Grade Level Expectations
Math - Grade 2
1. The student understands and applies the concepts and procedures of mathematics.
Number Sense- *Understands place value in whole numbers to at least 1,000
- Understands sequential relationships among whole numbers to at least 1,000
- Represents halves, thirds, and fourths of an object
- Understands the meaning of addition and subtraction and how they relate to one another
- *Knows their addition and subtraction facts with accuracy and fluency to 18
- Adds and subtracts 2-digit numbers using a variety of strategies
- Uses estimation to predict or determine the reasonableness of answers
- Tells time to the hour and half hour
- Counts change to $1.00
- Understands the difference between non-standard and standard units of measurement for length and weight in the US system
- Explains the US system of standard units for money value, length, capacity, and time
- Selects and uses appropriate US standard units or non-standard units (paper clips, blocks, etc,) to measure length, weight, capacity, time, temperature, or money value
- Estimates in measurement situations
- Sorts, describes, labels and/or draws 2-dimensional figures with given properties
- Describes, recognizes, and/or locates a point on a positive number line between 1 and 1,000
- Understands how to collect data
- Understands and read pictographs and bar graphs.
- Extends and explain numeric and/or geometric patterns
- Translates a pattern from one representation, including sounds, objects, and symbols, to another representation
- Understands how to use equations with numbers and labels to represent real-world situations involving addition or subtraction
- Represents equality and inequality using words, pictures, and symbols
- Solves equations having a box or other symbol for an unknown with addition or subtraction
- Constructs and solves one-step equations
*2. The student uses mathematics to define and solve problems.
Problem Solving- Identifies questions to be answered to solve a problem in familiar situations
- Identifies missing or extraneous information that is needed to solve a problem
- Identifies what is known and what is unknown in familiar situations
- Understands how to use information to solve a problem
- Selects and uses what they know about numbers, measurement, or geometry to construct solutions
- Uses a variety of strategies to construct solutions (manipulatives, pictures, charts, etc.)
- Determines if their solution is mathematically correct and answers the question
*3. The student uses mathematical reasoning.
Math Reasoning- Compares numerical, geometric, or measurement information
- Draws conclusions based on prior knowledge and the information given
- Checks for the appropriate use of a selected procedure in a given situation.
- Justifies their solution (prove their answer is correct)
- Explains and supports thinking about numerical, measurement, geometric, and/or statistical ideas using models, known facts, patterns, and relationships.
4. The student communicates knowledge and understanding in both everyday language and mathematical language.
Mathematical Communication- Understands how to follow a simple plan for collecting numerical, measurement, statistical and/or geometric information
- Understands how to extract math information for a given purpose with teacher guidance (from text, graphs, listening, observing, etc)
- Understands how to organize and represent mathematical information in pictures, drawings, tables, charts, pictographs, bar graphs, or other appropriate forms
- Uses mathematical language to explain or describe ideas and information that are relevant to 2nd grade students
5. The student understands how mathematical ideas connect within mathematics, to other subject areas, and to real life situations.
Mathematical Connections- Understands how to use concepts and procedures from any 2 of the following content areas: number sense, measurement, geometry, statistics, algebra in a given problem or situation
- Understands how to represent a mathematical idea using physical models, numbers, and/or pictures
- Understands and uses mathematical thinking, modeling, patterns, and ideas in other disciplines
- Recognizes the contributions of individuals and cultures to the development of mathematics
- Understands how mathematics is used in everyday life
* Denotes items evaluated on student report card