2nd Grade: Teaching a New Unit
Where to Start provides an
overview of the important
math content that should
be read and worked through
as one prepares to teach
each of the Grade 2 units.
The readings include key
activities, essays about
math ideas and how students
come to understand them,
and sample classroom conversations.
They also highlight materials
that need to be prepared,
the assessment in the unit,
and opportunities for review
and practice. These Where
to Start documents can be
used to orient individuals
or groups to the units they
are preparing to teach.
Unit Guides are study guides, designed
to help teachers at a grade
level become familiar and
comfortable with the mathematical
content, activities, and
overall structure of each
unit. Each Unit Guide provides
a 3-hour professional development
experience focused on the
content and pedagogy of one
unit. A sample Grade 2 Unit
Guide is available for download
below; a CD of all 52 Unit
Guides is available for purchase
from TERC. (Learn
more about the Unit Guides,
and about how to order a
complete set.)
