2nd Grade Math Placement Check
A one-click placement check for a child entering 2nd grade. It samples the math a child should arrive with from 1st grade: 6 skills with two items each, four stories, and a fact finder that finds the level to start fact practice at.
It prints as ten pages: a note for the teacher, four pages for the child, the answers, and a last page, "Where to start", that says which page practises each skill a child missed. It is a screen, not a score: there is no pass mark and no grade level, and nothing is stored.
What this check covers
- Answer two items on each of 6 skills from 1st grade
- Solve four stories that make the operation a choice
- Work one fact from each level of the addition ladder
What the check samples
- Addition and Subtraction Within 20Adding and subtracting within 20.
- Tens and OnesWhat the digits of a two-digit number stand for.
- Telling Time to the Half HourReading a clock to the hour and half hour.
- Counting Money WorksheetsCounting pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.
- Comparing Numbers WorksheetsWhich of two numbers is larger.
- Identifying Fractions From a ModelNaming the fraction a picture shows.
- Addition and Subtraction Word ProblemsFour stories that add or take away, so the child has to choose which.
- Math Fact Fluency LevelsOne fact from each level, in order. The first one missed is the level to start at.
Frequently asked questions
Why does the 2nd grade check sample 1st grade math?
Because it is for a child entering 2nd grade, and 1st grade is what that child should arrive with. A check of the grade's own math in September would test what has not been taught yet, and a teacher could not tell a gap from a lesson still to come.
What does "both wrong" mean on the 2nd grade check?
Each of the 6 skills has two items. On this check, a child who misses both items under "Time to the half hour" has math-pages.com/telling-time-to-the-half-hour to practise; one missed is a watch, because two items cannot tell a slip from a gap. Give the child the first few problems on the practice page before you decide.