Overview of Second Grade Skills
LANGUAGE ARTS: (Spelling, Reading and Grammar) SPELLING The students will: Using the scientific method and they will learn reliable patterns and rules in the English language. Learn and apply a multi-sensory strategy which will lead to permanent memorization of words that do not follow the patterns or rules. Learn to analyze words as regular words, rule, or irregular words. 1st Quarter Skills: Long I Short I Rule for Doubling Final consonant Diagraph (ng) (ng)=n Short A, open and closed syllables Short A= a + Suffix ing Final (k) = ck, irregular pattern words 2nd Quarter Skills: Short o=o Short o= o + Suffix s Diagraph (oo)+ Final (k) = k Diagraph (th) Long e =ee Short e =e Short u=u Final Stable Syllables 3rd Quarter Skills: Review of (k)=c or k Long A= a – consonant – e Final Long A= ay Long A=ai Long I = i – consonant –e Long O=o – consonant –e Long U=u- consonant –e (er)=er (ar)=ar (or)=or
4th Quarter Skills: Diagraph (oo) Final (ch) = tch Final (ch) = ch Diphthong (oi) Final (oi)=oy Diphthong (ou) Diphthong (ow) Final (er)=er (au)=a Combination or=(or) Diagraph (oo)
READING The students will: Understand elements of and gain appreciation for different genres. Explore story elements and increase comprehension in written text. Develop a love of reading and explore quality literature. Expand their reading vocabulary. 1st Quarter Skills: Fairy Tales Characters Setting Plot Theme Point of view Mood/tone Symbolism Reinforce phonics objectives introduced in weekly spelling and reading lessons 2nd Quarter Skills: Sequencing Main Idea Controlled “R” Compound Words Syllabication Review of all reading comprehension skills 3rd Quarter Skills: Cause and Effect Biographies
Review of all reading comprehension skills
4th Quarter Skills: Inferencing Review of all reading comprehension skills Autobiographies GRAMMAR The students will: Develop an appreciation for and the skills needed for effective paragraph writing. Journal on a weekly basis. Explore parts of speech. Expand their written vocabulary. Feel confident in an environment that promotes independent writing so that they can progress comfortably at their own rates and develop a strong sense of themselves as effective, fluent writers. 1st Quarter Skills: Word Order Sentences Subject-naming part Predicate-telling part Topic sentence and closing statement provided for journal and paragraph writing Nouns, common nouns, proper nouns, pronouns 2nd Quarter Skills: Contractions Adjectives Topic sentence and closing statement provided for journal and paragraph writing Write a book including all story elements Proofing Skills 3rd Quarter Skills: Descriptive Narrative Friendly Letters Synonyms Antonyms SAT preparations Topic sentence provided for journal and paragraph writing, students supply closing statement Proofing Skills 4th Quarter Skills: Autobiographies
Students supply topic sentence, closing statement and complete, descriptive, quality paragraphs Proofing Skills
MATH: The students will: Recognize and effectively use math symbols and the language of math. Develop an appreciation and love of math. Mastery of addition and subtraction math facts. 1st Quarter Skills: Math Facts Bar Graphs Pictographs Line Graphs Circle/pie Graphs Single Digit Addition Single Digit Subtraction Ordinal Numbers Math Fact Families 2nd Quarter Skills: Comparing Numbers Place Value Money Addition with regrouping Subtraction with regrouping 3rd Quarter Skills: Addition/Subtraction with regrouping Calendar Time Symmetry Fractions 4th Quarter Skills: Measurement Multiplication Division 3-digit addition and subtraction
SCIENCE:
The students will: Explore and actively participate in the reading, thinking and doing of Science. Learn by doing hands on activities and practice the scientific process skills learned through experimentation. 1st Quarter Units: Weather Magnets 2nd Quarter Units: Dinosaurs Simple Machines 3rd Quarter Units: Space Ecology 4th Quarter Units: Body Plants SOCIAL STUDIES: The students will: Explore history, geography, economics, government, citizenship and Catholic social teachings. Integrate these concepts in their daily lives. 1st Quarter Units: Communities Landforms 2nd Quarter Units: Government: Elections/Voting Presidents Patriotic Symbols 3rd Quarter Units: Texas Continents 4th Quarter Units: Map Skills Our Neighborhood
HANDWRITING: The students will: Form letter correctly Write legibly in manuscript and cursive 1st & 2nd Quarter: Manuscript 3rd & 4th Quarter: Cursive RELIGION:
Second Grade Theme: Jesus Comes to Nourish And Strengthen the God-Life, Grace Within Us. Preparation for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist Students Explore: What we believe as Catholics How We Worship Mass Baptism Confirmation How We As Catholics Live Ten Commandments Jesus Commandments Choices We Make How We As Catholics Pray Sign of the Cross Our Father Hail Mary Glory Be Morning & Evening Prayer Grace before Meals Act of Contrition Rosary Apostle Creed Saints