What math do students learn? Second Grade
What math do students learn?Second Grade
Focus on UnderstandingThis years students will be learning the
Mathematics Florida Standards (MAFS).
One of the most important things about the new standards is that
students need to DEEPLY understand math concepts.
Critical AreasThe MAFS have Critical Areas for each grade level,
these are the main focus of math instruction.
For Second Grade, these are:Extending understanding of base-ten
notationBuilding fluency with addition and subtractionUsing
standard units of measureDescribing and analyzing shapes Using
grade-level appropriate mathematical practices
Report CardThe most important standards for Second Grade are
evaluated on the report card:
*Demonstrates understanding of place value concepts up to
1,000*Uses and explains strategies to solve addition and
subtraction problemsWrites equations to represent number
relationships*Measures and estimates length using standard units
and tells time to the nearest five minutesRepresents and interprets
data in line plots, picture graphs, and bar graphs*Knows attributes
of 2-D and 3-D shapes and partitions circles and rectangles into
equal shares*Uses grade-level appropriate mathematical
practices
*Denotes critical Power Standard for the grade level.
InvestigationsTo help build a deep understanding, we will be
spending the majority of our time working with Investigations in
Number, Data, and Space.
Investigations in ClassIn school, students:
investigate problems
work in collaborative groups
use various strategies
communicate thinking orally and in writing
play educational games
7Investigations at HomeAt home, students may be asked to:
practice an activity or game from class
collect some information to be used in class
solve a few problems and explain how they solved the
problems
solve problems in more than one way
Helping at HomeYou can help your child by:
reading all of the Family Letters that are sent home
helping your child find a place at home to keep game materials
and directions that are sent home
playing the games together that are sent home
Helping at Homeasking your child questions when they are stuck
rather than giving them an answer
What do you need to find out?
How can you get started?
Have you done anything like this inschool?
keeping a positive attitude about math
A letter will be sent home to parents explaining how to get
online access for themselves and their children.
10Helping at HomeOnline Student and Parent access to math
software and Student Math Handbook
Parent ResourcesVisit the District websites Elementary Math page
for more information about the 2nd Grade standards, our math
program, and how you can assist your child:
http://www.collier.k12.fl.us/math/mcE.htm
Visit the Investigations website for games and activities to
play online:
http://investigations.terc.edu/families/doing_math/games_index/
If you have time, it would be helpful to show parents this
site.You may want to give parents copies of the NCTM article, Why
does the math that my child brings home look different from the
math I remember? This article can be found on the elem math website
and is available in English, Spanish, and Creole. The How to Help
Your Child with Investigations 13 minute video link from the
district website is excellent you may want to recommend that
parents watch this!12
