DD1 is in Y2 and has been struggling a bit with her maths. In particular I have noticed she struggles with adding and taking away double digit numbers (e.g 56 + 27=) She is tries to count on in 10s and then add on 1s and gets in a pickle with it all and can't remember where she was and then gets stressed if she gets it wrong.
I have just shown her the old fashioned colum adding way which she picked up straight away and now she is so happy and finds adding this way really easy. I know at school they do mental maths and use number squares which help. She is confident at doing this for smaller numbers or where she knows the number bonds 2,5,10s etc. Is it ok for DD to add in the 'old fashioned' way as long as she gets the right answer?
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thebird · 12/04/2011 21:04
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