Add Using Compensation: Number Line Models #1

Hop, skip, and jump using compensation in this addition worksheet! In each of five problems, students will use the compensation strategy to find the sum. The number line will model how to add the correct multiple of ten and then subtract the difference. The first problem has been pre-filled if learners need guidance.

Created for second and third graders, this worksheet will help students learn how to easily add multi-digit numbers. Learners can strengthen their rounding skills and practice their multiples of ten. Compensation is also a great way to do mental math! Addition strategies, such as this one, will help growing mathematicians gain confidence and number sense.

This worksheet is the first in a series of three. Check out Add Using Compensation: Number Line Models #2 next! If students need a review on compensation, try Add Using Compensation: Ten Frame Models #1.