Second Grade MathLand Program
Number Sense
Use appropriate math vocabulary, including number words
Construct number meaning by using real-world experiences and physical materials
Use concrete materials to understand odd and even numbers
Name, count, recognize, write order and compare whole numbers up to 100
Understand our numeration system by relating, counting, grouping, and place value concepts
Interpret the uses of numbers in the real world
Create, use, discuss, and solve problems about numbers
Develop various approaches to work with numbers
Use mental math to compute and to solve problems
Use concrete materials to solve computational problems
Know when to use addition and subtraction
Judge the reasonableness of computation problems' resutls
Work with manipulatives in a variety of models
Use a variety of strategies and situations for estimating quantities, measurements and computation
Model, explain and develop proficiency with basic facts and computation algorithms
Set up addition and subtraction equations both horizontally and vertically
LI>Write and solve word problems, exploring addition and subtraction in a variety of contexts
Write number sentences to match problems and write problems to match number sentences
Develop and apply the basic concepts of fractions
Explore discrete math by sorting and classifying sets by attributes and using manipulatives to explore combinations
Find the sums of three and more single-digit addition
Relate the mathematical language and symbolism of operations to problem situations
Explore the concept of division
Explore and understand the relationship among operations
Understand the language of numbers (more than, greater than, less than, before, between, after)
Algebraic Thinking: Pattens, Relations and Functions
Recognize, describe, extend and create a wide variety of patterns in mathematics and the real world
Skip count by 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 10's, 50's, 100's
Demonstrate an understanding of the missing addend
Identify a missing piece of a pattern in a sequence, or in a mathematical sentence
Use patterns and relationships to analyze
Write an equation to represent and solve a problem
Explore the use of variables and open sentences to express relationships
Match written symbols to objects, numbers, quantity and words
Use manipulatives to model balancing in number sentences
Explore and demonstrate an understanding of the commutative property in addition
Explore multiplication and recognize its relationship to repeated addition
Represent and describe relationships with models, graphs and rules
Geometry and Measurement
Identify properties and attributes of shapes
Tell time to five minute, quarter hour, half hour, and hour intervals
Compute with time
Use and understand a calendar
Demonstrate the attributes of time
Identify coins, their values and their equivalencies
Make and use estimates of measurement
Apply, compare and compute with measurement
Demonstrate attributes of length, wieght, area and volume
Use the concepts related to units of measurement
Recognize shapes from different perspectives to explore symmetry
Recognize, describe, model, draw and classify shapes
Investigate and predict the results of combining, subdividing and changing shapes
Develop spatial sense
Use geometric ideas to develop numerical ideas
Data Analysis: Statistics and Probability
Use a variety of methods and materials to manipulate and organize data
Compare and contrast quantities of objects on real and picture graphs
Interpret and discuss Venn diagrams, using 2 or 3 sets
Use a chart or table to help solve a problem
Collect, tally, organize, record and describe data
Formulate and solve problems that involve collecting and analyzing data
Carry out simple probability experiments
Explore the concepts of chance
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