Early Addition Strategies within 100: Bead String
By Cindy Aossey (KCM) & Funda Gonulates (NKU)
Students begin to build an understanding of adding numbers by using tools that make the place-value
structure of numbers visible. In this video, we walk through a progression of tasks that build and
connect to support students in developing more sophisticated strategies. We also show how a teacher
might record students’ thinking on a recording sheet to help connect concrete experiences to more
abstract representations.
Targeted Standards: KY.1.NBT.4, KY.2.NBT.5