Comments on: Try Left to Right Addition: A Powerful Mental Math Strategy

By: Using Friendly Numbers: An Addition Strategy - Shelley Gray

Using Friendly Numbers: An Addition Strategy - Shelley Gray — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:30:14 +0000

[…] shown above, this friendly number strategy worked well. But students also could have used left to right addition, breaking up the second number, compensation, or even the plus 7,8,9 […]

By: Elisa Chong

Elisa Chong — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 15:25:15 +0000

I would also LOVE a subtraction strategy post 🙂

Thanks for this post!

By: headmaster

headmaster — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 17:34:24 +0000

In reply to Cindy Wilson.

Hi Cindy! I don’t have Subtraction Strategy posts at this time, but they are on my to-do list for the next couple of months! 🙂

Have a great day,

Shelley

By: Cindy Wilson

Cindy Wilson — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 17:28:46 +0000

Do you have similar posts for subtraction strategies?

By: Compensation: An Addition Strategy - Shelley Gray

Compensation: An Addition Strategy - Shelley Gray — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 21:31:50 +0000

[…] to make the equation easier to solve. Some students may prefer this strategy as an alternative to left-to-right addition or the breaking up the second number […]

By: Breaking Up the Second Number: An Addition Strategy - Shelley Gray

Breaking Up the Second Number: An Addition Strategy - Shelley Gray — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 18:16:17 +0000

[…] Breaking up the second number is a mental math strategy for addition. Some students may find this method more efficient than left-to-right addition. […]