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2nd grade math · Unit 2: Even, odd, and equal groups

Add the rows, not the sides

What this lesson shows

Fixes a mistake

3 rows of 4 is 4 + 4 + 4 = 12, not 3 + 4 = 7.

The worked example

The lesson works this one step by step: 3 rows of 4. Then your kid tries one like it on paper.

The steps

  1. Not rows plus columns
  2. Each row has the same
  3. Add one row at a time

Helping at home

Each row holds the same number. Add that number once for every row, never the rows and the columns.

If your kid gets stuck

How many in each row?

Watch it with Lux

With Lux, this lesson is a narrated video and a printed page your kid works on. Then Lux helps with the same math on their own worksheet, one question at a time.

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Standards

  • Common Core 2.OA.C.4
    Use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to 5 rows and up to 5 columns; write an equation to express the total as a sum of equal addends.
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