Addition Models

Sample Questions
Use 2 strategies to find the
Sometimes drawing
: a model will
help students find an unknown. sum of 47 and 38. Which do Grade
Thinking of addition word problems,
you can think of three major parts –
you like better? Why?
For science class, the teacher
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• What you start with bought 59 mealworms and 32 Unit 3: Addition
• What changes
silkworms. Some of the and Subtraction
• What is the result
worms changed to beetles.
within 200
Grandma has some flowers in the Now the classroom has 43
garden. She planted 27 flowers. Now worms. How many worms
Key Vocabulary
she has 63 flowers. How many flowers changed to beetles?
did she have in her garden to start? :

Solve.
82 - 48

Games
Using playing cards/dice:
1. Each player puts down 4 cards to
make a two 2-digit numbers, roll
the dice – if the dice is even, find
the sum; if the dice is odd, find the
difference. Greater answer wins.
2. Each player puts down 4 cards to
make a two 2-digit numbers. Find
the sum/difference using as many
strategies possible. The most
reasonable strategies wins!
 2-Digit addition and subtraction strategies
Students will be able to use a variety of strategies
to add and subtract fluently. Break-Apart Place Value
Students will be able to justify answers to one and Students begin to learn to use
Students learn to break apart numbers in a variety of
two-step word problems using models, equations, place value understanding to add
and or words. ways, in order to mentally add and subtract bigger
and subtract.
numbers. Different ways to break-apart numbers are
more efficient for different number combinations.
Use Manipulatives
Students being with concrete
models to understand the meaning
of addition and subtraction

25 + 17 = ?

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