2nd grade Reading/Writing and Math
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Importance of Math and Communication Skills
No subjects in school are more important to a student's future success than reading, writing,
and mathematics. Without these skills, students will have a more difficult time learning in the
next grade. They must know how to use reading, writing, and math in all their school subjects,
including art, music, science, social studies, health, and physical education. Our district has
identified the most important for success in the next grade.
This pamphlet describes what we want your child to learn in reading, writing, and math by the
end of the year. It may give you some ideas about specific skills you would like to help your child
practice. As you will see, our expectations are high. There may be content, such as geometry,
that you would not have expected so early in your child's education. There may also be terms
which are unfamiliar to you. If there are parts you are unsure of, please ask your child's teacher
for more information.
One of our goals as a school district is to have as many children as possible reach these
expectations - or learn even more - by the end of each school year.
Communication Skills - Reading/Writing
By the end of second grade, a student should:
Develop word knowledge and print strategies
~ Recognize word endings, common contractions, and many common words.
~ Read multi-syllable words.
~ Use a variety of strategies to make sense while reading (rereading, asking self if the word or line made sense, checking for fit with the rest of the story).
~ Understand that commas, periods, question marks, and exclamation points affect pace and expression when reading aloud.
~ Read early reader books with ease and smoothness.
Understand the meaning of what is read
~ Read stories or informational writing with multiple scenes, sections, or events.
~ Retell stories with detail about events, characters, time, and place.
~ Use headings, bold print, captions, and pictures to make sense of reading.
Build habits of a thoughtful reader
~ Spend time reading daily.
~ Read a variety of types of books and short readings, including electronic print, such as on a web site.
~ Write, draw, and talk about what is read.
Write clearly and effectively
~ Write for a variety of purposes, for example, short stories, reports, science or mathjournals.
~ Begin to expand ideas with examples, details, or stories.
~ Tell events in the order they happened; create beginnings and ends to stories.
~ Begin to group ideas into paragraphs.
~ Use a variety of ways to begin a sentence.
~ Use less phonetic spelling, more conventional spelling.
~ Understand the use of capitalization to identify important names, places, and times, such as Mr. Edward Vaughn, Yakima, Thursday.
~ Write neatly for others to read.
Use processes and habits of a thoughtful writer
~ Create a plan for writing.
~ Maintain interest from one time to another on the same piece of writing.
~ Use technology tools that help with the writing process.
~ Use resources to proofread final drafts, such as help from others or a computer spellchecker.
~ Share writing with others.
~ Keep lists of words and ideas for writing.
Mathematics Concepts and Skills
By the end of second grade, a student should know the following:
Number Sense and Computation
~ Show understanding of place value by breaking apart two- and three-digit numbers, for example, 246 = 200 + 40 + 6.
~ Recognize, read, and write numerals up to 400.
~ Put two-digit numbers in order and know which are larger and which are smaller (up to and including 50).
~ Develop and use strategies to solve two-digit addition and subtraction problems up to 50.
~ Use single-digit addition and subtraction facts accurately.
~ Mentally add and subtract by at least three tens, for example, 44 – 30 = 14.
~ Determine measurements of length, area, and capacity by using units which are both standard (a ruler) and non-standard (a pencil).
~ Tell time on an analog clock to the nearest half hour.
~ Name all common coins; determine the value of and assortment of coins totaling $1.00 or less.
fun math game show
Great page full of all kinds of second grade math.
Great lesson plans just like your teacher uses
All kinds of math lesson plans
math drills to increase number sense
number sense- lots of challenging math activities
all kinds of fun math activities in all areas of math
cool fun math games
fun math games
More fun math games
math games www.aplusmath.com
fun money math web site
Geometric and Spatial Sense
~ Compare, identify, and sort similarities and differences of common two- and three-dimensional shapes.
~ Describe spatial relationships of objects.
~ Create a design with line (mirror) symmetry.
geometry lessons for all grade levels
Fun geometry site that also teaches beginning computer programing
Data Analysis & Probability
Great data and statistic site
fun probability and statistics page
Measurement
money counting change activities
Fun measurment activity using Jack and the Beanstalk
Another great geometry site
Patterns and Function
great for learning about patterns and all other kinds of math
Good pattern and other kinds of math lessons