2 nd Grade Family Night Ms. Belletieri Ms. Caraballo Ms. Rodriguez Ms. Ross

A Typical Day in Second Grade Morning Meeting Core Knowledge: Word Work (Skills Strand- phonics, spelling, grammar, decoding) Read Aloud (Listening & Learning- comprehension, vocabulary, oral language development) Go Math Lunch/Recess Specials Physical Education Science Art Music Technology

Core Knowledge Throughout the Skills Strand lessons, students will work on Grammar and Word Study. Grammar: Proper/ Common Nouns Plural Nouns Dictionary Skills Verbs (Past and Present Tense) Adjectives Adverbs Sentence Structure (complete/ incomplete/ run on sentence) Word Study: Short and long vowel sounds Spellings for the long vowel sounds (Ex: Long a: a, ai, ay, ea and ei) Writing: Narratives Informational Opinion

Core Knowledge Through the Listening and Learning read alouds, students will further develop their comprehension, vocabulary, oral language. Domain 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales Domain 2: Ancient Asian Civilizations Domain 3: Ancient Greek Civilizations Domain 4: Greek Myths Domain 5: The War of 1812 Domain 6: Cycles in Nature Domain 7: Westward Expansion Domain 8: Insects Domain 9: The Civil War Domain 10: The Human Body: Building Blocks and Nutrition Domain 11: Immigration Domain 12: Fighting for a Cause

SeptemberNovemberJanuaryMarchJune 1=F or below 2=G/H 3=I/J/K 4=L or above 1=G or below 2=H/I 3=J/K/L 4=M or above 1=H or below 2=I/J 3=K/L 4=M or above 1=I or below 2=J/K 3=L/M 4=N or above 1=J or below 2=K/L 3=M 4=N or above Benchmark Reading Levels for Grade 2 1= Far below grade level standards 2=Approaching grade level standards 3=Meeting grade level standards 4=Exceeding grade level standards Fountas and Pinnell

Go Math The following math components are covered in second grade  Number Sense and Place Value Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication Understand place value Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract  Addition and Subtraction Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction Add and subtract within 20 Use lace value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract

Go Math  Measurement and Data Measure and estimate lengths in standard units Relate addition and subtraction to length Work with time and money Represent and interpret data  Geometry and Fractions Reason with shapes and their attributes

Second Grade Readiness  Math Skip count by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s Addition and subtraction facts up to 20 and doubles facts  Reading Independently sustain for 20 minutes Clear understanding of beginning, middle and end  Writing In complete sentences with proper punctuation and capitalization Students should know how to spell and write their first and last name correctly

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