Grade 2 - California Department of Education
Grade 2 - California Department of Education
Grade 2 - California Department of Education
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State Board <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong>-Adopted <strong>Grade</strong> Two Page 21 <strong>of</strong> 45<br />
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The following table also illustrates two methods for subtraction, one where all<br />
decomposing is done first, the other where decomposing is done as needed.<br />
Students will encounter situations where students “don’t have enough” to<br />
subtract. Note that this is more precise than saying, “You can’t subtract a larger<br />
number from a smaller number,” or the like, as the latter statement is a false<br />
mathematical statement. Eventually, students will subtract and obtain negative<br />
numbers. Note the accompanying diagrams that show the decomposing steps in<br />
each written subtraction method. Again, these methods generalize to numbers <strong>of</strong><br />
all sizes, and are based on decomposing larger units into smaller units when<br />
necessary.<br />
The Mathematics Framework was adopted by the <strong>California</strong> State Board <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> on<br />
November 6, 2013. The Mathematics Framework has not been edited for publication.