These strategies work because of place value. So if students don’t understand place value, they won’t understand the strategies. But here’s the thing… Often times big-box curriculum lessons on place value can go really fast. They don’t provide a lot of practice for students. I’ve written a blog post on how I teach each 2nd grade place value standard and how I “beef up” those lessons. Want to read it? 🙋‍♀️ 👉Comment PLACE VALUE and I’ll send it your way I’ll also share where to grab my place val