Grade 2 Curriculum

2007 – 2008

D.O.L. 

Daily Oral Language

Reviews and reinforces basic skills in the areas of spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and usage. Gives students repeated opportunities to develop and practice oral language and proofreading skills.

Spelling 

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Connections to Thinking -    Word lists are presented in manuscript for easy reading.  Spelling words are presented in complete sentences and used in context to underscore meaning.  Practice activities and spelling strategies help students develop mastery of spelling words. 

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Connections to Phonics -     Systematic and explicit instruction helps students learn and apply sound/symbol relationships.  Phonics                                     instruction improves reading and spelling skills through increased pattern and word recognition.

 

Connections to Reading-     Spelling activities help students understand word meaning and stimulate reading comprehension.  Students use and apply what they know while learning reading comprehension strategies.

 

Handwriting

Zaner-Bloser Handwriting


Keys to Legibility:                    shape, size, slant, and spacing


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This series focuses on improving students’ vocabulary by furthering their understanding of new words and concepts.  To know a word, students need to see it in context and learn how its meaning relates to the words around it. 

Language Arts

Harcourt Language

 

Sentences                                                                  Nouns

Parts of a Sentence                                                  Plural Nouns

Statements and Questions                                      Proper Nouns

Exclamations and Commands                                Pronouns

Present-Tense Verbs                                               Adjectives

Past-Tense Verbs                                                     More Adjectives

Forms of Be                                                               Adjectives for Size and Number

Forms of Have                                                           Adjectives That Compare

Come, Run, and Give                                               Using Nouns and Pronouns

Go, Do, and See                                                       Using Verbs

Helping Verbs                                                           Fixing Sentence Problems

Adverbs                                                                      Troublesome Words

 

Writing

 

The Writing Process:            Prewriting

                                                Drafting

                                                Revising, Conferencing

                                                Editing, Conferencing

                                                Publishing

 

Writing Genres:                     Response to Literary and Informational Text

                                                Report

                                                Narrative

                                                Poetry

 

Reading

3-Minute READING ASSESSMENTS

Houghton Mifflin – Leveled Reading Passages, Assessment Kit

 

Components of an Effective Literacy Program:                            Reading Aloud

                                                                                                            Shared Reading

                                                                                                            Individual Reading

                                                                                                            Guided Reading

                                                                                                            Readers’ Theater

                                                                                                            Home Reading

Focus:                        Accuracy

Comprehension

                                    Fluency

                                    Identifying Story Elements

Retelling                    

Vocabulary Development

Mathematics

Investigations

Concepts -     Unit 1 -            Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 1

Unit 2 -            2-D and 3-D Geometry

Unit 3 -            Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 2

                        Unit 4 -            Data Analysis

                        Unit 5 -            Patterns, Functions, and Change

Unit 6 -            Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 3

Unit 7 -            Fractions

Unit 8 -            Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System 4

Unit 9 -            Measurement

 

Skills -             Math Minutes   (One Hundred Minutes to Better Basic Skills)

                        Math 4 today    (10-Minute Daily Skills Practice)

                        Daily Mental Math  


Computation –

By the end of second grade, students are expected to:

            Find the sum of three or more single digit addends.

            Find the sum of two, 2-digit numbers with and without regrouping.

            Find the difference of two, 2-digit numbers with and without regrouping.

 

Math Facts -

Second graders are expected to add and subtract fifteen out of thirty number facts with answers up to 24 in two minutes or less.

 

Problem Solving -

Second graders are required to complete four (4) assessment tasks

            in the following concept areas:

                        Arithmetic, Number and Operations

                        Geometry

                        Functions and Algebra

                        Statistics

Second graders must also complete working portfolio tasks in the concept areas of Measurement and Probability.

 

Science  - Focusing Questions

 

Physical Science –   How does force affect motion?

                                    How do objects move?

                                    How does force influence an object?

                                    Why is gravity important?

                                    Why do magnets affect a variety of objects?

What is the relationship between vibration and sound?

 

Life Science -             How can the human body be affected by the environment?

                                     Why are our senses important?

                                     Why is it important to know the difference between toxic and

                                     non-toxic things in the environment?

                                     How do we know extinct organisms ever existed?

                                     What does it mean to be extinct?                                                                                         


Earth Science -     How are changes in the sky predictable?

                                What moon changes do we observe?

                                What do you observe in the night sky?

                                What is the effect of soil on food production?

                                What are some ways you could classify rocks or soil?

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                                What are some ways you could classify rocks or soil?

                                What is the connection between food and plants/animals?

 

 

Social Studies


Communities   (classroom, school, town)  

 

A Pilgrim Community

 

An Australian Community

 








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