2nd Quarter Curriculum

Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes. (NC.2.MD.7)

Count within 100 by 5s and 10s. (NC.2.NBT.2)

Use addition to find the total number of objects in a rectangular array with up to 5 rows and 5 columns. (NC.2.OA.4) 

Unitize by making a hundred from a collection of ten tens. (NC.2.NBT.1)

Demonstrate that the numbers 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine hundreds, with 0 tens and 0 ones. (NC.2.NBT.1)

Compose and decompose numbers using various groupings of hundreds, tens, and ones. (NC.2.NBT.1)

Count within 1,000. (NC.2.NBT.2)

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

Read and write numbers within with 1,000 using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. (NC.2.NBT.3)

Compare two three-digit numbers based on the value of  the hundreds, ten & ones. (NC.2.NBT.4)

Use >, =, and < symbols to record the results of comparisons. (NC.2.NBT.4) 

Write equations where the unknown represents the context of the problem. (NC.2.OA.1).

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)

Show how  strategies work (NC.2.NBT.7).

Demonstrate and explain why addition and subtraction strategies work using pictures, numbers, or words. (NC.2.NBT.7).

Solve problems mentally when adding and subtracting ten and one hundred (NC.2.NBT.8)

Determine an efficient strategy when adding and subtracting (NC.2.NBT.7) 

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

Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. (RL2.2)

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

Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action. (RL2.5)

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)

Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. (RI2.2)

Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area. (RI2.4)

Know  and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text. (RI2.5)

Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe. (RI2.6)

Explain how specific images contribute to and clarify a text. (RI 2.7)

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 other's 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)

Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. (SL2.2)

Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawing or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings. (SL2.5)

Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure. (W2.3)

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

Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. (W2.8)

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 & d)

• Use collective 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

• Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings

 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies. (L2.4 a & c)

• Use sentence level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase

• Use known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root. 

Understand how various sources provide information about the past. (2.H.1)

Use timelines to show sequencing of events. (2.H.1.1)

Identify contributions of historical figures (community, state, nation and world) through various genres. (2.H.1.2)

Compare various interpretations of the same time period using evidence such as photographs and interviews. (2.H.1.3)

Understand how various cultures influence communities. (2.C.1)

 Explain how artistic expressions of diverse cultures contribute to the community (stories, art, music, food, etc.). (2.C.1.1)

Recognize the key historical figures and events that are associated with various cultural traditions. (2.C.1.2)

Exemplify respect and appropriate social skills needed for working with diverse groups. (2.C.1.3)

Understand the properties of solids and liquids and the changes they undergo. (2.P.2)

• Give examples of matter that change from a solid to a liquid and from a liquid to a solid by heating and cooling. (2.P.2.1)

• Compare the amount (volume and weight) of water in a container before and after freezing. (2.P.2.2)

• Compare what happens to water left in an open container over time as to water left in a closed container. (2.P.2.3)