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A student’s knowledge and understanding of the properties of numbers and addition will lay a foundation for their early study of multiplication. In this unit, students develop the foundation for the concept of multiplication through work with equal groups and rectangular arrays. The concept of even and odd will also be crucial with the introduction of division in Grade 3. Even though the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), has identified this cluster as a “supporting cluster” rather than a “major cluster”, it is still an important part of the content for Grade 2 as it is establishes the groundwork for future grades in the area of multiplication. Therefore, this unit should be thoroughly addressed throughout the school year.
A question is essential when it stimulates multi-layered inquiry, provokes deep thought and lively discussion, requires students to consider alternatives and justify their reasoning, encourges re-thinking of big ideas, makes meaningful connections with prior learning, and provides students with opportunities to apply problem-solving skills to authentic situations.
UNIT LESSON:
Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication.
Additional information such as Teachers Notes, Enduring Understandings,Content Emphasis by Cluster, Focus Standards, Possible Student Outcomes, Essential Skills and Knowledge Statements and Clarifications, and Interdisciplinary Connections can be found in this Lesson Unit.
AVAILABLE MODEL LESSON PLANS
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Understanding Odd and Even Numbers
CCSC Alignment: 2.OA.C.3
Students will actively use manipulatives, pictures, and symbols to develop an understanding of odd and even numbers and subsequently use the same methods to represent odd and even numbers. They will translate the manipulatives, pictures and symbols into number sentences. Students will use two equal addends in equations to generate even sums.
AVAILABLE MODEL LESSON SEEDS
The lesson seed(s) have been written with specific standards in mind. These suggested activity/activities are not intended to be prescriptive, exhaustive, or sequential; they simply demonstrate how specific content can be used to help students learn the skills described in the standards. Seeds are designed to give teachers ideas for developing their own activities in order to generate evidence of student understanding.
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Rectangular Arrays
CCSC Alignnment: 2.OA.C.4
Students play a game in which they build and trace rectangular arrays.
Array Scavenger Hunt
Students go on a Scavenger Hunt to find each array that matches each of the equations on the Hunt List.
