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Column addition with regrouping

Add numbers in columns, carrying between place-value columns.

Taught in Primary 3 in Nigeria (NERDC), Year 3 in United Kingdom (National Curriculum), Grade 4 in Canada (Ontario).

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Nigeria (NERDC)

Primary 3

Strand
Basic Operations
Called
Column addition with regrouping
How it's taught
Carrying shown as a small digit above the next column; learners recite 'write down the ones, carry the tens'.
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United Kingdom (National Curriculum)

Year 3

Strand
Addition and Subtraction
Called
Column addition with regrouping
How it's taught
Concrete–pictorial–abstract progression: bar models and number lines before formal columnar addition/subtraction with exchanging.
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Canada (Ontario)

Grade 4

Strand
Number
Called
Column addition with regrouping
How it's taught
Ontario consolidates the standard algorithm in Grade 4, after flexible decomposition strategies; students compare it with their own methods.
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