SECOND GRADE

SECOND GRADE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

PARENT GUIDANCE DOCUMENT - Second Grade

Learning objectives are addressed at various times throughout the year.  Teachers use lessons and activities from Everyday Speech as the primary teaching resource for learning objectives.

ACTIVITIES TO PRACTICE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM

• During family conversations, practice listening techniques and have your child repeat what the previous person said in their own words.

• Play games, and practice taking turns or rotating who goes first.

• When someone is upset in the family, model asking how they are doing/feeling, and have a conversation about why they feel that way.

• Practice resolving conflicts with your child.  Talk through and identify a problem and work to solve it collaboratively.

• Identify problems and have conversations about ideas to solve them.  This could be anything from not being able to find something to a relationship issue taking place in the family.

• Talk about conflict and practice if-then scenarios with your child to analyze the consequences of decisions.

• Model the use of “I” statements to share your ideas and opinions with your child, and encourage them to do the same.

• Discuss the elements of a community to which your child belongs (i.e. a religious congregation, a sports team, your neighborhood, etc.), why that community is unique and special and how it impacts your child.

• Experience a celebration or tradition that is different from something your family celebrates (i.e. eat a meal at a restaurant that is different from your heritage, attend a festival to celebrate a neighborhood in Chicago, etc.) and talk with your child about what they saw and heard as you reflect on this new experience.