Description
This is the hands-on, standards-aligned, collaborative, and engaging 2nd grade addition & subtraction strategies resource you’ve been looking for! This addition & subtraction unit can also be used as a supplement to other math programs. Includes: teaching slides, lesson plans, warm-ups, number talks, mini lessons, collaborations, worksheets, differentiation, assessments, anchor charts, songs, and SO much more!
A JOURNEY TO FACT FLUENCY AMONG THE BIOMES
In this unit, students will build addition & subtraction fact fluency and work with math facts within 20. Each of the 20 lessons highlights a specific habitat/biome along with an essential math skill.
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Is your current math curriculum dull and lifeless?
This unit is engaging! It includes themed lessons to pique student interest, while also ensuring they master the math standards.
Looking for resources that are easy to prep?
The activities are low-prep or no-prep! The lesson plans include icons to help you choose which activities to use during the day, and teaching slides that guide you & your students through the lesson.
Wanting your students to love math?
The math block routine will scaffold and guide students to feel successful, reach deep levels of understanding, and love math!
This resource is perfect for:
- A complete daily math block
- Math centers & hands-on activities
- Math worksheets & independent practice
- Supplemental practice
- Math interventions
- Math extensions
- Number talks
- Themed units – perfect for integrated studies
THE UNIT INCLUDES:
- Unit overview & binder cover
- Pre-assessment
- Post-assessment
- Anchor charts
- Craftivity
- Book recommendations
- Optional activities
- Themed unit & lessons
- Vocabulary word cards
- Lesson plans
- Teaching slides
- Warm-ups
- Math chats (Number talk)
- Mini lessons
- Collaborations
- Independent Practice
- Interventions
- Extensions
- Checks for understanding
Unit 2: Addition & Subtraction Unit Skills & Strategies Overview:
*Aligned to CCSS and TEKS*
ADDITION:
- Part-part whole models
- Count on
- Doubles
- Near doubles
- Make ten
- Commutative property
- Adding on a number line
- Associative property
- Addition word problems
SUBTRACTION:
- Part-part whole models
- Count back
- Subtracting on a number line
- Count up
- Doubles
- Near doubles
- Think make ten
- Fact families/related facts
- Subtraction word problems
- Addition & subtraction strategy review
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Classroom teachers are already loving this resource!
—–“This curriculum provides fun & interactive activities for my students. It also includes differentiated support for my small groups. I love all of the opportunities for learning!” – Melanie
—–“I am going to use this as a supplement along with my district’s curriculum. Our current curriculum spirals, but doesn’t give nearly enough lessons and activities for my students to gain a true understanding of a concept or skill. With this program, I will not only have additional activities for my students to use, but also lessons, hands-on and collaborative activities, and differentiation tasks for those that need intervention or extension on the skill. This is just what I needed!”- Taylor
I can’t wait to hear how this addition & subtraction unit helps your student achieve success with math fact fluency in a positive, encouraging, teacher-friendly way! Send me a message after you download and let me know how it’s going. Happy teaching!











Emilie Eckhart –
This resource was exactly what I needed! It was well-organized, easy to use, and saved me so much prep time. My students were engaged and successful with the activities, and I appreciated how it aligned with standards. The visuals and directions were clear, and it was simple to adapt for different learners. Highly recommend for any teacher looking to make lessons more meaningful and efficient!
Hannah Richmond –
Thank you for creating such a thoughtful resource!
Jill Mast –
This was a great resource to help my students practice their math facts. Thank you.
Ashley H. –
My students and I enjoyed using this resource in class.
Coffee Mugs and Teacher Hugs –
Thank you for a great classroom resource! My students love using this product during teaching.
Mindy C. –
At the beginning of the year, my students really struggled with addition and subtraction within 20, but after using this resource, I saw so much growth! The biomes theme kept them excited to come to math each day, and the organized lessons, anchor charts, and number talks made it easy for me to stay on track. By the end, my students were solving problems quickly and confidently — it was amazing to see their progress. This resource truly made a difference in my classroom!
Leslie B. –
This is a complete game changer! It is EVERYTHING you need! This is perfect! The kids love the slides and I love the laid out lesson plans. Thank you so much. This saves HOURS of planning!!
Holly How-To –
I love these math units. The teaching slides are very useful and I like the variety of resource options.