Mental Addition and Subtraction Strategies Overview

This mental addition and subtraction strategies handout provides parents or educators with a clear overview of the mental addition/subtraction strategies that students learn as they progress.

 7 main levels are included, based around the Australian National Numeracy Learning Progressions.

• I can count items
• I count count items one at a time to add/subtract
• I can count hidden items
• I count count on and back to add and subtract
• I can use flexible strategies to ten
• I can use flexible strategies with two digit numbers
• I can use flexible strategies with three digit numbers

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