• Math in Focus addresses topics in greater depth at each grade.
• Click here: Scope and Sequence to see how mathematics skills are introduced and expanded within each grade level.
• Your second grader will focus on:
  • building problem-solving skills and strategies
  • counting, comparing, and writing numbers to 1,000
  • adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing using bar models
  • measuring length, mass, and volume in metric units
  • telling time
  • recognizing bills and coins
  • classifying lines and surfaces

Supporting at Home

• You can help your child build confidence as well as communication skills in mathematics by practicing newly acquired skills at home by encouraging opportunities to use math in everyday situations.
• While at home or at the supermarket:
  • have your child read food labels to compare weight
  • help your child measure small objects using a centimeter ruler
  • estimate and weigh packaged food item
  • estimate, compare and measure heights of furniture
  • compare and exchange different amounts of money
  • practice telling time and finding elapsed time
• On car or bus trips, allow your child to:
  • make 3-digit numbers and order them from least to greatest
  • mentally add or subtract 3-digit numbers and multiples of ten

Parent Resources:

Parents are encouraged to use the resources below throughout the year. The Parent Resource videos are meant to provide a framework for success at home as well as at school.

Click here: Chapter Background & Parent Support Videos