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Second Grade: Yearly Overview

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View all or part of a multi-segment Video Introduction. (Addition and Subtraction: Give and Take). Second grade mathematics focuses on
learning critical mathematics skills and includes lessons on number sense, computation, time, measurement, geometry, problem solving, and patterns. Second graders will experience math activities using numbers to 1,000, number patterns, place value, adding and subtracting coin and number combinations including story problems, beginning multiplication, even and odd numbers, and time to the hour, half, and quarter hour.

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Semester 1
Quarter 1: August Unit (@10 days)
Quarter 1: September Unit (@ 20 days)

Quarters 1 & 2: October Unit (@ 20 days)
Quarter 2: November Unit (@15 days)

Quarter 2: December Unit (@ 15 days)

Semester 2
Quarter 3: January Unit (@ 15 days)

Quarter 3: February Unit (@ 20 days)
Quarters 3 & 4: March Unit (@ 15 days)

Quarter 4: April Unit (@ 20 days)
Quarter 4: May Unit (@ 15 days)


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Students will better understand counting to 100 by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s, place value for ones and tens, odd/even numbers to 10, coin combinations to $1.00, and addition/subtraction facts to 20 including doubles. Students will also gain greater understanding of estimation, ordinal numbers (first, second, third), and the concepts of greater than, less than, and equal to.
Second graders will use shapes to identify, describe, draw, and compare geometric shapes, explore and describe color, shape, and size of shapes, and use shapes to create and reproduce designs and patterns, explain the answers to math problems, and demonstrate the difference between adding and subtracting.

Students will understand more math vocabulary and practical uses of problem solving words and strategies, more complex geometric concepts and patterns, a variety of measurements, and how to explain their mathematics thinking and processing. Toward the end of the year, second graders will learn to communicate in mathematics, compute in the four basic operations, place value, odd and even numbers, data/predictions/probability, coordinate planes, and perimeter and area.

 

Enduring Understandings are important ideas that students should carry with them years beyond the instruction received this year.

  • Number fluency leads to ease of adding and subtracting in the context of real life situations.

  • We need number sense and math words to communicate reasoning and to find reasonable solutions.

  • Recognizing patterns helps us make sense of our world.

  • Geometry builds our world.

  • Estimation and computation are vital math tools.

  • In order to communicate solutions to problems, we must be able to understand and use the language of math.

  • A sense of number is necessary to communicate mathematical reasoning and to find reasonable solutions and predict outcomes.

  • Numbers can be represented, ordered, and communicated in many different forms.

  • Graphs are tools used to clarify data and data displays helps us make sense of information.

  • Recognition and expression of size communicates measurement relationships.

  • Measurement takes different forms.

  • Computation and fluency in basic mathematical operations are vital skills.

  • There are many ways to solve a problem.

  • Multiplication is repeated addition.

  • Addition and subtraction are related.

  • Mathematics is dependent on place value.

  • Appropriate tools and units are needed to measure.

Essential Questions are most important “big picture” questions students should be able to answer after completing learning activities.

  • How would you count a set of coins?

  • What happens to number patterns greater than 100?

  • What are the patterns in even and odd numbers?

  • At what times do you wake up every day? Go to school? Eat supper? Go to bed?

  • How are addition and subtraction the same? How are they different?

  • How does the value of a number change depending on where the digits are placed?

  • How can knowing geometry words help us recognize, identify, and sort shapes by attributes?

  • How does having a sense of number help us find solutions and understand if our solutions are accurate?

  • What is a pattern?  Where do we find patterns?  What can patterns reveal?

  • What is geometry? How do we use geometry in our everyday lives? How does geometry build our world?

  • Why is it important to learn math vocabulary?

  • In what ways can numbers be communicated, represented, and ordered?

  • What are the different ways to communicate solutions to problems?

  • What essential components are needed to solve problems?

  • What are the graphic tools we use to clarify data, and when do we use them?

  • Why are computation and fluency in basic mathematical operations vital skills?

  • How is a fraction part of a whole?

  • How can we measure length, liquids, and weight?

  • How can you show the difference between addition and subtraction?

  • How does an array show repeated addition?

  • How does a digit's place in a larger number effect its value?

  • How do predictions and estimations help us determine if our answers are reasonable?

  • Why do we need to be fluent at computation?

CSAP Tested Standards  Highest Frequency High Frequency Other Standards and E-Skills

Highest Frequency = the timing, intensity and level of accountability is extremely high because mastery of these skills will must be demonstrated at this grade level.
High Frequency = the timing, intensity and level of accountability is high because mastery of these skills is expected at this grade level.
Other Standards and E-Skills = the timing, intensity, and level of mastery are not urgent. It should be introduced during this time so students can experience the concept and return in future quarters to strive towards mastery.

 

Standard 1:  Number Sense - August
Read, write, and order numbers to 100 (count using whole numbers)
Identify place value (ones and tens)
Identify odd/even numbers to10
Understand and use ordinal numbers (first – tenth)
Adds coins to $1.00
Count combinations of coins (pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters)
Know coin values (penny, nickel, dime, and quarter)
Standard 2:  Algebra and Patterns - August
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Count by number patterns ~ counting by 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s
Identify, describe, create, and extend patterns (including patterns in shapes)
Standard 4:  Geometry - August
Identify, describe, draw, and compare 2-dimensional shapes (Introduce pattern block templates)
Standard 5:  Measurement - August
Tell time to the hour and half hour
Standard 6:  Computation - August
Know addition and subtraction facts to and from 20

Standard 1:  Number Sense - September
Read, write and order numbers up to 200
Identify odd/even numbers to 20
Know different names for the same number (5+5=10 and 2+8=10)
Understand greater than, less than, equal to
Add coins to $1.00 (practice counting combinations of coins: pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters)
Understand and use ordinal numbers (first to twentieth)
Use the terms of estimation correctly (about, near, closer to, a little less than)
Understand greater than, less than, equal to (use basic addition and subtraction facts)
Standard 2:  Algebra and Patterns - September
Identify, describe, create, and extend number patterns (fill in the missing numbers in a pattern).
Identify, describe, create, and extend patterns in shapes
Standard 4:  Geometry - September
Label shapes appropriately by name
Standard 5:  Measurement - September
Tell time to the hour
Tell time to the half hour
Identify the correct tools to measure length, weight, temperature, time
Standard 6:  Computation - September
Know addition and subtraction facts to and from 20 (review/practice math facts to 10/doubles)
Use number models and manipulatives to solve problems (story problems with addition/subtraction to 20)

Standard 1: Number Sense - October

Identifies place value (ones, tens, hundreds)

 Identifies odd/even numbers to 50

Adds coins to $1.00 – counting coins, coin combinations, equivalencies of coins

Knows different names for the same number

Standard 2: Algebra and Patterns - October

Identify the rule of a pattern (in/out boxes, functions)

Standard 3: Statistics and Probability - October

Read and interpret data in bar and picture graphs

Standard 4: Geometry - October

 Identifies and sorts geometric shapes by various characteristics

Recognizes and identifies basic geometry terminology

Standard 5: Measurement - October
Estimate measurement with nonstandard units

Reads the temperature on a thermometer

Measures to the nearest inch and centimeter

Measure with a ruler to check estimation

Standard 6: Computation - October
Use the correct operation (addition or subtraction)

Number stories using real-world situations up to 20

Adds and subtracts 2-digit numbers (no borrowing or regrouping)

Standard 1:  Number Sense - November
Knows different names for the same number

Standard 2:  Algebra and Patterns - November
Use math language to describe patterns

Standard 4:  Geometry - November

Use geometric figures to create and reproduce designs
Recognize and identify basic geometry terminology
Label shapes appropriately by name
Explore and describe attributes of geometric shapes
Recognize 2 and 3-dimensional shapes in the real world
Investigate and predict which pattern block shapes can be formed from smaller pattern block shapes
Identify parallel lines, line segments, arrays, and symmetry
Introduce 3-dimensional shapes
Standard 5:  Measurement - November
Tell time to the quarter hour
Standard 1:  Number Sense - December

Identify odd and even numbers up to 100
Knows different names for the same number
Explain strategies to solve math problems
Standard 4:  Geometry -December

Recognize symmetry
Standard 6:  Computation - December
Add and subtract 2-digit numbers without borrowing and regrouping

Standard 1:  Number Sense - January

Read, write, and order numbers to 500

Add coins to $1.00 ~ counting coins

Write 3-digit numbers in expanded form

Identify visual representations of fractions (1/2, 1/3, ¼)

Standard 2:  Algebra and Patterns - January

Explain patterning

Create and extend patterns using manipulatives to address real-world problems
Identify the rule of a pattern (in/out boxes, functions)

Standard 3:  Statistics and Probability - January

Read and interpret data (bar and picture graphs)

Standard 5:  Measurement - January
Recognize symmetry

Measure elapsed time in hours

Explore weights and scales

Standard 6:  Computation - January
Add and subtract 3-digit numbers (no borrowing or regrouping)

Add and subtract 2-digit numbers with borrowing and regrouping

Multiplication with arrays 0-5

Standard 1:  Number Sense - February

Identify fractions

Use fractions in number stories
Compare fractions

Standard 4:  Geometry - February

Sort shapes by attributes

Standard 5:  Measurement - February
Measure with same size units, standard and non-standard

Choose the appropriate unit of measurement (time, length, capacity, weight, and temperature)

Use familiar objects as references for measurement (for example, a second grader is a little taller than a meter)

Measure longer distances

Estimate and measure the capacity of a container in cups, pints, quarts, and gallons

Introduce perimeter

Introduce Area

Standard 6:  Computation - February

Add and subtract 3-digit numbers with no borrowing or regrouping
Add and subtract 2-digit numbers with borrowing and regrouping

Standard 1:  Number Sense - March
Read, write, and order numbers to 1,000
Understand greater than, less than, and equal to using basic addition and subtraction facts

Explain strategies to solve math problems

Read and write decimal notation with money

Make change from $1.00
Standard 2:  Algebra and Patterns - March

Identifies, describes, creates, and extends number pattern; filling in missing numbers up to 100

Standard 5:  Measurement - March

Choose the appropriate unit of measurement (time, length, capacity, weight, and temperature)

Use familiar objects as references for measurement (for example, a second grader is a little taller than a meter)

Measure longer distances

Estimate and measure the capacity of a container in cups, pints, quarts, and gallons

Standard 6:  Computation - March

Add money using a calculator

Select and use a variety of strategies to solve problems

Add and subtract 2-digit numbers with borrowing and regrouping

Standard 1:  Number Sense - April

Identify odd and even numbers in the 100's

Identify place value (thousands and ten thousands)

Read and write decimal notation with money

Make change from $1.00

Compare fractions

Standard 3:  Statistics and Probability - April

Collect and organize data into a list, table, or graph
Interpret data to make predictions

Generate a prediction and solve problems using data (probability)

Use data from daily events or direct experiences to predict outcomes (fair, unfair, likely, more likely, less likely)

Describe orally the relationship between a graph and a table

Standard 4:  Geometry - April
Explore and describe attributes of geometric shapes

Locate and label points on a coordinate plane

Match tables and graphs of points on a coordinate plane

Standard 5:  Measurement - April

Find the perimeter of a shape

Find the area of a shape

Standard 6:  Computation - April

Solve addition and subtraction problems with decimal notation

Select and use a variety of strategies to solve problems

Multiplication with arrays 0-10

Introduce division

Standard 1:  Number Sense - May

Explain strategies to solve math problems

Compare fractions

Standard 3:  Statistics and Probability - May

Describe orally the relationship between a graph and a table

Standard 5:  Measurement - May

Describe the unit for measuring time, length, capacity, weight, and temperature

Estimate and weigh an object

Measure temperature

Know the number of hours in a day, months in a year, inches in a foot, feet in a yard, and cups in a pint

Standard 6:  Computation - May
Multiplication with arrays 0-5
Add and subtract 2-digit numbers with borrowing

Multiplication with arrays 6-10

Solve division problems with manipulatives

Solve addition and subtraction problems with decimal notation

Select and use a variety of strategies to solve problems

 



G
rade 2 Essential Vocabulary
 

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area

array

calculator

centimeter

change

column

congruent

data

decimal point
digit

dollar

doubles

fraction

geometric shapes

multiplication

perimeter

polygon

prediction

row
quarter hour

regroup

rounding

strategy

symmetry

temperature

units of measure

whole number

width


K-5 Math Vocabulary Listed by Grade Level

Research confirms that students must have at least 6 opportunities through varied means to experience the same vocabulary before it can be applied. Here are 6 sample methods for teaching the vocabulary for this unit: These examples are endorsed by the Mid-Continental Research in Education Laboratory (MCREL) Six Step Strategy for Improving Vocabulary. Instead of looking at a dictionary first, follow the 6 steps to insure students have a full understanding. Read more about Research on Teaching Vocabulary.

  • Step 1: Teacher provides a description, explanation, or example of the term

  • Step 2: Student restates the description, explanation, or example in his/her own words

  • Step 3: Student designs a visual representation

Use the suggested Vocabulary Activities for Steps 4-6.

  • Step 4: Student completes activities that provide practice for using terms in writing

  • Step 5: Students review and discuss word meanings 

  • Step 6: Students practice words with games

Resources:

National Virtual Library of Manipulatives (NVLM) - K-12 math support for Number & Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Data Analysis & Probability

Sample Units

 

Parents

You can support your second grader’s math understanding by doing simple activities together. Many beneficial activities can be done while driving around town. Counting out loud by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s, working with coin combinations to $1.00, reviewing addition and subtraction facts to 20 including doubles facts, and pointing out odd/even numbers will help strengthen your child’s math foundation. Noting the time of regular home events, telling addition/subtraction stories to 10, comparing numbers greater than, less than, and equal to, and looking at number patterns with a missing number can give your child confidence in math class. Visa sponsors Ed's Bank, a fun game for students to play online. They'll recognize coin values and see how quickly savings add up.

 

You can help your second grader as he/she continues to learn more sophisticated mathematics in quarter 2 by calling attention to times to the quarter hour on digital and analog clocks. Telling time is a complex skill, so lots of practice is in order. Help your child compare like items by color, shape, and size. Slices of bread, fruit, blocks, and other items around the house work well for this activity. Tell simple math stories that involve adding or subtracting small numbers. Have your child tell you about their thinking and how they got the answer.

 

Your second grader is learning the beginnings of challenging mathematics! You can help and support by asking your child to create patterns with you. Use a variety of household objects to build more elaborate patterns. Show your child how to line up similar objects in equal rows making a multiplication array. Point out how multiplication is repeated addition. Show fractional parts of a whole using candy, pizza, or cookies. Encourage your child to help you measure ingredients in cooking; liquids and dry ingredients, both. Tell each other simple addition and subtraction stories and have your child explain how they got their answer. These at home math activities are no cost, lots of fun, and give a tremendous return on your investment!

 

Help your second grader explore how to explain the answers to math problems. Let your child show you the difference between adding and subtracting. Play with odd and even numbers in the 100's.  Ask him/her to make predictions and solve problems using data from daily events to predict outcomes. Use the vocabulary of prediction and probability (fair, unfair, likely, more likely, less likely) in playing games with spinners or dice. Use the map in the phone book to locate your street. Help your child find the perimeter and area of a shape around the house. Allow your child practice adding and subtracting money. The cost of these simple activities is nothing. The gain in fun, relationship, and mathematics is great!
Reading and Math Strategies for Parents - includes the top 10 strategies in each subject.

 

Everyday Mathematics Resources Math Expressions Resources
Everyday Mathematics requires lesson by lesson presentation to preserve the spiral nature of the instruction. The page links provided on the Unit Chart are for comparison only. Teachers are advised to follow the district-determined EDM pacing calendar.
Everyday Math Games for Second Grade

Everyday Math Daily Routine
Click the following links to find books and games correlated to units of instruction K - 5th grades.

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