CMS K-5 Literacy Curriculum ---->2nd Grade literacy Module, slide 3
Focus: The “focus” is the same across the grades K–2 band and signals the progression of literacy skills across the year as well as alignment to the CCSS instructional shifts. This curriculum is written by and for teachers, emphasizing active learning and student engagement. Classrooms are structured with highly collaborative activities that allow students to engage in academic conversations and investigations of compelling, real-world content. EL Education aims to contribute to a student's ability to be globally competitive and an active contributor to building a better world.
Focus 1: Building Literacy in a Collaborative Classroom Title: Schools and Community
Focus 2: Learning through Science and Story Title: Fossils Tell of Earth’s Changes
Focus 3: Researching to Build Knowledge and Teach Others Title: The Secret World of Pollination
Focus 4: Contributing to the Community Title: Providing for Pollinators
CMS K-5 Literacy Curriculum ---->2nd Grade literacy SKILLS, slide 3
Reading Foundations SKILLS BLOCK
In K-2, one curriculum component is the EL Education Reading Foundations Skills Block. This curriculum includes an approach to teaching the fundamentals of reading called structured phonics. Structured phonics teaches the letters, sounds, phonological awareness skills*, and spelling patterns* of English in a logical and research-based sequence. The Skills Block is closely aligned with the Orton Gillingam sequence of teaching spelling patterns and skills, with some exceptions based on design decisions and alignment with state standards.
The Reading Foundations Skills Block places students into phases of reading development, developed by Dr. Linnea Ehri, a leading expert in the science of reading. Schools will administer a benchmark assessment at the beginning, middle, and end of the year to place students into a reading phase. Teachers will provide learning opportunities to meet the needs of students based on their phases.
CMS K-5 Math Curriculum ----> CMS: 2nd Grade Math, slide 3
Math instruction in 2nd grade engages students in the following skills: Solve problems with addition and subtraction; Work with equal groups of objects; Understand and use place value to add and subtract; Measure and estimate lengths; Work with time and money; Recognize and draw shapes; and Partition circles and rectangles into two, three and four equal shares.
Math Family Letter- English
Illustrative Mathematics engages students in actively using concrete manipulatives to develop deep mathematics understanding and apply this understanding through practice and problem-solving in every math lesson. In addition, students learn and practice new math ideas and concepts in a variety of ways, such as:
Solving problems and explaining their thinking orally and in writing.
Working individually, in pairs, and in small groups to solve problems and share their thinking.
Completing class activities promotes conceptual thinking, fluency, and application through rich problem-solving.
Experiencing a variety of math activities that include Math Centers, Practice Problems and peer conversation to consolidate learning to apply understanding in different contexts and levels of learning.
CMS K-5 SCIENCE Curriculum, slides 5 & 6
Science and Engineering Practices
Matter and Its Interactions
Weather Patterns
Sound
Life Cycles
Heredity
CMS K-5 Social studies Curriculum ----> CMS: 2nd Grade social studies, slides 5 & 6
Unit 1 Civics and Government: The Role of Freedom, Equality, and Democracy in America
Unit 2 Behavioral Science: How American Culture is Shaped by Values and Beliefs
Unit 3 History: We are America
Unit 4 Economics: Resource Availability and Decision making
Unit 5 History: Events Have Shaped American History
Unit 6 Geography: Human Movement and Settlement & the Physical Environment of America