Monstrous Hundred Chart Addition.pdf. School- Math / Addition. How Many Ways Can You Add 34 and 28? Back from my mini-Spring Break getaway and eager to get back to work on my newest product, which features adorable monkeys and focuses on addition, subtraction, and place value. Which brings up the question, how many ways can you add 34 and 28? Like many of you, I was taught the traditional algorithm for adding multi-digit numbers. And when I learned it, there was not even any mention of place value--8 + 4 = 12, write down the 2 and carry the 1. Sadly, there are still teachers today who teach the algorithms for addition and subtraction in a completely rote manner.
So here's a few different ways you might add these two numbers (adapted from Van de Walle, Teaching Student Centered Mathematics, K-3). Use multiples of 10: I know that 20 more than 34 is 54 (give kids lots of practice doing this on a 100 chart). Challenge your kiddos to show two different ways to add numbers!! Fun from my friends! Wow, y'all! This time of year is just CAH-ra-zy!!! PTL that I have a 4 day weekend and then only 2 1/2 days left after that :). Seriously don't know if I could make it much longer, the kids are worn out and so am I!
Since I've been so tired lately, I have NOT been in the creating mode. Thankfully, I have tons of sweet friends that have some really great activities out there! Today, my students talked about reading throughout the summer so that we don't "regress" over the next 3 months. Speaking of Lindsey, my kids LOVED playing BINGO with double digit subtraction/addition with regrouping. That's it for me! Mrs. T's First Grade Class. Have the students create an original artwork. It can be watercolored or whatever medium you feel like using. Take a picture of the artwork and have the students choose two effects on the computer to enhance their photo. I used photo shop. The original picture is in the middle and the two added effects are on the ends. It's kind of hard to see how cool they are from the picture. They look way better in person. This was one of our art displays for our schoolwide art walk.