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.

Toss and Jump

Have students take turns tossing a bean bag onto the mat. The student will identify the word it lands on and can 1) identify the word 2) spell the word and/or 3) use it in a sentence.
Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3

Say, Spell, Write

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

Grade 1, Grade 2

Jump the Words

Have students begin on START HERE. Students will jump on the first box and say the word “the.” Students continue through each block, saying each of the words as they hop.

Grade 1, Grade 2

Appendix includes State Cards and Worksheets

Wild Worksheets

Have students use the mat to help them answer the questions on the worksheets in the following pages.

Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5

Trivia Hop

Ask students trivia questions about a state on your mat/s. Have them hop on the block of the state when they answer. Although this information might not be essential to the student’s curriculum, it’s a fun and stimulating way to use the mat.
Examples:
Which state is known as the sunshine state?
What is the largest state?
What is the smallest state?
What is the state bird of _______?
What is the state flower _______?

Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5

Where is the State?

Have the children identify where the state is located in the United States. Is it in the north? South? Southwest? Midwest?

Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5

Flashcard Abbreviations

Cover the abbreviations on the mat. Create flashcards with the abbreviations. Have your students line up behind START HERE. You will stand at the end of the mat. Show the first student one of the flashcards. That student will hop to the block with the matching state/abbreviation. Continue through the cards and repeat.

Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5

Hop the Abbreviations

Have students hop the mat only saying the abbreviations of each state.

Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5

Match the State Shape

Use the state cards (provided with the mat, or print out your own using the following pages) with the shape and capital. Have students match the card with the corresponding block as they hop down the mat.

Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5

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