Curriculum

Amplify Knowledge Units:

Fairy Tales &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, Human Body: Building Blocks & Nutrition, Immigration and Fighting for a Cause.

Second graders continue to develop their reading skills as they learn to read more complex words and read longer, more complex texts in a variety of genres, such as fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. They also develop their reading comprehension skills as they talk about what they read and use it for developing and presenting further ideas. In addition, 2nd graders continually practice their reading skills as they read for other subjects they learn throughout the day.

Amplify Skills:

The Skills Strand provides comprehensive instruction in foundational reading skills, such as phonological awareness, phonics and word recognition, fluency, language skills (including conventions of English, spelling, and grammar), as well as reading comprehension and writing instruction.  This time will be used to teach explicit, systematic phonics instruction in which students are taught the letter-sound correspondences needed to independently decode words. 

Math in Focus:

Place Value to 1,000, Addition within 1,000, Subtraction within 1,000, Using Bar Models: Addition & Subtraction, Length, Graphs & Line Plots, Multiplication & Division, Multiplication Tables, Time & Money, Shapes, Fractions, Rounding.

Second graders continue to practice their addition and subtraction skills, eventually solving problems mentally and knowing how to add some numbers from memory. In many classes, math tools and manipulatives, such as blocks, tiles, and different shapes are used to help students practice math using concrete, visible objects. They learn to explain how they solve a problem using words and writing, as well as break down numbers to gain a better understanding. This helps students truly understand the concepts underlying the math they learn. In addition, students in 2nd grade begin to learn concepts that lay the foundation for multiplication as well as continue to gain a deeper understanding of the ideas underlying the math they learn.

National Geographic Science:

Earth Science: Weather and Land and Water;   Life Science: Habitats, Living Things and Life Cycles;   Physical Science: Forces and Motion, Solids, Liquids, Gasses, and The Human Body

In 2nd grade students continue to explore the world around them but they do so in a more rigorous way as they make more detailed observations and use and collect data to support their observations. Second graders use hands-on experimentation to develop questions, hypothesize, and make observations and conclusions.