LANGUAGE ARTS

 

Reading / Literature

·         Decode and read, using phonetic skills to include word families, long and R-controlled vowels, consonant blends, digraphs

·         Vocabulary/building

·          Describe elements of a story:   Character

                                                                Setting

                                                                Events (Happenings)

                                                                Problem

                                                                Solution

                                                                Main idea

·         Students will be exposed to various types of literature including:     Fiction:  poetry, fables, fantasy

                               Non-Fiction:  biographies,                                                                   informational print, weekly reader                                   (newspaper)                                                         

 

Writing

·         Write legibly using upper/lower case letters

·         Spell correctly a list of high frequency and frequently misspelled words appropriate for 2nd grade

·         Write a titled story with a beginning, middle, and end

·         Alphabetical order to the 2nd letter

·         Written expression:  capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, sentence types ( . ? ! )

·         Mechanics:  spelling and penmanship

·         Writing process:  brainstorm, pre-write, revise, edit, final copy

·        Types of writing:  journals, reports, creative writing, poetry, letters, paragraphs

 

Speaking / Listening

·         Speak in complete sentences

·         Speak in front of others

·         Listen and follow directions

·        Be a good audience member

 

MATHEMATICS

 

·         Identifies 2, 3 and 4 digit numbers

·         Demonstrates understanding of patterning concepts

·         Demonstrates understanding of place value up to 1000

·         Addition and Subtraction (up to 3 digit numbers) using various methods

·         Introduction of multiplication and division

·         Time:  read and record time to the nearest 1/2 hour and 1/4 hour on a digital and analog clock

·         Money: know and work the value of coins and bills to $1.00

·         Measurement

·         Geometry

·         Fractions

·         Develop and interpret graphs, tables and charts

·         Apply basic calculator functions

·         Master basic math facts of addition and subtraction through 9 in one minute

·         Apply problem solving skills

·         Count to 1,000 by 1s, 10s, 100s

                                                               

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

 

·         Geography skills

·         Communities

·         Time and Chronology of past events

·         Current events and seasonal topics

·         Core Democratic Values:  diversity, individual rights, and liberty

 

SCIENCE

 

·         Organization of living/non-living things

·         Heredity

·         Hydrosphere (water cycle)

·         Matter and energy (attributes and magnets)

·         Changes in matter

·         Shadows:  how shadows are made

·         Sound and vibration:  how sound is made from common sources

·         Vertebrates

·         Plants

·         Life Cycles

·         Atmosphere, weather conditions and climates