PB and J and Double Digit Addition

PB and J and

Double Digit Addition

By L. Thompson

By L. Thompson with the help of scrappindoodle.com and Mr. Elementary Math’s addition strategy posters.

What type of peanut butter sandwich do you like?

What kind of bread do you like?

Whit

e

Sourdough

RyeWheat

What type of peanut butter sandwich do you like?

What kind of jelly do you like?

Grap

e

Grandma’s

homemade

strawberry

Peach

Raspberry

What type of peanut butter sandwich do you like?

What kind of peanut butter do you like?

Creamy

Crunc

hy

What type of peanut butter sandwich do you like?

We all like our peanut butter sandwiches a little differently than

others. That is what makes us unique.

We also learn differently.We can use different strategies to

solve a double digit addition problem and still

come up with the same answer.

What type of peanut butter sandwich do you like?

On the next few slides are some strategies that you can use to solve

the following problem:

Some may work for you and some may not. It’s OK!!

Traditional Algorithm

1 5 6+ 2 9 7 5

Add 6 and 9 to get 15. Put the 1 ten from 15 above the 5 in the

tens side. It is put up there because it still needs to be

added. Put the 5 ones below the 9.

How do YOU solve your addition problems?

Using the paper your teacher passed out to solve the following addition problem using a strategy that is

easiest for you.

Be creative! You may invent your own!

Share with the class!!Thank you scrappindoodle.com and Mr Elementary Math for the graphics and math strategy posters used.

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