Math
Data Handling

• sort and label objects into sets by one or more attribute
• discuss and compare data represented in teacher-generated
diagrams: tree, Carroll, Venn
• collect, display and interpret data for the purpose of finding
information
• understand the purpose of graphing data
• create a pictograph and simple bar graph from a graph of
real objects, and interpret data by comparing quantities:
more, fewer, less than, greater than
• discuss, identify, predict and place outcomes in order of
likelihood: impossible, unlikely, likely and certain.

Measurement
• estimate, measure, label and compare using non-standard
units of measurement: length, mass, time and temperature
• understand why we use standard units of measurement to
measure
• use a calendar to determine the date, and to identify and
sequence days of the week and months of the year
• estimate, identify and compare lengths of time: second,
minute, hour, day, week, month
read and write the time to the hour, half hour and quarter hours

Shape and Space
• use what they know about 3-D shapes to see and describe
2-D shapes
• sort and label 2-D and 3-D shapes using appropriate
mathematical vocabulary: sides, corners, circle, sphere,
square, cube
• create 2-D shapes
• find and explain symmetry in their immediate environment
• create and explain simple symmetrical designs
• give and follow simple directions, describing paths, regions
and boundaries of their immediate environment and their
position: left, right, forward and backward.

Pattern and Function
• create, describe and extend patterns
• recognize, describe and extend patterns in numbers: odd and
even, skip counting, 2s, 5s and 10s
• identify patterns and rules for addition: 4 + 3 = 7,
3 + 4 = 7 (commutative property)
• identify patterns and rules for subtraction:
7 – 3 = 4, 7 – 4 = 3
• model, with manipulatives, the relationship between
addition and subtraction: 3 + 4 = 7, 7 – 3 = 4.

Number
Students will be able to estimate and measure length and mass using standard and non- standard units. They will be able to identify days, weeks and months and will read and write time to the hour and half hour.

Shape and Space
Students will be able to name and describe everyday 2-D and 3-D shapes. They will find and explain simple symmetry in the environment and create symmetrical patterns. They will use and follow direction language left, right, forward and backward.

Pattern and function
They will be able to describe and continue patterns including those in number. They will begin to recognize the relationship between addition and subtraction.

Number
• read, write, and model numbers, using the base 10 system,
to 100
• count (in 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s), compare and order numbers
to 100
• estimate quantities to 100
• use mathematical vocabulary and symbols of addition and
subtraction: add, subtract, difference, sum, +, –
• read, write and model addition and subtraction to 20 (with
and without regrouping)
• automatically recall addition and subtraction facts to 10
• describe the meaning and use of addition and subtraction
• explore and model multiplication and division using their
own language/methods
• use fraction names (half, quarter) to describe part and
whole relationships
• estimate the reasonableness of answers

Language
Oral communication: listening and speaking

Students will use a variety of oral language appropriately and with increasing confidence. They will talk about their own thoughts, feelings and opinions and they will be able to work in groups to discuss their ideas. They will appreciate that listening is important and, in both small- and large- group situations, listen with increasing concentration and consideration. They will be able to pick out main events and relevant points, and they will increase their ability to anticipate and predict. Students will listen to others carefully and with sensitivity.

Written communication: reading and writing
Students will read for pleasure and information with increasing independence. They will be confident about their own reading and will continue to develop a range of reading strategies to decode and make sense of text. They will discuss stories heard and read, demonstrate an awareness of the role of the characters and plot, and will respond to the ideas and feelings expressed.
They will begin to use a variety of reference books and dictionaries independently. A balanced learning experience includes opportunities to participate either independently, in small groups or in whole-class situations. Daily independent and instructional reading are essential.
Students will write confidently, with developing legibility and fluency. They will write for a variety of purposes and will develop an understanding of different story structures. They will begin to plan, edit and review their own writing, showing an increasing ability to spell high-frequency words. They will begin to use spelling patterns and will continue to use their phonetic skills to spell, especially when constructing more complex words. As risk-takers, they will demonstrate confidence in attempting to write unfamiliar words using a variety of strategies. Grade 2 students will do daily independent and instructional writing.


Visual communication: viewing and presenting
Students will understand that communication involves both visual, verbal, and kinaesthetic features. They will understand that signs and symbols carry meaning and will begin to read a range of signs widely used in their immediate environment. They will be able to read and use texts with different types of layout and will understand information presented by a range of visual media including television, theatre and computer. Using a variety of visual and technological media, the students will search for, record and present information. As they continue to develop an increasing understanding of what they view, they will make more informed choices.