Second Grade Math Kit

Find the activities below that correspond with the materials found in our Second Grade Math Kit. Please select the material before selecting the grade to make sure your search results only provide activities for the mats in your Second Grade Math Kit.

The Number Walk – Backwards

Counting backward is a prerequisite for subtraction. Encourage your student to start on positive ten and take steps to negative ten while saying the numbers!
Grade 6

The Number Walk – Vertical

Have your student take the number walk from negative ten to positive ten along the vertical axis, following the same guidelines as in The Number Walk – Horizontal.

Grade 6

The Number Walk – Horizontal

Have your students take the number walk from negative ten to positive ten along the horizontal axis. As your student steps on each number, encourage them to simultaneously say the number name. If the counting gets ahead of the number your student is stepping on, encourage them to go back and start over. This activity practices one-to-one correspondence. Be sure your student’s stepping is in sync with saying the number!

Grade 6

Synonyms and Antonyms

Have students jump on the mat and list one antonym and one synonym for each word.

Grade 2

Comparisons

Use the same items from the treasure hunt (or find new ones) and compare two of the objects using the vocabulary on the mat. Have students pick two objects, toss a bean bag onto the mat, and using that word, compare the two items.

Kindergarten, Grade 1

Classroom Treasure Hunt

Have students go around the room and find objects that can be categorized under these words and place them on the mat. You can also have a basket or pile of objects already prepared for this activity.

Kindergarten, Grade 1

Creating Sentences

Have students create a sentence using a word on the mat. Students will jump on the word as they use it in the sentence.

For example: “The SMALL (jumps on the ‘small’ block) animal is scared.” You can have the students select which word they want to use, or try having them toss a bean bag to make it more random!

Kindergarten, Grade 1

Ending in -ll

Have students jump on all the words on the mat that end in -ll.

Kindergarten, Grade 1

Find the Opposite

Write each of the attribute words on index cards. Have a student draw a card. They will find the word on the mat that is opposite of the word on the card and jump on that block on the mat.

Kindergarten, Grade 1

Say, Spell, Write

Have students begin on START HERE. Students will jump on the first box and spell and say the word, “small.” (Option to have them crouch down to trace each letter while they spell.) Continue through the rest of the mat using the same process.

Kindergarten, Grade 1

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