2nd Grade Measurement and Data Summary
Simple Overview
• Measure and estimate lengths in standard
units. (Using appropriate units: rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes.)
• Relate addition and subtraction to length. (to solve
word problems involving lengths.)
• Work with time and money. (analog and digital clocks to the
nearest five minutes, solve word problems involving money.)
• Represent and interpret data. (Generate data by measuring
several objects, draw picture of bar graph; solve simple compare problems with graph.)
Manipulatives
• Students will need a variety of measuring
tools: ruler, meter stick, measuring tape, yard
stick. These tools are helpful because it gives
students the opportunity to feel and use them to
calculate measurements. It is hard to understand
measurement without actually doing it.
• Tools for reading time: (clocks to manipulate)
This would be helpful because it gives students
the chance to move the hands of the clock to a
specified time.
• Tools for learning about money: Plastic play
money, or you can use real money, depends
on teacher. This allows students to interact
with money, and apply it to their lives in real
situations. Ex: I need to buy milk from the
grocery store. Milk costs $1.75. Count out
$1.75 from the money baggies you have.
• Have dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and
pennies.
• For represent and interpret data:
• Students may use a variety of items to showcase
the formation of data: Different types or colors of
bottle lids, varied candy types, marker colors, eye
colors, marble colors or sizes, coin money, etc.
• It is helpful for students to be able to interact with
manipulatives to organize data. In order to be
able to mentally manipulate date, we must start
with being able to physically manipulate data.
These objects depend on teacher choice.
• Measure and estimate lengths in standard
units. (Using appropriate units: rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, and measuring tapes.)
• Relate addition and subtraction to length. (to solve
word problems involving lengths.)
• Work with time and money. (analog and digital clocks to the
nearest five minutes, solve word problems involving money.)
• Represent and interpret data. (Generate data by measuring
several objects, draw picture of bar graph; solve simple compare problems with graph.)
Manipulatives
• Students will need a variety of measuring
tools: ruler, meter stick, measuring tape, yard
stick. These tools are helpful because it gives
students the opportunity to feel and use them to
calculate measurements. It is hard to understand
measurement without actually doing it.
• Tools for reading time: (clocks to manipulate)
This would be helpful because it gives students
the chance to move the hands of the clock to a
specified time.
• Tools for learning about money: Plastic play
money, or you can use real money, depends
on teacher. This allows students to interact
with money, and apply it to their lives in real
situations. Ex: I need to buy milk from the
grocery store. Milk costs $1.75. Count out
$1.75 from the money baggies you have.
• Have dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and
pennies.
• For represent and interpret data:
• Students may use a variety of items to showcase
the formation of data: Different types or colors of
bottle lids, varied candy types, marker colors, eye
colors, marble colors or sizes, coin money, etc.
• It is helpful for students to be able to interact with
manipulatives to organize data. In order to be
able to mentally manipulate date, we must start
with being able to physically manipulate data.
These objects depend on teacher choice.