2nd Grade Math (Nebraska Standards)
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- State
- Nebraska
- Grade
- Grade 2
- Standards
- Nebraska's College and Career Ready Standards for Mathematics
- Last checked
- 2026-10-21
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The standards (our summaries)
Nebraska's official codes with our own short summaries (not the official wording). Each code links to the official document.
Number (N)
- MA.2.N.1 Say how many are in a briefly shown collection without counting.
- MA.2.N.1.a Recognize structured arrangements using groups, multiplicative thinking and place value.
- MA.2.N.2 Extend the counting sequence.
- MA.2.N.2.a Count within 1,000, including skip counting by 5s, 10s and 100s from different starting numbers.
- MA.2.N.3 Represent and compare three-digit numbers using base ten.
- MA.2.N.3.a Read and write numbers from 0 to 1,000 in standard, word and expanded form.
- MA.2.N.3.b Understand 100 as ten tens and three-digit numbers as hundreds, tens and ones.
- MA.2.N.3.c Compare two three-digit numbers with symbols and justify using place value.
- MA.2.N.4 Compute with addition and subtraction.
- MA.2.N.4.a Add and subtract within 20 fluently.
- MA.2.N.4.b Add and subtract within 100 using place-value strategies, properties and algorithms.
- MA.2.N.4.c Add or subtract 10 or 100 to or from numbers 100–900 mentally.
- MA.2.N.4.d Add up to three two-digit numbers using place-value strategies.
- MA.2.N.4.e Add and subtract within 1,000 using models, drawings and place-value strategies.
- MA.2.N.5 Solve addition and subtraction problems and work with equal groups.
- MA.2.N.5.a Solve real addition and subtraction problems within 100 with unknowns in all positions.
- MA.2.N.5.b Write real one-step addition and subtraction problems within 100.
- MA.2.N.5.c Use repeated addition for arrays up to 5 by 5 and write a matching equation.
- MA.2.N.5.d Decide whether a group of 0 to 20 objects is even or odd.
Geometry (G)
- MA.2.G.1 Describe attributes of 2D shapes and 3D solids.
- MA.2.G.1.a Describe faces of 3D shapes as 2D shapes and count edges, faces and vertices.
- MA.2.G.1.b Draw 2D shapes with a given number of sides, angles and vertices.
- MA.2.G.1.c Split a rectangle into rows and columns of equal squares and count them.
- MA.2.G.1.d Split circles and rectangles into equal halves, thirds or fourths and name the parts.
- MA.2.G.1.e Understand that equal shares of identical wholes need not be the same shape.
- MA.2.G.2 Measure, estimate and compare lengths.
- MA.2.G.2.a Measure with two different units and relate the results to unit size.
- MA.2.G.2.b Find how much longer one object is using inches and feet or centimeters and meters.
- MA.2.G.3 Use tools to measure and estimate with standard units.
- MA.2.G.3.a Choose and use suitable tools for measuring length.
- MA.2.G.3.b Measure and estimate lengths in whole inches, feet, centimeters and meters.
- MA.2.G.4 Relate addition and subtraction to length.
- MA.2.G.4.a Use number lines with equal spacing to find sums and differences within 100.
- MA.2.G.4.b Solve length problems within 100 using one standard unit.
- MA.2.G.5 Solve problems with bills and coins and tell time to five minutes.
- MA.2.G.5.a Solve problems with dollar bills and coins using $ and ¢ correctly.
- MA.2.G.5.b Tell and write time in five-minute steps on analog and digital clocks, using a.m. and p.m.
Data (D)
- MA.2.D.1 Pose questions and represent data.
- MA.2.D.1.a Make scaled picture graphs with up to four categories.
- MA.2.D.1.b Make bar graphs with up to four categories.
- MA.2.D.1.c Make a line plot of whole-number data.
- MA.2.D.2 Analyze data and interpret results.
- MA.2.D.2.a Answer one-step comparison questions from scaled picture or bar graphs with up to four categories.
Tests and key dates
- NSCAS General Summative (Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System) – grades 3-8 (official page)
- ACT (state-funded, grade 11)
Check the Nebraska Department of Education for which grades are tested and this year's testing dates (we have not yet confirmed every detail above on the official site).
Official documents
- education.ne.gov: Nebraskas College and Career Ready Standards for Mathematics
- education.ne.gov: ELA Standards 2021 8 25 22
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