What Ontario grade 2 students learn in mathematics

Your child will be able to read, write, and break apart numbers up to 200, using different methods and tools. They will also understand how these numbers are used in everyday life.

Your child will be able to compare and put in order whole numbers up to 200.

Your child will be able to guess how many items are in a group of up to 200 objects and then count them to check if their guess was close.

Your child will be able to count up to 200, including counting by groups of 20, 25, and 50, using different methods and tools.

Your child will be able to tell if a number is even (can be divided into two equal groups) or odd (will always have one left over when divided into two equal groups).

Your child will be able to use drawings to solve problems where they share up to 10 items fairly among 2, 3, 4, or 6 people. They will understand how to show answers as whole numbers (like 3), mixed numbers (like 2 and a half), or fractions.

Your child will understand that different fractions can represent the same amount, like knowing that one-third of something is the same as two-sixths of it, especially when sharing things fairly.

Your child will be able to use what they know about adding and subtracting, and how these relate to multiplying and dividing, to solve math problems and check their answers.

Your child will be able to quickly remember addition problems for numbers up to 20 (like 8+7=15) and the related subtraction problems (like 15-7=8).

Your child will be able to add and subtract numbers up to 50 in their head, and understand how to guess answers that are close to the right one. They will also be able to explain the methods they used to solve these problems.

Your child will be able to use objects, pictures, and number sentences to understand and solve addition and subtraction problems with whole numbers up to 100.

Your child will learn that multiplying means making several equal groups of something, even when those groups are fractions like half or a quarter. They will use different tools and drawings to help them solve problems using multiplication.

Your child will be able to understand that division means splitting a group of up to 12 items into equal smaller groups, and they'll solve problems using objects or drawings to help them.

Your child will be able to find and explain different patterns in shapes and designs, including those they see in everyday life.

Your child will be able to make and understand patterns using different things like shapes and numbers.

Your child will be able to figure out the rules for patterns made with shapes and numbers. They can then use these rules to continue the pattern, guess what comes next and explain why, and find any missing parts.

Your child will be able to make and explain patterns using numbers up to 100, showing how these numbers relate to each other.

Your child will be able to tell when a letter or symbol is being used in math to stand for a number that can change (this is called a variable), and understand what that symbol means in the problem.

Your child will be able to figure out what numbers are missing in addition and subtraction problems to make both sides of an equation equal.

Your child will be able to understand that different combinations of numbers can add up to the same total, up to 100, and use this idea in different situations.

Your child will be able to solve math problems and show their work using computer code. This means they'll write and run simple computer instructions, including those that happen one after another or at the same time.

Your child will be able to read and make changes to existing computer code, including code where things happen one after another or at the same time. They will also understand how these changes affect what the code does.

Your child will be able to organize information about people or things into groups based on two different characteristics, using tables and special diagrams like Venn diagrams (overlapping circles) and Carroll diagrams (tables with yes/no categories).

Your child will be able to gather information by watching things, doing simple experiments, or asking questions to find out two specific things they are curious about. They will then organize this information in a "two-way tally table," which is a chart that helps them count and compare two different types of data at the same time.

Your child will be able to show information in different types of graphs, like picture graphs or bar graphs. They will understand that each symbol or bar on the graph stands for one item, and they will be able to include titles and labels so others can understand the graph.

Your child will be able to find the most common item in a collection of information, like the most popular colour in a pictograph, and explain what that tells us about the data.

Your child will be able to understand information shown in different charts and graphs, like bar graphs or line plots, by asking questions about the information and using it to make smart decisions.

Your child will be able to use words like "impossible," "possible," and "certain" to talk about how likely it is for two related things to happen, and use this understanding to make smart guesses and choices.

Your child will be able to guess and check if the most common answer (the "mode") in one group of people will be the same for a different group of people.

Your child will be able to sort and identify different flat shapes by looking at how many sides they have, how long the sides are, the size of their corners (angles), and how many ways you can fold them in half so both sides match perfectly (lines of symmetry).

Your child will be able to take apart and put together 2D shapes, and understand that the total area of a shape stays the same even if its pieces are moved around.

Your child will be able to tell if two 2D shapes are "congruent" (meaning they are exactly the same size and shape) by comparing their sides and angles.

Your child will be able to make and understand simple maps of places they know well, like their home or classroom.

Your child will be able to explain where objects are in relation to each other and describe how to move from one object to another.

Your child will be able to measure how long things are using everyday objects like paper clips (these are called "non-standard units"). They will also understand that if they use a smaller object to measure, they will need more of them to cover the same length, and if they use a larger object, they will need fewer.

Your child will understand how centimeters and meters relate to each other as ways to measure length. They will also be able to use familiar objects as "benchmarks" (like knowing a paperclip is about a centimeter) to guess how long things are.

Your child will be able to measure and draw lines using centimeters and meters, and understand why it's important to start measuring from the "zero" mark on a ruler.

Your child will be able to use units of time like seconds, minutes, and hours, as well as other ways to measure time, to talk about how long different things take.

Your child will learn that there are different ways to make the same amount of money using various Canadian coins up to $2.00, and using different combinations of coins and bills up to $200.