CCSS.Math.Content.2.NBT.B

Math2nd GradeNumber and Operations in Base Ten

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Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract.

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics

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What This Cluster Means

What Students Need to Do

Students solve sums and differences within 1000 by breaking numbers into hundreds, tens, and ones. They use drawings, equations, and mental strategies, and explain each regrouping. They also find 10 or 100 more or less without counting by ones.

What Mastery Looks Like

A student chooses an efficient strategy and gets accurate answers, including sums of several two-digit numbers. They align place values, regroup correctly, and use addition to check subtraction. They can explain why the method works.

Common Misconceptions

Students may line up digits by the left edge or treat zeros as if they hold no place. They may calculate each column without making a new ten or opening a hundred. In subtraction, some always take the smaller digit from the larger one.

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Solve 368 + 247 and 602 − 178, then explain one regrouping with a quick base-ten sketch.

Lesson moves

Ways to Teach It

  1. Have pairs model 346 + 278 with base-ten blocks, trade units as needed, and record each trade beside a written equation.

  2. Ask students to draw and explain why 402 minus 186 requires decomposing a hundred, then compare explanations with a partner.

  3. Play Target 500: students draw digit cards, make two numbers, then add or subtract to get as close to 500 as possible.

  4. Give students a $1,000 classroom budget with whole-dollar prices, then have them choose supplies and calculate the total and money left.

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