Grade: Second grade
Subject: Mathematics
Time Allotment: 90 minutes
Objective:
- Students understand why and how numbers have to be carried over when adding
SWBAT:
- Students will be able to recognized why and when numbers need to be carried over while adding
- Students will be able to explain why regrouping is necessary to add
- Students will be able to add by regrouping
Standard:
- Common Core Standard- 2.NBT.B.5: Number & Operations in Base Ten: Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add
Materials:
- Tens blocks
- iPads
- Paper
- Pencil
Procedure:
- Gather the class into one big group to explain how to add by grouping with tens blocks
- Explain the importance of the regrouping aspect of addition with the tens blocks
- Split the class into smaller groups and allow them to do addition by regrouping with tens blocks as a team
- Return to normal seats and show the class a video on addition with regrouping on the projector:
- Elaborate further on the video by demonstrating how to add by regrouping on the board
- Allow students to try a few example problems on their own while assisting until everyone shows that they understand the lesson
- Have the students then get their own individual iPads and play an educational addition with regrouping game:
- Make sure each student has a piece of paper and a pencil and instruct them to copy each addition problem on their game and solve it on their paper before entering the answer on the screen
- Collect each student’s paper showing their work from the educational game on the iPads
Check for Understanding:
- Ask the students if they have any other questions and confirm their understanding on why and how to add by regrouping and
Closure:
- After final questions have been answered, do one or two more examples on the board as a class
- Restate the importance of why regrouping is necessary when adding
Assessment:
- Students will individually complete an addition by regrouping worksheet consisting of 15 questions (Attached below)
- The worksheet will be graded for correctness

