Unit 2 Family Letter​

Focus: Using place value to add double digit numbers on an open number line

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Adding and subtracting within 20 is a huge foundation to math success at this age. If you are looking to support your child with his or her fact fluency, check out these games you can play at home to reinforce mental strategies!

​We know solving double digit addition and subtraction equations looks very different than the way we learned, yet our goal is to set students up with a foundation to understand the why behind the standard algorithms. If you need help understanding how your child is solving double digit equations you can use these visuals to learn some of the strategies we teach in 2nd grade! Wondering why we use these strategies instead of jumping right to the standard algorithm we used growing up? Watch this video!!

If you are looking for additional math activities, this Math at Home website is filled with fun daily math activities, collections of practice pages, family games, math conversation starters and more!