How this resource helps
A complete 35-slide Grade 2 mathematics lesson for the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NC.2.OA.1). NC.2.OA.1 — Represent and solve addition and subtraction word problems, within 100, with unknowns in all positions: add to/take from with start unknown, compare with bigger and smaller unknowns, and two-step problems with single digits. The lesson opens with the standard breakdown and illustrated vocabulary, moves through five worked teacher models and guided practice, then gives students collaborative and independent practice with a note-catcher review and a three-item exit ticket. Every slide carries teacher speaker notes with prompts, worked answers, support and assessment guidance.
What’s Included
- Editable 16:9 PowerPoint with 35 slides and teacher speaker notes on every slide.
- Original illustrated cover, partner-work and small-group scenes.
- Editable mathematical models, five worked models, guided practice, five independent items, differentiation, note-catcher review and a three-item exit ticket.
- A 35-page SAMPLE-watermarked PDF preview without speaker notes.
Resource details
- Grade / course
- Grade 2
- Subject and resource type
- Mathematics · PowerPoint Lesson
- Files
- 0 main PDF pages · 35 editable slides · PPTX
- Estimated completion time
- 45–60 minute lesson
- Answer key
- Teacher answer guidance is included in the speaker notes on every slide.
Standard or objective
NC.2.OA.1 — Represent and solve addition and subtraction word problems, within 100, with unknowns in all positions, by using representations and equations with a symbol for the unknown number.
I can represent and solve one-step and two-step addition and subtraction story problems with unknowns in all positions.
Original Saint Pierre Learning Resources lesson aligned to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Grade 2 Mathematics.
Learner directions
Students solve story problems with drawings, equations and explanations as the teacher directs.
Teaching suggestions
Project each slide in order. Follow the teacher models, then guide practice as labeled on each slide.