What will Second Graders learn this quarter?
2nd Quarter
November 4-January 17
*Our critical thinking skill focus will be analysis- Breaking down a whole into parts that may not be immediately obvious and
examining the parts so that the structure of the whole is understood.
*Our academic success skill focus will metacognition- Knowing and being aware of one's own thinking and having the ability
to monitor and evaluate one's own thinking.
Our Unifying Questions Are…
 How does thinking about what you know help you
determine what you need to know?
 How does breaking down a whole into parts help
you explain how parts are related or make
inferences?
 How does asking clarifying questions about your
thinking help you adjust your strategies and learn?
 How do organizing and explaining your ideas help
you to self-monitor and learn?
What will this look like?
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We will think about odd and even numbers to help develop
strategies to add and subtract using mental math.
 We will think about the meanings of words we know to help
us determine the meanings of unknown words.
 We will consider place value relationships to help us add and
subtract two numbers.
 We will examine the parts of a sentence to help us explain how
words work together to create a complete sentence.
 We will ask questions about an addition or subtraction
situation to help us clarify what is known and what is
unknown in order to solve a problem.
 We will ask clarifying questions about our understanding of a
story to help us determine the right comprehension strategy.
 We will organize and explain our ideas to help us know when
we have identified the main topic of a text.
 We will explain place value relationships to help us check for
accuracy when subtracting 2- digit numbers.
 We will organize and explain our ideas to help clarify our
writing.
What Will We Learn in Reading and Writing?
Know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors or from different cultures.
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
Write informative/explanatory text in which introduces a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or
section.
Write narratives which recount a well elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use
temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure.
Participate in shared research and writing projects.
Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawing or other visual displays to stories or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify
ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
How Will We Learn These Things?
Why Are We Learning This?
 By listening to, using and discussing many different reading
strategies.
 By listening to, using and discussing many different types of
texts and asking the 5 “W” questions.
 By identifying character’s actions, traits, feelings and point of
view.
 By reading EVERY day both at school AND at home.
 By writing EVERY day.
 By expanding my ideas and trying new ways to communicate
in writing.
 By clarifying and focusing on my purpose for reading and
writing.
 By focusing on the main idea and supporting details of texts.
Vocabulary: *Prefixes
*Main Idea
*Adjectives
*Root Words
*References
 To understand that reading fluently allows me to make
meaning from what I am reading.
 To understand that understanding the structure of a story
helps to give meaning to the text.
 To understand that collaborative discussions can expand my
understanding of a text.
 To understand that using my background knowledge can give
me the power to understand new and difficult text.
 To understand that there are processes that will help me
communicate in writing.
 To understand that gathering information from multiple
sources enriches my understanding of my topic.
 To understand the authors purpose for writing.
*Context Clues
*Text Features
*Word Nuances
*Verbs
*Purpose
What Will We Learn in Math?
Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies.
Fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and
subtraction.
Determine whether a group of objects has an odd or even group of members; write an equation to express an even number as a sum of two equal
addends.
Represent whole numbers as lengths from zero on a number line diagram.
Count within 1,000; skip count by 5s, 10s and 100s.
Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ₵ symbols appropriately.
How Will We Learn These Things?
Why Are We Learning This?
By reading and writing numerals to 1,000.
By skip counting in a variety of ways.
By using a variety of mental strategies for solving sums to 20.
By adding to, taking from, putting together and taking apart
numbers and number sentences using money.
 By using our reading strategies to understand and solve
addition and subtraction situations.
 By pairing objects or counting by 2s to determine odd and
even numbers.
 By using number lines to represent whole numbers as
lengths.
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 To become fluent in our addition and subtraction facts.
 To develop our number sense so that we can use numbers in
more complicated ways.
 To be able to understand the value of a given set of coins and
bills.
 To show visual representations of number values.
Vocabulary:
*Odd
*Even
*Digit
*Numeral
*Subtraction *Number line
*Penny *Nickel
*Dime
* Quarter
*Half-Dollar
*Dollar
*Skip Count
*Addition
Important Dates and Information for Quarter 2
Contact Information:
 To report absences, late arrivals, early pick-ups or ANY change in your child’s dismissal routine: Call the
Main Office at 301-230-5919. There is a machine that takes messages if it is after hours. You may
email the teacher as well, but you MUST contact the office.
Teacher Name
Email
Donna Bardin
[email protected]
Lisa Ortiz
[email protected]
Rachel Kramer
[email protected]
Michele Werlin
[email protected]
Sabrina Goldberg
[email protected]
Important Dates
Monday, November 4
First Day of Quarter 2
Monday, November 11
Early release day K-8. Parent conferences.
Tuesday, November 12
Early release day K-8. Parent conferences.
Wednesday, Nov. 13
Friday, November 15
Report cards distributed
Field Trip to Sharpe Farm
Wednesday, November 20
Wednesday, November 27
Thursday, November 28-29
Field Trip to Strathmore
Early release day prior to Thanksgiving
No School: Thanksgiving Break
Monday, December 23- Wednesday January 1
Monday, January 20
Tuesday, January 21
No School: Winter Break
No School: Holiday- Martin L. King Jr. Day
No School: Professional Day for Teachers