The Parent's Guide to

Oklahoma State Department of Education The Parent’s Guide to SECOND GRADE STANDARDS Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) Sandy Garrett, State Superintendent http://www.sde.state.ok.us (405) 521-3361 A Message from Sandy Garrett State Superintendent As Oklahoma’s elected education leader and advocate for children, I am committed to ensuring that all students in our state have the essential skills needed for a high quality life. Oklahoma’s Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) serve as a set of specific school standards covering all areas of a student’s academic growth: English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, the arts, and world languages. Oklahoma’s PASS documents were developed by and for educators. These detailed sets of standards guide teachers and school leaders as they plan curriculum, instruction, and assessment for your student. The complete PASS documents are available on the Oklahoma State Department of Education Web site . Your student’s school needs you as a partner in building these essential skills. To help you, we have created parent guides, which summarize Oklahoma’s PASS, explaining essential skills and concepts your student will learn at each grade level. We encourage you to use these guides as a reference in conversations with your student’s teachers and principals. We also encourage you to use the guides to talk with your children every day about what they are learning in school. All the Best! SECOND GRADE FINE ARTS OVERVIEW OF ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE The Fine Arts are organized around four standards: ♦ Language of the Arts - Students will learn to use appropriate vocabulary as it relates to the area of art they are studying. History and Culture of the Arts - Students will recognize the development of music and the visual arts from a historical and cultural perspective. In the visual arts students will begin to understand how art reflects a culture, make connections with other art forms, and identify art made by a variety of artists. Expression in the Arts - Students will perform a variety of music by singing or playing musical instruments. In the Visual Arts, students will observe, select, and utilize a variety of ideas and subject matter in creating original works of art. Music Appreciation - Students will learn to appreciate music and expand their listening beyond music currently familiar to them. ♦ ♦ ♦ 5 SECOND GRADE FINE ARTS Language of the arts: Students will learn to read music and identify visual art terms. Second grade students will read, notate and interpret music by: ♦ Learning about melody, rhythm, harmony, form, tone color, pitch, tempo, and dynamics. Recognizing basic rhythm patterns using rhythm syllables. Recognizing the basic features of familiar and unfamiliar songs. ♦ ♦ Second grade students will identify a variety of terms by using appropriate art vocabulary to express original ideas such as: ♦ The elements of art (line, color, form, shape, texture, value, and space). The principles of design (rhythm, balance, contrast, movement, center of interest/emphasis, and repetition). ♦ 6 SECOND GRADE FINE ARTS History of the arts: Students will recognize the historical development of the arts. Second grade students will recognize the development of music from a historical and cultural perspective by: ♦ Singing and performing different styles of music from different countries. Learning songs and dances from a variety of cultures. Identifying music and instruments from different cultures. ♦ ♦ Second grade students will recognize the development of visual art from a historical and cultural perspective by: ♦ ♦ ♦ Understanding how art reflects a culture. Making connections with other art forms. Identifying art made by a variety of different artists. 7 SECOND GRADE FINE ARTS Art Expression: Students learn a variety of ways to express themselves creatively through the arts. Second grade students will learn how to perform a variety of music by: ♦ ♦ Singing or playing simple patterns on musical instruments. Responding to unfinished short melodic patterns using voice or classroom instruments. Second grade students will learn to use a variety of ideas and subject matter in creating original works of art by: ♦ ♦ Experimenting with a variety of different media. Using a variety of subjects and techniques including drawing, painting and sculpting. 8 SECOND GRADE FINE ARTS Appreciation of the arts: Students will gain an appreciation for music and the visual arts. Second grade students will learn to appreciate music and to expand their listening beyond music currently familiar to them by: ♦ ♦ ♦ Learning about appropriate audience behavior. Demonstrating respect for musical performances. Discussing likes and dislikes of different styles of music. Second grade students will learn to appreciate the visual art as a vehicle of human expression by: ♦ Demonstrating appropriate behavior while attending visual art exhibitions. Being respectful of their work and the work of others. Expressing thoughtfulness and care in the completion of their artwork. 9 ♦ ♦ SECOND GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS OVERVIEW OF ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE Language arts is the form of communication by which we live, work, share, and build ideas and understandings of the present, reflect on the past, and imagine the future. Through language arts, we learn to appreciate, integrate, and apply what is learned for real purposes in our homes, schools, communities, and workplaces. READING/LITERATURE Reading/Literature – is organized in the following related strands: ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Print Awareness Phonological/Phonemic Awareness Phonics/Decoding Vocabulary Fluency Comprehension/Critical Literacy Print Awareness is the ability to understand how print on the page represents the words that can be read aloud. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ Know correct direction of words on a page. Be able to tell the difference between letters, words, and sentences. ♦ 10 SECOND GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS Phonological/Phonemic Awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and change sounds in spoken language. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ ♦ ♦ Recognize and create rhyming words. Count the number of syllables in a word. Blend sounds to create a word. Example: /b/ /i/ /g/ is blended to make the word big. Segment or break apart words by sounds. Example: The word big is segmented to the three sounds /b/ /i/ /g/. Substitute one sound for another to make a new word. Example: The word is bug. Change /g/ to /n/ to make the new word bun. ♦ ♦ Phonics/Decoding is an understanding that there is a relationship between the letters of written language and the sounds of spoken language. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ Learn how to use the rules of phonics to help figure out unfamiliar words. Learn how to read many sight words and regularly-spelled one- and two-syllable words. Learn how to apply structural analysis strategies, such as contractions, compounds words and endings (-s, -es, or -ing) to help figure out unfamiliar words. ♦ ♦ ABCDEFGHI 11 SECOND GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS Comprehension/Critical Literacy is the ability to understand and gain meaning from what has been read. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ Understand a variety of books, both narrative (made-up stories) and informational (factual information). Use their background knowledge (what they come into second grade knowing) to predict what is coming in the story and to decide on the purpose of the reading. Be able to infer or read between the lines and base their inference on the text. Be able to answer the questions of who, what, when, where, why, and how in order to discuss the main idea of the reading. Be able to retell stories showing a beginning, middle, and end. Summarize (identify the main idea and supporting details) their reading in speaking and/or writing. Be able to correct themselves by asking themselves questions like: Does it make sense? Does it sound right? ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 12 SECOND GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS Vocabulary is the entire collection of words that a person knows, uses, and speaks. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ Be able to expand their knowledge of words and word meanings in context by listening to and reading a variety of books. Understand and explain common antonyms (words with opposite meanings), synonyms (words with the same meanings), and homonyms/homophones (words which sound the same but have different spellings and meaning: e.g., bear and bare). Use knowledge of word parts (prefixes and suffixes) to figure out what words mean. ♦ ♦ Fluency is the accurate and rapid naming or reading of letters, sounds, words, sentences or passages so that the reader may focus on meaning. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ Read regularly from text in which no more than 1 in 20 words is difficult. Recognize 200-300 high-frequency words (words that appear in print many more times than other words such as the, of, said, for). Use periods, commas, exclamation points, and question marks as a guide to understanding meaning. 13 ♦ ♦ SECOND GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS Literature includes many different types of reading material. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ Read a variety of literature and give characteristics of different types of literature including: poems, stories, informational reading, plays, fairytales. Be able to compare plot (telling what happens), setting (where and when the story happens), and characters in stories by the same author. Infer a lesson or moral in appropriate readings (fables, legends, etc.). Identify figurative language and sound devices (language and sound devices not meant to be taken literally – The apple of my eye) and explain how they improve the reading experience. ♦ ♦ ♦ 14 SECOND GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS Research and Information involves students being able to gather, organize, and interpret information. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ ♦ ♦ Know the purpose of a dictionary, thesaurus and atlas. Alphabetize by the second letter. Use guide words (words at the top of the page of reference materials) to locate words in dictionaries and topics in encyclopedias. Use a title page, table of contents, glossary, and index to locate information. Use and interpret charts, maps, graphs, schedules, and directions. ♦ ♦ 15 SECOND GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS WRITING Second graders will write simple stories, thank you notes, letters, journal entries, simple poems, and descriptions. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ Begin to develop organization in writing by including beginnings, middles, and ends. Second graders will write simple stories, thank you notes, letters, journal entries, simple poems, and descriptions. Practice writing for different purposes such as informing, persuading, and entertaining. Recognize and use correctly nouns, verbs, contractions and adjectives when writing. Capitalize the first word of a sentence, names of people, places, major holidays, days of week, months of the year, titles (Dr., Mrs.), greetings (Dear Sir), and the pronoun “I.” Be able to use periods, exclamation points, and question marks correctly at the end of a sentence. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 16 SECOND GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Use commas correctly in dates. Use apostrophes correctly in contractions. Use quotation marks to show that someone is speaking. Use a period in common abbreviations (Mr., Mrs., Dr., etc.). Students will write in complete sentences using a noun, verb, and details in each sentence. Students will be able to edit for correct spelling during the revising and editing stage. Students will be able to print legibly (able to be read by others) and to use correct spacing between letters, words, and sentences. 17 ♦ ♦ SECOND GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS LISTENING/SPEAKING As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ ♦ ♦ Listen attentively and ask questions about what is heard. Give, repeat, and follow three-step directions. Speak loudly and clearly enough to be heard and understood using appropriate language. Provide descriptions using correct sequence of events and details. Show respect and consideration for others while participating in group discussions. Ask and answer questions about the topic in a small or large group discussion. Learn the importance of verbal and nonverbal strategies of communication, including tone of voice, eye contact, and posture. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 18 SECOND GRADE MATHEMATICS OVERVIEW OF ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE A student’s success in mathematics depends largely on the quality of the foundation that is established during the first years of school. A second grade mathematics program will: ♦ ♦ ♦ Develop conceptual understanding of number. Involve children in doing mathematics. Include concrete experiences, pictorial representations, and abstract symbols. Utilize problem-solving experiences. Interpret the world using mathematics. Include a broad range of content. Provide appropriate use of technology. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 19 SECOND GRADE MATHEMATICS Problem Solving – The student will use a variety of problemsolving approaches to ask and answer questions about mathematics and the real world. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ Ask questions about student’s own surroundings that can be solved using mathematics. Use problem-solving approaches, such as devise a plan and represent problems with drawings and lists, in order to answer such questions. Explain why answers make sense. Recognize situations. irrelevant information in problem-solving ♦ ♦ ♦ 20 SECOND GRADE MATHEMATICS Communication – The student will use a variety of techniques to communicate mathematically. As the year progresses, a second grader will: Express mathematical ideas to peers, teachers, and others. Agree or disagree with other students’ logic and processes. Use physical objects, pictures, diagrams, and symbols to express mathematical ideas. Relate everyday language to mathematical symbols, such as equals signs and numbers. Reasoning – The student will use a variety of mathematical reasoning skills to solve problems. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ Identify and create patterns using physical objects, pictures, and numbers. Demonstrate thinking processes using physical objects, pictures, and explanations. Make predictions about mathematical ideas and concepts. 21 ♦ ♦ SECOND GRADE MATHEMATICS Connections – The student will make connections between different aspects of mathematics, other disciplines, and the real world. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ Use physical objects and pictures to represent concepts and procedures, such as addition and subtraction. Make connections between concepts and symbols (for example, represent separating objects into groups using a subtraction number sentence). Recognize relationships among different topics within mathematics, such as the length of an object can be represented by a number. Use mathematics to answer questions that arise in other subjects, such as science and social studies, and in the real world. ♦ ♦ ♦ 22 SECOND GRADE MATHEMATICS Representation – The student will use a variety of representations to express data and mathematical ideas. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ Use physical objects, pictures, and numbers to make charts, graphs, diagrams, tables, and number sentences (for example, 4 plus 7 is 11). Use charts, graphs, diagrams, tables, and number sentences to organize information and answer questions about the real world. ♦ Patterns – The student will use a variety of problem-solving approaches to model, describe and extend patterns. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ Describe, extend, and create patterns using symbols, shapes, or designs. Use patterns to make generalizations about mathematics (for example, if one pencil costs 10 cents, and 2 pencils cost 20 cents, and 3 pencils cost 30 cents, student should make a generalization and know that 4 pencils cost 40 cents). ♦ Number Sense – The student will use numbers and number relationships to acquire basic facts. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ Use physical models of hundreds, tens, and ones to develop the concepts of place value. Read and write numbers using place value concepts. 23 ♦ SECOND GRADE MATHEMATICS ♦ Represent a number in a variety of ways. For example, 25 can be represented by: ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 2 tens and 5 ones Twenty-five 2 dimes and 1 nickel 12 + 12 + 1 ♦ ♦ Compare numbers less than 100. Use strategies of estimation, such as rounding, compose/ decompose/regroup, and concepts of number (two numbers less than 10 cannot add up to more than 20). Determine whether a number is odd or even. Demonstrate halves, thirds, and fourths using physical objects, pictures, and symbols. ♦ ♦ Number Operations and Computation – The student will compute with whole numbers less than 100. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ Memorize and apply addition and subtraction facts and fact families. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 8 + 9 = 17 9 + 8 = 17 17 – 9 = 8 17 – 8 = 9 ♦ Solve two-digit addition and subtraction problems, such as 34 + 51 and 72 – 48, through mental strategies as well as paper and pencil procedures. 24 SECOND GRADE MATHEMATICS ♦ Use the associative property of addition (for example, when adding 3 + 2 + 1, a student can add 3 + 2 and then add 1, or the student can add 2 + 1 and then add 3). Describe the inverse operation relationship between addition and subtraction. Complete addition number sentences with a missing addend, such as 3 + ? = 7. ♦ ♦ Geometry and Measurement – The student will recognize and describe shapes and use appropriate units of measure in a variety of situations. ♦ ♦ Identify symmetric and congruent shapes and figures. Identify two-dimensional geometric shapes in everyday situations, such as a stop sign is an octagon. Measure the length of objects using nonstandard units, such as beans, and standard units, such as feet and inches. Tell time on digital clocks ♦ ♦ and analog clocks to the quarter-hour. ♦ Identify and count money; connect coins and bills with place value. 25 SECOND GRADE MATHEMATICS Data Analysis – The student will demonstrate understanding of data collection and display. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ an Collect, sort, organize, and display data in charts, bar graphs, and tables. Summarize and answer questions about data in charts, bar graphs, and tables. Make predictions based on data. ♦ ♦ 26 SECOND GRADE SCIENCE OVERVIEW OF ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE The science framework is what students should know, understand, and be able to do in the natural sciences. Students combine process and knowledge as they use scientific reasoning and critical thinking to develop their understandings of science. The science processes are: ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Observation and Measurement. Classification. Experimentation and Inquiry. Interpretation and Communication. There are three content areas: ♦ Physical Science—study of nonliving things or energy, motion, light, and sound. Life Science—study of living things such as animals and plants. Earth/Space Science—study of planet Earth and the Solar System. ♦ ♦ Because each of the content areas uses the knowledge and skills of the processes of learning science, they are designed to be used as a whole. 27 SECOND GRADE SCIENCE Observation and Measurement—Observation is the first action taken by the student to find new information about an object, organism, or event. In second grade, students will: ♦ Observe and measure everyday objects and living things using simple tools such as hands, paper clips, and books, and science tools such as rulers. Use the metric system (meters, centimeters and degrees Celcius). Use these measurements and observations to show how objects are alike and how they are different. ♦ ♦ Classification is sorting objects based on similarities, differences and relationships. In second grade, students will: ♦ Classify (sort and group) objects based on how they are alike or different. Put objects in order, (least to greatest, tallest to shortest). ♦ 28 SECOND GRADE SCIENCE Experimentation and Inquiry is a method of discovering information. In second grade, students will: ♦ Ask questions about the world around them and plan and carry out a simple experiment or test to answer their questions. Use simple tools such as magnifiers (make things bigger), thermometers, and rulers to gather information. Follow safety rules. ♦ ♦ Interpretation and Communication is the process of recognizing patterns in data and sharing that information with others. ♦ Look at charts, graphs, and data (information) tables and talk about what the information means. Look for patterns in what has happened and predict what will happen next. Talk and write about the results of the experiment using drawings to show what happened. ♦ ♦ In second grade Physical Science, students will: ♦ Describe everyday objects by the materials they are made of (called physical properties), and how they can be changed by tearing, sifting, sanding, pounding. 29 SECOND GRADE SCIENCE ♦ Observe movement (motion) of objects and the way they act together as seen in toys and playground objects. Learn how magnets attract (come together) and repel (push away form each other) and other materials. The magnetic force may pass through certain materials. ♦ In second grade Life Science, students will: ♦ Learn that plants and animals pass through stages of life called life cycles (birth, becoming adults, having offspring, and dying). Learn that offspring look like their parents. ♦ In second grade Earth Science, students will: ♦ Learn that Earth materials include rocks, soils, water, and air. These materials can be used as resources such as building materials, for growing plants, etc. Learn that size and shape of shadows change at different times of the day. ♦ 30 SECOND GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES OVERVIEW OF ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE The primary focus for second grade is community. Second graders study the features of neighborhoods and the community in more detail, and are introduced to Oklahoma and the United States with references to the rest of the world. They continue to develop map skills, explore history through familiar events, and examine the basic ways goods and services are exchanged. 31 SECOND GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES The student will develop and demonstrate the process skills of social studies. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ The student will use encyclopedias, timelines, pictures and photographs, atlases, maps, globes, and computer programs. By reading literature the student will compare and contrast his/her own neighborhood and community to others. Identify the order of events on a simple timeline (examples: holidays, school events, and the student’s life). ♦ ♦ The student will look at communities from a geographic perspective. Students will: ♦ Name and describe the landmark and cultural features of the local community (examples: historic homes, schools, churches, bridges, parks, and neighborhoods). Compare the landmark and cultural features of the local community with similar features in other parts of the United States. ♦ 32 SECOND GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES ♦ Construct simple maps showing some of these landmarks. Identify places on a basic map, write directions for going from one location to another, and use directional indicators to describe locations on the map using both cardinal and intermediate directions (north, south, east, west, northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest). Identify basic landforms and bodies of water (plains, mountains, rivers, lakes, gulfs, the four oceans, and the seven continents) and human-made features (roads, dams, and towns). Locate and identify the following on a map of the United States: Oklahoma and the six surrounding states, the Mississippi River, the Great Lakes, the Rocky Mountains, the Appalachian Mountains, the Great Plains, and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. ♦ ♦ The student will analyze the human characteristics of communities. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ Identify examples of rules in the classroom and community. 33 SECOND GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES ♦ Explain the purposes of those rules and the consequences of breaking them (examples: to help people live and work together safely and peacefully; get in trouble, and/or go to jail). Explain and demonstrate good citizenship by obeying classroom rules, taking turns, and showing respect for others and their belongings. Provide examples of honesty, courage, patriotism, and other admirable character traits seen in United States history (actions or individuals). ♦ ♦ 34 SECOND GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES ♦ Study how history involves events and people of different times and places through legends, folktales, and historical accounts (examples: Paul Revere’s ride, Johnny Appleseed, Betsy Ross, John Henry, Pecos Bill, and Paul Bunyan) by using children’s literature. Identify examples of interesting Americans through exposure to biographies of important people of the past like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Sacajawea, Sequoyah, Harriet Tubman, and Martin L. King, Jr. ♦ The student will examine the relation of the environment and the people of a community. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ Describe how location and weather affect the way people live. Describe the choices people make about food, clothing, shelter, occupation, transportation, and recreation. 35 ♦ SECOND GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES The student will understand basic economic elements found in communities. As the year progresses, a second grader will: ♦ Tell the differences between basic needs (food, clothing, and shelter) and wants (luxuries). Explain how needs and wants can be met (examples: earning money, saving, and gifts). Describe the occupations and roles of people in the neighborhood and community who provide goods and services. Describe ways people are paid, the places to keep their money safe, and ways they pay for goods and services. ♦ ♦ ♦ 36 WORLD LANGUAGES OVERVIEW OF ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE Languages Awareness (Grades K - 3) is a required program in Oklahoma schools through which children gain the insight that other languages and cultures exist besides their own. In the Awareness Phase, students will be exposed to a variety of cultures and languages. Most school districts in Oklahoma have opted to begin language study with the awareness phase; however, districts may choose to start a sequential language program beginning in kindergarten that will lead to greater language skill at the end of the program. In this case, only one language will be the focus of the program. As stated in the profession's national goals, communication is at the heart of second language study, whether the communication takes place face-to-face, in writing, or across centuries through reading of literature. Through the study of other languages, students gain a knowledge and understanding of the cultures that use that language; in fact, students cannot truly master the language until they have also mastered the cultural contexts in which the language occurs. Learning languages provides connections to additional bodies of knowledge that are unavailable to monolingual English speakers. Through comparisons and contrasts with the language studied, students develop greater insight into their own language and culture and realize that multiple ways of viewing the world exist. Together, these elements enable the student of languages to participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world in a variety of contexts and in culturally appropriate ways. As is apparent, none of these goals can be separated from the other. (National Standards in Foreign Language Education Project, 2006, p. 31.) You will note that the Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) are organized around these five goals: communication, culture, connections, comparisons, and communities. 37 SECOND GRADE WORLD LANGUAGES COMMUNICATION Communication: Students will communicate in languages other than English. Children at the language(s) awareness stage will: ♦ Understand limited oneand two-word phrases, words that are very similar in English and the language(s) studied, and social greetings like “hello” and “goodbye.” Speak with one- or twoword phrases such as reciting numbers, colors, and classroom objects. Develop careful listening skills. Read single words when strongly supported by pictures. Copy familiar words for labeling, identifying, and organizing purposes. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 38 SECOND GRADE WORLD LANGUAGES CULTURES Cultures: Students will gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures. Children at the language(s) awareness stage will: ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Develop an awareness of other cultures. Be able to identify areas of the world where the languages studied are spoken. Participate in cultural activities such as games and songs. Identify and make products from the culture of the languages studied. Imitate appropriate gestures greetings, saying goodbyes, interactions. and and etiquette during daily classroom CONNECTIONS Connections: Students will connect with other subjects and acquire information. Children at the language(s) awareness stage will: ♦ Use single words from other content areas (math, science, geography) in world language class activities. 39 SECOND GRADE WORLD LANGUAGES ♦ View and listen to grade-appropriate programs in the world language on topics from other content areas (math, science, geography). COMPARISONS Comparisons: Students will develop insight into the nature of language and culture. Children at the language(s) awareness stage will: ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Be aware of the differences among cultures and respect those differences. Develop awareness that the world has many languages. Compare holidays and celebrations. Compare daily practices of people in the cultures studied with their own. Learning a foreign language should be elementary. 40 SECOND GRADE WORLD LANGUAGES COMMUNITIES Communities: Students will use the language both in and beyond the school setting. Children at the language(s) awareness stage will: ♦ ♦ ♦ Develop an interest in future language(s) study. Explore the value of communicating in another language. Identify the world language(s) in school and community environments. Participate in activities related to special events celebrated in the world culture(s). ♦ 41 HELPFUL WEB SITES Internet Guide for Parents For many of us, computers are exciting, but puzzling. Our children may know far more about computers than we do! This site helps bridge the gap between what our children know and what we know to be able to assist them with their school work and help them get ready for the information age of the next century. Kids Health A project from the medical experts at The Foundation. Information for parents, kids and teens. 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