Fun ways to practice math on the computer:

• i-Ready - your child can follow their "My Path" learning progression.

• Prodigy - a student favorite! ◡̈ 

• Brainingcamp - online manipulatives for students to use when solving math problems at home.

• Bedtime Math - check out the "Daily Math" page for a short math problem each day.

• Games for Young Minds - A great blog with games, ideas, and support for families with learning math at home.

• Math Play - online math games

• Math Playground - more online math games!

• Math Learning Center: Math at Home - this site has a wide variety of math games and explanations for families

• ABCYa - both math and ELA games. This link is for grade 2, but there are other grades available!

Games to support second grade math skills:

• Place Value with Dice - reinforces place value & addition

• Shut the Box - reinforces decomposing numbers (breaking numbers into their parts)

• Board games & card games are a great way to practice math skills! There are math skills present in many popular games (ex. addition, subtraction and counting to 100 in Chutes & Ladders; one-to-one correspondence and decomposing numbers in Sorry!)

Free ways to practice math:

• Give your child opportunities to count money! This is an important skill taught in second grade. Whenever possible, involve your child in counting and determining the value of different coins. Have your child help count the costs in a grocery store, 

• Tell time! Ask your child to tell time to the hour, half hour, or even 5 minutes! Expand on this by asking them how much time has passed or how much more time until another time. For example, you could ask"It is 8:30 now and we have to leave at 9:00. How long until we have to leave?"

• Measurement is a main focus in the spring of second grade. Your child will learn to measure using various units (inches, centimeters, feet, yards, and meters). Practice this at home by having them measure objects, compare measurements, and have discussions about measuring. We also discuss estimation to help your second grader estimate the length of different objects.

Check out our Math Videos Playlist for songs to practice math. We watch one or two of these songs daily to reinforce math skills. They are a fun way to learn and remember what we have learned. This playlist is updated frequently throughout the year as we learn new skills.

If you have any questions about how to support your child's math learning at home, please reach out.

Have fun!