Choosing the Right Tool to Add Tens and Ones
Select and justify the best tool—blocks, pictures, number lines, or mental math—to add a multiple of 10 and a one-digit number.

Select and justify the best tool—blocks, pictures, number lines, or mental math—to add a multiple of 10 and a one-digit number.
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6 lessons
Use concrete and pictorial models to determine the sum of a multiple of 10 and a one-digit number in problems up to 99.
use concrete and pictorial models to determine the sum of a multiple of 10 and a one-digit number in problems up to 99;
select tools, including real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology as appropriate, and techniques, including mental math, estimation, and number sense as appropriate, to solve problems;
display, explain, and justify mathematical ideas and arguments using precise mathematical language in written or oral communication.