Second Grade
Homework Expectations
Homework Expectations
Students will be given a packet on Monday. They will then choose from a menu and complete 20 minutes of work each night. On Friday morning, students will independently turn in their homework to their teacher. Students are expected to read for at least 20 minutes a night in addition to their packet work.
November Second Grade Benchmarks
November Second Grade Benchmarks
ReadingChooses appropriate books and reads independently for 20 to 30 minutes.Reads and comprehends grade appropriate texts (Fountas & Pinnell Levels J/K/L)Reads grade level texts fluently.Asks questions to clarify understanding during group discussions and independently.
WritingApplies craft lessons when composing narrative writing.Narrative writing is organized with a beginning, middle, and end.Strengthens writing by revising and editing with assistance from a peer or teacher.Consistently uses correct letter formation, capital letters and punctuation.Shows evidence of most spelling patterns & has most high frequency words spelled correctly.
MathCounts by 2s, 5s, 10s and 100s past 100 and describes patternsKnows addition & subtraction facts fluently through 20Read & write numbers to 1,000 in base-10, word and expanded form
Academic & Personal BehaviorsManages times and consistently demonstrates effort to individually achieve goals. Works in an organized manner.Persists through challenges to complete a task by trying different strategies.Asks for help when needed.Respects school rules and works well in the school community.
WritingApplies craft lessons when composing narrative writing.Narrative writing is organized with a beginning, middle, and end.Strengthens writing by revising and editing with assistance from a peer or teacher.Consistently uses correct letter formation, capital letters and punctuation.Shows evidence of most spelling patterns & has most high frequency words spelled correctly.
MathCounts by 2s, 5s, 10s and 100s past 100 and describes patternsKnows addition & subtraction facts fluently through 20Read & write numbers to 1,000 in base-10, word and expanded form
Academic & Personal BehaviorsManages times and consistently demonstrates effort to individually achieve goals. Works in an organized manner.Persists through challenges to complete a task by trying different strategies.Asks for help when needed.Respects school rules and works well in the school community.
March Second Grade Benchmarks
March Second Grade Benchmarks
ReadingChooses appropriate books and reads independently for 20 to 30 minutes.·Reads and comprehends grade appropriate texts (Fountas & Pinnell Levels L/M)Reads grade level texts fluently.Asks questions to clarify understanding during group discussions and independently.Able to identify author’s purpose and audience.
WritingApplies craft lessons when composing narrative writing.Narrative writing is organized with a beginning, middle, and end.Strengthens writing by revising and editing with assistance from a peer or teacher.Consistently uses correct letter formation, capital letters and punctuation.Shows evidence of most spelling patterns & has most high frequency words spelled correctly.Is able to apply craft lessons to write a well supported and structured opinion piece.Shows initial stages of note-taking and transferring the notes into informational pieces.
MathCounts by 2s, 5s, 10s and 100s past 100 and describes patternsKnows addition & subtraction facts fluently through 20Read & write numbers to 1,000 in base-10, word and expanded formAble to use standard forms of measurement.Able to apply strategies taught.Can tell time to the nearest five minutes.Solves addition and subtraction word problems.
Academic & Personal BehaviorsManages times and consistently demonstrates effort to individually achieve goals. Works in an organized manner.Persists through challenges to complete a task by trying different strategies.Asks for help when needed.Respects school rules and works well in the school community.
WritingApplies craft lessons when composing narrative writing.Narrative writing is organized with a beginning, middle, and end.Strengthens writing by revising and editing with assistance from a peer or teacher.Consistently uses correct letter formation, capital letters and punctuation.Shows evidence of most spelling patterns & has most high frequency words spelled correctly.Is able to apply craft lessons to write a well supported and structured opinion piece.Shows initial stages of note-taking and transferring the notes into informational pieces.
MathCounts by 2s, 5s, 10s and 100s past 100 and describes patternsKnows addition & subtraction facts fluently through 20Read & write numbers to 1,000 in base-10, word and expanded formAble to use standard forms of measurement.Able to apply strategies taught.Can tell time to the nearest five minutes.Solves addition and subtraction word problems.
Academic & Personal BehaviorsManages times and consistently demonstrates effort to individually achieve goals. Works in an organized manner.Persists through challenges to complete a task by trying different strategies.Asks for help when needed.Respects school rules and works well in the school community.
June Second Grade Benchmarks
June Second Grade Benchmarks
ReadingChooses appropriate books and reads independently for at least 30 minutes.Reads and comprehends grade appropriate texts (Fountas & Pinnell Level M)Reads grade level texts fluently with intonation and expressionAsks questions to clarify understanding during group discussions and independently.Able to identify author’s purpose and audience.Able to determine genre of a text and its features.
WritingStrengthens writing by revising and editing with little assistance.Consistently uses correct letter formation, capital letters and punctuation.Shows evidence of most spelling patterns & has most high frequency words spelled correctly.Is able to apply craft lessons to write a well supported and structured opinion piece, informational piece and narrative piece.
MathCounts by 5s, 10s and 100s past 100 and describes patternsUse addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one and two step problemsRead & write numbers to 1,000 in base-10, word and expanded formAble to use standard forms of measurement.Able to identify and add mixed coins.Generate and interpret data (bar graphs)Able to identify 2D shapes and their attributes.Solving addition and subtraction word problems and explaining work using math vocabulary.Able to add and subtract within 1,000 using taught strategies.
Academic & Personal BehaviorsManages times and consistently demonstrates effort to individually achieve goals. Works in an organized manner.Persists through challenges to complete a task by trying different strategies.Asks for help when needed.Respects school rules and works well in the school community.
WritingStrengthens writing by revising and editing with little assistance.Consistently uses correct letter formation, capital letters and punctuation.Shows evidence of most spelling patterns & has most high frequency words spelled correctly.Is able to apply craft lessons to write a well supported and structured opinion piece, informational piece and narrative piece.
MathCounts by 5s, 10s and 100s past 100 and describes patternsUse addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one and two step problemsRead & write numbers to 1,000 in base-10, word and expanded formAble to use standard forms of measurement.Able to identify and add mixed coins.Generate and interpret data (bar graphs)Able to identify 2D shapes and their attributes.Solving addition and subtraction word problems and explaining work using math vocabulary.Able to add and subtract within 1,000 using taught strategies.
Academic & Personal BehaviorsManages times and consistently demonstrates effort to individually achieve goals. Works in an organized manner.Persists through challenges to complete a task by trying different strategies.Asks for help when needed.Respects school rules and works well in the school community.
Unit 3: Bigger Books Mean Amping Up Reading Power
Unit 3: Bigger Books Mean Amping Up Reading Power
Writing Unit 3: Writing About Reading
Writing Unit 3: Writing About Reading
Math Unit 4: Addition and Subtraction with Numbers to 1000
Math Unit 4: Addition and Subtraction with Numbers to 1000
Math Strategy Video: Make a 10 to Subtract
Math Strategy Video: Make a 10 to Subtract
Grade 2 -Make a 10 to Subtract Strategy (Math).MOVCritical Thinking Stems:
Critical Thinking Stems:
Resources
Resources
- NewsELA provides access to hundreds of leveled news articles and Common Core–aligned quizzes.
- Readworks.org is a great site to improve your students' reading comprehension with access to thousands of high-quality, free K-12 articles, and create online assignments with them
- Raz-Kids is a reading resource that students can use to listen to books, read books on their own, take assessments, record themselves reading, and so much more! (Please know that this site does require membership.)
- ABCYa is filled with educational games for grades PreK through 6 that will keep kids engaged and having fun. Topics include math, reading, typing, just-for-fun logic games
- starfall.com is a site on which children have fun while they learn - specializing in reading, phonics & math - educational games, movies, books, songs, and more for children K-3.
- mathplayground.com is a free online site with math games and more! Students can work on Problem solving, logic games and number puzzles.
Archived Grade 2 Files can be accessible as a Google Drive folder through at this link.
Dolch Sight Word List K-2
DOLCH Sight Word List Revised by PS.pdf