Math

Math in second grade in Virginia includes place value to the hundreds, addition and subtraction with regrouping, beginning fractions, skip-counting, identifying and adding up coins, early geometry, measurement with weight and length, graphing and probability. These topics lend themselves easily to hands-on and technology related activities. I also used math journals so that the students could keep track of work they completed and so that they can write about the problems they solved.

Some examples of hands on activities include:
 * place value blocks with place value charts to teach addition and subtraction and showing the students why they need to carry in addition or borrow in subtraction.
 * Kidspiration templates with base ten blocks (ten 1s creating a 10 stick).
 * unifix cubes for measurement and graphing
 * taking thermometers outside to measure temperatures in different areas on the playground (in the sun, in the shade, wood, pavement, grass, etc).