2nd Grade Goals
Math Goals
Term 1 (September-November)
Topic 1: Fluently Add and Subtract Within 20
- Students will review and practice the following strategies to add quickly and accurately: count on, use doubles and near doubles, make a 10, count on and back on a number line, related addition facts
- Students will review and practice the following strategies to subtract quickly and accurately: related addition facts, make a 10, count back
- Students will learn objects, diagrams, and equations to help solve word problems
- Students will learn that good math thinkers use words, pictures, numbers and symbols to explain their thinking
Topic 2: Work with Equal Numbers
- Students will learn odd and even numbers
- Students will learn to use repeated addition to write quotations to find the total number of objects in an array
- Students will use arrays to solve word problems
Topic 3: Add Within 100 Using Strategies
- Students will add within 100 using place value
- Students will use math tools such as hundred chart, open number line, counters, cubes
- Students will learn break apart strategy to add two-digit numbers
- Students will look at addends to help subtract and add
- Students will solve multi step word problems
Topic 4: Fluently Add Within 100
- Students will solve addition problems with 2 digit numbers
- Students will learn the following strategies to help solve addition problems with 2 digit numbers: models, place value blocks, partial sums, break apart, adding numbers in any order
- Students solve one and two step problems using drawings, models and equations
Grade 2 Module Yearly Overview
Reading Themes | Writing Genre | Dates | |
Module 2 |
Look Around and Explore! (Informational Text, Narrative Nonfiction, Fantasy, Poetry, Drama) |
Descriptive Essay |
October- November |
Module 3 |
Meet in the Middle (Informational Text, Realistic Fiction, Fantasy, Biography) |
Persuasive Text |
November- December |
Module 4 |
Once Upon a Time (Recipe, Fairy Tale, Informational Text, Fable, Drama, Fantasy) |
Imaginative Story |
January- February |
Module 5 |
Lead the Way (Opinion Article, Legend, Fantasy, Realistic Fiction, Biography, Informational Text) |
Personal Essay |
February- March |
Module 6 |
Weather Wise ( Informational Text, Fantasy, Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry) |
Poem |
March- April |
Module 8 |
Time to Grow (Photo Essay, Informational Text, Legend, Fairy Tale, Realistic Fiction) |
Procedural Text |
April- May |
Module 9 |
Home Sweet Habitat (Opinion Essay, Informational Text, Poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Folktale) |
Research Report |
May- June |
Module 10 |
Many Cultures, One World (Informational Text, Autobiography, Realistic Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction) |
Thank You Letter | June |