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/