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.
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!)