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Virginia Standards

2nd Grade Math SOL

All 11 Virginia math standards for 2nd grade, each explained in plain English. The official wording is in Virginia Department of Education's document, linked at the end of this page.

11 standards

Number and Number Sense

4 standards
2.NS.1
Skip count forward by 2s, 5s, 10s, 25s and 100s and back by 10s, pick sensible estimates up to 1,000, and show with objects whether numbers to 50 are even or odd.
2.NS.2
Read, write and build numbers to 999 in standard, expanded and word form, give each digit's value, and compare and order them with words and symbols like > and <.
2.NS.3
Split wholes into halves, thirds, fourths, sixths or eighths to solve sharing problems, write each part as a fraction, and compare unit fractions like 1/3 and 1/6.
2.NS.4
Count mixed coins and one-dollar bills up to $2.00, make a given amount, and write totals with the cent sign or the dollar sign and decimal point, like $1.35.

Computation and Estimation

1 standard
2.CE.1
Know addition and subtraction facts within 20 by heart, and estimate and solve one-step and multistep story problems adding and subtracting numbers up to 100.

Measurement and Geometry

4 standards
2.MG.1
Choose a ruler, scale or measuring cup, then estimate and measure length to the nearest inch, weight to the nearest pound and liquid volume to the nearest cup.
2.MG.2
Read and record clock times to the nearest five minutes on analog and digital clocks, know an hour has 60 minutes and a day 24 hours, and pick sensible units of time.
2.MG.3
Find a line of symmetry in a shape by folding or drawing, create symmetric shapes, and explain that the two halves are congruent, matching in shape and size.
2.MG.4
Name and describe spheres, cubes and rectangular prisms by their faces, edges and vertices, trace their faces, and compare them with circles, squares and rectangles.

Probability and Statistics

1 standard
2.PS.1
Ask a question, collect up to 25 answers by voting or tallying, show them in a pictograph with a key or a labeled bar graph, and draw conclusions from the results.

Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

1 standard
2.PFA.1
Describe, continue and create repeating patterns and patterns that grow by adding, using objects, pictures and numbers, and retell a pattern in another form.

The official Virginia documents

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