CCSS.Math.Content.2.MD.C

Math2nd GradeMeasurement and Data

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Work with time and money.

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics

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What This Cluster Means

What Students Need to Do

Students tell and write time to the nearest five minutes, including a.m. and p.m. They count coins and solve simple word problems involving dollars and cents.

What Mastery Looks Like

Students read and draw times to the nearest five minutes and choose a.m. or p.m. for familiar events. They count mixed coins and solve money problems using $ and ¢ correctly.

Common Misconceptions

Students may count clock numbers as single minutes instead of five-minute groups. They may confuse the hour and minute hands, mix up a.m. and p.m., or treat coin size as value.

How to Assess It

Give an exit ticket: “Draw 3:35 on the clock. You have 2 quarters, 3 dimes, and 4 pennies. How much money?”

Lesson moves

Ways to Teach It

  1. Give pairs play clocks and coin sets, then call out a time and an amount for them to build.

  2. Ask students to write when they eat dinner, label it a.m. or p.m., and explain why.

  3. Play Time and Money Bingo using clock faces and mixed coin amounts on the cards.

  4. Set up a class store with labeled prices, and have students choose coins to pay for two items.

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