Welcome to 2nd Grade!
Here is an overview of what your child will be learning this year.
Reading Workshop

Second Grade Readers will:
Participate in whole class lessons
Practice new skills/strategies using leveled books
Work in Guided Reading groups
Grow like beanstalks using many new strategies
Become experts in reading Nonfiction books
Participate in Book Clubs
Study characters and their traits
Online resources, such as RazKids and Epic can be accessed through Clever.
Writing Workshop

Second Grade Writers will:
Learn how to write a variety of pieces including narrative, informative, fiction, poetry, and lab reports
Keep a personal writing journal in class
Math

Concepts Learned:
Number Sense and Place Value
2-digit Addition and Subtraction
3-digit Addition and Subtraction
Time and Money
Measurement
Geometry
Fractions
Online resources, such as ThinkCentral, Reflex, and Prodigy can be accessed through Clever.
Science

Units of Study:
Engineering Design Process
Pebbles, Sand, and Silt
Solids and Liquids
Insects and Plants
Social Studies
Units of Study:
Communities
Government
Geography
History
Economics