2nd Grade Math
Parents,
This page will help you understand the various math concepts, and the daily math activities that your child will learn throughout second grade. I have also included online links to math games which your child can access for additional math practice and fun!
The Saxon Math program consists of five components:
- The Meeting- The children begin each day practicing skills pertaining to the calendar, counting, patterning, weather, graphing, time, money, place value, tallying, and problem solving.
- The Lesson- New objectives are introduced through group activities. The students use materials , have discussions, and work together to help each other learn.
- Guided Class Practice and Homework- The "A" side of the sheet is completed in class with the teacher's assistance. Side "B" is sent home to be done independently. COMPLETING DAILY HOMEWORK IS IMPORTANT!
- Number Fact Practice- Numerous strategies are used to assist students in learning number facts. Children recite the facts, use manipulative, fact cards, and fact sheets.
- Assessments- Oral Assessments occur after ever ten lessons and Written Assessments after every five lessons. All skills assessed have been practiced for at least five days.
Second Grade Math Concepts:
Number Sense and Numeration
ex. count by 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 10's, 25's, and 100's, reads and writes numbers, compares, rounds, and orders #s, place value, etc.
Concepts of Whole Number Operations
ex. addition, subtraction, identifies addends and sums, -+ fact families, commutative and associative properties, acts out, draws pictures for number sentences etc.
Whole Number Computations
ex. addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
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masters addition and subtraction facts to 18
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masters multiplication facts (0,1,2,3,4, 5)
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multiplies by 10 and 100
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divides by 2
Fractions and Decimals
ex. identifies fractional parts of a whole and set, writes a fraction to show parts of a whole and set, identifies equivalent fractions, and mixed numbers using concrete objects.
Money
ex. counts money, writes money amts. using c and $symbols, selects coins for a given amt., and makes change for a dollar.
Geometry and Spatial Relations
ex. identifies, describes, and classifies, polygons, identifies and creates congruent shapes, identifies horizontal, vertical, and oblique line segments, identifies lines of symmetry, identifies parallel and perpendicular line segments, etc.
Geometry and Measurement
ex. time and calendar, temperature, linear measurement (estimates and measures length), draws line segments using inch and 1/2 inch, and draws line segments using centimeters, weight, identifies units of mass, capacity (volume), estimates and measures capacity, follows a recipe and measures, perimeter and area etc.
Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability
ex. draws, reads, and graphs data using pictographs and bar graphs, predicts the outcome of a probability experiment , and conducts a survey etc.
Patterns, Algebra, and Functions
ex. uses comparison symbols, greater than, less than and =, locates points on a number line, identifies the missing # in a sequence, identifies the missing shape or design in a repeating pattern etc.
Students will use a variety of visuals, manipulatives and small group activities to learn the skills within each of the concepts.
