Fun Ways to Teach Addition with Carrying (that my kids love)

Hey all! I wanted to share 3 methods I’ve been using to teach my kids addition with carrying (regrouping), and it’s been so helpful in making this concept click for them. My twin boys are 8 years old , and I know it can be a tricky topic for some, so I thought I’d pass along what’s been working for us.

Here are some hands-on ways we’ve been practicing:

• Using base-ten blocks to visually see the regrouping
• Story problems that involve carrying
• Games on the whiteboard where I ask a question and they need to solve it together (this is probably my favorite one.. their "problem-solving discussions" are priceless 😊

I can go into more details if anyone needs, but definitely have seen that most progress since we started doing these 3 things.