CBSE Class 2 Syllabus for Mathematics

Geometry                                                   (13 hrs.)

 SHAPES & SPATIAL UNDERSTANDING

 3-D and 2-D Shapes

•  Obser ves objects in the environment and gets a qualitative feel for their geometrical attributes.

•  Identifies the basic 3-D shapes such as cuboid, cylinder, cone, sphere by their names.

•  Traces the 2-D outlines of 3-D objects.

•  Observes and identifies these 2-D shapes.

•  Identifies 2-D shapes viz., rectangle, square, triangle, circle by their names.

•  Describes intuitively the properties of these 2-D shapes.

•  Identifies and makes straight lines by folding, straight edged objects, stretched strings and draws free hand and with a ruler.

•  Draws horizontal, vertical and slant lines (free hand).

•  Distinguishes between straight and curved lines.

•  Identifies objects by observing their shadows.

Numbers                                                    (46 hrs.)

•  Reads and writes numerals for numbers up to ninety- nine.

•  Expands a number with respect to place values.

•  Counts and regroups objects into tens and ones.

•  Uses the concept of place value in the comparison of numbers.

•  Counts in various ways:

–    Starting from any number.

–    Group counting etc.

•  Arranges numbers upto hundred in ascending and descending order.

•  Forms the greatest and the smallest two digit numbers with and without repetition of given digits.

•  Indicates and identifies the position of an object in a line.

ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION

•  Adds and subtracts two digit numbers by drawing representations of tens and ones without and with regrouping.

•  Adds zero to a number and subtracts zero from a number.

•  Obser ves the commutative property of  addition through patterns.

•  Solves addition, subtraction problems presented through pictures and verbal description.

•  Describes orally the situations that correspond to the given addition and subtraction facts.

•  Estimates the result of addition and subtraction and compares the result with another given number.

PREPARATION FOR MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION

•  Discussion of situations involving repeated addition and situations involving equal sharing.

•  Activities of making equal groups.

MENTAL ARITHMETIC

•  Adds and subtracts single digit numbers mentally.

•  Adds and subtracts multiples of ten mentally.

Money                                                          (3 hrs.)

•  Identifies currency - notes and coins.

•  Puts together amounts of money not exceeding

Rs 50/-.

•  Adds and subtracts small amounts of money mentally.

•  Transacts an amount using 3-4 notes.

Measurement                                              (13 hrs.) LENGTH

•  Measures lengths & distances along short & long paths using uniform (non-standard) units, extends to longer lengths

WEIGHT

•  Compares two or more objects by their weight.

•  Appreciates the need for a simple balance.

•  Compares weights of given objects using simple balance.

CAPACITY (VOLUME)

•  Compares and orders containers in terms of internal volume(capacity).

•  Orders given containers as per their capacities on the basis of perception & verifies by pouring out etc.

TIME

•  Gets familiar with the days of the week and months of the year.

•  Gets a feel for sequence of seasons (varying locally).

•  Sequences the events occurring over longer periods in terms of dates/days.

Data Handling                                             (6 hrs.)

•  Collects data through measurement.

•  Represents the data followed by discussion (e.g. heights of children).

•  Collects and presents the data on birthdays.

•  Draws inferences from the data at the appropriate level.

Patterns                                                      (10 hrs.)

•  Observes and extends patterns in sequence of shapes and numbers.

•  Searches for patterns in different ways of splitting a number.

•  Creates block patterns by stamping thumbprints, leaf prints, vegetable prints, etc.

•  Creates patterns of regular shapes by stamping.