Strategies Students Use
Why isn't my child learning to "borrow" and "carry"?
There are MANY different strategies that kids use to solve addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems. We encourage students to use strategies that make sense to them, and coach them to use more efficient strategies over time. The most important thing is that your child chooses a strategy that makes sense to THEM.
See below for some of the questions you may have about student strategies.
What strategies do our second and third graders use to add?
What strategies do our second and third graders use to add?
Addition Strategies 2nd and 3rd Grade.mp4What strategies do our second and third graders use to subtract?
What strategies do our second and third graders use to subtract?
Final 2nd and 3rd grade subtraction video.mp4What strategies do our third graders use to multiply?
What strategies do our third graders use to multiply?
Part1 Mult.mp4What strategies do our fourth and fifth graders use to subtract?
What strategies do our fourth and fifth graders use to subtract?
4th and 5th Grade Subtraction.mp4What strategies do our fourth and fifth graders use to multiply 1-digit x 2-digit numbers?
What strategies do our fourth and fifth graders use to multiply 1-digit x 2-digit numbers?
Part2 Mult.mp4What strategies do our fourth and fifth graders use to multiply 2-digit x 2-digit numbers?
What strategies do our fourth and fifth graders use to multiply 2-digit x 2-digit numbers?
Part3 Mult.mp4What strategies do our fourth and fifth graders use to divide?
What strategies do our fourth and fifth graders use to divide?
Division.mp4Want to learn more?
Want to learn more?
A quick video about how to support your child with flexible subtraction strategies.
A visual example of many different strategies for the same multiplication problem.
A quick video on why it's important to support your child with flexible addition strategies. (It might help you understand your child's strategies too!)