Content Area: Math

 

Index: 4.4D Grade 2 CPI 1

 

Standard: 4.4 - Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Mathematics

 

Strand: D - Discrete Mathematics--Vertex-Edge Graphs and Algorithms

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator:1 -  The student will follow simple sets of directions (e.g., from one location to another, or from a recipe).

 

Grade: 2

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        Students follow directions for a trip within the classroom - for example, students are asked where they would end up if they started at a given spot facing in a certain direction, took three steps forward, turned left, took two steps forward, turned right, and moved forward three more steps.

 

·        Students follow oral directions for going from the classroom to the lunchroom, and represent these directions with a diagram.

 

·        Students agree on a procedure for filling a box with rectangular blocks. For example, a box with dimensions 4"x4"x5" can be filled with 10 blocks of dimensions 1"x2"x4". (Linking cubes can be used to create the rectangular blocks.)

 

·        Students find a way through a simple maze. They discuss the different paths they took and their reasons for doing so.

 

·        Students use Logo software to give the turtle precise instructions for movement in specified directions.

 

·        Additional Framework Activities