Michigan Radio's Sarah Alvarez offers a peek at the standards at work in a second grade math class. ... What Common Core Looks Like In A Second Grade Classroom. July 30, 2014 4:00 PM ET.

A student works a problem in a second grade math class at Place Bridge Academy, May 20, 2025, in Denver. Early experiences with math can shape whether a student decides they're a "math person" or not.

Patterns were mostly left out of the common core math standards in the early grades (kindergarten and 1st grade) due to a lack of evidence that they helped children understand later math concepts.

California’s math framework is controversial. But what does good math instruction look like? Join AEI’s Robert Pondiscio and a former Brookings Institution scholar for a discussion on ...