Instruction proceeds from the concrete to the abstract. Follow-up written practice occurs during independent seat work periods. Group lessons with manipulatives supplement and extend the text. Additional manipulative materials and games are available at centers and for individual or small group use during free time. Children are introduced to problem solving techniques by listening to a series of stories and answering questions ranging in difficulty from counting to determining and implementing the correct mathematics operation.
Accelerated students receive additional small group instruction and experiences.
They work independently through the SRA Schoolhouse Mathematics 2 Kit and the Dale Seymour Techniques of Problem Solving Grade 2 deck. Lower School Curriculum Overview, Mathematics, Cont. The Second Grade Mathematics Curriculum includes basic knowledge of addition, subtraction. Addition and subtraction extend to include regrouping and understanding place value to the hundreds of thousands. Skills are introduced in a variety of ways including visual and manipulative.