Public Practice Guide
Use this guide to see the type of reasoning MathRoutine expects for grade 2 two-step addition stories word problems. The goal is not worksheet volume; it is helping students read the situation, choose a model, and explain why the answer fits.
What Students Practice
Reasoning Patterns
Sample Problems
These grade-specific examples show the kind of student-visible reasoning MathRoutine is designed to support: identifying the important quantities, choosing the right structure, and checking the final answer against the story.
A class collected 28 cans on Monday and 34 cans on Tuesday. On Wednesday, they collected 19 more cans. How many cans did they collect altogether?
Reasoning Strategy
Combine Monday and Tuesday, then add Wednesday.
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Break the story into collection days so the student does not stop early.
A school garden has 28 carrots in one bed and 37 carrots in another bed. Students plant 16 more carrots. How many carrots are there now?
Reasoning Strategy
Add the two beds, then add the new carrots.
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Keep the first total separate so the student does not lose a ten.
A book fair sold 45 books before lunch and 38 books after lunch. How many books were sold that day?
Reasoning Strategy
Add two two-digit quantities with regrouping.
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Break the numbers into tens and ones before combining.
A jar has 24 marbles. After Mei adds some marbles, the jar has 61 marbles. How many marbles did Mei add?
Reasoning Strategy
Use the unknown addend relationship 24 + ? = 61.
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Show that subtraction can find the missing added part.
Mina has 18 stickers. Her cousin gives her some more, and now she has 31 stickers. How many stickers did her cousin give her?
Reasoning Strategy
Set up the unknown addend: 18 + ? = 31.
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Highlight the starting amount, final amount, and missing added amount.
Three classes collected 124, 138, and 119 cans for recycling. How many cans did they collect altogether?
Reasoning Strategy
Add all three parts and check place value carefully.
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Break the total into hundreds, tens, and ones before adding.
A library shelf has 46 chapter books and 28 nonfiction books. After 17 more books are added, how many books are on the shelf?
Reasoning Strategy
Combine the original groups, then add the new books.
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Separate the two steps so students do not stop after the first sum.
A third grade class has 156 books in one cart and 238 books in another cart. How many books are there in all?
Answer
394 books
Reasoning Strategy
Add by place value: hundreds, tens, then ones.
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Show the regrouping step so the student sees why 50 + 30 and 6 + 8 both matter.
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Practice Ladder
Modeled after elementary workbook expectations: make the story structure visible before moving to the number sentence.
Read the story and identify whether quantities are being joined, separated, or compared.
Represent the situation with a drawing, number sentence, or missing-part equation.
Answer in a complete unit so the student connects the number back to the story.
Assessment Signals
A guide is useful only if it clarifies what teachers and parents should look for in student work. MathRoutine tracks these signals during practice instead of treating every miss as the same mistake.
Common Mistakes
Learning Loop
A strong word problem platform should not only say right or wrong. It should notice the pattern: missed unit rate, ignored leftover, reversed comparison, wrong base percent, or equation setup error.
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Attempt
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Diagnosis
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Next practice
Diagnosis Examples
Each word problem should create evidence about setup, calculation, vocabulary, hidden quantities, or final-question confusion. These examples show what MathRoutine is designed to separate after an attempt.
If the attempt shows
The student adds every visible number in the paragraph.
Likely diagnosis
Distractor information is being treated as part of the total.
Next practice
Use combine stories where one number describes a group but is not added.
If the attempt shows
The student gives the final total when the problem asks how many were added.
Likely diagnosis
The unknown addend is being confused with the ending amount.
Next practice
Practice missing-part equations such as start + unknown = final.
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