2nd Grade Scope and Sequence: At a Glance
2015-2016
1st Quarter Language Arts
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Oral language
Word meanings
Decoding words
Use semantic clues and syntax to
expand vocabulary
Use vocabulary from content
areas
Comprehension of
fiction/non-fiction
Legible writing
Using technology for reading and
writing
Antonyms and synonyms
Predictions
Characters, setting, events
Problem and solution
Main idea
Table of contents
Generate story ideas
Organize writing
Recognize and use complete
sentences
Use correct spelling for sight
words, compound words, and
regular plurals
Social Studies
★ Citizenship
★ Famous Americans
★ Communities
Math
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Comparing numbers
Ordinal numbers
Addition facts
Subtraction facts
Related facts
Addition computation
Subtraction computation
Geometry
Science
★ Scientific Investigations
★ Matter
2nd Grade Scope and Sequence: At a Glance
2015-2016
2nd Quarter Language Arts
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Oral language
Word meanings
Decoding words
Use semantic clues and syntax to
expand vocabulary
Use vocabulary from content
areas
Comprehension of
fiction/non-fiction
Legible writing
Using technology for reading and
writing
Homophones
Ask and answer questions about
what is read
Locate information to answer
questions
Dictionaries, glossaries, and
indices
Online resources
Expand writing with descriptive
detail
Simple abbreviations
Singular and plural nouns and
pronouns
Math
Even and odd numbers
Addition facts
Subtraction facts
Equal and Not equal
Place value
Rounding to the nearest ten
Estimation and addition
computation
★ Patterns
★ Time
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Social Studies
★ Geography
★ Maps
Science
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Weather
Weathering and erosion
Magnets
Seasonal Changes
2nd Grade Scope and Sequence: At a Glance
2015-2016
3rd Quarter Language Arts
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Oral language
Word meanings
Decoding words
Use semantic clues and syntax to
expand vocabulary
Use vocabulary from content
areas
Comprehension of
fiction/non-fiction
Legible writing
Using technology for reading and
writing
Prefixes and suffixes
Main idea
Summarizing
Drawing conclusions
Non-fiction text features
Pictures, captions, charts
Revising writing for clarity
Contractions and possessives
Using commas in the salutation
and closing of a letter
Social Studies
★ American Indians
★ Economics
Math
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Fractions
Symmetry
Probability
Subtraction Computation
Money
Measurement
Science
★ Animal Needs
★ Animal Life Cycles
★ Fossils
2nd Grade Scope and Sequence: At a Glance
2015-2016
4th Quarter Language Arts
★ Review of all skills covered this
year
★ Oral language
★ Word meanings
★ Decoding words
★ Use semantic clues and syntax to
expand vocabulary
★ Use vocabulary from content
areas
★ Comprehension of
fiction/non-fiction
★ Legible writing
★ Using technology for reading and
writing
★ Homophones
★ Prefixes and suffixes
★ Antonyms and synonyms
★ Predictions
★ Ask and answer questions about
what is read
★ Main Idea
★ Problem and solution
★ Drawing conclusions
★ Table of contents
★ Pictures, captions, and charts
★ Dictionaries, glossaries, and
indices
★ Online resources
Social Studies
★ Ancient Egypt
★ Ancient China
Math
★ Review of all skills covered this
year
★ Rounding
★ Temperature
★ Graphs
★ Creating and solving problems
associated with graphs
Science
★ Plant Life Cycles
★ Plant Products
★ Environments for Living Things
(Habitats)