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.

Bean Bag Toss

A student will toss a bean bag onto the mat. They will hop down the mat to pick up their bean bag and read the block their bean bag landed on.
Grade 8

Hop the Mat

Have students start on START HERE. The students will hop down the mat as they read through each block.

For example:
Hop on the first block. “One times one times one equals one cubed. One cubed equals one!”
Hop on the second block. “Two times two times two equals two cubed. Two cubed equals eight!”

Grade 8

Hopscotch While Skip Counting by Twos

Have the student begin on START HERE. Have the student whisper “one” while hopping with one foot on the numeral one. Then have the student jump with two feet on the two, clap and say “two” in a loud voice (if your learning environment permits). Continue alternating between one foot and two-footed movements to the end of the mat. Repeat the activity until the student is comfortable with the activity. Be sure that your student says the numerals correctly. Tell your student the numerals if your student doesn’t know them.

Grade 1, Grade 2

Matching Numbers

Have your students match up the numerals with the same number of objects. Place one object on number one. Place two objects on number two. Choose two of the same thing—like two shoes, two books, or two toy cars. Place three objects on number three. Consider choosing three mittens, rocks, or spoons. Continue placing objects on the numbers! For bigger numbers like ten, try ten pennies, paper clips, or acorns.

(If real objects are not available, try printing out images of common objects instead!)

Grade 1, Grade 2

Buddies

Have your students notice that all the numbers have corresponding dots. This is intended for students to learn the value of the numbers. Notice that the number two has two dots. These two dots are buddies. Two is an even number! The number three has three dots. Two of the dots are buddies, but there is one left over! Odd numbers have one left over. Three is an odd number.

Grade 1, Grade 2

Bean Bag Decides

Have a student throw a bean bag on the floor mat. They will then hop to the bean bag alternating between one and two-footed movements. Have them pick up the bean bag and say the numeral underneath where the bean bag landed.

Grade 1

Make Ten

Say to your student, “Choose a number and walk to it.” Ask the student, “How many steps would you have to take to reach ten?” Have the student jump the number of boxes it takes to get to ten. For example, if a student chooses to stand on 6, the student answers that it would take four steps to reach ten (then the student walks and counts it out). Respond, “Yes, six plus four makes ten.” If the student answers incorrectly, have them count again.

Kindergarten, Grade 1

Clipboard Math

Clip a math worksheet on a clipboard. Have your students figure out the answers to the math problems by walking or jumping on the mat.

Kindergarten, Grade 1

Race-to-One

Have a student start at ten and roll one die. They will take the number of steps on the die. The next student will start at ten and do the same. The first student to reach exactly zero wins. If the roll of your die yields a number that causes you to surpass zero, go back to ten.

Kindergarten

Race-to-Ten

Have a student start at zero and roll one die. They will take the number of steps on the die. The next student will start at zero and do the same. The first student to reach exactly ten wins. If the roll of the die yields a number that causes them to exceed ten, go back to zero.

Kindergarten

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