Second graders learn to measure. Second graders learn to measure length to the nearest inch or cm using rulers and yardsticks or meter sticks. Second graders are introduced to multiplication and division. They can skip count by 2's, 5's and 10's. Second graders learn about time, money and temperature.
Second graders learn to tell time to the nearest half-hour, and to solve time problems.
They learn to read a thermometer. They learn to make change using many combinations of coins. Social Studies Second graders study adults and children in their neighborhoods. Second graders look at the activities of the people in their neighborhoods. They talk about the need for adults to go to work and the need for children to go to school.