NC.2.MD.10

• Choose a topic. Provide at least four categories for your classmates to choose from. Ask everyone in the class. Tally the results and record your information on a graph. Choose which type of graph you will use. Why did you choose this type of graph? What scale did you use?

• Write three questions based on the graph. Have another student answer them. Check for accuracy.

• Why are bar graphs good for comparisons?

• Tell your partner the different types of graphs you know how to use. What are the differences and similarities between them? Do they all use numbers?

• Is it important to label and write a number scale before you start graphing the data? Why or why not?

NC.2.OA.1

• I made a total of 52 cookies and I put them randomly on 2 plates. I gave 14 cookies from the first plate to my neighbor but there were still 17 on that plate. How many cookies are on the second plate?

• The difference is 23, create a story problem that can be solved by subtracting two 2-digit numbers with this difference.

• Jackie picked some blackberries. Her kids ate 29. She now has 52. How many blackberries did Jackie pick?

• Bill caught 23 fish. He caught some of the fish on Monday, some on Tuesday, and some on Wednesday. Each day he caught more than the day before. What are some fish amounts for each day that could have happened? What is another possible solution?

• Mrs. Coleman’s class is going on a field trip! Each student will be bringing one adult. There will be as many adults riding as children. The bus has 40 seats, but ten seats are empty. How many adults and children are riding the bus if they each have their own seat? Write your answer in a number sentence. Are there any odd or even number of adults and children?

• James came to school with 48 pencils. Some of his friends didn’t have a pencil, so he gave some of his pencils away. He now has 32 pencils. How many pencils did he share with his friends?

NC.2.MD.8

• A pencil costs 75¢, an eraser costs 45¢, and a piece of paper costs 59¢. Which one of these items can you purchase with exactly 6 coins?

• Carla’s brother says he’ll trade her 2 quarters, 4 dimes, and 2 nickels for a one dollar bill. Is this a fair trade? How do you know?

• Donald has 12 quarters and 60 nickels. He has $3.00 more than Tanya. How much money does Tanya have?

• Sam gets 92¢ change back from the cashier. What combination of coins might he have received? Is there another possibility?

• Sean buys a baseball card. He gives the cashier $1.00. He received 2 dimes, 1 quarter, and 1 penny as change. How much did Sean’s baseball card cost?

• Sally gets a job digging weeds. She gets paid 5¢ for each weed she digs up. At the end of the day she gets paid 85¢. How many weeds did she dig up? How many nickels will she get paid? How many dimes could she receive if she trades in her nickels?

• Denise has three dollars and seven dimes. Dave has three dollars and eight dimes. A smoothie costs $3.74. Can either Denise or Dave buy a smoothie? How do you know?

NC.2.OA.1

• I made a total of 52 cookies and I put them randomly on 2 plates. I gave 14 cookies from the first plate to my neighbor but there were still 17 on that plate. How many cookies are on the second plate?

• The difference is 23, create a story problem that can be solved by subtracting two 2-digit numbers with this difference.

• Jackie picked some blackberries. Her kids ate 29. She now has 52. How many blackberries did Jackie pick?

• Bill caught 23 fish. He caught some of the fish on Monday, some on Tuesday, and some on Wednesday. Each day he caught more than the day before. What are some fish amounts for each day that could have happened? What is another possible solution?

• Mrs. Coleman’s class is going on a field trip! Each student will be bringing one adult. There will be as many adults riding as children. The bus has 40 seats, but ten seats are empty. How many adults and children are riding the bus if they each have their own seat? Write your answer in a number sentence. Are there any odd or even number of adults and children?

• James came to school with 48 pencils. Some of his friends didn’t have a pencil, so he gave some of his pencils away. He now has 32 pencils. How many pencils did he share with his friends?

NC.2.G.1

• What shapes can you make with 2 identical short straws and 2 identical long straws?

• Draw 2 different quadrilaterals. Compare them. What is same/different about them?

• Is a rectangle always a square? Is a square always a rectangle?

• I have six faces, what solid shape might I be?

• Can a shape have 4 sides and 3 angles? Explain your thinking.

NC.2.G.3

• It’s field day at our school! Four classes must share the rectangular play area equally. Show different ways to share the field and describe the area using the word fourth. What other shape could the play area be to be shared equally with these four classes? Enrichment: Now six classes must share the same area. Show different ways to share the field. Show how to share with eight classes.

• Jane went to two different birthday parties on the same day. At the first birthday party, the cake was a square and it was cut into fourths diagonally. At the second birthday party, the cake was the same sized square but it was cut into fourths horizontally. Jane says her piece of cake was bigger at the first party. Is she right? Use drawings to support your answer.