Addition & Subtraction
Multiplication & Division
Lower Elementary
Upper Elementary
Algebra & Beyond
100

What are two ways to think about subtraction?

Up To or Take Away

100

Multiplication can be thought of as repeated _____ and Division as repeated _______ ?

Addition; Subtraction

100

How can you tell when a number is even? Odd?

Each part has a partner in an even number

100

What does borrowing mean?

Breaking down numbers to give to another place value

100

Explain why < means “less than” and why > means “greater than.”

If you move left on the number line, the numbers get smaller; if you move right on the number line, the numbers get bigger

200

If you don’t know 6+6, how can you solve it using 5+5?

5+5+2

200

What “tool” can we use to practice our 5s facts?

Clock

200

How many place values are there?

Infinite
200

What does carrying mean?

When you change a smaller place value into a bigger one 
200

What is quantity? What is denomination?

Quantity is the amount; denomination is the name

300

How can you solve 8+7 without counting by 1s?

Choose 1:

1. Doubles +/- 1

2. Add 10

3. Up to and Over 10

300

If we don’t know our 6s and 7s facts, what number can we use as a launching point?

5

300

What is our number system based on?

10

300

What is the Law of Sameness?

You can only add and subtract things with the same name. 

300

What is the divisibility rule for 2? 3? 4? 5? 6? 10?

2 - even

3 - add digits together and see if sum is divisible by 3

4 - if you can take half of a number twice

5 - end in 5 or 0

6 - divisible by 2 and 3

10 - end in 0

400

How can you solve 4 + _ = 12 without counting by ones?

Up to and over 10

400

If we don’t know our 8s, 9s, 11s, and 12s facts, what number can we use as a launching point?

10

400

Can you take half of an odd number?

Yes; how?

400

What does estimating or rounding mean?

Getting close to the number so we can make the computation more manageable in our head

400

What does percent mean?

For each 100

500

How can you solve 999+999 without writing anything down?

1000+1000-2

500

What is another strategy for multiplying 6s and 8s?

Doubling

500

What does making change mean?

The difference between what is owed and what is paid

500

What is a factor? What is a multiple?

Factors = what you multiply

Multiples = the answer to a multiplication problem

FM Radio

500

What does absolute value mean?

Distance from zero