The other day I brought my parents and siblings to my classroom to show them around. As they were looking around at the school supplies I had already set up, my dad found my math fact centers. He looked at the task cards and asked, “What are these?” And of course, I...
If young students struggle with fact fluency, then it’s likely it will affect the rest of their math abilities. Math facts are the foundation for higher level math. That is why I like to teach my 2nd grade students math fact fluency strategies. These are so helpful to...
The goal is to get students to math fact mastery. On a student’s journey to math fact mastery they use counting strategies, and then they use math mental strategies. What Are Mental Math Strategies Mental math strategies for addition and subtraction are when students...
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...