CCSS.Math.Content.2.NBT.B.5

Math2nd GradeUse place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract.

The standard

Fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics · Number and Operations in Base Ten

What this standard means

Students need to add and subtract two-digit numbers within 100 without relying only on counting by ones. They should use tens and ones, break numbers apart, make a ten, use friendly numbers, and check subtraction with addition.

Mastery looks like quick, accurate work with a strategy they can explain. A student might solve 47 + 28 as 40 + 20 and 7 + 8, or solve 62 - 37 by counting up from 37 to 62. Common trouble spots are regrouping, mixing up tens and ones, and using a strategy that does not fit the numbers.

Ways to teach it

  • Give students base-ten blocks and have them model 46 + 29, trade ten ones for a ten, then record the equation.
  • Ask students to solve 83 - 48 two ways and write which strategy felt easier and why.
  • Show 56 + 27, 90 - 34, and 72 - 19 on the board, then collect answers on sticky notes.
  • Use a class store price list and ask partners to find totals and change for two items under one dollar.

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Standard text verified against corestandards.org on July 10, 2026.

Page updated July 10, 2026.

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