Grade 2 - Tier 2
Multiplication and Division
(small group instruction on this topic should occur at least 6 weeks after Tier 1 instruction)
(small group instruction on this topic should occur at least 6 weeks after Tier 1 instruction)
B2.1 use the properties of addition and subtraction, and the relationships between addition and multiplication and between subtraction and division, to solve problems and check calculations
B2.5 represent multiplication as repeated equal groups, including groups of one half and one fourth, and solve related problems, using various tools and drawings
B2.6 represent division of up to 12 items as the equal sharing of a quantity, and solve related problems, using various tools and drawings
Encourage students to use what they know to figure out what they do not yet know. For example, If they know that two 2s is 4 then four 2s would be double 4.
Similarly encourage students to use tools like arrays and number lines to work through their answers and prove their thinking.
Embed the language of doubling and halfing where ever posible to number reslaionships and fractional understanding
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