A Look Ahead to What We Will Be Doing in 2nd Grade in April…
Writing
Reading
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Literary Text: Junior Great Books, ask and answer
questions, poetry: describe how words and phrases supply
rhythm and meaning, recount folktales and determine the
central message.
Vocabulary: collaborative discussions, word nuances, and
vocabulary to describe.
Informational Text: ask and answer questions, meaning of
words and phrases, and clarifying images.
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Narrative Text: poetry, describing thoughts and feelings,
gathering information, introducing a topic, provide details to
describe actions, thoughts and feelings, and use facts to
develop points.
Informative Text: introduce a topic, use facts to develop
points, and recall experiences.
Language: adjectives, audio recordings, create visual display
of a poem, spelling patterns.
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Math
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Addition within 1000 (3-digit to 3-digit), composing a ten,
concrete models, drawings, place value strategies, written
methods, mental strategies: addition and subtraction within
20, and addition of up to four 2-digit numbers.
Subtraction within 1000 (3-digit from 3-digit), decomposing a
ten or hundred, using concrete models, drawings, and written
methods.
To learn more about the curriculum—
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/2.0/
IMPORTANT DATES:
Social Studies & Science & Health
Social Studies:
o Contributions of school, community, and government
leaders of today, democratic beliefs and attitudes,
information about the past from informational texts,
American leaders, innovators, heroes, and economic
choices people make.
Science:
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Health:
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Report Cards will be distributed on Friday, April 22 nd.
No School: Tuesday, April 26th
Field Day is on Friday, April 29th.
Life cycle of the painted lady butterfly: creating a habitat,
record observations of change over time, and living vs
non-living organisms.
Communicable and non-communicable disease and
healthy habits.