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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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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