YEAR 2 MATHEMATICS COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Outline
Term 1
Unit 1
Number: Recognize numbers to 100.
Addition and Subtraction: Recall addition and subtraction facts to 20
Geometry: Properties of 2D shapes
Unit 2
Number: Recognize numbers that are 10x larger.
Addition and subtraction: Add and subtract 1-digit number from multiple of 10.
Measurement: length and height
Unit 3
Multiplication and division: 2 and 5 x table. Introduce ÷ sign.
Geometry: Recognizing patterns and introduction to points on a compass (N,E,S,W)
Unit 4
Multiplication and division: 10 X tables
Fractions: Recognizing ½, ¼. ¾
Time: O’clock, half past, quarter to and past.
Unit 5
Number and Place value: Count on in steps of 3, comparing numbers.
Addition and subtraction: Add and subtract 2-digits from 1-digit. (incl money problems)
Properties of shape: 3D shapes
Term 2
Unit 6
Multiplication and division: 2,5 & 10 x tables
Multiplication and division: ÷ multiples of 5
Measurement: Mass
Unit 7
Addition and subtraction: Add and subtract multiple of 10 to/from a 2-digit number.
Addition and subtraction Add and subtract near multiple of 10 to/from a 2-digit number (money).
Statistics: Sorting objects using a Venn and Carroll diagram
Unit 8
Multiplication and division: 2, 5 and 10 multiples. Odd and even numbers
Fractions: Finding ½ / ¼ of shapes and number.
Measurement: volume and capacity
Unit 9
Number and Place value: Counting in 3’s and 4’s. Place value of two digit numbers.
Addition and subtraction: Two 2-digit numbers
Geometry – Position and direction.
Term 3
Unit 10
Multiplication and division: Doubling and halving
Multiplication and division: x and ÷ 2, 5, 10
Measurement: Temperature
Unit 11
Addition and subtraction: + and – two 2-digit numbers.
Addition and subtraction: Formal written methods
Statistics: Pictograms and Block diagrams
Unit 12
Multiplication and division: Word problems-2, 5 and 10.
Fractions: Compare fractions, Find fractions of shapes and amounts.
Time: To the nearest 5 minutes
Textbooks
- Rising Star Audio Mental Math
- Collins Busy Ants Pupil Book 2A
- Collins Busy Ants Pupil Book 2B
- Collins Busy Ants Pupil Book 2C
Assessments: Break down of 100% mark
The final grade for the course will be calculated based on:
Multiple forms of formal and informal assessments will be used to gain knowledge about a student’s level of understanding. Assessments will be in the form of Mental Math, End of Unit Evaluations, Times Table Quiz, Problem Solving- (group task/written task) and Formal Assessments. All formal test dates will be posted on the communicator.
