Second Grade Common Core Overview
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Reading
Second grade students will read a variety of genres. They will be asked to answer text dependent questions that address the different levels of Blooms Taxonomy.
Writing
Second
grade students will be asked to write a variety of genres which
include: (1) Opinion pieces; (2) Informative text; and (3) Narratives.
They will be expected to complete the writing process: brainstorming,
planning, rough draft, rewriting, publishing, and presenting. They will
use a variety of digital tools to gather research and publish writing.
Mathematics
In
Grade 2, instructional time will focus on four critical areas: (1)
extending understanding of base-ten notation; (2) building fluency with
addition and subtraction; (3) using standard units of measure; and (4)
describing and analyzing shapes.
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Mathematical Practices
- 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
- 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
- 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
- 4. Model with mathematics.
- 5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
- 6. Attend to precision.
- 7. Look for and make use of structure.
- 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Social Studies
Our
Social Studies strands in 2nd grade include: (1) History; (2) Economics
and Financial Literacy; (3) Culture; and (4) Geography and
Environmental Literacy.
Science
Our Science strands for 2nd grade include; (1) Earth Systems; (2) Matter; (3) Forces and Motion; and (4) Life Cycles.