Math Games

Year 2 - Measurement and Geometry

Standard 2.MD.1.1 - Practice reading analog clocks to the precision of 5 minutes.

Included Skills:

Using units of measurement
• Compare and order several shapes and objects based on length, area, volume and capacity using appropriate uniform informal units
- comparing lengths using finger length, hand span or a piece of string
- comparing areas using the palm of the hand or a stone
- comparing capacities using a range of containers
• Compare masses of objects using balance scales
- using balance scales to determine whether the mass of different objects is more, less or about the same, or to find out how many marbles are needed to balance a tub of margarine or a carton of milk
• Tell time to the quarter-hour, using the language of 'past' and 'to'
- describing the characteristics of quarter-past times on an analogue clock, and identifying that the small hand is pointing just past the number and the big hand is pointing to the three
• Name and order months and seasons
- investigating the seasons used by Aboriginal people, comparing them to those used in Western society and recognising the connection to weather patterns.
• Use a calendar to identify the date and determine the number of days in each month
- using calendars to locate specific information, such as finding a given date on a calendar and saying what day it is, and identifying personally or culturally specific days