Second Grade Curriculum

READING ( SRA Open Court )

Comprehension Skills

- Elements of Fiction and Non-Fiction *Character Traits *Plot *Goals *Theme *Setting  *Topic *Main Idea *Details- Recognize Logical Relationships *Cause-Effect *Sequencing *Compare/Contrast *Problem/Solution- Interpret Information *Paraphrase *Draw conclusions *Predict outcomes *Make Inferences- Evaluating Information *Reality-Fantasy

Word Skills

- Vocabulary  *word meaning  *using key words  *synonyms    *antonyms  *multiple meaning           *homophones  *homographs   *classification  *figurative language   *analogies  *understanding word relationships- Decoding  *word identification (high freq.)  *using phonics (long vowels, short vowels, consonant blends, consonant digraphs,vowel digraphs/diphthongs, r-controlled vowels)- Using Structural Analysis to Decode New Words   *Contractions     *Syllable Patterns   *Compound Words- Using Context Analysis to Decode New Words   *Context Clues

Study Skills

- Locating and Interpreting Information  *Alphabetical order  *Parts of a book  *Graphic aids  *Visual aids- Using Reference Sources  * dictionary   * classify information  * library  * follow directions  * encyclopedia

Literature Skills

- Recognizing Literary Forms  *Folktale   *Fable  *Realistic Fiction *Myth  *Humor  *Informational Article  *Animal Story  *Biography- Identify characteristics and forms of poetry and drama

SSR & Novels

- Sustained Silent Reading   *15 minutes each day- Novels  *Bunnicula  * The Chocolate Touch ’s Web  * Mr. Popper’s Penguins

SPELLING  (Zanor-Bloser)

Unit 1  Short Vowel Sounds:

a, e, i,  o, and u; ou, oi;ew, ooUnit 2  Long Vowel Sounds:vowel-consonant-e;long a (ai, ay);long e (ee, ea);long i (i, igh);long o (ow, oa,o)

Unit 3  sh, ch, tch, th, wr, & ck;

consonants /j/ & /s/;digraphs/clusters;the schwa sound;words writers use

Unit 4  vowel /o/;

r controlled vowels(/or/, /ur/, /ar/)homophonesUnit 5  double consonants(bb, pp, tt, dd, nn, ss, mm)double consonant + final yadding –ingadding –ed & -ingcontractions

Unit 6  Plurals: -s & -es

Irregular pluralsSuffixes: - er , -est & -lyCompound Words

LANGUAGE (Harcourt)

Grammar  Skills

- Types of sentences- Sentence Structure- Parts of a sentence- Word order in sentences- nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns

Usage

Using nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns correctly

Spelling

- Plural nouns that change spelling- Adding –s or –es to verbs- Adding – ed to verbs- Changing verbs that end with e- Adding –er or –est to compare- Changing y to i

Mechanics

Capitalization and punctuation

Composition

Structured Forms of Writing:- Writing a paragraph- Sentences about a picture- Personal Story- Thank-You Note- Friendly Letter- Dialogue- Story- Poem- Research Report  Creative Writing

PENMANSHIP (Zanor- Bloser Handwriting)

Manuscript is reviewed and cursive handwriting is taught.  Students will be writing in cursive by the end of the year.

SOCIAL STUDIES/SCIENCE

August/September      All About Me
October      Physical Properties of Matter
November      Continents/The First Thanksgiving
December      Rocks and Minerals
January      Birds/Penguins
Februay      Our Country
March      Force and Motion
April      Simple Machines
May      Sound and Light

2nd GRADE MATH (SRA)  

Unit 1 Addition & Subtraction

- Counting and writing number to 100- Finding missing numbers on a calendar and naming days of week- Addition and subtraction facts- Using addition tables- Finding missing addends- Commutative property- Applying addition & subtraction- Reading pictographs & bar graphs- Reviewing tens, ones, & money- Skip Counting- Measuring in centimeters and meters- Measuring in inches, feet & yards- Estimating length- Finding perimeter by measuring

Unit 2 Two Digit Addition and Subtraction

 - Place Value - Adding & subtracting two digit numbers with and without regrouping- Applying addition and subtraction- Telling time to the hour, half hour, & quarter hour- Fractions (halves-fifths)- Identify plane and congruent shapes- Lines of Symmetry- Patterns and Functions- Collecting Data- Measuring temperature

Unit 3 Measurement

- Equalities and Inequalities- Telling time- Column Addition- Finding Perimeter- Reading Maps- Even and Odd Numbers- Measuring weight and capacity in customary and metric units- Rounding to the tens place

Unit 4 Money & Multiplication

- Multiplication facts 0-5- Collecting and organizing data- Making bar graphs- Relating division to multiplication- Elapsed time- Function rules- Adding & Subtracting money- Adding & Subtracting 3 digit #s- Counting numbers to 10,000- Adding & Subtracting 4 digit #s- Adding two, three, & four addends

3rd GRADE MATH  (SRA)

Unit 1 Addition & Subtraction

- Counting- Place Value- Basic Addition & Subtraction- Addition & Subtracting with   regrouping up to 4 digits- Applying addition & subtraction (word problems)- Rounding to 10’s, 100’s & 1000’s- Finding the Perimeter- Telling Time

Unit 2 Mulitplication & Division

- Finding the area- Skip Counting- Basic Multiplication facts to 9- Multiplying by 10, 100 & 1000- Applying Multiplication- Understanding Division- Missing Factors & Division- Using Division- Division with Remainders- Functions- Solving equations with variables

Unit 3 Fractions & Decimals   

- Reading Graphs- Reading a Thermometer- Metric & Customary Measurements of Length and Weight- Equalities & Inequalities- Introduce Decimal Point- Tenths & Hundredths- Money (Dollars & Cents)- Adding & Subtracting Decimals- Using Decimals (word problems)- Fractions (halves – tenths)- Mixed numbers- Equivalent Fractions- Fractions & Time

Unit 4 Geometry

- Volume (Metric & Customary units)- Points, Lines, & Angles- Circles (Diameter & Radius)- Congruency – Lines of Symmetry- Area- Multiplying Two & Three Digit #s