Looking for a purposeful way to help students tackle multi-digit addition and subtraction with confidence using the compensation strategy?
This resource is designed to explicitly teach students how to solve addition and subtraction problems by adjusting numbers to make calculations easier. Students learn to use friendly numbers, compensate for changes made, and maintain the same total or difference, supporting efficient mental calculation and flexible number thinking.
HOW YOU CAN USE THIS RESOURCE:
🌿 Explicitly teach and reinforce addition and subtraction using mental maths strategies
🌿 Develop flexible thinking by adjusting and compensating numbers efficiently
🌿 Small group or guided maths instruction
🌿 Whole-class rotations or maths stations
🌿 Relief-teacher-friendly lessons with minimal preparation
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
𓅦 40x Word Problem Task Cards
𓅦 6x Levels of Number Complexity Differentiation
7x two-digit plus two-digit problems
7x two-digit minus two-digit problems
6x three-digit plus two-digit problems
6x three-digit minus two-digit problems
7x three-digit plus three-digit problems
7x three-digit minus three-digit problems
𓅦 2x Levels of Strategy Support Differentiation
Empty strategy model cards
Partially filled strategy model cards
𓅦 PDF Version
2x Colour options - minimal colour and black & white
Empty strategy model worksheets
2x recording sheets
Answers
𓅦 2x Digital Versions
MS Powerpoint
Google Slides
𓅦 2x Self-checking options - no teacher marking!
Provide access to the Google Form for checking answers
Print the self-checking cards double sided
WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS RESOURCE:
🌿 Explicit strategy support that builds efficient mental calculation
🌿 Word problems that reinforce reasoning
🌿 Low-prep and easy to differentiate
🌿 Works seamlessly for whole class, small groups or intervention
🌿 Helps students see addition and subtraction as strategic number sense
Looking for a purposeful way to help students tackle multi-digit addition and subtraction with confidence using the compensation strategy?
This resource is designed to explicitly teach students how to solve addition and subtraction problems by adjusting numbers to make calculations easier. Students learn to use friendly numbers, compensate for changes made, and maintain the same total or difference, supporting efficient mental calculation and flexible number thinking.
HOW YOU CAN USE THIS RESOURCE:
🌿 Explicitly teach and reinforce addition and subtraction using mental maths strategies
🌿 Develop flexible thinking by adjusting and compensating numbers efficiently
🌿 Small group or guided maths instruction
🌿 Whole-class rotations or maths stations
🌿 Relief-teacher-friendly lessons with minimal preparation
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
𓅦 40x Word Problem Task Cards
𓅦 6x Levels of Number Complexity Differentiation
7x two-digit plus two-digit problems
7x two-digit minus two-digit problems
6x three-digit plus two-digit problems
6x three-digit minus two-digit problems
7x three-digit plus three-digit problems
7x three-digit minus three-digit problems
𓅦 2x Levels of Strategy Support Differentiation
Empty strategy model cards
Partially filled strategy model cards
𓅦 PDF Version
2x Colour options - minimal colour and black & white
Empty strategy model worksheets
2x recording sheets
Answers
𓅦 2x Digital Versions
MS Powerpoint
Google Slides
𓅦 2x Self-checking options - no teacher marking!
Provide access to the Google Form for checking answers
Print the self-checking cards double sided
WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS RESOURCE:
🌿 Explicit strategy support that builds efficient mental calculation
🌿 Word problems that reinforce reasoning
🌿 Low-prep and easy to differentiate
🌿 Works seamlessly for whole class, small groups or intervention
🌿 Helps students see addition and subtraction as strategic number sense
