Supporting Idea 5: Geometry and MeasurementArchived

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Geometry and Measurement
General Information
Number: MA.2.G.5
Title: Geometry and Measurement
Type: Supporting Idea
Subject: X-Mathematics (former standards - 2008) - Archived
Grade: 2
Body of Knowledge: Geometry

Related Benchmarks

This cluster includes the following benchmarks.

Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Independent

MA.2.G.5.In.a
Match parts with the whole using geometric shapes.
MA.2.G.5.In.b
Identify concepts of time, including before, after, yesterday, today, tomorrow, first, and next, by relating activities with the time period.
MA.2.G.5.In.c
Identify the days of the week in relation to the calendar.
MA.2.G.5.In.d
Identify analog and digital clocks as tools for telling time.
MA.2.G.5.In.e
Identify the purpose of coins and bills.
MA.2.G.5.In.f
Compare objects by weight—using terms including heavy and light—and capacity, using terms including holds more and holds less.

Supported

MA.2.G.5.Su.a
Identify part and whole of geometric shapes.
MA.2.G.5.Su.b
Identify the concepts of time, including morning, afternoon, before, after, and next, by relating activities with the time period.
MA.2.G.5.Su.c
Identify coins as money.
MA.2.G.5.Su.d
Compare weight of objects using the concepts of heavy and light.

Participatory

MA.2.G.5.Pa.a
Recognize parts of common objects.
MA.2.G.5.Pa.b
Recognize common activities that occur at regular times, such as lunch, bedtime, or going to school.
MA.2.G.5.Pa.c
Associate giving an action or object with receiving an action or object.
MA.2.G.5.Pa.d
Recognize differences in sizes of containers that hold liquids (capacity).

Related Resources

Vetted resources educators can use to teach the concepts and skills in this topic.

Educational Software / Tools

Bedtime Bandits:

This online interactive game is a great way for students to practice identifying time on analog clocks.

Type: Educational Software / Tool

Clockworks:

This online game helps your students practice time on an analog clock.

Type: Educational Software / Tool

Image/Photographs

Clipart ETC Fractions:

Illustrations that can be used for teaching and demonstrating fractions. Fractional representations are modeled in wedges of circles ("pieces of pie") and parts of polygons. There are also clipart images of numerical fractions, both proper and improper, from halves to twelfths. Fraction charts and fraction strips found in this collection can be used as manipulatives and are ready to print for classroom use.

Type: Image/Photograph

Clipart ETC: Clock Menu:

This website has over 2,000 illustrations of analog clocks. There are clocks with a variety of numeral fonts, and plain faces showing all possible times in one-minute increments. There are also an assortment of antique clocks, pocket watches, pendulums, hour glasses, and the interior devices of time pieces.

Type: Image/Photograph

Lesson Plans

Fraction Folding-Part 1:

In this lesson, students will build the understanding of unit fractions. They will differentiate examples and non-examples of fractional parts of squares. They will label unit fractions and describe unit fractions as those that “build” other fractions.

Type: Lesson Plan

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned... Just Ask Alexander!:

This lesson is a culminating activity to a unit on counting money based on the story "Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday". Students work with various amounts of money in cents (up to 1) and dollars (up to 100) and learn to understand the differences between wants and needs.

Type: Lesson Plan

Coin Combinations: How else can you pay for that?:

In this lesson, students will learn that there can be multiple ways (multiple coin combinations) to reach a given money amount. Using money manipulatives, students will work cooperatively and independently to practice finding different coin combinations for a given money amount. Students will also become comfortable knowing that there are multiple ways to reach a correct answer.

Type: Lesson Plan

Discovering Math: Beginning Measurement:

Demonstrate the basic measures of length, width, height, weight, and temperature by measuring objects and recording the information.

  • Demonstrate how time is measured by recording it to the nearest minute.
  • Count money using coins and bills.

Type: Lesson Plan

Teaching Ideas

Weighing In:

"Grocery shopping offers opportunities for children to increase their estimation and measurement skills by choosing and weighing fruit and vegetables" (from ed.gov parent resources). Kids are estimating the weight of different items and confirm their estimates by weighing afterward. Kids are encouraged to use different units of measurement and compare the number of heavier / lighter items necessary for a certain weight. This is one of seven in a series of activities for practicing math skills at the grocery store.

Type: Teaching Idea

A-Weigh We Go!:

Using different items available at home (e.g., bag of flour, box of detergent) students are estimating, measuring and comparing the weight of these items. They examine if "bigger" also means "heavier" and try to find out how to weigh an object that is too big for a bathroom scale.

Type: Teaching Idea

Fraction Action:

By making popcorn together with your child you may also introduce the concept of fractions.

Type: Teaching Idea

Text Resources

Bibliography: Children's Books Related to Money:

A list of references for 11 children's books related to money.

(found at NCTM's Illuminations site "" under Materials and called "Book of your choice".)

Type: Text Resource

Bibliography of books related to coins and money:

A printable list of 10 children's books with references related to coins and money

Type: Text Resource

Student Resources

Vetted resources students can use to learn the concepts and skills in this topic.

Parent Resources

Vetted resources caregivers can use to help students learn the concepts and skills in this topic.

Educational Software / Tool

Clockworks:

This online game helps your students practice time on an analog clock.

Type: Educational Software / Tool

Image/Photograph

Clipart ETC Fractions:

Illustrations that can be used for teaching and demonstrating fractions. Fractional representations are modeled in wedges of circles ("pieces of pie") and parts of polygons. There are also clipart images of numerical fractions, both proper and improper, from halves to twelfths. Fraction charts and fraction strips found in this collection can be used as manipulatives and are ready to print for classroom use.

Type: Image/Photograph

Teaching Ideas

Weighing In:

"Grocery shopping offers opportunities for children to increase their estimation and measurement skills by choosing and weighing fruit and vegetables" (from ed.gov parent resources). Kids are estimating the weight of different items and confirm their estimates by weighing afterward. Kids are encouraged to use different units of measurement and compare the number of heavier / lighter items necessary for a certain weight. This is one of seven in a series of activities for practicing math skills at the grocery store.

Type: Teaching Idea

A-Weigh We Go!:

Using different items available at home (e.g., bag of flour, box of detergent) students are estimating, measuring and comparing the weight of these items. They examine if "bigger" also means "heavier" and try to find out how to weigh an object that is too big for a bathroom scale.

Type: Teaching Idea

Fraction Action:

By making popcorn together with your child you may also introduce the concept of fractions.

Type: Teaching Idea