1st Quarter Curriculum

Represent whole numbers up to 20 on a number line (NC.2.MD.6)

Use a number line to find sums and differences (add and subtract) (NC.2.MD.6)

Demonstrate fluency when adding and subtracting using mental strategies within 20 (NC.2.OA.2)

Pair and count objects by 2s and then determine if the number is odd or even (NC.2.OA.3)

Share counters into 2 equal groups (if possible) to determine if a number is odd or even (NC.2.OA.3)

Skip count by 5’s and 10’s up to 100. (NC.2.NBT.2)

Use flexible strategies when adding and subtracting within 100. (NC.2.NBT.5)

Select efficient strategies in order to compute sums and differences fluently. (NC.2.NBT.5)

Compare and explain addition and subtraction strategies. (NC.2.NBT.5)

Use strategies based on place value or properties of operations to add three two-digit numbers. (NC.2.NBT.6)

Mentally add or subtract 10 to a given number within 100-900. (NC.2.NBT.8)

Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve one- and two-step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem. (NC.2.OA.1)

Answer questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. (RL2.1)

Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. (RL2.3)

Use information from the illustrations and words to demonstrate understanding of the characters and plot. (RL2.7)

Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. (RI2.1)

Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (SL2.1a)

• Listen with care: look at the speaker, show you're listening with your body, nod your head.

• Take turns speaking

• Stay on topic

• Gain the floor in respectful ways

Build on others' talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others. (SL2.1b)

Ask for for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion. (SL2.1c)

Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure. (W2.2)

Participate in shared research and writing projects. (W2.5)

Use words and phrases learned through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe. (L2.6)

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking; demonstrate proficiency within the 2-3 grammar continuum. (L2.1 a, b, & d)

• Use collective nouns

• Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns

• Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing; demonstrate proficiency within the 2-3 conventions continuum. (L2.2)

• Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names

• Use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessive nouns

• Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words

Understand the relationship between sound and vibrating objects. (2.P.1)

1. Illustrate how sound is produced by vibrating objects and columns of air. (2.P.1.1)

2. Summarize the relationship between sound and objects of the body that vibrate - eardrum and vocal cords. (2.P.1.2)

Understand the purpose of governments by explaining services and the value to their community, and explaining how governments establish order, provide security and create laws to manage conflict. (2.C&G.1)

Understand the roles and responsibilities of citizens by exemplifying characteristics of good citizenship and explaining why it is important for citizens to participate in their community. (2.C&G.2)

Understand how various cultures influence communities by exemplifying respect and appropriate social skills needed for working with diverse groups. (2.C.1)