2^nd Grade Curriculum

Language Arts –

Long Term Goals

Implementation of the St. Francis 2^nd Grade Language Arts Curriculum will ensure that students:

• Read and write independently.

• Read for understanding and fluency in a variety of genre.

• Summarize what they read and represent ideas with story maps, chart, and drawing.

• Be creative, yet disciplined.

Knowledge and Skills

1. Grammar and Writing

2. Reading

3. Spelling

4. Vocabulary

Resources

• Harcourt Language, Harcourt

• Basic First Reading Comprehension, Frank Schaffer Publishers

• Spellwell Book A and AA, EPS

• Wordly Wise, Book 2, EPS

• Open Court Phonics, McGraw-Hill

• Handwriting Without Tears, Jan V. Olsen

• Literature Works, Houghton Mifflin

• Glad to Meet You, Ginn & Co.

• Give Me A Clue, Ginn & Co.

• Read and Understand Folk Tales and Fables, Evan Moore

• Literature Pockets: Greek and Roman Myths, Evan Moore

Mathematics –

Long Term Goals

Implementation of the St. Francis 2^nd Grade Mathematics Curriculum will ensure that students:

• Gain confidence.

• Evaluate each problem separately rather than rotely performing algorithms.

• Have a positive experience in mathematics.

• Receive individual help.

Knowledge and Skills

1. Number and Number Relations

2. Algebra

3. Measurements

4. Geometry

5. Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Math

6. Patterns, Relations, and Functions

Resources

• Saxon Math (Grades 2 – 4), Saxon Publishers

• Math Word Problems, Frank Schaffer Publishers

• Brain Boosting Math Activities, Scholastic

• Various Manipulatives

Assessment

• Tests are weekly after 4 lessons.

• Basic Skills tests.

• ITBS testing.

Social Studies –

Long Term Goals

Implementation of the St. Francis 2^nd Grade Social Studies Curriculum will ensure that students:

• Develop an appreciation of their place in the world.

• Develop an understanding of their roles as citizens.

• Understand how physical characteristics of places affect people’s activities.

Knowledge and Skills

1. Living in a Community

2. Our Government

3. Looking at the Earth

4. Learn About People

5. Past and Present

6. People at Work

7. Enrichment Units

Resources

• About My Community, Harcourt Brace

• Readings About Famous African Americans, Hayes School Publishers

• The World Is Our Neighborhood, Evan Moore

• Around My Town, Evan Moore

• Beginning Geography, Evan Moore

• South America, TCM, Inc.

• Exploring Asia, Continents of the World Geography Series, Mark Twain Media, Inc.

• Central Europe, Remedia Publications

• Various Audiovisual Materials

• Various Theme Related Materials

• Various Teacher Created Materials

Assessment

• Reports, both oral and written, allow students to present data.

• Student folders are a running record of what a student learns.

• Tests measure understanding and use of concepts.

Science –

Life Science, Physical Science, Earth/Space Science

Long Term Goals

Implementation of the St. Francis 2^nd Grade Science Curriculum will ensure that students:

• Learn by doing.

• Develop a deep understanding of concepts that is retained over time.

• Learn skills that enable them to gain new knowledge.

Knowledge and Skills

1. Life Science

   1. Interactions of Living Things

   2. What Makes Me Sick

2. Physical Science

   1. Energy and Motion

   2. Solids, Liquids, and Gases

3. Earth/Space Science

   1. Changes of Time

Resources

• Houghton Mifflin Science Discovery Works, Houghton Mifflin

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