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Grade Two Mathematics
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Developing number sense.

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 Mental Math Strategies ...

These are some of the tools we Encourage your child to explain their thinking:
use as fun ways to practice mental How did you get your answer? or Can you think of another way?
math at school.

Building Blocks
Making Ten: Think of
Subtraction as a
Use and 9+5 Part-Part-Whole:
explain a is the same as
personal 10 + 4 15 - 6 = ?
strategy and 7 + 5 is the same as
is the same as 6 + ? = 15
7+3+2
Base Ten Blocks

Use 1 More
Explain the
or 1 Less: Mental Math Strategies Near Doubles:
Ten Frame 14 + 1 is the same as which could be used 6+8
1 more than 14 or 15
14 - 1 is the same as 1 to determine an is the same as
7+7
less than 14 or 13 addition or subtraction
fact to 18.
Empty Number Line
+3 +4

12 15 19 Use 2 More
or 2 Less: Zero Property: Doubles and
Near Doubles:
Place Value Cards 5+0
14 + 2 is the same as
2 more than 14 or 16 is the same as 5 7+8
14 - 2 is the same as 2 and 5 - 0 is the same as
less than 14 or 12 is the same as 5 7+7+1

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