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...
I feel like the big standard that students learn in 2nd grade is 3 digit addition strategies. During the school year we set the foundation with math facts and place value concepts so that students can be successful with three digit addition strategies. And to be...
The regrouping method for 3-digit addition is one of my favorite things I teach my 2nd grade students. I love how students can use place value concepts and find patterns that help them add using the regrouping method. I find that my students learn this method best...
When first teaching the partial sums addition method, it intimated me. I did not look forward to teaching it to my 2nd grade students. I just wanted to teach them the regrouping method because that was my math comfort zone when it came to adding 3-digit numbers. But...
Mental math is one of the most powerful things we can teach to students. I am always so curious on how different people solve different math equations in their heads. When we do mental math, we are flexible with the numbers to make them easier to work with. And...
The open number line strategy can be tricky for many students. There is a lot of drawing and mental math skills involved. But over the years of teaching how to add an open number to my 2nd grade students, I have found how to best scaffold this method so that students...
Teaching the place value standards to 2nd grade students is crucial. I think place value lessons are some of the most important lessons I teach my 2nd graders. Place value lays a solid foundation of understanding of how our number system works. From place value math...
January is not only the start of a brand new year but also a fresh beginning for our classrooms. I like to call it a classroom reset. We just finished winter break so we can review expectations and change any classroom routines easily. But I also like to make it a...
December is such a fun month to teach. I find it fun to keep students engaged by adding in some fun Christmas activities into our schedule. During December, I like to make my students Christmas gifts that I send home right before winter break. So today I thought I...
Things in the classroom can quickly feel monotonous. We follow routines and schedules that repeat every day or week. To help break things up I like to decorate my classroom door each month. It brings in something new and I find it brings my students and myself joy. So...
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