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