Grade 2

Course overview

The big ideas in grade 2 include: extending understanding of the base-ten number system, building fluency with addition and subtraction, using standard units of measure, and describing and analyzing shapes.

The mathematical work for grade 2 is partitioned into 9 units:

Adding, Subtracting, and Working with Data 

Adding and Subtracting within 100

Measuring Length

Addition and Subtraction on the Number Line

Numbers to 1,000

Geometry, Time, and Money

Adding and Subtracting within 1,000

Equal Groups

Putting it All Together

In these materials, particularly in units that focus on addition and subtraction, teachers will find terms that refer to problem types, such as Add To, Take From, Put Together or Take Apart, Compare, Result Unknown, and so on. These problem types are based on common addition and subtraction situations, as outlined in Table 1 of the Mathematics Glossary section of the Next Generation Learning Standards.