Refer to the anchor charts below for our basic addition and subtraction strategies taught in first grade and reviewed at the beginning of second grade.
2nd Grade Essential Skills:
Listed below are some helpful videos showing strategies for counting coins, adding and subtracting.
Counting Coins
I can count a collection of coins up to 1 dollar and write the value using the cent symbol and dollar sign.
Pictorial strategy- addition
Expanded strategy- addition
Compensation Strategy
Adding up in Chunks
Adding up on a number line
Addition on a Hundreds Chart
Addition using pictorial model
Partial Sums
Pictorial model- subtraction
Expanded Strategy with regrouping- subtraction
Pictorial model- subtraction
Pictorial model subtraction
Subtraction using a hundreds chart
Adding up with subtraction
Removal Strategy
Adding up on a number line
Subtraction on a number line
Partial Differences
Partitioning- subtraction