This resource is a 3 Act Task that addresses Start Unknown word problems.  It is designed to be teacher-led with students collaborating on each act.  If you are not familiar with 3 Act Tasks, familiarize yourself with them before you attempt this lesson with your students.  Act 3 can be used as an assessment to gauge understanding.

This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that addresses important asects of the task and its potential use. Here are the first few lines of the commentary for this task: Louis wants to give \$15 to help kids who need school supplies. He also wants to buy a pair of shoes for \$39. How much money will he have to save for ...

The class won a good behavior contest and the reward is a bowling party.  The day of the party it is raining and the students are unable to visit the bowling alley. So the students build their own bowling alley using the WeDo robot kit.  Then they have a bowling competition to see who bowls the highest score.

This parent guide supports parents in helping their child at home with the 2nd Grade Math content. Within the folder you will access Parent Guide PDFs in FIVE Languages: Arabic, English, Hindi, Spanish, and Vietnamese to help on-going communication with caregivers. 

This game will give students an opportunity
to review two-digit addition.

Students will either work with a partner or indpendently to go to different desks where a new math problem will be solved. They will record answers on the provided answer sheet, or can just number their paper in a notebook and write problems and answers by the correct number.

This resource accompanies our Rethink 2nd Grade Math Operations and Algebraic Thinking unit. It includes ideas for use, ways to support exceptional children, ways to extend learning, digital resources and tools, tips for supporting English Language Learners and students with visual and hearing impairments. There are also ideas for offline learning.

Students will build a way to transport their (region-specific) goods.Build a cart with limited supplies. This can be utilized with or without robots for pulling.

This video and accompanying interactive assessment practice was designed to teach overview of addition sums to first graders.

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach second graders about mixed operations: addition and subtraction i - word problems.

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach second graders about adding or subtracting lengths in one step.

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach second graders about adding and subtracting (numbers up to 20) - word problems.

In this activity, students are introduced to the “Ask Dr. Math” website.  Using strategies they have learned, they will answer math questions (fictional) from students across the state.  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 assessment task, students solve a problem using numbers, an equation and explaining their thinking.

This lesson is for grades 1-2 on math. At Home Learning Lessons are a partnership between the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, PBS North Carolina, and the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. Each lesson contains a video instructional lesson, a PDF lesson plan with a transcript, and a PDF file of extension activities.

This lesson is for grades 1-2 on math. At Home Learning Lessons are a partnership between the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, PBS North Carolina, and the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. Each lesson contains a video instructional lesson, a PDF lesson plan with a transcript, and a PDF file of extension activities.

This lesson builds on the understanding of loops from previous lessons and gives students a chance to be truly creative. This activity doubles as a debugging exercise for extra problem-solving practice.

In this assessment task, students solve a problem using numbers, an equation and explaining their thinking.

This lesson is for grades 1-2 on math. At Home Learning Lessons are a partnership between the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, PBS North Carolina, and the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation. Each lesson contains a video instructional lesson, a PDF lesson plan with a transcript, and a PDF file of extension activities.

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach second graders about more and less (addition and subtraction).

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach second graders about comparing with two-step addition and subtraction.