Grade 2 Units

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Grade 2 Social Studies Units

Unit Plan 11 (Grade 2 Social Studies): Directions and Movement

Teach students to use cardinal directions and position words to describe locations, follow simple routes, and connect movement to local features and seasonal patterns.

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Unit Plan 10 (Grade 2 Social Studies): Exploring Our Classroom Map

Teach students to create and label classroom maps using symbols, a legend, and cardinal directions, turning real observations and simple maps into accurate bird’s-eye drawings.

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Unit Plan 9 (Grade 2 Social Studies): My Neighborhood and Local Helpers

Explore local places, helpers, goods, and services as students map their neighborhood and learn how communities meet everyday needs through people, places, and economic roles.

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Unit Plan 8 (Grade 2 Social Studies): Sharing Ideas and Taking Action

Promote classroom kindness with student-made posters and simple presentations that teach respect, inclusion, and positive behavior through visuals, labels, and clear speaking.

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Unit Plan 7 (Grade 2 Social Studies): Using Sources to Learn

Learn how second graders gather facts from books, interviews, and photos, sort relevant information, and check basic reliability while investigating people and communities.

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade 2 Social Studies): Asking Questions About Our World

Learn how to help second graders ask strong who/what/why questions and use simple sources—pictures, maps, texts, and interviews—to investigate their community.

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade 2 Social Studies): Symbols and Traditions of Our Nation

Explore U.S. and local symbols—like the flag, pledge, national songs, and holidays—and help second graders understand what they represent and why we honor them.

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Unit Plan 4 (Grade 2 Social Studies): Working Together to Solve Problems

Learn how second graders practice listening, voting, and compromise to solve classroom problems with respect, fairness, and shared responsibility.

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Unit Plan 3 (Grade 2 Social Studies): Leaders Who Help Us

Identify school and community authority figures and explain how their responsibilities help keep people safe, organized, and supported every day.

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Unit Plan 2 (Grade 2 Social Studies): Rules at Home and in the Community

Compare home, school, and community rules to explore how consequences and expectations in each setting promote fairness, safety, and cooperative living.

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Unit Plan 1 (Grade 2 Social Studies): Our Classroom Community

Build a strong classroom community by exploring why rules matter, how they support fairness and safety, and how students can help create and follow a respectful Class Charter.

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Grade 2 Math Units

Unit Plan 36 (Grade 2 Math): Cumulative Synthesis & Exhibition

Demonstrate Grade 2 mastery with multi-step, real-world math tasks that blend OA, NBT, MD, and G; students model, label units, and defend strategies with clear evidence.

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Unit Plan 35 (Grade 2 Math): Comprehensive Review—OA, NBT, MD, G

Spiral review of Grade 2 math—OA, NBT, MD, and G—using mixed tasks, strategy modeling, precise representations, and student checklists for reflection and goal-setting.

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Unit Plan 34 (Grade 2 Math): Geometry Deep Dive—Attributes, Drawing, and Naming

Draw and classify triangles and quadrilaterals using precise attributes (sides, vertices, closed/straight lines), and justify shape decisions with clear mathematical language.

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Unit Plan 33 (Grade 2 Math): Arrays & Equal Shares—From Tiles to Stories

Represent contexts with arrays, rows, and columns; write totals as equal addends; and connect arrays to equal-part partitions to reason about shares and problem structure.

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Unit Plan 32 (Grade 2 Math): NBT Problem Solving—100s, 10s, and 1s

Strengthen 2- and 3-digit addition/subtraction using place-value strategies, mental +10/+100 shifts, compensation, and open number lines; check solutions with estimation for reasonableness.

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Unit Plan 31 (Grade 2 Math): Measurement Megamix—Lengths & Data

Measure to the nearest unit, add and subtract lengths on open number lines, create line plots, and write clear “how many more/less” comparisons to interpret class data.

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Unit Plan 30 (Grade 2 Math): Time & Money Applications

Blend schedules, elapsed time on number lines, price lists, and coin combinations to solve real-world mini-projects, using clear models, labels, and estimation to check reasonableness.

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Unit Plan 29 (Grade 2 Math): Mixed Operations—Unknowns in All Positions

Write equations with a letter for the unknown, solve within 100 using efficient strategies, and check answers with estimation to ensure solutions are reasonable.

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Unit Plan 28 (Grade 2 Math): Fact Fluency Power-Up—Within 20

Build fluent addition/subtraction within 20 through strategy-based games and retrieval routines; students track growth and explain efficient strategy choices for accurate, flexible problem solving.

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Unit Plan 27 (Grade 2 Math): Geometry Studio—Design with Attributes & Shares

Design flags and floor plans using specified shape attributes, equal shares, and arrays; justify choices with labeled drawings and clear mathematical explanations.

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Unit Plan 26 (Grade 2 Math): Computation Routines—Within 100 & 1,000

Build mental math fluency with daily number strings that highlight place value, compensation, and regrouping; explain why strategies work and verify answers for reasonableness.

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Unit Plan 25 (Grade 2 Math): Data Cycle—Measure, Record, Represent, Interpret

Investigate a class question, measure to the nearest whole unit, organize data, and create line plots or bar graphs with clear titles/labels/scales to make claims supported by evidence.

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Unit Plan 24 (Grade 2 Math): Place-Value Reasoning—Compare & Explain

Compare three-digit numbers using hundreds–tens–ones reasoning, expanded form, and models; justify with >, <, = and clear place-value arguments.

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Unit Plan 23 (Grade 2 Math): Word-Problem Workshop—All Structures

Solve one- and two-step word problems within 100 by identifying structure and unknowns; model with bar diagrams and number lines, write equations, justify strategies, and check for reasonableness.