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2nd Grade Math

Unlock your child’s mathematical potential with Sylvan Learning’s tailored 2nd grade math tutoring, designed to deepen understanding, confidence and enjoyment of numbers and problem-solving.

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Inspiring independence one lesson at a time

By the 2nd grade, your child is being asked to be more independent in math problem solving, including calculating with larger numbers. This is a big transition, so you’re right to want to give your child an extra hand. Our 2nd grade math tutors use fun, interactive lessons and adapt to your child’s math skills and pace — so your child stays challenged, but never frustrated. We want to inspire a love of learning in your 2nd grader, so we make sure math tutoring stays fun!

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What they’ll learn

With our 2nd grade math tutoring, your child will learn key math concepts and skills such as:

Addition and Subtraction
Demonstrate the associative, commutative and zero property of addition
Develop computational fluency in addition and subtraction
Add three two-digit numbers, as well as two- and three-digit numbers with no regrouping
Subtract two- and three-digit numbers with regrouping, as well as a one-digit number from a two-digit number with regrouping
Subtract two two-digit numbers with regrouping as well as two- or three-digit numbers with regrouping
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Area, Perimeter and Volume
Find a perimeter of a figure using units
Estimate and verify the area of a figure using square units by counting
Develop concept of volume using unit cubes
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Decimals

Our 3rd grade math help also will help your child learn how to:

For a shaded region representing tenths and/or wholes plus tenths
For a shaded region representing hundredths
Relate fractions to decimals
Add or subtract decimals to the hundredths place with the same number of decimal places
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Fractions
Separate regions into parts using halves, thirds and fourths
Read, shade and write fractional parts of a region and group
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Geometry
Identify figures with line symmetry, characteristics of plane figures (sides and corners) and congruent figures
Name solid figures: the cube, cylinder, cone, rectangular prism
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Graphing
Collect data and create a bar graph
Solve simple word problems based on data from picture and bar graphs
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Multiplication and Division
Multiplication as repeated addition
Multiplication and division using concrete objects and pictorial representation
Division facts are related to multiplication facts
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Numbers

Our 2nd grade math help also will help your child learn to identify:

Count and write by 3s and 4s
Write a numeral in hundreds, tens and ones when given an illustration
Read numbers through 999
Write numbers in short sequence from any point through 999
Write and match word names to numerals to the thousands
Understand the concept of equivalence
Odd and even numbers
The number and written word for ordinal numbers
The value of each digit for numbers through 999
The greater or lesser of two numerals from 1 to 999
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Measurement
Length using centimeters and inches
Capacity using liters, cups and pints
Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
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Problem Solving
Select the appropriate operation and strategy to solve word problems
Solve problems using basic pictures, charts and tables
Identify relevant and irrelevant information in a word problem
Begin to solve basic, one-step equations
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Time and Money
Identify the value of half-dollar and dollar coins
Combine and identify the value of a coin collection up to $5.00
Make change to $1.00 by subtraction
Tell time to the quarter-hour
Identify time relationships including minutes in an hour, hours in a day, days in a week and weeks in a year
Tell time to the nearest five minutes
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Kindergarten through 12th grade

Math programs by grade levels

It’s never too early (or late!) to give your child extra confidence in their math skills. We provide tutoring for students in kindergarten through 12th grade so your child can be supported every step of the way.

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