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Year 2 · Maths
Understand Order For Addition Subtraction
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Focus on addition can be done in any order. Start with “Understand that Adding Can be Done in any Order”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 2 learners practise addition can be done in any order.
The activities include Understand that Adding Can be Done in any Order, Understand that Subtracting Cannot be Done in Any Order, Use Mental Methods of Addition and Subtraction to Solve Word Problems. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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- Understand that Adding Can be Done in any Order
- Understand that Subtracting Cannot be Done in Any Order
- Use Mental Methods of Addition and Subtraction to Solve Word Problems
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Addends Can Be Added in Any Order
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Year 2 - subtraction with borrowing
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Use Mental Methods in Word Problems
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Addends Can Be Added in Any Order: Year 2 Unit
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KS1 Adding and Subtracting
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