Mathematics Grade 2
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Strand: MEASUREMENT AND DATA (2.MD)
Measure and estimate lengths in standard units
(Standards 2.MD.1-4) and relate addition and subtraction to length
(Standards 2.MD.5-6). They work with time and money
(Standards 2.MD.7-8). They represent and interpret data
(Standards 2.MD.9-10).
Standard 2.MD.7
Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.
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Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday
The purpose of this task is for students to find combinations of coins that total the amounts given in a story.
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Choices, Choices, Choices
The purpose of this task is for students to solve problems involving money with prices given in both dollars and cents.
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Delayed Gratification
The purpose of this task is for students to compare two options for a prize where the value of one is given $2 at a time, giving them an opportunity to "work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication."
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Elapsed Time Two
This lesson can be used to help students understand how to read a clock, as well as understand addition and subtraction with time.
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Grade 2 Unit 3: Understanding Measurement, Length, and Time (Georgia Standards)
In this unit students will know the following customary units for measuring length: inch, foot, yard, recognize the need for standard units of measure, understand the relationship of hours and days and nderstand the importance, usefulness of reasonable estimations and e able to represent the length of several objects by making a line plot.
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IXL Game: Making Change
This game helps second graders solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and cents symbols appropriately. This is just one of many online games that supports the Utah Math core. Note: The IXL site requires subscription for unlimited use.
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Jamir's Penny Jar
The purpose of this task is to help students articulate their addition strategies as in and would be most appropriately used once students have a solid understanding of coin values. It also provides a context where it makes sense to "skip count by 5s and 10s" for the combinations that involve more than one nickel or dime.
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Math Task: Piggy Banks
Students will find the value of money in piggy banks using the coins, cents, and dollars. They will then arrange the value on a number line.
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Measurement and Data (2.MD) - Second Grade Core Guide
The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and educators around the state of Utah developed these guides for Second Grade Mathematics - Measurement and Data (2.MD)
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Ordering Time
The purpose of this task is for students to practice reading time shown on both digital and analog clocks and to order a given set of times.
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Pet Shop
The purpose of the task is to use the given prices of stuffed animals at the "pet shop" to solve problems using money. The students need to use their coins or bills to help them solve each problem.
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Primary Economics
The objective of this lesson is to help students recognize and know the value of a penny, nickel, dime and quarter and use various combinations of coins to make money amounts no greater than 25 cents.
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Saving Money 1
The purpose of this task is for students to relate addition and subtraction problems to money and to situations and goals related to saving money.
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Susan's Choice
The purpose of this task is to address the concept of opportunity cost through a real world context involving money.
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Visiting the Arcade
The purpose of this task is to introduce students to the characteristics of money in a financial literacy sense as well as to solve problems involving money.
http://www.uen.org - in partnership with Utah State Board of Education
(USBE) and Utah System of Higher Education
(USHE). Send questions or comments to USBE
Specialists -
Patricia
Stephens-French
or
Molly
Basham
and see the Mathematics - Elementary website. For
general questions about Utah's Core Standards contact the Director
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Jennifer
Throndsen.
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