Elementary School Academics/Curriculum | Faculty/Administration | Extra Curricular | Extended Care | Facilities/Locations | Elementary School Parent Handbook Curriculum - Second Grade Skills Emphasis First Grade Skills Emphasis | Second Grade Skills Emphasis | Third Grade Skills Emphasis | Fourth Grade Skills Emphasis | Fifth Grade Skills Emphasis Language Arts Phonics and Reading: Review of vowels, consonants, blends, one- and two- vowel words,consonant blends Recognition and use of all phonics special sounds in reading Spelling rules: doubling consonants, dropping silent e, changing y to i Oral reading Language: Capitalization of first word in a sentence, proper names, days of the week, and months of the year, special holidays, people, and places Correct punctuation at the ends of sentences Complete sentences, questions, and exclamations Words using suffixes, prefixes, abbreviations, compound words, rhyming words, opposite words, same-meaning words, singular and plural words, singular and possessive words, and contractions Alphabetizing of words and other dictionary skills Word usage rules Writing of complete sentences, questions, exclamations, and short stories Writing letters and thank-you notes Creative writing History & Geography: America, Our Home Our Flag Our Patriotic Holidays Our Songs The People Who Built America The Separatists, America's Indians, The Colonists, America's Pioneers, America's Cowboys, The New Americans Tomorrow's America Science: Enjoying The Plant World Enjoying The Animal World Enjoying The Stars and Planets Enjoying Planet Earth Enjoying The Air Around Us Enjoying Things That Move Enjoying Things That Work Together Enjoying Myself and Others Health, Safety, and Manners Mathematics: Review and master all skills introduced in K5 and 1st grade Count by 3's and 4's Count by 10's from any number Compare and order numbers to 1,000 Use comparison symbols Write numbers using expanded form Round to the nearest 10 Identify ordinal position to the twelfth Locate rational numbers on a number line Add multiples of 10 and 100 Add multi-digit numbers using mental computation Identify and write addition and subtraction fact families Subtract multi-digit numbers with and without renaming Master basic multiplication facts through 5 Double a number Write number sentences for arrays Divide by 2 Identify equivalent fractions Identify numerator and denominator Represent and write mixed numbers Construct and name lines Construct and name angles Identify horizontal, vertical, and oblique line segments Identify and draw parallel and perpendicular lines Identify and draw lines of symmetry Identify right angles Graph ordered pairs on a coordinate plane Measure and draw line segments to the nearest ½ inch Measure using feet and inches Estimate linear measures Weigh objects using pounds Measure temperature using Fahrenheit Measure perimeter using inches and centimeters Measure area using non-standard units and square inches Read and represent time to five-minute intervals Find elapsed time Identify noon and midnight Use a.m. and p.m. Write the date using digits Identify relationships between and among minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years Create and read a Venn diagram and line graph Conduct an experiment and record the results Conduct a survey Explore concepts of chance and probability
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