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Using Tape Diagrams for Math addition division math skills multiplication subtraction Jan 11, 2023

Whenever a student is trying to make sense of a problem I like to ask, “Can you make a picture of it?”  Using a tape diagram for math can help children model lots of different...

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Addition Strategies- Open Number Line addition math skills Oct 18, 2022

 

Number lines help children build mathematical meaning. Seeing the numbers arranged in order and then hoping up and down the number line helps children develop a better understanding of...

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Addition Strategies - Partial Sums addition math skills Sep 22, 2022

In second grade students are learning to add within 1000 using strategies based on place value.  (CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.NBT.B.7).  So what does that mean to use a strategy based...

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