A Look Ahead to What We Will Be Doing in January in 2nd Grade…
Writing
Literacy, Language, and Vocabulary
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Informational Text: Ask and answer questions, main topic, and the
main purpose, ask and answer questions, clarifying images, and
author’s reasons.
Vocabulary: References, pre-fixes, root words, and context clues
Language: Capitalization, formal/ informal English usage, spelling
patterns, sight words, and complete sentences with details.
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Narrative: organization, sequence of events, details, temporal
words, answer a question, elaboration, answer a question, expand
and rearrange sentences, and closure.
Language: expand and rearrange complete sentences
Opinion: ideas and development, introduce a topic, state and
opinion, and supply reasons.
Math
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Addition and subtraction situations within 100
Money: coins to $1.00, addition and subtraction situations involving
money (within 100), skip-counting by 5’s, and coins and bills.
Number lines 100, whole number lengths, linear measurement
units: centimeters and meters (concrete models)-relationship
between size of unit and iterations.
Social Studies, Science, and Health
Social Studies:
o Ways people meet human needs
o Technology affects daily life
Health:
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To learn more about the curriculum—
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/2.0/
IMPORTANT DATES:
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Monday, January 18th: No School Dr. MLK Day
Monday, January 25th: No School, Professional Day for Teachers
Wednesday, February 3rd is report card distribution day.
Science:
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Name food sources for the six major nutrients
Physical fitness and healthy living
Description of minute objects
Description of observable properties of the moon; how they
change over time.