2 2.NBT.B.9 Grade 2 · Number and Operations in Base Ten

2.NBT.B.9: Explain why addition and subtraction strategies work

Explain why addition and subtraction strategies work, using place value and the properties of operations.10Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, as adopted in the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for Mathematics (2017), Grade 2.

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How ColorMyMath teaches it

Past nine, color tells you which place a digit lives in. A ten is a triangle of ten dots; the number of triangles is the tens digit, so 34 is three triangles and four loose green dots.

Every page is free and open — nothing to install, no account, and it works on a phone or a classroom board. Every number has its own color: 1 red, 2 orange, 3 yellow, 4 green, 5 blue, 6 purple, 7 brown, 8 pink, 9 cyan, and a number is that many colored dots.

Where it sits in the curriculum

More Grade 2 standards in Number and Operations in Base Ten

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ColorMyMath · getridoftheteacher.com · every number has its own color, and a number is that many colored dots. Matching a game to a standard is a judgement call; the official text is at doe.mass.edu.