As I'm planning ahead for upcoming chapters I decided to post some bar model station activities I made last year. Bar models were VERY hard for my kids last year, but that could have been partly due to my own inexperience with them. I'm hoping I do a better job this year with explaining them! Here are a few screen shots. There are more and in their entirety on TpT!

Bar models are a crucial component in the Singapore math pedagogy. They provide a pictorial representation of the part-part-whole concept of large numbers and provide students with a strategy to solve multi- digit addition and subtraction problems, including real-world problems. The task cards included in this product are in alignment with CCSS 2.NBT.7 There are 24 task cards that present a bar model and instruct students to write a real-world math problem based on the model. $3.00

Bar models are a crucial component in the Singapore math pedagogy. They provide a pictorial representation of the part-part-whole concept of large numbers and provide students with a strategy to solve multi- digit addition and subtraction problems, including real-world problems. The task cards included in this product are in alignment with CCSS 2.NBT.7 There are 24 task cards that present a real-world math problem and instruct students to create a bar model based on the problem…

There's still time... A few weeks back, I linked up a Freebie called, "Problem Solving, Magic and Happily Ever After: A Student and Parent Guide to Common Core Word Problems." You might remember it...you can see it below and grab a copy for yourself! I am really excited to finally be finished with the workbook to go along with it! Addition and subtraction problems can be presented in many ways and students must be able to solve problems of any situation. Below you will see the "Common…

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