Subtraction is one of my favorite concepts to teach to young children. You get to take objects away and find out what is left. What better way to help them understand the concept, than to feed donuts to an old lady. Students are able to feed the donut manipulatives to the old lady and then move on to subtracting with a number line. Check out “Devouring Donuts!” here.
Students will draw a subtraction sentence card and identify the largest number (minuend). Students will place that number of donuts on the plate. They will then feed the old lady the smaller number (subtrahend) of donuts to the old lady. The difference will be the donuts left on the plate.

What a great visual for teaching subtraction! Super cute too! 🙂
OMG that is super cute!!!
Thanks so much! I had fun making it and playing it with the kids!!
Laura
Thanks so much! Thanks for taking the time to leave feedback! It made my day 🙂
Laura
I love how creative you are with hands on activities! Great ideas, and so cute! Thanks for linking up.
Krista
Teaching Momster
Thanks, Krista! My husband calls me the "Queen of Containers"! I just love creating something fun out of junk 🙂
Thanks so much for hosting the Math Madness Wednesdays! I love them 🙂
Laura
I never thought I would read the sentence "I simply taped the old lady to the plastic tub" on an education blog. This looks like a fun way to work on subtraction!
Tara
The Math Maniac
This comment had me cracking up! Thanks so much for making me laugh out loud!! You made my day!
Oh my gosh! This is so stinkin' cute! It makes me wish I taught primary grades!