ELA

Knowledge

The topics covered in second grade build on what was learned in first grade and prepare students for future years.  Second grade units are:

• Fairy Tales and Tall Tales

• Early Asian Civilizations

• The Ancient Greek Civilization

• Greek Myths

• The War of 1812

• Cycles in Nature

• Westward Expansion

• Insects

• The U.S. Civil War

• The Human Body: Building Blocks & Nutrition

• Immigration

• Fighting for a Cause

Skills (including spelling)

In second grade, during the "Skills" portion of our lesson, we:

• Learn to decode (sound out) and spell more advanced patterns like "igh" for the long i sound.

• Practice reading fluently.  Students should be able to read at least 94 words per minute by the end of the year.

• Work on answering questions about what we are reading.

• Learn about grammar (like nouns and verbs) and writing conventions (like quotation marks and capitals.)

• Practice writing narrative stories, paragraphs that give information about a topic, and paragraphs that share an opinion.

Students should practice their tricky spelling words at home until they are mastered.

ELA WIN

WIN groups will start after we've had time to get to know and assess students.  These groups are made based on the needs of our students (including the need for enrichment,) so the frequency of meeting, the length of the group, and what we work on varies.  Students may work in groups with another second grade teacher.

When not in a group or meeting individually with the teacher, students practice their ELA skills individually during this time by reading, doing Boost, writing, or working on other at-level work.

Some students will receive daily support during this time from a LAP or special education reading group.  If so, you will be notified.

Boost

Students can practice reading skills at their on pace through Boost.  To get to Boost, students go to Clever, log in with the code in their home folder, select their teacher's page, and go to "Amplify."  Typically students work on this during the school day.

Vocabulary Cheat Sheet for Parents

Comprehension - Understanding what you read

ELA - English Language Arts (reading and writing)

Fluency - Being able to read the correct words at a good speed with appropriate expression