"2nd Grade Basic Math Success," published Sylvan Learning, uses the teaching techniques made popular by the Sylvan Learning Center to help students connect their education to the world around them. The activities in this workbook use real-life scenarios to teach math concepts. Second grade math topics covered include place value and number sense, addition and subtraction, grouping and sharing, fractions, measurement, time and money.
"2nd Grade Math Practice," published by Scholastic, is a math-building workbook intended for tutoring the student who may be working below grade level. The book is designed so that students can work straight through or pick and choose the areas in which they need extra help. The worksheets are in full-color and contain easy-to-follow directions. The main second grade math concepts covered in this book include place value, addition and subtraction, shapes, measurement, time and money. It also has practice tests.
This workbook, published by DK Children, is a great option for the student who may be more interested in superheroes than in math concepts. Kids learn about sorting, time, calendars, money, counting and fact families from their favorite superheroes, Superman, Spiderman, Batman and Wolverine. The colorful pages are laid out with clear instructions and examples so that students can work on their own. There is a mixture of word and numeric problems and a sticker progress chart to go along with it.
"2nd Grade Math Basics" comes as a colorful workbook with an accompanying CD. Both workbook and CD offer a variety of formats for questions, riddles and graphs to engage the diverse learning styles of students. The computer graphics, sound and score-keeping feature on the CD give the math assignments a game-like, interactive feel. The workbook has 128 pages, and with the CD you can create personalized printouts. Mac and Windows compatible, the workbook and CD cover addition and subtraction, place value, regrouping, graphs, charts and tables.