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A. Patterns and Relationships

By the end of 2nd grade, students should know that:
  1. Circles, squares, triangles, and other shapes can be found in things in nature and in things that people build.

  2. Patterns can be made by putting different shapes together or taking them apart.

  3. Things move, or can be made to move, along straight, curved, circular, back-and-forth, and jagged paths.

  4. Numbers can be used to count any collection of things.




B. Mathematics, Science, and Technology

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C. Mathematical Inquiry

By the end of 2nd grade, students should know that:
  1. Numbers and shapes can be used to tell about things.