What are your 2nd graders learning in math

[Anonymous]

We just had back to school night and second grade math is addition and subtraction up to 200, then place values and then introduction to the concept of multiplication. Those are the only three topics for 2nd and the first two seem like a repeat of 1st. Is this true at all schools for 2nd?

[Anonymous]

Here is a list of Common Core Standards for 2nd Grade Math.

https://www.ixl.com/standards/common-core/math/grade-2

[Anonymous]

In my school it’s addition and subtraction up to a 1000.

[Anonymous]

Another parent told me that second grade is largely a repeat of first grade, which seems silly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just had back to school night and second grade math is addition and subtraction up to 200, then place values and then introduction to the concept of multiplication. Those are the only three topics for 2nd and the first two seem like a repeat of 1st. Is this true at all schools for 2nd?

No

[Anonymous]

You can look at your state math objectives online at the state department of education. They will also do measurement, including counting money and telling time, and also geometric shapes. They spend a long time on addition and subtraction, which is boring for kids who grasp it quickly, but necessary for those who don’t. Besides learning how to calculate, they learn when a word problem indicates adding or subtracting.

[Anonymous]

Ours (private but not known for accelerated math) - review place value, addition and subtraction word problems, multiplication and division

[Anonymous]

^ I was surprised bc I always thought multiplication and division was a 3rd grade concept

[Anonymous]

Measurements were the only new thing for my kids in 2nd grade. Everything else was review because we accelerate them on the side during the school year and over the summer. We are not atypical. Public elementary school pacing is just too slow for anybody even slightly above average.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Measurements were the only new thing for my kids in 2nd grade. Everything else was review because we accelerate them on the side during the school year and over the summer. We are not atypical. Public elementary school pacing is just too slow for anybody even slightly above average.

Public was fine for me and I went to MIT. I looked through my old elementary worksheets recently and my kids are ahead of where I was.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just had back to school night and second grade math is addition and subtraction up to 200, then place values and then introduction to the concept of multiplication. Those are the only three topics for 2nd and the first two seem like a repeat of 1st. Is this true at all schools for 2nd?

We were told tonight, expectation for 2nd grade is addition and subtraction up to 20 fluently(a key word) . Understanding of a concept up to 100.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Measurements were the only new thing for my kids in 2nd grade. Everything else was review because we accelerate them on the side during the school year and over the summer. We are not atypical. Public elementary school pacing is just too slow for anybody even slightly above average.

Keep in mind that Private school pacing is not quicker( except maybe Montessori). .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Measurements were the only new thing for my kids in 2nd grade. Everything else was review because we accelerate them on the side during the school year and over the summer. We are not atypical. Public elementary school pacing is just too slow for anybody even slightly above average.

Public was fine for me and I went to MIT. I looked through my old elementary worksheets recently and my kids are ahead of where I was.

Sound made up because 1) an MIT graduate would know that 1 data point is meaningless, and 2) almost nobody has their old elementary school worksheets. Try harder, troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Measurements were the only new thing for my kids in 2nd grade. Everything else was review because we accelerate them on the side during the school year and over the summer. We are not atypical. Public elementary school pacing is just too slow for anybody even slightly above average.

Keep in mind that Private school pacing is not quicker( except maybe Montessori). .

The opposite around here. My local Catholic schools have more rigor than the publics and teach slightly ahead of state standards, but the 2 Montessori schools are not well-regarded. When the Montessori kids age out and have to attend a more traditional school, they tend to have deficiencies in math. One of the local charter schools that caters to students with learning disabilities is a poular destination for former Montessori kids.

A few towns over there is a very highly regarded Montessori with a wait list. Montessori quality is highly variable.

[Anonymous]

My third grader was doing double digit multiplication at the end of last year (2nd grade).