Here’s what we practice 👇 ✨the mental math skills involved✨ We practice breaking apart 2-digit numbers into expanded form. (41=40 1) We practice adding 2 multiples of 10 together. (40 10=50) We practice adding a multiple of 10 to a single-digit number. (50 6=56) Teach these skills before teaching the Break Apart Strategy and it will become your students’ favorite strategy. 🙌 Want to feel completely confident teaching this strategy? 👉Comment “break apart” and I’ll send you my blog post where I