Learning Lifetime Math Skills
In Everyday Mathematics, children develop a broad background by learning concepts
and skills in the following six content strands. The second-grade program emphasizes
the following content:
Numbers and Numberation - Counting; reading and writing numbers;
identifying place value; comparing numbers; working with fractions;
using money to develop place value and decimal concepts
Operations and Computation - Recalling addition and subtraction facts;
exploring fact families (related addition and subtraction facts, such as
2+5=7, 5+2=7, 7-5=2, and 7-2=5); adding and subtracting with tens and
hundreds; beginning multiplication and division; exchanging money amounts
Data and Chance - Collecting, organizing, and displaying data using tables,
charts, and graphs
Measurement and Reference Frames - Using tools to measure length, weight,
capacity, and volume; using U.S. customary and metric measurment units,
such as feet, centimeters, ounces, and grams; using clocks, calendars,
timelines, thermometers, and number lines
Geometry - Exploring 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes
Patterns, Functions, and Algebra - Exploring number patterns,
rules for number sequences, relations between numbers, and attributes
Second Grade Math Goal - Second graders are required to memorize their addition and subtraction facts to 20. Daily practice is necessary in order to meet this goal by the end of the year. Students will be given fact folders to practice at school, along with timed quizzes to measure progress. Students will be given games and websites for home practice. The final assessment consists of 50 problems to be completed in five minutes with 94% accuracy or higher.
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