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I’m sharing my exact counting coins lesson plans because let’s face it, counting coins is a hard standard in 2nd grade. This is the first time many students are exposed to counting coins. There is no standard in first grade about counting money. During...
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Counting money for second graders is really fun for them. Who doesn’t like money? They love the real world aspect to these lessons. Parents have told me that after we’ve had our counting money lessons in class, their child has come home and started counting money to...
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When I come across two step word problems, I ask my students, “Anyone notice anything special about this problem?” Then they answer back saying, “It’s not a one step problem… It’s a two step word problem!” Two step word problems can be tricky for students at...
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When I first started teaching the open number line subtraction strategy, I hated it. I felt like my 2nd grade students could not accurately get answers to 2-digit subtraction on a number line. All their numbers would be jumbled up underneath the open number line. And...
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Doing a winter math craft can bring in so much joy in your classroom. Those winter months of school can be long. Dark in the morning, cold outside, we need a cozy winter math activity to have our students do when they are cooped up inside from all the inside recesses....
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I used to dread teaching adding on an open number line to my 2nd grade students. When they tried adding 2-digit numbers on a number line, their numbers and jumps would get all jumbled up. They did not get accurate answers when adding on an open number line. I knew I...
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The break apart subtraction strategy is a great 2-digit subtraction strategy to teach 2nd grade students because it has them being flexible with the numbers. They work with the numbers in a way that makes it easier to subtract. Why is it called the break apart...
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When it comes to teaching comparing 3 digit numbers in 2nd grade, I like to teach it in a way that helps students find success in math throughout their entire schooling. Let me explain a little on what I mean by that. When I was a junior in high school,...
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Place value expanded form is one of my favorite place value concepts I teach my 2nd grade students. Not only do I know that it helps with understanding numbers to 1000, but it also helps students when they learn 3-digit addition and subtraction strategies. They are...
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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...
