Skill Sharpeners Math, Grade 2 provides practice for the following mathematics skills: read, write, and compare numbers to 1,000, addition and subtraction facts to 18, two-digit addition and subtraction with and without regrouping, three-digit addition and subtraction without regrouping, multiplication facts to 25, identify and continue patterns, value of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, dollar bills, solve word problems, tell time to the hour and half-hour, identify fractions - 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 3/4, 2/3, 1/6, 1/8, read and create graphs, measure to the nearest half inch, geometry - basic shapes, symmetry, perimeter. Parents have a wonderful opportunity to support what happens in the classroom, inspiring their child's desire to learn. The math skills practiced in the Skill Sharpeners Math series are based on the five strands of the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards: number and operations, measurement, geometry, algebra, data analysis and probability. Each book in Skill Sharpeners Math contains ten units of grade-appropriate practice to help your child understand and maintain important math skills. After every unit, there is an assessment that tests your child's understanding of the skills covered. Some questions are presented in standardized test format.