Subtraction with Regrouping Second Grade Math Notebook

This Interactive Math Notebook resource is a powerful tool for deepening student understanding and engagement with subtraction and place value concepts. It’s designed to be student-friendly, low-prep, and highly effective for reinforcing key math skills through hands-on, visual, and kinesthetic learning.

✅ What Makes This Resource Great:

✂️ Hands-On Learning

• Foldables, flip-flaps, pockets, and spinners give students a tactile experience that builds retention.
• Perfect for active learners who benefit from cutting, gluing, assembling, and interacting with content.

📚 Comprehensive Coverage

Focuses on 2-digit and 3-digit subtraction (with and without regrouping), as well as:

• Subtraction rules and strategies
• Comparing numbers (greater than/less than)
• Word problems
• Odd and even number recognition
• Place value understanding through manipulatives

🧠 Critical Thinking Emphasis

• “Explain Your Thinking” pages encourage metacognition and math reasoning.
• Students are prompted to write about strategies used and reflect on their problem-solving process.

📸 Visual Support

• Comes with photo examples of completed pages, so students (and teachers!) know exactly how the final product should look.

📎 Included Resources Summary:

CategoryResource ExamplesSubtraction StrategiesSubtraction Rules Posters, Bigger Bottom Better Borrow Flip-FlapInteractive ElementsRegrouping Pockets, Flip-Flaps, Story Problems, SpinnersPractice/Concept ApplicationExplain Your Thinking, Greater Than/Less Than, Spin-a-ProblemDifferentiation2-digit and 3-digit versions of problems and tools

📦 Materials You'll Need:

• Composition notebook or spiral notebook
• Glue and scissors
• Paperclips (for spinners)
• Deck of cards (for math games)
• Base ten blocks (to support regrouping and place value understanding)

🧩 Classroom Use Ideas:

• Whole group instruction or small group math rotations
• Math intervention or enrichment
• Student reference during independent work
• Family engagement—students love showing off their notebook at home!
• Great for math portfolios or end-of-year math reflections