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Curriculum 

All second grade curriculum is aligned to the Common Core standards.  Please visit the link below and select 2nd grade English Language Arts/Literacy or Mathematics.

 

http://www.corestandards.org/read-the-standards/

ELA/Writing

In reading, second graders will focus on:

  • Becoming Fluent Readers

  • Comprehension Strategies

  • Phonics and Phonemic Awareness

In writing, second graders will write:

  • Personal Narratives

  • Opinion Pieces

  • Informational Pieces

Math

In math, second graders will:

  • Explain their mathematical thinking

  • Model and solve complex word problems

  • Read, write and compare place value to 1,001

  • Count coins and dollars

  • Add three-digit numbers with regrouping

  • Subtract three-digit numbers with ungrouping

  • Identify shapes and their attributes 

  • Tell time to the nearest five minutes

  • Interpret and create simple graphs

  • Measure accurately using inches and centimeters

  • Measure and estimate lengths in standard units

  • Fluently recall addition and subtraction facts to 20

  • Be introduced to multiplication

Science

In science, second graders will focus on:​​

  • Plant and Animal Survival

  • Materials and Their Uses

  • Earth's Surface

Students will engage in investigations and engineering practices.

Social Studies

In social studies, second graders will focus on:

  • Communities

  • Maps and geography

  • Environment (pollution)

  • Goods and services

  • How communities change over time

  • How people make a difference in a community

  • Community leaders

  • How communities and citizens in communities help one another

 

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