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Curriculum Night Second Grade

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Second Grade Schedule 7:40-7:55 Prepare for the Day 7:55-8:55 Reading 8:55-9:55 Math/Snack 9:55-10:35 Specials 10:35-11:00 Phonics 11:00-11:45 Writing 11:45-12:10 Lunch 12:15- 1:00 Science/Social Studies 1:00-1:30 Recess 1:30-2:20 Teacher Read Aloud/Self Selected Reading/Enrichment and Intervention

Why Common Core? Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The Standards are designed to be strong and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.

Math We will focus on four critical areas: (1) extending understanding of base-ten notation; (2) building fluency with addition and subtraction; (3) using standard units of measure; and (4) describing and analyzing shapes. 1. Students extend their understanding of the base-ten system. This includes ideas of counting in fives, tens, and multiples of hundreds, tens, and ones, as well as number relationships involving these units, including comparing. Students understand multi-digit numbers (up to 1000) written in base-ten notation, recognizing that the digits in each place represent amounts of thousands, hundreds, tens, or ones (e.g., 853 is 8 hundreds + 5 tens + 3 ones).

Math Continued • 2. Students use their understanding of addition to develop fluency with addition and subtraction within 100. They solve problems within 1000 by applying their understanding of models for addition and subtraction, and they develop, discuss, and use efficient, accurate, and generalizable methods to compute sums and differences of whole numbers in base-ten notation, using their understanding of place value and the properties of operations. They select and accurately apply methods that are appropriate for the context and the numbers involved to mentally calculate sums and differences for numbers with only tens or only hundreds. • 3. Students recognize the need for standard units of measure (centimeter and inch) and they use rulers and other measurement tools with the understanding that linear measure involves an iteration of units. They recognize that the smaller the unit, the more iterations they need to cover a given length. • 4. Students describe and analyze shapes by examining their sides and angles. Students investigate, describe, and reason about decomposing and combining shapes to make other shapes. Through building, drawing, and analyzing two- and three-dimensional shapes, students develop a foundation for understanding area, volume, congruence, similarity, and symmetry in later grades.

Science Summarize the life cycle of animals including: Birth, Developing into an adult, Reproducing, Aging and death Compare life cycles of different animals such as, but not limited to, mealworms, ladybugs, crickets, guppies, or frogs. Remember that organisms differ from or are similar to their parents based on the characteristics of the organism. Field trip: All A Flutter Butterfly Farm

Summarize how energy from the sun serves as a source of light that warms the land, air, and water Summarize weather conditions using qualitative and quantitative measures to describe: Temperature, Wind direction, Wind speed, & Precipitation Compare weather patterns that occur over time and relate observable patterns to time of day and time of year. Recognize the tools that scientists use for observing, recording, and predicting weather changes from day to day and during the seasons. Visit from WXII meteorologist, Lanie Pope

Give examples of matter that change from a solid to a liquid and from a liquid to a solid by heating and cooling Compare the amount (volume and weight) of water in a container before and after freezing. Compare what happens to water left in an open container over time as to water left in a closed container. Visit from Mad Scientist Illustrate how sound is produced by vibrating objects and columns of air. Summarize the relationship between sound and objects of the body that vibrate-eardrum and vocal cords Culminating Activity: Second Grade Sound Parade

Social Studies Exemplify characteristics of good citizenship through historical figures and everyday figures. Explain why it is important for citizens to participate in their community. Explain how artistic expressions of diverse cultures contribute to the community (stories, art, music, food, etc.). Exemplify respect and appropriate social skills needed for working with diverse groups. Use timelines to show sequencing of events. Identify contributions of historical figures (community, state, nation and world) through various genres.

Explain government services and their value to the community. (libraries, schools, parks, etc.) Explain how governments establish order, provide security and create laws to manage conflict. Interpret maps of the school and community that contain symbols, legends, and cardinal directions. Interpret the meaning of symbols and the location of physical and human features on a map (cities, railroads, highways, countries, continents, oceans, etc.). Give examples of ways in which people depend on the physical environment and natural resources to meet basic needs. Explain how people positively and negatively affect the environment. Field Trips: Neighborhood Walk, Mrs. Hanes’ Cookie Factory, and WFU Museum of Anthropology

Second Grade Community Outreach • The Elms Nursing Home • Clemmons Food Pantry October-Peanut butter November-Soup December-Spaghetti sauce January-Oatmeal/Grits February-Canned Fruit March- Canned Meat April-Cereal May-Toilet Paper/Toothbrushes

ASK and ANSWER such questions as who, what, when, where, why and how to DEMONSTRATE understanding of key details in a text RECOUNT stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and DETERMINE their central message, lesson, or moral. DESCRIBE how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. ACKNOWLEDGE differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud. USE information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to DEMONSTRATE understanding of its characters, setting, or plot. COMPARE and CONTRAST two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures.

Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe. • Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text. • Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text. • Read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, • Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic. • Read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts

Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song. Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text. Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently. • .

Genre • Storybooks • Short Chapter Books • Newspapers, Telephone books, Signs/Labels • Short Poems\Word Plays • Skits and Short Plays (Reader Theater) • Emphasis on non-fiction • Field trip: Clemmons Public Library

Writing • Write narratives in which they recount a well elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use sequential words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure. • Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section • Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section • Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations). Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. • Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section. • Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report; record science observations). • Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

Speaking and Listening • Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. a. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion). b. Build on others’ talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others. c. Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion. • Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. • Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue. • Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.

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