1. Amesbury Elementary School
Grade 2
Curriculum Information

2. Reading Phonics Spelling Reading Skills Reading Strategy Fluency
Grade 2 Fluency Goals
Words Correct per Minute (wcpm)
110 wcpm
Grade 2 Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA)
Fall Level (s) 14, 16 Spring Level(s) 28

3. John Collin’s Five Types of Writing Assignments
Type 1 and 2-Informal reflective writing
Type 2 and 3-Short pieces written on demand
Type 4 and 5-Students plan, write and first draft, make revisions, edit and share

4. Writing Focus Correction Areas (F.C.A.s) for Grade 2
Content-Opinion/Fact, topic sentence with two or more supporting details, restate the prompt
Style-vivid language, sentence variety
Organization-Collins’ format, complete story
Conventions-End marks, Capitals, spell grade 2 words correctly, simple abbreviations
Legibility-Correct letter formation, spacing, size

5. Writing Genres in Reading Street Writer’s Workshop
Writing and Grammar
Nouns and action verbs
Identifies some pronouns (he, she, it, and I)
Uses correct end marks
Uses capitals: First letter of the first word in a sentence
Writes abbreviations correctly
Identifies basic parts of a simple sentence (simple subject and simple predicate)
Writing Genres in Reading Street Writer’s Workshop
Personal Narrative
How-to-Report
Story
Compare and Contrast Essay
Persuasive Essay
Research Report

6. Everyday Mathematics
Developed by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project
A problem-solving approach based on everyday situations.
By making connections between their own knowledge and their experiences both in school and outside of school, children learn basic math skills in meaningful contexts so the mathematics becomes “real.”
Frequent practice of basic skills Instead of practice presented in a single, tedious drill format, children practice basic skills in a variety of more engaging ways.
Children will complete daily review exercises
covering a variety of topics, find patterns on the number grid, work
with addition and subtraction fact families in different formats, and
play games that are specifically designed to develop basic skills.
An instructional approach that revisits concepts regularly to improve the development of basic skills and concepts, children regularly revisit previously learned concepts and repeatedly practice skills encountered earlier. The lessons are designed to build on concepts and skills throughout the year instead of treating them as
isolated bits of knowledge.
A curriculum that explores mathematical content beyond
basic arithmetic.

7. Benchmarks for Grade 2 place value, basic fractions, addition, subtraction, coins and currency, patterns, telling time, measurement, two and three dimensional shapes, pictorial data
Several Key Skills
knows number facts 0-18, addition and subtraction with 2-digits with or without regrouping, read a thermometer, measure to the nearest 1/2 unit, tell time to 5-minute intervals, counts change, making change from $1.00, uses math vocabulary while speaking and writing...

8. Habitats, Weather, States of Matter, Earth Materials, Solar System
Science Grade 2
Habitats, Weather, States of Matter, Earth Materials, Solar System

9. Weather including States of Matter Earth Materials and Solar System
Habitats
Weather including States of Matter
Earth Materials and Solar System
Identify the ways in which a habitat provides for its basic needs
Experiment with and observe ways that matter changes
Recognize that water, rocks, soil, and living organisms are found on the earth’s surface
Understand that different habitats exist on this earth
Identify objects and material as solid, liquid, or gas
Understand that air is a mixture of gases that is all around us
Explain what a fossil is
Write about water changes through the seasons
Create a diagram or model of our Solar System

10. Community, Wonders of Our World, Mapping
Text
Social Studies Grade 2
Community, Wonders of Our World, Mapping

11. Community Wonders of Our World Mapping
Identify the Native Americans who inhabited the area prior to the 1600s
Knows that culture includes language, beliefs, customs, shelter, and food
Locate all of the continents, oceans, and boundaries of the U.S.
Locate Amesbury on a map of Massachusetts and identify when it was founded
Locate on a world map countries and continents from which family came
Knows the historic significance of the the stars and strips on the American flag
Describe and compare different ways people have achieved great distinction
Locate five major rivers, major mountains and mountain ranges in the world

12. What is Technology?
Identify tools and simple machines used for a specific purpose, e.g., ramp, wheel, pulley, lever
Identify and explain some possible uses for natural materials and human-made

13. Email pelletiers@amesburyma.gov
Contact information:
AES Phone (978)
Thank you for your dedication to your child’s education!