Second Grade

2020-2021 Second Grade Curriculum Extenders

The following resources are ready to print and are designed to enrich and extend classroom learning. To reach all types of learners the resources are divided into 3 different categories: Reading, Math, and Critical Thinking. These self paced activities are sure to give students a chance to stretch their minds and experience new challenges!

CLICK HERE FOR THE READING EXTENSION PACKET

CLICK HERE FOR THE MATH EXTENSION PACKET

CLICK HERE FOR THE CRITICAL THINKING EXTENSION PACKET

Primary Education Thinking Skills (P.E.T.S)

Each week I will provide nurturing (P.E.T.S) lessons to 2nd Grade students. Primary Education Thinking Skills (PETS) is a systematic enrichment thinking skills program for K-2 students. Its purpose is to help primary aged students develop higher-level thinking skills. PETS follows the taxonomy of thinking skills outlined by Benjamin Bloom, presenting lessons in analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.

Students are introduced to Dudley the Detective - Deductive Logic, Yolanda the Yarn spinner - Creative Thinking, Isabel the Inventor - Inventive Thinking, Max the Magician - Mental Manipulation of Shapes, Sybil the Scientist - Analytic Thinking, and Jordan the Judge - Evaluative Thinking. Each character introduces a higher level thinking skill used in his or her job. Each character guides students through a story and a series of activities to introduce and reinforce their type of thinking. Imaginative memory triggers are included with each introductory lesson.