Subtraction means to take away something from another or to take away part of something.

ACTIVITY
Give five(5) pencils to a learner. Ask the learner to give away two(2) of the pencils to a friend.
Now how many are left?

Three (3) pencils are left.
This can be written as 5-2 = 3


4-2 = 2

END OF LESSON EXERCISE 
Subtract by counting what is left.