Are you Smarter than a 2nd grader?

Listed below are a few samples of the skills that your child will be doing this year in second grade. Have a little fun.see if you are smarter than todays 2nd grader. I know times have changed a great deal since I was in the second grade and I that it would be fun to introduce you to my class by playing this game? (Our newsletters and work sent home will have the answers, so look at your childs folder daily to see what we have explored for the day /week.)

1. If the plural form of sock is spelled s-o-c-k-s, how do you spell the plural form of box? 2. How many letters are not vowels in the word audience? 3. The numbers (406, 2, 48, 100, 734,480), have something in common what is it? 4. These arrows () represent math operations on a hundreds board. If an arrow is pointing up what does it mean? 5. Our Texas Flag has three colors. What are the three colors and what do they mean? 6. What are the differences between a mammal and a reptile? 7. Thomas Edison is a famous man in history. What is he most famous for? 8. How many letters makes up the shortest word in our English Language? 9. Which word can mean also? to, two or too 10. What is the expanded notation for 246? 11. What is the value of the underlined digit 235? 12. What simple math equation also means 2+2+2+2? Have a GREAT yearI look forward to this journey of knowledge with your child! ---------Mrs. Zimmerhanzel, 2008