This document is designed to assist teachers and other school personnel in the planning and teaching of the second grade mathematics course. Contents include: (1) Overview of Grade 2 Mathematics (mission statement, purpose and philosophy, goals, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics, instructional strategies, and uses of technology and manipulatives); (2) Essential Elements of Instruction with sample learning objectives and sample clarifying activities; (3) Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) (focus, domains, objectives, and targets); (4) Sample Lessons for Teaching Grade 2 Mathematics; and (5) Evaluation (philosophy and types of evaluation). TAAS features three domains: concepts, operations, and problem solving. The Essential Elements are: problem solving; patterns, relations, and functions; number and numeration concepts; operations and computation; measurement; geometry; and probability, statistics, and graphing. Suggested resources include children's trade books, software, and suggested manipulatives. Contains 22 references. (MKR)