Mathematics Grade 2
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Strand: GEOMETRY (2.G)

Reason with shapes and their attributes.

Standard 2.G.2

Partition a rectangle into rows and columns of same-size squares and count to find the total number of squares.

• Geometry (2.G) - 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 - Geometry (2.G)
• Grade 2 Math Module 6: Foundations of Multiplication and Division (EngageNY)
  Module 6 lays the conceptual foundation for multiplication and division in Grade 3 and for the idea that numbers other than 1, 10, and 100 can serve as units. Topics in this module include: Formation of Equal Groups, Arrays and Equal Groups, Rectangular Arrays as a Foundation for Multiplication and Division, and The Meaning of Even and Odd Numbers.
• Grade 2 Unit 5: Understanding Plane and Solid Figures (Georgia Standards)
  In this unit students will cultivate spatial awareness by further developing understandings of basic geometric figures, identifying plane figures and solid figures based on geometric properties, understand what an array is and how it can be used as a model for repeated addition and organize and record data using tallies, simple tables and charts, picture graphs, and bar graphs.
• Partitioning a Rectangle into Unit Squares
  The purpose of this task is to show the student that a rectangle can be partitioned into unit squares, and that there are a number of reasonable ways to count the resulting squares.
• Representing Half of a Rectangle
  This task is for assessment purposes, providing a context for indentifying different ways of representing half of an object, a rectangle in this case. The task may also be used for instructional purposes but if so the teacher may wish to introduce some other ways of showing one half of the rectangle, such as dividing along a diagonal (and shading in one piece) or dividing it into four equal pieces, shading in two pieces that only touch at a corner.
• Single Fraction Pointer
  This activity was designed to help students better understand fractions by practicing dividing a whole into a fraction and visualizing fractions on a number line.

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