Second Grade Curriculum
Communication
- Penmanship – engages in the writing process and writes to communicate ideas and experiences
- Listening and Speaking – effectively apply listening and speaking strategies
Information and Media Literacy
- Informational Text – comprehends the wide array of informational text that is part of our day to day experience
- Research Process – use a systematic process for the collection processing and presentation of information
- Media Literacy – develop and demonstrate an understanding of media literacy as a life skill that is integral to informed decision making
- Technology – develop the essential technology skills for using and understanding conventional and current tools, material and processes
Math
- Develop an understanding of base-ten numerations system and place-value concepts
- Develop quick recall of addition facts and related subtraction facts and fluency with multi-digit addition and subtraction
- Develop an understanding of linear measurement and facility in measuring lengths
- Algebra – extend number patterns to build a foundation for understanding multiples and factors, classify numbers as odd or even, numeric and non-numeric, recognize rules for functions that use addition and subtraction
- Geometry and measurement – wholes and fractions, identify time, value of money, weight/mass and capacity/volume of objects
- Number and Operations – solve problems that involve repeated addition
Reading
- Reading Process
- Phonics/Word Analysis – demonstrate knowledge of the alphabetic principle and apply grade level phonics skills to read text
- Fluency – demonstrate the ability to read grade level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression
- Vocabulary Development – use multiple strategies to develop grade appropriate vocabulary
- Reading Comprehension – use a variety of strategies to comprehend grade level text
- Literary Analysis
- Fiction – identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the elements of a variety of fiction and literary texts to develop a thoughtful response to a literary selection
- Nonfiction – identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the elements of a variety of nonfiction, informational, and expository texts to demonstrate an understanding of the information presented
Science
- Nature of Matter
- Understand all matter has observable and measurable properties
- Understand the basic principles of atomic theory
- Energy
- Recognize that energy may be changed in form with varying efficiency
- Understand the interaction of matter and energy
- Force and Motion
- Understand that types of motion may be described, measured, and predicted
- Understand that the types of force can be described, measured, and predicted
- Processes that Shape the Earth
- Recognize that processes in the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere interact to shape the Earth
- Understand the need for protection of the natural systems on Earth
- Earth & Space
- Understand the interaction and organization in the Solar System and the universe and how this affects life on Earth
- Recognize the vastness of the universe and the Earth’s place in it
- Processes of Life
- How Living Things Interact with Their Environment
- The Nature of Science
Social Studies
- History - Time, Continuity, and Change
- Understand historical chronology and historical perspective
- Understand the world from its beginning to the time of the Renaissance
- Understand Western and Eastern civilization since the Renaissance
- Understand U.S. history from 1880 to the present day
- Geography – People, Places, and Environments
- Understand the world in spatial terms
- Understands the interactions of people and the physical environment
- Civics and Government – Government and the Citizen
- Understand the structure, function, and purpose of government
- Understand the role of the citizen in American democracy
- Economics
- Understand how scarcity requires individuals and institution to make choices about how to use resources
- Understand the characteristics of different economic systems and institutions
Writing
- Writing Process
- Prewriting – use prewriting strategies to generate ideas and formulate a plan
- Drafting – write a draft appropriate to the topic, audience, and purpose
- Revising – revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness
- Editing for Language Conventions – edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions
- Publishing – write a final product for the intended audience
- Writing Applications
- Creative – develop and demonstrate creative writing
- Informative – develop and demonstrate informative writing that provides information related to real-world task
- Persuasive – develop and demonstrate persuasive writing that is used for the purpose of influencing the reader
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