In second grade we begin the year reviewing addition and subtraction facts upon which most math concepts in 2nd grade are based.  We learn the concepts of telling time, calculating money and change, patterns with numbers to 1,000, and addition and subtraction with regrouping. We also learn graphing, geometry concepts, measurement,  in addition to basic multiplication and division.

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  Here are some suggestions for home activities to reinforce what we are learning in the classroom:

1.  Have your child memorize basic addition and subtraction facts.  Knowing their math facts are IMPORTANT!  Flash cards can easily be made at home using index cards.  They can also be purchased at many stores such as Staples, Target or Walmart.  Facts are easiest learned in fact families.  (ex.  6+7=13; 7+6=13; 13-6=7; 13-7=6   The numbers in this family are 13, 6 and 7.)

2.  Have your child assist you in cooking to practice measuring skills.

3.  Let your child pay when you are shopping together.  This practice will give your child the most practical application of money skills.  They will remember more from this experience than from any worksheet.

4.  Ask your child the time frequently.  Be sure to expose them to both digital and analog clocks.

5.  Play "I Spy" in the car or shopping looking for geometrical shapes.

6.  Call attention to any types of patterns you see in the environment.  Practice skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s to solidify number pattern concepts.

Below are some great web sites for math practice!