DD is in CE2 and I am baffled by the method she is being taught to subtract…e.g., 1412-58 involves writing '1' on both the top set of numbers AND the bottom. I was taught to 'borrow' from the number on the left, if that makes sense, but I never change anything with the smaller number (in this case the 58).
If she was getting the answers right I would probably just leave her to it, but she is not…clearly she has not understood it in class or there is one crucial thing she is doing wrong.
I am going to ask la maitresse to explain it to DD again but in the meantime, can anyone explain it to me??
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How do they teach subtraction in France?!
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Raptorrrethy · 17/03/2014 16:52
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