Here we have the second set of pages about making number stories, this time linked to subtraction. It is a good idea to read the subtraction number sentence out loud and discuss what kind of story could be written. Say out loud one or two before writing down a sentence. Whilst they should be kept short there is plenty of opportunity for imagination. For those children who get completely stuck there are some simple words and pictures to help them on their way. Writing these sentences can encourage the use of the important vocabulary such as subtraction, take away and less than and put the abstract numbers and signs into a real context. Later the number story can be read out loud and the subtraction rewritten using numbers and signs. Go to Subtraction number sentences