When you hear “partial sums algorithm,” you may be a little scared of the word “algorithm.” But really all that means is that it is a step by step procedure. When we teach our students the partial sums algorithm we are really just teaching them steps to use place...
First Day of School Plans For first day of school plans in my 2nd grade classroom, I like to keep things simple. My main goal is to have my students want to come back to school the next day. I don’t want to overwhelm my students with learning too many rules or...
Shapes are their properties are some of my favorite lessons in 2nd grade. These geometric shapes and their properties lessons are so different from the other math standards in 2nd grade that students love the change up of things too! The lessons are also...
When I share how to teach 3-digit subtraction with regrouping, I like to help other 2nd grade teachers see that it is all about helping students use place value concepts and find patterns. Sometimes teachers think it’s best to just show students the steps to...
A big standard for 2nd grade students is learning different subtraction strategies for 3-digit numbers. My first year teaching 2nd grade, these lessons intimidated me. “We made it through some hard lessons…” That’s what I heard years ago at lunch from the 2nd...
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