Curriculum and Learning Goals
Literacy
- Determining the main idea in a text
- Reading and writing words making the long i sound (spelled: y, ie, igh)
- Reading for fluency and specifically focusing on accuracy, rate, and expression
Math
- Mastering addition facts to 20 using mental strategies
- Applying place value strategies to solve addition/subtraction problems within 200
- Building strong number sense to 1,000
Science/S.S.
- Studying MLK Jr. and determining the message he wanted people to know
- States of matter (solids, liquids, gases)
- Animal habitats
Writing
- Planning and writing opinion pieces
- Writing legible, complete sentences that have a capital letter, punctuation, and spaces between words
- Introducing Informative Writing soon!
If you are interested, here are direct links to the Common Core Standards for both ELA and Math. You can search a focus area and select 2nd grade to be taken to the standards that students work toward throughout our year together!
http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/
http://www.corestandards.org/Math/