Grade 2 Resources

Units 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Glossary | 200's chart

 


Unit 1 - Welcome to Second Grade

Content Covered: Data analysis. Word problems. Ten frames.

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Unit 2 - Exploring Numbers

Content Covered: Creating number sentences from square tile patterns. Building a 200’s Chart. Moving around a 200’s Chart.

Vocabulary

Even Number, Horizontal Axis, Interval, Left Over, Odd Number, Tally Marks

Web Resources

Interactive Number line (teacher tool) http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/numberlines.html

SmartBoard Resources

Lesson 1 - Use square inch tiles - sq_inch_tiles_grid.xbk Make your own tile design. Write a number sentence to match.

Lesson 2 - Moving around the 100s chart 100s_chart.xbk

Pick a number on the hundreds chart.  What’s 10 more than that number?  What’s 10 less?  What’s one more? What’s one less? What’s 9 more? What’s 11 more?

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Unit 3 - Buttons: A Baseline Assessment Unit

Content Covered: Data collection, graphing and exploration with buttons. Triangle Flash Cards.. Word Problems.

Vocabulary

Sum

Lab: Button Sizer

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Unit 4 - Working with Data

Content Covered: Data collection, graphing and exploration with armspan and height.  Non-standard units of measurement – handspans and cubits.

Vocabulary

Cubit, Estimate, Hand Span, Square, Variable

Web Resources

Volume Activities - http://www.fi.uu.nl/rekenweb/en/ - Building Houses, Cube Houses, Rotating Houses

Lab: Lesson 1: High, Wide and Handsome

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Unit 5 - Going to Great Lengths

Content Covered:  What’s my location on a number line? Measuring using a meter stick. Data collection, graphing and explore.

Vocabulary

Centimeter, Interval, Median, Meter, Standard Unit of Measure

Web Resources

Interactive Number line (teacher tool) http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/numberlines.html

Lab: Lesson 4 - Rolling Along in Centimeters

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Unit 6 - Putting Numbers in their Places

Content Covered: Telling time, Place value mat, Base-ten board

Vocabulary

Base Ten Pieces, Bit, Skinny, Flat, Place Value, Volume

Web Resources

Number Line Arithmetic (NLVM): http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_197_g_2_t_1.html?open=activities

Number Line Bounce: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_107_g_2_t_1.html

Clocks (to hour, half hour, quarter hour, five minute, minute)

Lab: Lesson 5 - Marshmallows and Containers

* Student Practice Resources *

Matching Time Activities (OSCD) – match correct digital clock to the analog clock

To the ½ hour: http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec1.html

To the 15 minute: http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec2.html

To the 5 minute: http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec3.html

To the minute: http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec4.html

Match the times in words: http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthecR.html

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Unit 7 - Building with Cubes

Content Covered: Cube model plans, Volume

Vocabulary

Cube Model , Cube Model Plan, Volume

Web Resources

Isometric Drawing Tool (teaching tool): http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=125

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Unit 8 - Multiple Masses

Content Covered: Comparing masses, Analyzing mass, Measuring mass, What’s the total mass?

Vocabulary

Equal Arm Balance, Gram, Mass

Web Resources

Weigh it Up http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/weigh/index.htm

 

Lab: Lesson 3 - Measuring Mass

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Unit 9 - Ways of Adding Larger Numbers

Content Covered:  Estimation, Problem solving methods, Many ways to solve a problem

Vocabulary

Estimation, Tally marks, Reasonable, Benchmark

Web Resources

Base Blocks-demonstration: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_152_g_2_t_1.html

Base Block Addition: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_154_g_2_t_1.html

SmartBoard Resources

Base Ten Pieces - base_10_chart.xbk

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Unit 10 - Exploring Volume

Content Covered: Reading scales, Reading graduated cylinders, Measuring volume

Vocabulary

Cubic Centimeter, Mass, Meniscus, Volume, Graduated Cylinder

SmartBoard Resources

Graduated Cylinder - grad_cylinder_lg.xbk - Look at the graduated cylinder.  Point to a number.  Tell the value of the number.

Lab: Lesson 4 - Measuring Volume

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Unit 11 - Ways of Subtracting Larger Numbers

Content Covered: Estimate the answer first, Show your thinking using tally marks, base-ten pieces and paper and pencil.

Vocabulary

Fact Families, Related Facts, Difference

Web Resources

Base Blocks introduction: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_152_g_2_t_1.html

Base Block Subtraction: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_155_g_2_t_1.html

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Unit 12 - Grouping, Sharing and Leftovers

Content Covered: Grouping numbers with remainders.

Vocabulary

Multiplication Sentence, Product, Number Sentence, Remainder

SmartBoard Resources

Lesson 1 - Grouping numbers with remainders.  Show numbers in groups of 2s and 3s with remainders. cm_grid_grouping.xbk

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Unit 13 - Sampling Sorting and Science

Content Covered: Classifying and sorting lids. Undercover investigation for sorting lids.

Vocabulary

Sample, Value, Variable

Labs: Lesson 1 - Classifying & Sorting Lids, Lesson 4 - Undercover Investigation

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Unit 14 - Fractions: The Whole Idea

Content Covered: Fraction strips, One half plus one-fourth,  Tile fraction puzzles Fractions: ¼, ½, 1/3, and ¾.

Vocabulary

Fourth, Fraction, Half, Third

Web Resources

Fractions (NLVM) demonstration: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_274_g_2_t_1.html?open=activities

Fractions-Parts of a whole demonstration: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_102_g_2_t_1.html

Fractions-Naming (NLVM): http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_104_g_2_t_1.html

Fractions-Visualizing (challenge): http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_103_g_2_t_1.html

SmartBoard Resources

Lesson 3 – Tile Fraction Puzzles - Cover the shapes with tiles.  sq_inch_tiles_fractions.xbk

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Unit 15 - Geometry in Motion

Content Covered: Pattern block attributes: opposite sides parallel, opposite sides equal in length, how many sides are there, and do all the corners look the same? Flips, slides and turns.  Line and turn symmetry. 

Vocabulary

Corner, Cylinder, Flip, Line Symmetry, Line of Symmetry, Parallel Lines, Rectangle, Reflection, Rotation, Rotational Symmetry, Rectangle, Rectangular Prism, Slide, Square, Translation, Trapezoid, Turn, Turn Symmetry

Web Resources

Pattern blocks (Arcytech): http://www.arcytech.org/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml

Tangrams (NLVM): http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_112_g_2_t_1.html?open=activities

http://www.fi.uu.nl/rekenweb/en/  Click Tangram at bottom

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Unit 16 - Measuring Area

Content Covered: Finding area. Length, width and area designs.

Vocabulary

Area, Width

SmartBoard Resources

Area template – cm_grid.xbk

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Unit 17 - Investigating 3D Shapes

Content Covered

Alike and different. Comparing 3-D shapes. Describing 3-D shapes. Edges, vertices and faces.

Vocabulary

Cone, Cube, Edge, Face, Prism, Pyramid, Rectangular Prism, Rectangular Pyramid, Sphere, Vertex,
2 Dimensional Shapes, Triangular Prism, Triangular Pyramid

Lab: Lesson 1 - Alike and Different

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Unit 18 - Mapping the Rain Forest

Content Covered: Mr. O.  Moving left and right on a number line.

Vocabulary

Mr. Origin, Above, Axis, Origin

Lab: Lesson 4 - Mr. O Left/Right or Front/Back

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Unit 19 - Patterns and Data

Content Covered: Data collection, graphing and exploration with counting kids. Function machines.

Vocabulary: Function Machine Survey

Web Resources

Function Machines: http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/functionmachines.html

Lab: Lesson 2 - Counting Kids

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Unit 20 - Putting Fractions to Use

Content Covered: Classroom fractions, Geoboard fractions, End of the year test.

Vocabulary: Perimeter

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