2nd Grade Overview
Language Arts:
This year, your child will continue to use the Fundations and Wonders programs to learn how to:
read and write multi-syllable words
learn new trick words
read fluently
comprehend complex stories
read and learn about many different genres
Math:
This year in our GOMath program, your child will learn:
numbers to 1,000
telling time in 5-minute intervals
coins and counting money
double and triple digit addition & subtraction
2D & 3D objects
fractions
Science:
Here are some of the things we will learn in science this year:
Living & nonliving
Plants & animals
Matter
Friction
Weathering & erosion
Rivers, oceans, lakes & ponds
Social Studies:
Social studies will introduce your child to:
Continents & oceans
Economics
Time Lines
Citizenship
Biographies
Landforms
Homework:
Your child may have reading and math homework M-Th each week. They will practice math skills that are taught during that day’s class lesson. They will also practice reading fluency and comprehension with stories that are sent home each Monday. All homework will be sent home in the travel folder.
Class Dojo
If you haven’t done so yet, please take a moment to sign up for Class Dojo. It is here that you will get classroom updates, see pictures of amazing things we are doing, and keep track of how your child is doing each day.