 11 minus 5

What is the result of 17 minus 11 using the counting back strategy?

• 5

• 8

• 7

• 6

Which subtraction problem is not suitable for the counting back strategy due to a large difference?

• 15 minus 9

• 16 minus 9

• 13 minus 3

• 14 minus 9

What is the final example used to reinforce the counting back strategy?

• 7 minus 3

• 15 minus 9

• 14 minus 8

• 16 minus 10