SME
Grade 2 Math
Measurement & Data
Measure length in inches, feet, centimeters and meters
Main lesson
Use a number line to add and subtract lengths
Use this for “A 35 cm ribbon and a 20 cm ribbon end to end: how long are they together?”
Broken ruler
Use this when the object doesn’t start at 0 on the ruler.
Relate inches and feet
Use this to measure the same object in feet and in inches.
Relate centimeters and meters
Use this to measure the same object in meters and in centimeters.
Choose the unit
Use this to choose centimeters or meters for a crayon, a door or a hallway.
Estimate lengths
Use this for “About how long is a crayon: 1 centimeter, 10 centimeters or 1 meter?”
Solve problems with dollars and cents
Main lesson
Find the value of bills and coins
Use this for “two $5 bills, a $1 bill and 3 dimes: how much money?”
Find the change
Use this for “You pay $1 for a 65¢ snack. How much change do you get?”
Count dollar bills
Use this to count $10, $5 and $1 bills.
How much more money?
Use this for “How much more money do you need?”
Find the value of a group of coins
Use this for “How much are 6 dimes worth in all?” with one kind of coin.
Tell time to the nearest five minutes (a.m./p.m.)
Picture graphs, bar graphs and line plots
Main lesson
Solve more problems using bar graphs
Use this for “how many more chose soccer and tennis than baseball?”
Show data in a line plot
Use this to make a line plot of lengths and find the longest, shortest and most common.
Solve problems using bar graphs
Use this for “How many more students chose soccer than basketball?” in a bar graph.
Make picture graphs
Use this to show a table’s counts as a picture graph.