Split Strategy Addition: What Is It, Worksheets & Examples

When I first heard of the split strategy and my child’s inadequacy of being able to perform it, my first reaction was, “Split what??” It can seem like a convoluted means of being able to add numbers, but there’s a method to the mathematical madness. The split strategy is a mathematical technique to help your child add larger numbers: two-digit numbers and up. It is a technique that helps your child to learn the place value of numbers, and their relationship to each other. ...

July 13, 2021 · 8 min · 1528 words · Sara & Ryan Sheehy

How to Teach Multiplication - 60 Free Worksheets + Times Table Printable

There are 3 free PDF different worksheets available depending upon the child’s level of difficulty. Before we do detail the contents of what’s inside each of the math worksheets, let’s look at how best we can teach this mathematical concept of multiplication. How do you start teaching multiplication? The concept of multiplication is better understood once your child already has a grasp on the concept of addition. The concept of addition helps to determine the total of a cluster of objects (or no objects), whereas multiplication helps to determine the sum total where clusters of objects are equal sizes. ...

May 5, 2019 · 11 min · 2153 words · Sara & Ryan Sheehy