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What's the Difference? (A) WORKSHEET

Suitable for Year groups: Year 2
Learning objective: Extend understanding of the language of subtraction to include difference.

What's the Difference? (A) WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION

Pupils have to calculate the difference between ten pairs of numbers here.

Numbers are all under 100 and in the pairs sometimes bridge into the next 10.

For variation, the largest and smallest numbers are in a different order throughout.

All worksheets are created by the team of experienced teachers at Cazoom Maths.

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This activity builds on pupils' existing subtraction knowledge by introducing them to the mathematical term 'difference' as another way to describe subtraction. By working with pairs where numbers appear in varying orders, children learn that finding the difference means identifying how far apart two numbers are, regardless of which is presented first. This strengthens their conceptual understanding that subtraction and difference are connected mathematical ideas.