Caesar Rodney School District 2014-2015

Unit 1 : Counting & Place Value within 100

2
nd
grade Math


Dear 2
nd
grade families,
Welcome back to school! What an exciting time to be in 2
nd
grade! We will be learning
many new concepts this year and will see lots of new strategies to help us become
mathematically proficient students as we implement the Common Core State Standards for
Mathematics. This overview will be coming with each new unit of study to let you know at
home what we will be learning in school and how you can help support your child at home.








Essential Skills:
Skip counting by 2s, 5s, and
10s within 100
Place value of ones and tens
Standard, word and
expanded form of numbers
Comparing 2 digit numbers
Understanding odd vs. even

Unit Vocabulary :
after before
compare digits
dime decreasing
expanded form equation
expression even
equal greater than
increasing longs/rods
less than model
more number
number sentence numeral
number line nickel
order ones place
odd place value
penny quarter
quantities represent
standard form skip count
sequence tens place
Unit Summary :
Students will work on reading and writing numbers within 100 in a variety of forms.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of place value and the digits representing
tens and ones. Students will be able to skip count up to 99 by 2s, 5s, and 10s. Finally,
students will use their knowledge of the different forms of numbers and place value to
compare 2 two-digit numbers using symbols (<, >, =).


Caesar Rodney School District 2014-2015







Activities to try at home :

Discuss examples of mathematics in everyday life: television listings, road signs,
money, recipe measurements, time, and so on.
Play Dominoes : Each player turns over a domino and finds the total number of
dots. The player with the larger total then takes both dominoes from that round.
Take inventories around the house and while shopping. Have your child keep
track of each count using tally marks.
Using the Fact Triangles or flash cards, practice addition and subtraction facts.
Have your child tell you a number story that fits a given number model, such as
3 + 5 = 8.
Go to your local library and check out the book 12 Ways to Get to 11 by Eve
Merriam, an entertaining book that presents addition facts.
Additional Resources :

Caesar Rodney Elementary math site : http://www.teachers.cr.k12.de.us/~math/
o Website for the Division of Instruction (Elementary Math)

A Plus Math : http://aplusmath.com/
o Flashcards, games and homework practice

Fuel the Brain : http://www.fuelthebrain.com/
o Games, interactives and printables to help enhance and practice
elementary skills in Math

Scootpad : http://www.scootpad.com/for_parents
o An adaptive learning platform for Grades K-5