by | | 2nd Grade Math, Uncategorized
Repeated addition activities in 2nd grade are the best way for students to work with equal groups to gain the foundation for multiplication. In third grade is when students will actually use the multiplication symbol and memorize multiplication. But in 2nd grade, we...
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...
