IMPORTANT! Please READ!
Parents, please do not show your children the algorithm (aka the "short cut" method or "traditional method") before their classroom teachers provide instruction.
It makes learning the concept of addition and subtraction much more difficult if your children do not understand the "why" before the "how." It also makes it more difficult for your child to mentally decompose (break apart) numbers so they can calculate more complex equations and fractions "in their head" as they progress through their years at Turkey Hill School.
Addition BASIC Fact Strategies
Try these strategies if your child struggles with fact fluency (3 seconds is considered "fluent")
Grades 1-2 addition and Subtraction Fact Strategies (Worked Examples Poster)
Grades 1-4 Multi-Digit Addition Strategies (Worked Examples Poster)
Addition Strategies for Concept Understanding -Videos
Grade 1 Circle Drawing
Grades 1-2 Ten Frame
Grades 1-3 Number Bond
Grades 1-4 Count on-Count Up
Grades 1-5 Number Lines (addition/subtraction, multiplication/division, fractions)
Grades 2-3 Expanded Notation and PARTIAL Sums
Grade 4 Standard Algorithm
Important properties to know to make ADDITION and SUBTRACTION easier!
Associative Property