This week in math, students will take two final assessments:

• Chapter 15 Post-Test – on identifying and partitioning shapes
• Post-Course Test (Wednesday) – covering key concepts from 2nd grade

We’ll also celebrate our math growth with some fun review games. I’m so proud of how far each student has come!

This week, we will wrap up our Geometry unit, “Identify and Partition Shapes.” Students will continue developing their understanding of shapes and equal parts. In class, they will:

• Compose rectangles using squares
• Identify two, three, or four equal shares
• Partition shapes into equal parts
• Analyze how equal shares can look different, even within the same shape

I’m excited to see how students apply these skills in hands-on activities and discussions!

Please continue to help your child memorize their single-digit addition facts (for example, 6+6, 8+9, etc.). This is a critical skill that is needed for mastery by the end of 2nd grade. If you would like your child to practice their facts at home, XtraMath is an easy way to do so.

On Friday of last week, our class took the post-test for Chapter 14, “Money and Time.” We will begin this week by taking the pre-test for our final unit, Chapter 15, “Identify and Partition Shapes.”

In class this week, students will:

• Take the Chapter 15 Pre-test.
• Identify and describe two-dimensional shapes.
• Identify angles of a polygon.
• Draw shapes given a description.

Please continue to help your child memorize their single-digit addition facts (for example, 6+6, 8+9, etc.). This is a critical skill that is needed for mastery by the end of 2nd grade. If you would like your child to practice their facts at home, XtraMath is an easy way to do so.

This week, our class will continue our “Money and Time” unit. There are many opportunities in your daily lives in which you can help your student build an understanding of money.

In class this week, students will:

• Use coins to make one dollar.
• Solve word problems to make change from one dollar.
• Find the total value of bills.

Please continue to help your child memorize their single-digit addition facts (for example, 6+6, 8+9, etc.). This is a critical skill that is needed for mastery by the end of 2nd grade. If you would like your child to practice their facts at home, XtraMath is an easy way to do so.

This week, our class will begin a new unit, Chapter 14 “Money and Time.” In this chapter, your student will learn how to determine the value of money, make change from a dollar, and solve problems involving money. Your student will also learn to tell time to the nearest five minutes, as well as before and after the hour. Some of the vocabulary words for this chapter are dollar, cents, dollar sign, cent sign, a.m., p.m., midnight, and noon.

This week, students will:

• Take chapter 14 "Money & Time" Pre-Test.
• Find the total value of a group of coins.
• Order a group of coins to find the total value.
• Show money amounts in different ways.
• Use coins to make one dollar.

Please continue to help your child memorize their single-digit addition facts (for example, 6+6, 8+9, etc.). This is a critical skill that is needed for mastery by the end of 2nd grade. If you would like your child to practice their facts at home, XtraMath is an easy way to do so.

This week, our class will continue our graphing and data unit, “Represent and Interpret Data.” This week, students will: 

• Read and interpret bar graphs.  

• Make bar graphs. 

• Make line plots. 

• Measure objects and make line plots from the data. 

• Take the Chapter 13 post-test. 

 

Please continue to help your child memorize their single-digit addition facts (for example, 6+6, 8+9, etc.). This is a critical skill that is needed for mastery by the end of 2nd grade. If you would like your child to practice their facts at home, XtraMath is an easy way to do so.  

This week, our class will wrap up our current unit on measurement. This week students will:

• Solve word problems to find missing measurements.
• Review strategies to solve length word problems.
• Play the game, “Draw and Cover Measurement.”
• Complete a chapter review packet.
• Take the Measurement post-test.

 

Please continue to help your child memorize their single-digit addition facts (for example, 6+6, 8+9, etc.). This is a critical skill that is needed for mastery by the end of 2nd grade. If you would like your child to practice their facts at home, XtraMath is an easy way to do so.

This week, our class will continue our current unit, “Measure and Estimate Lengths.” In this chapter, your student will learn to measure objects and estimate measurements. He or she will learn to measure in metric units (centimeters and meters) as well as in customary units (inches, feet, yards). He or she will learn which tool is appropriate to measure objects. For example, a yardstick is used to measure a table rather than an inch ruler. The vocabulary words for this chapter are centimeter, meter, estimate, foot, inch, and yard. This week students will:

• Estimate lengths in metric units.
• Measure lengths in inches.
• Measure objects using customary units (inches, feet or yards).

This week, our class will continue our current unit, “Subtract Numbers within 1,000.” In this chapter, students are learning various strategies to subtract 3-digit numbers. 

This week students will: 

• Use a number line to subtract 3-digit numbers 

• Use compensation to subtract 3-digit numbers 

• Use models to subtract 3-digit numbers 

• Use regrouping to subtract 3-digit numbers. 

 

Please continue to help your child memorize their single-digit addition facts (for example, 6+6, 8+9, etc.). This is a critical skill that is needed for mastery by the end of 2nd grade. If you would like your child to practice their facts at home, XtraMath is an easy way to do so.  

This week, our class will finish our unit “Add Numbers within 1,000.”  Then we will take the Chapter 9, “Add Numbers within 1,000” post-test and take the Chapter 10, “Subtract Numbers within 1,000" pre-test.

In this chapter, your child will learn to subtract numbers within 1,000. Students will use various strategies such as place value, open number lines, and compensation to subtract three-digit numbers. They will also identify when they need to regroup to subtract numbers. Your child will also use addition to check their subtraction work. Some review words and phrases used in this chapter are: difference, compensation, open number line, regroup, and sum. 

We will begin this chapter with the following learning targets:

• Use mental math to subtract 10 and subtract 100.
• Use an open number line to subtract hundreds and tens.

Please continue to help your child memorize their single-digit addition facts (for example, 6+6, 8+9, etc.). This is a critical skill that is needed for mastery by the end of 2nd grade. If you would like your child to practice their facts at home, XtraMath is an easy way to do so.

This week, our class will continue in our unit “Add Numbers within 1,000.” Our learning goals this week include:

• Use partial sums to add a 3-digit number.
• Use models to add 3-digit numbers.
• Use regrouping to add 3-digit numbers.
• Add up to 4 two-digit numbers.
• Explain addition strategies.

A letter regarding the website XtraMath was sent home in Friday Folders. This is the program that 2nd-grade students are using to practice and assess their fact fluency. Please continue to help your child memorize their single-digit addition facts (for example, 6+6, 8+9, etc.). This is a critical skill that is needed for mastery by the end of 2nd grade. If you would like your child to practice their facts at home, this website is an easy way to do so. Follow the directions in the letter sent home in Friday Folders last week to help your child log in. Please reach out if you have any questions.

This week, our class will begin chapter 9, “Add Numbers within 1,000.” Students will use various strategies such as place value, open number lines, and compensation to add one-, two-, and three-digit numbers. Our learning goals this week include:

• Mentally add 10 or 100 to a number.
• Use an open number line to add hundreds and tens.
• Use an open number line to add three-digit numbers.
• Use Compensation to Add Three-Digit Numbers.

A letter regarding the website XtraMath was sent home in Friday Folders. This is the program that 2nd-grade students are using to practice and assess their fact fluency. Please continue to help your child memorize their single-digit addition facts (for example, 6+6, 8+9, etc.). This critical skill is needed for mastery by the end of 2nd grade. If you would like your child to practice their facts at home, this website is an easy way to do so. Follow the directions on the letter that was sent home in Friday Folders last week to help your child login. Please reach out if you have any questions.

This week, our class will finish Chapter 8, “Count and Compare Numbers to 1,000.” This week, students will compare numbers using symbols for greater than, less than, and equal to. Students will also compare numbers using a number line. We will review what we learned in Chapter 8 on Wednesday. On Thursday, we will take the chapter 8 post-test. On Friday, we will take the pre-test for chapter 9, “Add Numbers within 1,000.” During this next chapter, students will review the strategies we used to add 2-digit numbers as we apply that knowledge to adding 3-digit numbers. 

Please continue to help your child memorize their single-digit addition facts (for example, 6+6, 8+9, etc.). This is a critical skill that is needed for mastery by the end of 2nd grade.