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Pennsylvania Standards

Pennsylvania 2nd Grade Math Standards

All 13 Pennsylvania math standards for 2nd grade, each explained in plain English. The official wording is in Pennsylvania Department of Education's document, linked at the end of this page.

13 standards

Numbers & Operations in Base Ten

3 standards
CC.2.1.2.B.1
Show three-digit numbers as hundreds, tens, and ones, like 706 is 7 hundreds and 6 ones, and compare them with greater than, less than, and equal signs.
CC.2.1.2.B.2
Read and write numbers up to 1,000 as numerals, in words, and in expanded form, and skip count by 5s, 10s, and 100s.
CC.2.1.2.B.3
Add and subtract within 1,000 by combining hundreds, tens, and ones, like mentally adding 100 to 358, and explain why the strategy works.

Operations and Algebraic Thinking

3 standards
CC.2.2.2.A.1
Solve one- and two-step addition and subtraction word problems with numbers up to 100, using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown.
CC.2.2.2.A.2
Add and subtract within 20 in your head using strategies like making ten or doubles, and know all sums of two one-digit numbers from memory.
CC.2.2.2.A.3
Arrange objects in equal rows and columns to prepare for multiplication, like writing 4 + 4 + 4 for 3 rows of 4, and tell if a group is odd or even.

Geometry

2 standards
CC.2.3.2.A.1
Recognize and draw flat and solid shapes with given features, like a set number of angles or faces, including triangles, pentagons, hexagons, and cubes.
CC.2.3.2.A.2
Split circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares and name them as halves, thirds, or fourths of the whole.

Measurement and Data

5 standards
CC.2.4.2.A.1
Measure lengths in inches, feet, centimeters, and meters with tools like rulers and yardsticks, and estimate lengths before measuring.
CC.2.4.2.A.2
Read analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes and write the time, using a.m. and p.m. correctly.
CC.2.4.2.A.3
Count and combine coins and dollar bills, write amounts with the cent and dollar signs, and figure out the change from a purchase.
CC.2.4.2.A.4
Display data on line plots, picture graphs, and bar graphs, then read the graphs to answer questions like how many more chose apples.
CC.2.4.2.A.6
Solve word problems about lengths by adding and subtracting within 100, and show sums and differences on a number line.

The official Pennsylvania documents

The plain-English lines on this page are EMStudio's own explanations of Pennsylvania's standards, not the official wording, which Pennsylvania Department of Education publishes in the documents above. Codes and strand names identify each standard.