Grade Two
Strand: Numbers and Operations
Topic: Whole Numbers
Sub-Topic: Foundations

Example/Activity

Open this page in its own window N-4
How many different ways can you split a group of eight objects into two groups? Three groups?

N-6
Numbers are often used to order, label or identify.
e.g., phone numbers
       classroom numbers
Ask students, with the assistance of their parents/caregivers, to list situations where numerals do not represent quantities.
e.g., home, post office, sports, toy shop

N-7(b)
Using counters students make two different sized sets equal by taking some from the larger set and adding to the smaller set until both sets are equal.

N-9
Students randomly make groups of objects, count and note the number of each group, and then arrange them in order.

N-10
Use a part-part-whole mat to show:

__ objects + 13 objects = 19 objects.
40 objects + __ objects = 90 objects.

N-11
What patterns can you find on a hundred chart? Write them on a piece of paper.
Build a "Two difference" train using attribute/logic blocks (each block must have 2 different characteristics from the preceeding block).

N-12
Which objects are smooth and will float?

N-13(b)
Ask students to make groups of objects that belong together.
They should be able to explain to other students the reasons for sorting them in the way they did.

N-13(c)
Sort the same data a different way from that of your partner.

N-14
Do the following events occur before or after those already listed?
e.g., Valentine's Day, Christmas Day, cultural days

N-15(b)
Make a set of nickels to match the value of a quarter.
Demonstrate the number of longs (10's) it takes to make a flat (100's) using base ten blocks.

N-16
How many vowels are in your first and last name? Compare to other classmates. How would you gather and display your data? Does your data give you other information?