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 Second Grade

Miss Winfield

 2007 – 2008

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 Here are some of the key subject areas and skills we are exploring in second grade:

Language Arts:

&  Reading:                                                     

v     Fluency and comprehension                                                                                          

v     Story elements                                                         

v     Main idea                                                                    

v     Summarizing                                                            

v     Cause and effect

v     Point of view

v     Connections – text to text, self, and world

v     Fact – opinion

v     Table of contents; glossary

v     Dictionary skills

â  Phonics:

v     Short vowels - CVC pattern

v     Long vowels - CVCe pattern

v     Digraphs

v     R-controlled vowels

v     Dipthongs

v     Silent consonants

v     Prefixes and suffixes

+  Writing and Grammar:

v     The writing process

v     Creative writing

v     Letter, paragraph and story writing

v     Identify the subject and verb in sentences

v     Punctuation Marks and appropriate uses

v     Singular and plural nouns

v     Verbs, Adjectives, Pronouns, Adverbs

v     Synonyms, Antonyms, Homophones

½  Math:

v     Addition with Counting On; Subtraction with Counting Back

v     Fact Families

v     Estimation

v     Bar, Line, and Circle Graphs

v     Money - Counting and Making Change

v     Time with Elapsed Time

v     Addition and Subtraction with Regrouping

v     Measurement

v     Geometry – Congruent Shapes and Symmetry

v     Probability

v     Fractions

R Science:

v     Plants, Animals and Habitats

v     Weather

v     Earth

v     Space

v     Matter

v     Energy

ý Social Studies:

v     Citizenship

v     Local, State and National Government

v     Map Skills

v     Land and Water Resources

v     Heroes

v     World cultures

v     United States – Flat Stanley Project, state research

I  Health:

v     Parts of the Body

v     Healthy Habits; Food Pyramid

v     Health Careers

Websites

¿  The following websites provide helpful and engaging ways to extend the concepts we are learning about in second grade: 

Reading and Writing:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/longvow/index.shtml (long vowel sounds)

http://www.goodnightstories.com/finish.htm

(reading and writing stories)

Math:

http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html (math baseball)

http://www.aplusmath.com/  (an interactive way to help children improve their math skills)

Social Studies:

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html  (learn about our government – this site is divided into grade level clusters)

http://www.playkidsgames.com/problem_solveGames.htm  (scroll down to find online state and continent puzzles)

Science:

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html (explore and learn about space)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/solid_liquids.shtml (conduct virtual experiments to learn about solids and liquids)