Here's What is Happening in Second Grade
Your child will be learning:
Reading:
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Self-Selecting books on own level
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Strategies for decoding unknown words
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Reading is Thinking strategies (Predicting, Visualizing, Connecting, Clarifying, Summarizing, Author's Message)
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Story Elements (Characters, Setting, Problem, Solution)
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Personal and critical response to literature through discussion and writing
Writing
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Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, and Sentence Structure
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Steps in the Writing Process
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Domains of Writing: Focus, Content, Organization, Style, and Conventions
Math
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Addition and Subtraction Strategies
- Number Patterns
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Place Value
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Two & Three-Digit Addition and Subtraction
- Money
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Time
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Fractions and Geometry Concepts
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Measurement
Social Studies
- We Belong to Many Groups
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Where We Live
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We All Work Together
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People Make History
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Being a Good Citizen
- People in Time and Place
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Map Skills
- Holidays
Science
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How the Earth Changes
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Structures and Properties of Matter
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How Do Plants and Animals Depend on Each Other
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Electricity
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Care of the Body (Susan Byrnes Health Center Trips)
Field Trips