Mathematics

Assessment/Implementation Statement

Grade Two

 

Generally, it is believed that when teaching new concepts, it is best to use concrete methods before moving to the abstract mode of instruction, i.e. pencil and paper.  The Great Falls Public Schools has provided a number of training opportunities as well as materials to help accomplish this kind of instruction. 

 

IMPLEMENTATION

 

Basic materials: The Board of Trustees adopted Harcourt as the basal program.

 

The assessment guidelines that follow indicate which Harcourt chapters need to be covered to assure a complete program. 

 

Supplemental materials: Teachers, principals and building staffs are encouraged to make necessary professional judgments as to the supplemental materials and instructional strategies that best meet the needs of the students in their classrooms/schools as well as their individual teaching styles.  These include: concrete learning materials (e.g. Developing Number Concepts), computer software (e.g. Successmaker), Every Day Counts,  Skill Builders, Mastering Math Facts,  and Math Facts in a Flash, as well as other math topics.  Other supplemental materials may be used.  It is important to note these additional materials are not to replace the Board adopted basic materials but to support them.

 

ASSESSMENT

 

The assessment components for second grade include the use of text-based criterion referenced (forms A or B) and performance tests as well as ongoing teacher assessment Unit test Form B can be used as a pre-test and District Unit Assessments will be used as the final test, as grades are scored and recorded electronically, through the use of LXR. These assessments are aligned with the state standards, Progress Toward Standards (CRT), Des Cartes, and benchmarks found in the Great Falls Public Schools Curriculum. It is recognized that in some cases these assessments exceed the Great Falls Curriculum but this is considered appropriate. The Performance Assessment activity is included in the Unit Assessment and scored by the teacher as a graded assessment and should be scored on an 8 point rubric.   A score of six on the eight-point assessment scheme is considered satisfactory. (See attachment Harcourt Math Scoring Rubric and performance Assessment.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Required Performance Assessment Activities

Grade 2                                                          Grade 3

Unit 2 – PA#1       Box Top Books                 Unit 1 – PA#1             Trip to the Beach

Unit 3 – PA#1       Stuck On You                  

Unit 4 – PA#1       Patterns                

Unit 5 – PA#1       Book Cover                      

Unit 6 – PA#1       Here Kitty, Kitty                         

 

60 to 90 minutes of Math instruction per day is recommended.

Grade 2: Required chapters:

 

Chapter 7                      Explore  2-Digit Addition

Chapter 8                      2-Digit Addition

Chapter 9                      Explore 2-Digit Subtraction

Chapter 10                    2-Digit Subtraction

Chapter 11                    Practice 2-Digit Addition and Subtraction

                                                        Unit Review and Unit Test 2 with Performance Assessment
                                                        TE Page PA10

 

Chapter 12            Counting Money

Chapter 13            Using Money

Chapter 14            14.5 and 14.6 Telling Time

Chapter 15            Understanding Time

Chapter 16            Interpret Tables and Graphs

Chapter 17            Probability

                                                        Unit Review and Unit Test  3 with Performance Assessments

                                    TE Page PA19

 

Chapter 18            Plane Shapes

Chapter 19            Solid Figures

Chapter 20            Spatial Sense

Chapter 21            Patterns: Pretest to see if needed

                                                        Unit Review and Unit Test 4 with Performance Assessment

 

Chapter 22            Customary Measurement; Length and Measurement

Chapter 23            Customary Measurement; Capacity and Weight

Chapter 24            Metric Measurement

Chapter 25            Explore Perimeter, Area, and Volume

Chapter 26            Fractions

                                                        Unit Review and Unit Test 5 with Performance Assessment

 

Chapter 27            Numbers to 1,000

Chapter 28            Comparing and Ordering Great Numbers

Chapter 29            Adding and Subtracting 3-Digit Numbers

Chapter 30            Multiplication and Division Concepts

                                                        Unit Review and Unit Test 6 with Performance Assessments

                                                TE Page PA46

 

The following required chapters will utilize the 3rd grade text and materials.

 

Chapter 1              Getting Ready: Addition and Subtraction Concepts

Chapter 2              Place Value and Number Sense

Chapter 3              Compare, Order and Round Numbers

                                                        Unit Review and Unit Test 1with Performance Assessments

                                    TE Page PA1

 

 

Grade 2: Suggested Math Timeline

Assess all students using the Inventory Test

 

August/September

 

Unit 2: 2-Digit Addition and Subtraction

            Chapters 7-11

Unit 2 Test and Performance Assessment TE page PA 10

Daily Transparencies (Harcourt)

Problem Solving – Scaffolded Instruction Transparencies (Harcourt)

Math Reading Transparencies (Harcourt)

Introduce Every Day Counts **concepts are covered in EDC if done consistently

Introduce Skill Builders, Mastering Math Facts, or Math Facts in a Flash

Introduce Weekly Math Logs for maintenance

 

October/November

 

Unit 3: Money and Time

            Chapters 12, 13, 14.5, 14.6, 15- combine into a 3 day lesson, 16, 17

Unit 3 Test and Performance Assessment TE Page PA19

 

Unit 4: Geometry and Patterns

Chapters 18-20

Daily Transparencies (Harcourt)

Problem Solving – Scaffolded Instruction Transparencies (Harcourt)

Math Reading Transparencies (Harcourt)

Introduce Every Day Counts **concepts are covered in EDC if done consistently

Introduce Skill Builders, Mastering Math Facts, or Math Facts in a Flash

Introduce Weekly Math Logs for maintenance

 

December/January

 

Unit 4:              Chapter 21. Pretest to see if needed.

Unit 4 Test and Performance Assessment

Unit 5: Measurement and Fractions

            Chapters  22-26

            Use Metric and Standard Measurement posters. Refer to them frequently.

Unit 5 Test and Performance Assessment

Daily Transparencies (Harcourt)

Problem Solving – Scaffolded Instruction Transparencies (Harcourt)

Math Reading Transparencies (Harcourt)

Continue Every Day Counts **concepts are covered in EDC if done consistently

Continue Skill Builders, Mastering Math Facts, or Math Facts in a Flash

Continue Weekly Math Logs for maintenance

Continue regular use of Tables and Graphs

 

February/March

 

Unit 6: Exploring Greater Numbers and Operations

            Chapters 27-28

Unit 6: Chapters 29-30.

Unit 6 Test and Performance Assessment TE Page PA46

Daily Transparencies (Harcourt)

Problem Solving – Scaffolded Instruction Transparencies (Harcourt)

Math Reading Transparencies (Harcourt)

Continue Every Day Counts **concepts are covered in EDC if done consistently

Continue Skill Builders, Mastering Math Facts, or Math Facts in a Flash

Continue Weekly Math Logs for maintenance

Continue regular use of Tables and Graphs

 

April/May/June

 

Unit 1 (Grade 3) Understanding Numbers and Operations

            Chapters 1-3

Unit 1 Test and Performance Assessment TE Page PA1

Daily Transparencies (Harcourt)

Problem Solving – Scaffolded Instruction Transparencies (Harcourt)

Math Reading Transparencies (Harcourt)

Continue Every Day Counts **concepts are covered in EDC if done consistently

Continue Skill Builders, Mastering Math Facts, or Math Facts in a Flash

Continue Weekly Math Logs for maintenance

Continue regular use of Tables and Graphs

 

 

Second Grade

Harcourt Math Transparencies

 

DT – Daily Transparencies for every lesson.

PSTT – Problem Solving Teaching Transparencies – Scaffolding Instruction

PSR – Problem Solving and Reading Strategies Workbook for Grades 1-3

 

Unit

Daily Transparency

PSTT Scaffolding

           Instruction

PS with Reading

Unit 2

 

 

 

   Chapter 7

7.1 – 7.5

7.4  #5 pg. 114

7.5  pg. 115

   Chapter 8

8.1 – 8.7

8.6  #7 pg. 134

8.7  pg. 135

   Chapter 9

9.1 – 9.5

9.4  #5 pg. 150

9.5  pg. 151

   Chapter 10

10.1 – 10.7

10.5  #7 pg. 168

10.7  pg. 171

   Chapter 11

11.1 – 11.7

11.7  #3 pg. 192

11.7  pg. 191

Unit 3

 

 

 

   Chapter 12

12.1 – 12.6

12.4  #8 pg. 212

12.6  pg. 215

   Chapter 13

13.1 – 13.7

13.5  #4 pg. 232

13.7  pg. 235

   Chapter 14

14.1 – 14.6

14.2  #9 pg. 246

14.6  pg. 253

   Chapter 15

15.1 – 15.5

15.2  #2 pg. 270

15.5  pg. 269

   Chapter 16

16.1 – 16.5

16.5  #1 pg.  286

16.1  pg. 277

   Chapter 17

17.1 – 17.6

17.3  #6 pg. 298

17.6  pg. 303

Unit 4

   Chapter 18

18.1 – 18.4

18.1  #9 pg. 318

18.4  pg. 323

   Chapter 19

19.1 – 19.4

19.1  #7 pg. 332

19.4  pg. 337

   Chapter 20

20.1 – 20.4

20.1  #5 pg. 346

20.4  pg. 351

   Chapter 21

21.1 – 21.5

21.4  #2 pg. 365

21.5  pg. 367

Unit 5  

   Chapter 22

22.1 – 22.6

22.2  #5 pg. 384

22.6  pg. 391

   Chapter 23

23.1 – 23.5

23.1  #5 pg. 400

23.5  pg. 407

   Chapter 24

24.1 – 24.5

24.3  #6 pg. 420

24.5  pg. 425

   Chapter 25

25.1 – 25.4

25.1  #4 pg. 432

25.3  pg. 435

   Chapter 26

26.1 – 26.6

26.4  #7 pg. 452

26.2  pg. 447

 

Unit 6

 

 

 

   Chapter 27

27.1 – 27.5

27.5  #3 pg. 478

27.5  pg. 477

   Chapter 28

28.1 – 28.6

28.3  #7 pg. 490

28.6  pg. 495

   Chapter 29

29.1 – 29.7

29.7  #4 pg. 516

29.7  pg. 515

   Chapter 30

30.1 – 30.6

30.2  #7 pg. 526

30.6  pg. 533

 

Unit 2

 

   Chapter 7

7.1 – 7.5

7.4  #5 pg. 114

7.5  pg. 115

   Chapter 8

8.1 – 8.7

8.6  #7 pg. 134

8.7  pg. 135

   Chapter 9

9.1 – 9.5

9.4  #5 pg. 150

9.5  pg. 151

   Chapter 10

10.1 – 10.7

10.5  #7 pg. 168

10.7  pg. 171

   Chapter 11

11.1 – 11.7

11.7  #3 pg. 192

11.7  pg. 191

 

Unit 1

 

   Chapter 1

1.1 – 1.6

1.3  pg. 7

 

   Chapter 2

2.1 – 2.6

2.6  pg. 33

 

   Chapter 3

3.1 – 3.6

3.6  pg. 53