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2nd Grade Big Ideas
Big ideas, cross curricular opportunities, authentic audiences, real world learning.
Links to resources related to PoG, Leader in Me, Pillars and Pathways.
Place Value to 1,000, Patterns within numbers
Reading - Main idea/ details, text structure (simple sequence), basic story elements;
Reading strategies - Questioning, monitoring, Activate prior knowledge
Text Feature skills - photos, captions, bold print, graphs
Phonics- short vowels, long vowels with silent e
Language- types of sentences (statements, questions, commands, exclamations), subject and predicates
Composition- Conventions/ Organization/ Making a Claim
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems (insects/animals) - connects to the idea of building community in Social Studies
Building Community, Working Together
Big ideas, cross curricular opportunities, authentic audiences, real world learning.
Links to resources related to PoG, Leader in Me, Pillars and Pathways.
Addition and Subtraction strategies
Reading- story events, summarizing, identify information to determine a central idea, author's purpose
Reading strategies- Make connections, Visualizing, Determining importance, Inferencing, Predicting
Text Feature skills- diagram, labels, charts
Phonics- three letter blends, hard and soft c,g, digraphs, common prefixes and suffixes
Language- types of nouns (proper, collective), comma in a series, synonyms and antonyms, multiple meaning words
Composition- Ideas/Sentence Fluency/Informative Paragraph with Research
Structure and Properties of Matter
Introduction to North America; Past and Present of North America
Big ideas, cross curricular opportunities, authentic audiences, real world learning.
Links to resources related to PoG, Leader in Me, Pillars and Pathways.
Measuring length, time, and money
Reading skills- character development, compare and contrast, describe reasons that support author's claims
Reading strategies- Synthesizing, identify theme
Text Feature skills- headings, subheadings, table of contents
Phonics- long vowel patterns, silent letters, r-controlled vowels
Language- pronouns, adjectives and adverbs, types of verbs (past tense, irregular) idioms, compound words
Composition- Word Choice/Opinion Paragraph
Processes that Shape Earth
Stewardship in North America; Taking Care of the Land; Taking Care of Each Other and Ourselves - Resources for Unit Building
Big ideas, cross curricular opportunities, authentic audiences, real world learning.
Links to resources related to PoG, Leader in Me, Pillars and Pathways.
Adding and subtracting 3-digit numbers, data analysis, geometric shapes and equal shares
Reading skills- text structure, poetry, c
Reading strategies- Support independence of application of all strategies
Phonics- diphthongs (oi, oy, ow), variant vowels, types of syllables
Language- similes
and metaphors, homophones, combining sentences
Composition- Voice/Persuasive/Narrative
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems (plants)
Conflict and Compromise; Making Change; Improving the World
Shared Lessons for 2nd Grade
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Lesson and Unit Planning Resources
High Quality Resources for 2nd Grade
Click image to access Teach Learn Tech Resources
from the Writer's Vision Statement
The writing team envisioned standards that would afford students the opportunity to engage in becoming empowered as a learner, constructing new meaning and new knowledge, digital citizenship, computational thinking, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration through demonstrated student technology skills. The writing team wanted standards that would:
initiate cross-curricular connections to enhance the understanding of learning through digital technology skills and concepts;
establish a continuum of technology competencies K-12 for to be demonstrated ;
provide opportunities for ALL students to engage in learning through technology experiences and
advanced demonstration of technology competencies and digital skills to prepare them for future success; and
prepare students to address a critical workforce need related to technology knowledge, skills, and application.
“...Demonstrating performance-based competency in technology” is included as a minimum graduation requirement in Kentucky public schools. For students to attain the required technology competencies, it is essential they have access to technology during the school day at all grade levels and during digital, distance, and remote learning. Instruction should provide opportunities for students to gain and demonstrate technology skills that build throughout their K-12 educational careers.
Standards Implementation
In order to facilitate the initiation of cross curricular learning through digital technology skills and concepts the KAS Technology standards have been deconstructed into a series of "I Can Statements" with skills identified and cross walked to other standards sets.
As units of study and lessons are developed, it will be important for teachers to consider:
Increase in choice
Use of technology to allow students to problem solve
Use of technology to allow students to represent data, knowledge and claims with evidence
Ways to encourage students to transfer understanding of applications to new situations
Ways to encourage students to learn transferable skills that include: digital literacy, troubleshooting, device and file management, communication strategies, and responsibility
reading list.pdfReading Wonders
Reading Literature and Informational Text List
Scope.pdfReading Wonders
Scope and Sequence
Mystery Science
Access through Classlink
NSTA: Daily Do
"Sensemaking tasks" teachers can use to engage students in science learning. Includes active learning strategies to help students engage in the engineering practices.
NGSS: Science Classroom Resources
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Core Knowledge - 2nd Grade
Create a free account and then you will be able to download free PDF teacher and student resources. Filter by discipline for resources. ELA resources compliment NGSS standards and some Social Studies
EngageNY
Access to free 2nd grade math curriculum.