Number line
Adding on number lines
Solve five addition exercises by drawing two directed hops, or read the hops and complete the equation. Start within 10 or choose a larger range.
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Subtracting on number lines
Use five number-line exercises to draw subtraction hops or recover an equation from a diagram. Choose positive practice or signed numbers.
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Hop from 0 to the first number, then move in the subtraction direction. Use the final position as the result.
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Draw mode gives two operands and asks for the result and hops. Read mode gives the two directed hops and leaves all three equation terms blank. Positive ranges keep results on the nonnegative axis; signed practice is a separate option. Hop labels 1 and 2 show their order, including an explicit 0 for a move that stays in place.
Learning objective
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Explain subtraction through the direction and length of a move from the starting value.
Worked example
What does the second hop do in 7 − 3?
It moves three units left from 7 to 4.
The first hop locates 7. Subtracting positive 3 reverses the direction used to add 3, so the second hop lands on 4.
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- The default stays within 0–10 and never asks for a negative result. Increase the range after learners can explain why the second hop moves left.
- Reading mode leaves the first operand, second operand and result blank. Use the hop lengths and the printed subtraction sign to recover all three terms.
- Signed subtraction is an optional later step: 2 − (−3) moves right and ends at 5. Subtracting zero stays in place and is explicitly labeled 0.
- Every sheet has five distinct ordered operand pairs. The same options and seed reproduce the same exercises.
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