Grade 2 Vocabulary/ Representation

Vocabulary Description Representation

Composing Numbers are

number that are put
Compose
together to create one
number.

Decomposing means to
take apart a number for
example;
Decompose 79+6
1 +5
79 + 1 = 80
80 +5 = 85

Number bond uses a part-

whole-part concept to
Number Bond
present the relation
between the 3 numbers

Rekenreks represent 10
more or 10 less used in
Rekenrek
addition and subtraction for
base Rekenrek

Tens frames are used to

Tens Frames compose or decompose
numbers of 10

Tens Strip are used to

Tens Strip compose or decompose        
numbers of 10

Hash marks are the lines on

Hash Marks
ruler use for measurement

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Vocabulary Description Representation

Tape diagrams show the

Tape Diagram relationship between two
quantities.

Place value disk are used to

Place Value Disks represent the value of a
number Unit form modeled with number
disks: 7 hundreds 2 tens 6 ones =
72 tens 6 ones

hundreds tens ones

Place value chart
Place Value Chart represents the value of a
number

The minuend is the first

number to be subtracted.
Minuend
The subtrahend is the
Subtrahend
second number being
subtracted

A bundle is a representation
Bundle
of tens

A chip model, drawing dots

Chip Model on a labeled place value
chart

a step-by-step procedure to
Algorithm solve a particular type of 300 + 5 = 305
problem

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Vocabulary Description Representation

Number Path represent

addition and subtraction.
Number Path
For example 6 and 3 more
is 9 or 9 and 6 less is

A tally mark is a straight

Tally Mark line used to represent an
amount

An array is an arrangement
Arrays of objects in rows and
columns

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