by | | 2nd Grade Math, Uncategorized
I think what makes teaching odd and even numbers to kids so fun is helping them discover patterns within our number system. Our brains love patterns. Patterns help us make connections and help us remember things. So when we help students use patterns to learn even and...
by | | 2nd Grade Math, Uncategorized
End of year math activities are important to keep your students engaged until the last day of school. They allow you to review and reinforce key math skills from the year. We all know that teachers are exhausted at this point of the school year and students are extra...
by | | 2nd Grade Math, Uncategorized
When it comes to how to teach 3D shapes in 2nd grade, we have a focus. And that focus is cubes! We want students to know exactly what a cube is. Students need to be able to identify them from 2D shapes and from other 3D shapes. The common core state...
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Fractions for 2nd graders always sounds like a scary topic. Many teachers remember struggling to understand fractions while growing up. And now they have to teach them to their 2nd grade students? The good news is that fractions for 2nd graders are just...
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Data and graphing is a fun math topic in 2nd grade. Students love the real world aspect to this math. The types of graphs we focus on in 2nd grade math are line plots, bar graphs, and picture graphs. With all these types of graphs, what’s the best way to...
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Picture graphs are so fun to teach in 2nd grade because they bring in real world math. You can gather different data from the class and make picture graphs together. From there you can ask students about the data in the graph to draw conclusions. ...
by | | 2nd Grade Math, Uncategorized
Bar graphs for 2nd graders are so fun because it is real life math. They are able to collect data and solve problems from what the bar graphs show. Once you learn how to teach bar graphs, your students will be able to draw pictures of bar graphs by using bar graph...
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Line plots in math is a fun topic to teach 2nd grade students right after your measurement unit. Students just learned about using a ruler to measure objects in inches and centimeters. You can then have them measure different objects, make a line plot, and then talk...
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Measurement word problems are perfect to teach your 2nd grade students after you have taught them to measure length. With measurement word problems, students don’t need to bring out a ruler or yardstick to figure out the answer. They can use other...
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When it comes to how to teach measurement in 2nd grade, it’s actually a really fun topic! It’s very hands-on and practical for students. Once students nail how to learn measurement, they want to pick up a ruler and start measuring everything! I...
