Math and reading are often taught differently from how many of us learned. Short, plain-English guides to today's methods, each with a worked example and three 10-minute ways to help at home.
Part-part-whole and the make-ten strategy behind Common Core addition.
1st to 4th gradeNumber lines, breaking apart by place value, and when carrying arrives.
3rd to 5th gradeHow Common Core multiplication uses boxes and place value, then the standard algorithm.
1st to 7th gradeDrawing word problems as strips to see the parts, the whole, and the unknown.
These guides follow the Common Core State Standards and national reading research, and each one lists its sources. States and districts choose their own curriculum and tests, so your child's school may use different names or a different order. If in doubt, ask the teacher which method the class uses.
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