Add Using Compensation Resources

On Education.com, educators and parents can access worksheets, activities, and lesson plans that teach addition strategies, including the use of compensation. These resources provide teaching materials that help students understand how to adjust numbers to make addition easier, such as making one number a "friendly number" (e.g., a multiple of 10), adding, then compensating for the initial adjustment. Students can practice applying these strategies through exercises that support mental math and number sense development.

Adding using compensation is a mental math strategy that involves temporarily adjusting one addend to make the problem easier to solve, then correcting the answer afterward. For example, when solving 198 + 47, a student might add 2 to 198 to make it 200, add 47 to get 247, then subtract the 2 added initially to arrive at the correct sum of 245. This method helps students develop flexible thinking and strengthens their ability to perform quick and accurate calculations.

By using these addition compensation resources, teachers can provide structured practice that helps students recognize patterns, improve arithmetic fluency, and build confidence in problem-solving. Parents can adapt these activities for at-home learning, making math practice engaging and accessible. Through hands-on exercises and real-world examples, learners gain practical skills that support academic success and everyday mathematics.