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Second Grade

Second Grade. Curriculum Night. Math *Patterns *Number sense *Money/Time *Place Value *Graphing *Geometry *Measurement *Problem Solving *Multiplication *Regrouping. Common Core Math.

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Second Grade

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  1. Second Grade Curriculum Night

  2. Math*Patterns*Number sense *Money/Time *Place Value *Graphing *Geometry *Measurement *Problem Solving *Multiplication*Regrouping

  3. Common Core Math • Common core math requires more rigor and higher expectations. • It focuses on: • Learning that there is more than one way to solve a problem. • Using number lines for different strategies • Word problems • Interactive Notebooks • Problem of the day • Parent Roadmap for supporting your child in math will be emailed and posted on our teacher page

  4. Reading • Focus on: • Comprehension • Accuracy • Fluency • Expanded Vocabulary • Tracks • Reading Groups: • Word Work • Work on Writing • Read to self • Parent Group • Teacher Group • Listen to Reading • Interactive Notebook

  5. Reading Groups • Parent Volunteers • Reading 8:15 – 9:50 • Accelerated Reader • STAR test • Reading Level • Goals • AR tests • Home Connect

  6. Common Core • Common Core focuses on: • Nonfiction book • Read and comprehend informational text including history/social studies, science and technical texts • Learning to gather information • Comparing fiction and nonfiction books on the same topic • Supporting answers with textual evidence • Recognizing the features of nonfiction texts • Index • Diagram • Labels • Glossary • Graphs • Captions • Photos • Special Fonts

  7. Writing Writing • Write From the Beginning: The writing curriculum that we use is District wide. It incorporates the use of Thinking Maps to help the students begin the writing process. We write narratives that include a main idea based on real or imaginative events, expository text, persuasive text, opinion writing, and research projects. • Squiggles • Journal Writing • Interactive Notebooks

  8. Social Studies • Quarter 1 • Communities and Citizens • Natural Resources and Maps • Quarter 2 • Revolutionary War • Native Americans and Colonies • Quarter 3 • Westward Expansion • National Symbols • Quarter 4 • Producers and Consumers • China, Japan, and India

  9. Science • Matter Mass, Solid, Liquid, Gas • Human Body Digestive, Circulatory, and Respiratory Systems • Weather Weather patterns, clouds • Insects Life cycles, Butterfly unit, Insect Reports • Inventors Henry Ford, Wright Brothers, Alexander Graham Bell • Science Related Careers

  10. Performance Objectives Reading R1 Parent writes a list of 10 words. Child writes them in alphabetical order to the second letter. R2 Parent says a combination of 10 sentences and groups of words that are not complete sentences. Child tells whether each is a complete sentence or not. Example for complete sentence: The duck is quacking. Not a complete sentence: Is quacking. R3 Parent says 10 sentences. Child tells whether each is a statement or a question. R4 Parent listens to child read orally 2 homework lists from previous weeks. R5 Parent says 10 vocabulary words from current and previous week lists. Child tells what each word means and says a sentence in which the word is used correctly. R6 Parent listens to child read orally a total of 15 minutes a night or 1 hour a week. R7 Parent reads aloud to the child a total of 15 minutes a night. R8 Parent asks child to tell the main characters, setting, and plot of a story the child reads aloud or silently.

  11. How to contact Us • Email • Phone • Note • In-person laura.garcia@husd.org karilyn.trent@husd.org linda.dowden@husd.org janice.bourbon@husd.org steven.fry@husd.org

  12. Thank you for coming! We are excited about the school year!

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