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Grade 2 Unit 2 ~ Websites

Click on a box below to find helpful websites to support the indicators taught in this unit. The indicators are color-coded and the websites numbered to assist teachers in directing students to the correct site. These websites are intended for the wide range of students in the grade, therefore some may tend to be easier and some more difficult. These web pages may contain links to one or more pages outside the MCPS Web. MCPS does not control the content or relevancy of these pages.

General Math Sites	2.2.1.1 describe and classify plane and solid geometric shapes (circle, triangle, square, rectangle, sphere, pyramid, and rectangular prism) according to such attributes as the number and shape of faces, edges, and vertices	2.2.3.1 make solid figures including cubes, rectangular prisms, spheres, cylinders, cones, and pyramids
2.2.1.2 put shapes together and take them apart to form other shapes	2.2.4.1 identify and model symmetry with concrete materials and drawings	2.2.4.2 identify the line of symmetry in figures and objects with symmetry. model single digit numbers in a variety of ways.
2.2.5.1 identify and model congruence with concrete materials and drawings

General Math Sites

Rainforest Math has wonderful activities, K - 6:
http://www.rainforestmaths.com/

National Library of Math Manipulatives
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

Illustrated Math Dictionary
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html

Search through dozens and dozens of math websites for second graders
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_2nd_math.htm

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2.2.1.1 describe and classify plane and solid geometric shapes (circle, triangle, square, rectangle, sphere, pyramid, and rectangular prism) according to such attributes as the number and shape of faces, edges, and vertices

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=35

http://www.tvokids.com/play/shapeville/

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_277_g_1_t_3.html?open=activities

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_128_g_1_t_3.html?open=instructions when you hold the shift key down, you can mark and count the vertices, edges and faces

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2.2.3.1 make solid figures including cubes, rectangular prisms, spheres, cylinders, cones, and pyramids

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/math/geometry/solids/

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_195_g_1_t_3.html?open=activities

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_129_g_1_t_3.html?open=activities

This is a challenging activity for second graders, but some students will be able to use this program to draw geometric solids. Try guiding them through it.

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2.2.1.2 put shapes together and take them apart to form other shapes

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=72

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2.2.4.1 identify and model symmetry with concrete materials and drawings

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=72

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_169_g_1_t_3.html?open=activities

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2.2.4.2 identify the line of symmetry in figures and objects with symmetry

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/elab2004/gr6/15.html

http://www.adrianbruce.com/Symmetry/index.html

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/show_me/e673.htm

http://www.linkslearning.org/Kids/1_Math/2_Illustrated_Lessons/4_Line_Symmetry/index.html

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/Flash%20Studio/cfsmaths/Symm/Symm.html

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_277_g_1_t_3.html?open=activities see below for ideas for symmetry using this online manipulative

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2.2.5.1 identify and model congruence with concrete materials and drawings

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_165_g_1_t_3.html?open=instructions

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_169_g_1_t_3.html?open=activities

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vm1_asid_114.html

This is a challenging activity for second graders, but some students will be able to use this program to model congruence. Try guiding them through it.

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