Free Math Activities for 1st and 2nd Grade

Teaching about Classifying Polygons

Teach students about the different types of polygons in mathematics, which can be described as flat, closed figures with three or more sides.

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Teaching with Math Place-Value Charts

A place-value system is one in which the position of a digit in a number determines its value, and a place-value chart is a way to make sure digits are in the correct places.

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Teaching Flat Plane Shapes and Solid Shapes

Teach students about plane shapes, or closed, two-dimensional figures, and solid shapes, which include many of the everyday objects with which students are familiar.

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8 Summer Math Activities: Preventing Math Summer Slide

Try these engaging (and repeatable!) games and activities to keep students' math skills sharp and math brains churning all summer long.

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5 Memorial Day Math Activities

Try these fun Memorial Day math activities to engage students who are drawn to discussions around the holiday and may find it as an entry point into mathematical learning.

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Teaching Math Through Art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Math is more than just numbers, but another way to express our humanity. Here are three specific ways that teaching math through art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art can enhance your students' learning experience.

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6 100th Day of School Math Activities: Challenge Your Students

Download these printable math classroom activities as a fun way for your students to practice operations with whole numbers through 100.

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100th Day of School Gumball Machine Template and Math Activities

Use these gumball machine templates to play games and complete activities that celebrate the 100th Day of School in your math classroom.

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Forgotten Stories of the Oregon Trail: Capturing the Details

Students will learn how to describe objects in great detail, by reading about a woman pioneer who captured in writing the unfamiliar things she saw along the Oregon Trail.

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11 Fun Summer Learning Activities for Elementary and Middle School Students

As the school year ends, keep kids engaged with these fun, at-home education activity ideas for elementary and middle students.

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Grade 2 Math Activity Set: By the Sea and A Bunch of Animals

Help your children in Grade 2 understand multidigit numbers and hone their addition and subtraction skills with free animal-based activities.

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Grado 1 actividades de matematicas: Mis cuentos de animales

Este proyecto usa el contexto de los animales para ampliar el conocimiento de los números hasta el 10.

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Grade 1 Math Activity: My Animal Stories

Help your children in Grade 1 understand numbers through the context of animals.

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Grade 2 Math Activities: Animals

Using stories to teach children math is a fun way for them to learn math vocabulary.

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Low Floor, High Ceiling Math Tasks

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What Is Dyscalculia? Its Impact on Students and How to Support Them

Dr. Vytas Laitusis
Education Research Director, Supplemental & Intervention Math

9 Back-to-School Icebreakers for Elementary Students

Brenda Iasevoli
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