Second Grade FOCUS: Math
August 27thNovember 9th
What question do we ask ourselves?
 How does the position of a digit in a number affect its
value?
 Why are numbers composed or decomposed in different
ways?
 What strategies can be used to read and compare large
What words do we need to know to master the objectives?
Expanded Notation
Ones
Place Value
Identify
Odd
Value
Model
Number
Hundreds
Tens
Digit
Even
Numeral
Standard form
Greater than
Less than
Equal to
Compare
Graph
Data
Represent
What do we need to know and be able to do?
Model multi-digit numbers
Read and write words that represent words less than
1,000
Express two- and three-digit numbers in expanded
notation
Identify missing numbers in a sequence to 100
Compare and order numbers less than 1,000 using
symbols (>) greater than, (<) less than and (=) equal to.
Identify and use ten more and ten less
Identify and describe even and odd numbers
Fill in missing numbers on a thousands chart
What resources will we use?
Place value blocks
How will we master the objectives?
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Fill in hundreds chart
Complete number expressions greater than, less than, and
equal to
Model numbers using manipulatives
Sort manipulatives into groups of even and odd
Explain odd and even numbers
Demonstrate multiple ways to express a number less than,
greater than, or equal to 999.
Work in collaborate groups, in centers, and on the
computer
Hundreds charts
Number lines
Computer software
Playing cards
Dice
Commercial and teacher made games/centers
Even Steven, Odd Todd by Kathryn Cristaldi and other
appropriate literature