Teacher: Christina Rothenberg Materials/Resources:

Grade: 2 -Math in Focus Grade 2

Subject: Math Chapter 4. Using Bar Models: Addition and
Subtraction
Date: Unit will take two weeks from pre- -ST Math: Addition and Subtraction Situations
assessment to post-assessment date. -mathplayground.com Thinking Blocks games
-unifix cubes
-iPads and laptops
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Topic: Bar Modeling with addition and Unit Objectives:
subtraction - Students will be able to use bar models to
solve addition and subtraction problems.
- Students will be able to use addition to check
subtraction, and subtraction to check addition.
Standards: - Students will be able to show addition as
2.NBT.9 Explain why addition and subtraction joining sets.
strategies, work, using place value and - Students will be able to show subtraction as
properties of operations. taking away sets.
2.OA.1. Use addition and subtraction within - Students will be able to show addition and
100 to solve one- and two-step word problems subtraction as comparing sets.
involving situations of adding to, taking from,
putting together, taking apart, and
comparing, with unknowns in all positions,
e.g., by using drawings and equations with a
symbol for the unknown number to represent
the problem.
2.NBT.5. Fluently add and subtract within 100
using strategies based on place value,
properties of operations, and/or the
relationship between addition and
subtraction.
2.NBT.7 Add and subtract within 1000, using
concrete models or drawings and strategies
based on place value, properties of
operations, and/or the relationship between
addition and subtraction; relate the strategy
to a written method. Understand that in
adding or subtracting three-digit numbers,
one adds or subtracts hundreds and
hundreds, tens and tens, ones and ones; and
sometimes it is necessary to compose or
decompose tens or hundreds.
CC.K-12.MP.4. Model with mathematics.
Lesson Procedures:
Day 1: Students will complete the chapter 4 pre-test. Teacher will review the prior knowledge to
see what students know and need to keep working on.
Teacher will go over self-assessment of objectives with students and they will rate themselves
using red, yellow, and green.
Teacher will introduce the unit by showing that unifix cubes can be joined to model an addition
problem. Show that it’s hard to join 24 cubes and that drawing it would take a long time. Show
a bar model to help simplify this. Then review addition and subtraction with regrouping.
Day 2: Teacher will introduce the part-part-whole bar models to solve for addition and
subtraction. Students will practice with teacher, with a partner, and then individually. Students
will build part-part-whole bar models for addition and subtraction word problems.
Day 3: Students will do a warm up problem – solve a part-part-whole word problem with bar
models. Teacher will put students into small groups. Some will work on iPads, some on laptops,
and some students will work with a teacher. Students on iPads will work on ST math using bar
model problems to solve for addition and subtraction. Students on laptops will use
thinkingblocks.com part-whole to solve word problems with bar models. Teacher will monitor
technology to assist students as needed. Other group will work with teacher to solve word
problems with bar models.
Day 4: Teacher will model addition as joining sets and subtraction as taking away sets with bar
models. Students will use bar models to solve word problems whole group, with a partner, and
individually.
Day 5: Teacher will introduce bar models to compare sets with addition and subtraction.
Students will practice whole group, with a partner, and individually.
Day 6/7: Teacher will model how to solve two-step addition and subtraction problems with bar
models. Students will practice whole group with teacher, with a partner, and individually.
Day 8: Students will use iPads to play ST Math, laptops to play thinkingblocks.com games, and
work in small groups with teachers.
Day 9: Final Assessment
Assessments: Homework Connection:
• Chapter 4 pre-test • Students will receive math homework twice during
• Ongoing informal assessments the unit.
from in class work and • Students will work in workbook throughout the unit
homework. in class and review with teachers.
• Chapter 4 post-test.