Grade 2
English Language Arts (ELA) - Strands include reading/viewing, writing/representing and speaking/listening. They will be taught through the following ways:
English Language Arts (ELA) - Strands include reading/viewing, writing/representing and speaking/listening. They will be taught through the following ways:
Readers Workshop - Shared reading, guided reading, read aloud, independent reading and partner reading.
Readers Workshop - Shared reading, guided reading, read aloud, independent reading and partner reading.
Technology - All students will receive a Chromebook to use in class. This will be new exciting learning for them. We will use it for all subject areas.
Technology - All students will receive a Chromebook to use in class. This will be new exciting learning for them. We will use it for all subject areas.
Word Study - Blends, vowels, word families, high frequency words (word wall), syllables, compound words and contractions.
Word Study - Blends, vowels, word families, high frequency words (word wall), syllables, compound words and contractions.
Writers Workshop - daily writing, choice writing, as well as modeled, guided and independent writing during units of study which include; Personal Narrative, Realistic Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry and Procedural.
Writers Workshop - daily writing, choice writing, as well as modeled, guided and independent writing during units of study which include; Personal Narrative, Realistic Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry and Procedural.
Mathematics -
Mathematics -
Students will explore and develop skills in the following strands:
Students will explore and develop skills in the following strands:
Number
Number
Patterns and Relations
Patterns and Relations
Measurement
Measurement
Geometry
Geometry
Statistics
Statistics
The above strands are addressed through the following units of study:
The above strands are addressed through the following units of study:
Unit 1 : Numbers to 100
Unit 1 : Numbers to 100
Unit 2 : Patterning with Geometry and Time
Unit 2 : Patterning with Geometry and Time
Unit 3 : Extending Number Sense - Place Value (Tens and Ones)
Unit 3 : Extending Number Sense - Place Value (Tens and Ones)
Unit 4 : Measurement (Time) and Statistics
Unit 4 : Measurement (Time) and Statistics
Unit 5 : Addition and Subtraction (one-digit numbers)
Unit 5 : Addition and Subtraction (one-digit numbers)
Unit 6 : Geometry and Patterning
Unit 6 : Geometry and Patterning
Unit 7 : Addition and Subtraction (one - and two -digit numbers) and Extending Number Sense - Place Value
Unit 7 : Addition and Subtraction (one - and two -digit numbers) and Extending Number Sense - Place Value
Unit 8 : Measurement - Mass
Unit 8 : Measurement - Mass
Unit 9 : Measurement - (Length, Height, and Distance Around) and Statistics
Unit 9 : Measurement - (Length, Height, and Distance Around) and Statistics
Unit 10 : Addition and Subtraction of numbers to 100 and Extending Number Sense - Place Value
Unit 10 : Addition and Subtraction of numbers to 100 and Extending Number Sense - Place Value
Unit 11 : Geometry
Unit 11 : Geometry
Unit 12 : Addition and Subtraction of Numbers to 100 and Extending Number Sense - Place Value
Unit 12 : Addition and Subtraction of Numbers to 100 and Extending Number Sense - Place Value
Other curriculum areas:
Other curriculum areas:
Grades primary-3 have an integrated curriculum, meaning that all other subject areas will be embedded in Language Arts and Math lessons. Units being integrated are as follows:
Grades primary-3 have an integrated curriculum, meaning that all other subject areas will be embedded in Language Arts and Math lessons. Units being integrated are as follows:
Science - Our Science program will also follow a very “hands-on, minds-on” approach. We will cover the following units of study:
Science - Our Science program will also follow a very “hands-on, minds-on” approach. We will cover the following units of study:
Liquids & Solids * Daily & Seasonal Changes
Liquids & Solids * Daily & Seasonal Changes
Air & Water * Living Things
Air & Water * Living Things
Animal Growth & Changes * Structures
Animal Growth & Changes * Structures
Social Studies - We will explore the following units of study through our Social Studies Program:
Social Studies - We will explore the following units of study through our Social Studies Program:
People & Cultural Heritage * Needs & Wants
People & Cultural Heritage * Needs & Wants
Changes in Environments * Caring for the Environment
Changes in Environments * Caring for the Environment
Changes in Technology
Changes in Technology
Health - Our Health curriculum will explore the following units of study:
Health - Our Health curriculum will explore the following units of study:
Strategies for Positive Development * Family
Strategies for Positive Development * Family
Values & Practices for Healthy Living * Caring Schools
Values & Practices for Healthy Living * Caring Schools
Strategies for Healthy Living * Community
Strategies for Healthy Living * Community
The Body: Growth, Development & the Senses
The Body: Growth, Development & the Senses
Visual Arts - Students will explore and manipulate a range of materials, demonstrating the ability to express themselves. They will use a variety of independent and collaborative art making strategies and examine a broad range of artworks through time and cultures. Students will be expected to respectfully respond and reflect about their own and others art. They will also develop an awareness and appreciation of art as a lifelong process.
Visual Arts - Students will explore and manipulate a range of materials, demonstrating the ability to express themselves. They will use a variety of independent and collaborative art making strategies and examine a broad range of artworks through time and cultures. Students will be expected to respectfully respond and reflect about their own and others art. They will also develop an awareness and appreciation of art as a lifelong process.