Epping Elementary School
Plan for Mathematics Instruction
Grade Two
Unit of
Study
Learning Targets
Common
Core State
Standards
“I can” Statements
Chapter 1:
Numbers to
1,000
Count and Compare
numbers to 1,000
 Counting
 Place Value
 Comparing numbers
 Order and Pattern
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Chapter 2:
Addition to
1,000
3 digit numbers can be
added with and without
regrouping.
 Addition without
regrouping
 Addition with
regrouping in ones
 Addition with
regrouping in tens
 Addition with
regrouping in ones and
tens
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Grade Two
I can add and subtract from
memory all facts up to 20.
I can identify a number as
odd or even.
I can show and name the
digits in a 3-digit number
using hundreds, tens, and
ones.
I can show and name the
place value in a 3-digit
number.
I can skip count up to 1000 by
5’s, 10’s, and 100’s.
I can read, write, and show
numbers to 1000 in standard
and expanded form.
I can compare numbers in the
hundreds and tell if they are
<, >, or =.
I can solve a one-step word
problem up to 100.
I can solve a two-step word
problem up to 100.
I can add and subtract up to
100 using manipulatives,
drawings, or paper and
pencil.
I can add and subtract up to
100 and explain the
strategies I used orally and/or
written.
I can add up to 4 two-digit
numbers using place value
and addition strategies. ?????
I can use manipulatives,
drawing, or paper and pencil
to help add and subtract up
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to 1000.
Chapter 3:
Subtraction up
to 1,000
Subtract up to 3 digit
numbers with and without
regrouping
 Subtracting without
regrouping
 Subtracting with
regrouping in the tends
and ones
 Subtracting with
regrouping in the
hundreds and tens
 Subtracting with
regroupings in
hundreds, tens and ones
 Subtraction across zeros
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Chapter 4:
Using Bar
Models:
Addition and
Subtraction
Addition and subtraction can
be shown with Bar Models
 Using part, part whole in
addition and subtraction
 Adding on and taking
away sets
 Comparing two sets
 Real world problems:
two step problems
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Chapter 5:
Multiplication
and Division
Multiplication and Division
use equal groups
 How to multiply
 How to divide
 Real world problems:
multiplication and
division
Known multiplication facts
can be used to find other
multiplication and division
facts
 Multiplying 2: Skip
counting
 Multiplying 2: Using dot
paper
 Multiplying 5: Skip
counting
 Multiplying 5: Using dot
Chapter 6:
Multiplication
Tables of 2, 5,
and 10
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I can solve a one-step word
problem up to 100.
I can solve a two-step word
problem up to 100.
I can add and subtract up to
100 using manipulatives,
drawings, or paper and
pencil.
I can add and subtract up to
100 and explain the
strategies I used orally and/or
written.
I can use manipulatives,
drawing, or paper and pencil
to help add and subtract up
to 1000.
 I can add and subtract up to
100 using manipulatives,
drawings, or paper and
pencil.
 I can add and subtract up to
100 and explain the
strategies I used orally and/or
written.
 I can use addition to find how
many in an array up to 25.
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 can use addition to find how
many in an array up to 25
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paper
Multiplying 10: Skip
counting and using dot
paper
Divide using related
multiplication facts
Chapter 7:
Metric
Measurement
of Length
Centimeter rulers and meter
sticks can be used to
measure and compare how
long and how tall tings are
 Measuring in Meters
 Comparing lengths in
meters
 Measuring in
centimeters
 Comparing lengths in
centimeters
 Real world problems:
metric length
Chapter 8:
Mass
A scale can be used to
measure and compare
masses in kilograms and
grams.
 Measuring in Kilograms
 Comparing masses in
kilograms
 Measuring in grams
 Comparing masses in
grams
 Real world problems:
mass
Chapter 9:
Volume
Volume is the amount of
liquid in a container. Liters
can be used to measure
volume.
 Getting to know volume
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 I can use the correct tool to
measure the length of an
object.
 I can measure an object using
two different units of
measurement.
 I can estimate length using
different units.
 I can compare the length of
two objects and tell how
much longer or shorter each
is.
 I can solve measurement
word problems using addition
and subtraction.
 I can use measurement data
to make a line plot.
 I can read, understand, and
make comparisons and
predictions using information
from picture graphs, and bar
graphs.
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Measuring in liters
Real world problems:
volume
Chapter 10:
Mental Math
and Estimation
Mental math can be used
when an exact answer is
needed. Estimation can be
used when an exact answer
is not needed.
 Meaning of sum
 Mental addition
 Meaning of difference
 Mental subtraction
 Rounding numbers to
estimate
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 I can add and subtract by 10’s
and 100’s to numbers
between 100 -900 in my head
and explain my thinking.
Chapter 11:
Money
Money amounts can be
shown and counted using
bills and coins
 Coins and Bills
 Comparing amounts of
money
 Real world problems:
money
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 I can solve word problems
using money.
 I can write the correct value
of money.
Chapter 12:
Fractions
Fractions can be used to
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related to a whole.
 Understanding fractions
 Comparing fractions
 Adding and subtracting
like fractions
 I can divide shapes into equal
shares such as halves, thirds,
and fourths.
 I can recognize that equal
shares do not need to be
shaped alike.
Chapter 13:
Customary
Measurement
of Length
Rulers can be used to
measure and compare how
long and how tall things are.
 Measuring in feet
 Comparing lengths in
feet
 Measuring in inches
 Comparing in inches
 Real world problems:
customary length
 I can use the correct tool to
measure the length of an
object.
 I can measure an object using
two different units of
measurement.
 I can estimate length using
different units.
 I can compare the length of
two objects and tell how
much longer or shorter each
is.
 I can solve measurement
word problems using addition
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and subtraction.
 I can use measurement data
to make a line plot.
 I can read, understand, and
make comparisons and
predictions using information
from picture graphs, and bar
graphs.
Chapter 14:
Time
Recall Prior knowledge
Time can be shown in
different ways
 The minute hand
 Reading and writing
time
 Using am and pm
 Elapsed time
Chapter 15:
Multiplication
Tables of 3 and
4
Known multiplication facts
can be used to find other
multiplication and division
facts
 Multiplying 3: Skip
counting
 Multiplying 3: Using dot
paper
 Multiplying 4: Skip
counting
 Multiplying 4: Using dot
paper
 Divide using related
multiplication facts
Chapter 16:
Using Bar
Models:
Multiplication
and Division
Bar Models can be used to
solve multiplication and
Division problems.
 Real world problems
multiplication
 Real world problems
division
 Real world problems
measurement and
money
Picture graphs use pictures
to show data about things
you can count.
 Reading picture graphs
Chapter 17
Picture Graphs
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 I can tell and write time to
the nearest 5 minutes using
an analog and digital clock.
 I can tell time using a.m. and
p.m.
 can use addition to find how
many in an array up to 25
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Grade Two
I can add and subtract up to
100 using manipulatives,
drawings, or paper and
pencil.
I can add and subtract up to
100 and explain the
strategies I used orally and/or
written.
 I can use measurement data
to make a line plot.
 I can read, understand, and
make comparisons and
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with scales
Making picture graphs
Real world problems
picture graphs
predictions using information
from picture graphs, and bar
graphs.
Chapter 18
Lines and
Surfaces
Properties of parts of lines,
curves, and surfaces can be
seen and felt.
 Parts of lines and curves
 Flat and curved surfaces
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 I can recognize and draw
triangles, quadrilaterals,
pentagons, hexagons, and
cubes.
Chapter 19
Shapes and
Patterns
Planes and solid shapes can
be identified and classified.
They can be separated and
combined to make other
shapes.
 Plane shapes
 Solid shapes
 Making patterns
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 I can recognize and draw
triangles, quadrilaterals,
pentagons, hexagons, and
cubes.
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