2nd Grade Math Curriculum

Curriculum and Instructional Guide

The Mathematics standards are made up of five strands: Number Sense, Computation and Algebraic Thinking, Geometry, Measurement, and Data Analysis. The Process Standards demonstrate the ways in which students should develop conceptual understanding of mathematical content and the ways in which students should synthesize and apply mathematical skills.

The Math Curriculum and Instruction Guides identify the standards (what students should know and be able to do at each grade level in Mathematics) and provide teachers with resources and tools for instruction.

Catholic Identity Standards (The Cardinal Newman Society)- The Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Charleston examine each subject in the context of the Catholic faith. Our students learn and are formed through the infusion of Gospel Values into all disciplines. Through the diocesan curriculum and standards, our teachers seek to promote the synthesis of faith, life, and culture to form students as disciples of Jesus. The student understands and integrates the content of what is learned into their faith and daily life.

TSWBAT

Display a sense of wonder about mathematical relationships as well as confidence in mathematical certitude. CS M.K6 DS2
Respond to the beauty, harmony, proportion, radiance, and wholeness present in mathematics. CS M.K6 DS3
Show interest in the pursuit of understanding for its own sake. CS M.K6 DS4
Exhibit joy at solving difficult mathematical problems and operations. CS M.K6 DS5
Show interest in how the mental processes evident within the discipline of mathematics (such as order, perseverance, and logical reasoning) help us with the development of the natural virtues (such as self-discipline and fortitude).

Catholic Identity Curriculum Integration: CICI LINK

Cross-Curricular Connections

Students draw maps of their community/communities (neighborhood, parish, school yard, etc.), write address numbers in different ways (One Hundred Grant St., 100 Grant St.). (Art, Social Studies, Math)
Students graph ways in which people in communities help one another and ways in which they can help their communities (family, school, parish, and neighborhood)). (Religion, Social Studies, Math)
Students make string phones with a paper cup at each end; they record and graph sounds heard at 10 ft, 20 feet, etc. (Science, Math)
Students plan a food drive. (Religion, Math, Health)
Students compare pieces of string, one cut 53 inches, the length of a dinosaur’s foot, the other the length of the student’s foot, and write a paragraph describing their conclusions. (Science, Math)
Students work together to plan a bus route from their homes to school and compare lengths of routes with one another. (Social Studies, Math)