Use models to support operation choice
2nd Grade Math practice: Which model best fits 5 rows of 2 flowers. Part of mixed operations (Mixed Operations).
~10 min
Visual models help show whether to add, subtract, multiply, or divide.
Adding to Find the Total
Apples Eaten
When a story joins two groups together, a bar model shows how the parts make a whole. We use addition to find the total.
💡 Adding usually makes your number bigger!