This activity takes place after students have had the opportunity to learn strategies such as using place value, decomposing into tens, commutative property, using concrete models, or strategies they come up with on their own to add two numbers together. Students should work in small groups of three or four. Before this activity, students may make a list of strategies they know for adding numbers or they may identify a list already posted in the classroom. Place three or four sets of 0-9 number tiles (digit-cards) in a bag. The first student draws 4 number tiles and uses them to create a 2-digit plus 2-digit addition problem. All students in the group use models, pencil and paper, or whiteboards to solve the problem using a strategy. Taking turns, each student has the opportunity to convince others that the strategy chosen is the best or most efficient for the problem. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

Students roll number cubes and strategically create numbers, mentally adding or subtracting to make target numbers on a hundreds board. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

Students will determine ways to ensure correct amounts of various ingredients are added to a recipe given a limited supply of measuring cup sizes. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

The students will use 3 different color squares glued on paper to find as many combinations of numbers 10-20 as possible. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

Students will listen to The King’s Commissioners by Aileen Friedman.  They will answer questions about the story and discuss. Then each student will create a drawing to show which counting method is most valuable or efficient for a real-world counting situation.  Students will take turns presenting their opinions. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

The children will use a mat with a space to place the alligator (two popsicle sticks glued together with a googlie eye and paper teeth.)  Each group of two will have a deck of cards and a stack of counters (beans, unifix cubes, red/yellow chips). They will play a game where the person who doesn't lose all their chips wins. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

This lesson is designed to challenge students to learn about how geometry and measurement are used in the real world by architects.  The students will explore various concepts such as area and perimeter as well as developing benchmarks for measurement.  This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

Students will apply math concepts related to measuring angles to diagram the Earth’s rotation throughout a 24-hour period. This task allows for multiple entry points in that students can either use their knowledge of angle measures (e.g., the Earth would rotate 180° by noon) or knowledge of fractions (e.g., 1/2 of a complete rotation would occur by noon) to begin grappling with the task. By creating diagrams, students will also develop an understanding of using tools to measure angles, as well as apply the concept that angle measures are additive (e.g., I figured out that the Earth rotates 15° each hour. Therefore, I realize that the earth rotates 45° in three hours). This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

In this lesson the students will add 3 addends by using 3 beans inside of an egg carton marked with the numbers 1-12. The students will practice adding, using numbers from 1-12. They will record their addends and their final sum by doing multi-step addition. The recording sheet will help with the steps.  Finally the students will write about the mathematical strategy in their journals. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

The task requires students to arrange a given set of numbers (each used only once), operations, quotients, and products to make all the equations true. Students are then required to explain how they determined the correct number arrangements without performing the operations. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

Students should be quite used to explaining their thinking and the strategies they are using with two-digit numbers.  For this standard have students choose a problem with sums or minuends up to 1000.  Have students choose a way to represent their solution, could be with a number line drawing or a set of place value blocks.  Explain to students that they will video each other presenting their solutions.  This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

Students apply their understanding of developing expressions and equations for a given context in order to determine the validity of equations. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

In this activity, students will receive a flyer listing the prizes available to the first 100 people in line at the state fair.  Using the information on the flyer, students will determine which people in line will win a prize.  Since the flyer contains statements such as “every 5th person will receive a stuffed animal” and “every 6th person will receive a concert ticket,” students will need to apply knowledge of factors and multiples while problem solving.  This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

Students will build on their understanding of the four operations (multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction) and apply their understanding to a real world problem (field trip).  After a brief discussion of how field trips are planned, students are given the task of developing a plan for an overnight field trip to Washington DC by determining the total cost per student.  This activity is designed to challenge students who demonstrate mastery of multiplication and division within 100. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

In this task, students will observe a snake’s length during its first three years of life.  Students will analyze patterns, make generalizations, and formulate function rules for determining the snake’s length at any year of its life.  This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

Students will practice basic paper folding to partition squares into halves and fourths and apply this to the art of origami, Japanese paper folding. This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

This lesson is designed to challenge students who demonstrate mastery of understanding fractions as numbers (unit fractions, partitioning…etc.) and a strong understanding of fractions as a number on the number line.  It integrates technology, writing, and mathematics (focus on fractions) through the use of a RAFT writing activity.  This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

This lesson is designed to challenge students who demonstrate mastery of understanding fractions as numbers (unit fractions, partitioning…etc.).  After a brief introduction to world flags, students are given the task to explore fractional parts of various flags.  The students are given the opportunity to create their own unique flag while identifying the fractional parts of each color.  This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

The U.S. Mint website for kids is a wonderful resource that includes many games that allow students to practice counting and using money in many ways and includes lots of facts about the history and design of U. S. coins. One interesting part of the website includes words and phrases that include coin names.  Students can learn about these words and phrases as they solve money problems and then create their own.  This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.

All students in grade 2 need to learn their “facts”.  We know that it is important to attach thinking to this learning as opposed to rote memorization of facts.  John A. Van de Walle and Lou Ann H. Lovin say that it is important for students to “develop a strong understanding of number relationships… and develop efficient strategies for fact retrieval” before teachers ask students to drill with flash cards or fact games.  (Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics Grades K-3,Pearson Education, 2006, p. 95) Students will create math fact equations to match up with mental strategies.  They will record these on cards and share these with all students in the classroom as a game to help all learn these facts.  This lesson was developed by NCDPI as part of the Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Instructional Resources Project. This lesson plan has been vetted at the state level for standards alignment, AIG focus, and content accuracy.