SecondGrade
Welcome to 2nd Grade!
Here is an overview of what your child will be learning this year.
Reading Workshop
Second Grade Readers will:
Participate in whole class lessons
Practice new skills/strategies using leveled books
Work in Guided Reading groups
“Grow like beanstalks” using many new strategies
Become experts in reading nonfiction books
Participate in Book Clubs
Study characters and their traits
Raz-Kids Website: www.kidsa-z.com
Writing Workshop
Second Grade Writers will:
Focus on narrative, informative, opinion, and poetry writing
Keep a personal writing journal in class
Math
Second Grade students will learn the following concepts :
Number Sense and Place Value
2-digit Addition and Subtraction
3-digit Addition and Subtraction
Time and Money
Measurement
Geometry
Fractions
Think Central: https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do
Reflex Math: reflexmath.com/go
Science
Second Grade students will study the following units:
Engineering Design Process
States of Matter
Environments for Living Things
Earth’s Surface
Changes to Earth’s Surface
Social Studies
Second Grade students will focus on the following units:
American Democracy
Communities and Culture
Economics
Geography
Biographies