Addition Strategies

It's hard to believe it's October already!  We spent this week reading fiction stories with a fall theme and focusing on the setting.  We also finished up our math unit on addition strategies.

It is important for second graders to know their math facts (addition and subtraction to and from 20) quickly - without having to count.  We talk about being able to "see it and say it" when doing math facts.  We also worked on many different strategies to help us "use what we know" when figuring out math facts.  Here is a picture of the anchor chart we created that hangs in our room.

This chart acts a reference for quickly solving math facts.  When practicing math facts with your child, see if they can tell you a quick strategy to use to find the answer - instead of counting on all the time.  The faster your child can master these facts, the easier math will be when we introduce new concepts and skills.

 

Looking for more practice?  Here are 3 fun sites to visit to make learning facts more fun! Click on the image to head to the game.

 

 

Have fun!