This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Shantel Davis teach about strategies to estimate sums and differences.

This lesson, which is a remix from Illustrative Math,  involves students learning different strategies to solve addition problems.  Students are introduced to methods involving benchmark numbers and decomposing.  https://goopenva.org/courses/1-nbt-ford-and-logan-add-45-36

This remixed lesson from Illustrative Mathematics models how to get the same sum with different addends. It is also introduces students to the use of number lines in addition. https://goopenva.org/courses/2-md-frog-and-toad-on-the-number-line

Students will find helpful resources for learning and practicing math skills and processes in this eMediaVA collection.

This collection has resources organized by grade level teachers can use to teach math.

A fun dice game to get students excited about figuring out addition and subtraction problems.  This activity will help children learn to build greater knowledge of addition/subtraction equations and sums/differences.  Studemts are able to exercise and to have fun while building fundamental skills.  This activity can also be adapted to multiply and division.