SOCIAL SCIENCES (Cont’d.)
Geography
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View and draw simple maps and globes to locate and describe places
Identify physical characteristics of places and compare
them (e.g. mountains, oceans, deserts)
Recognize a variety of cultures including Native
American and understand their importance
Visual Arts
Students will be provided with opportunities to create art
using experiences, imagination, artistic methods and composition and observe art from a variety of cultures and time
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
All students participate in movement activities that
promote physical development, cooperation, and social skills.
Economics
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Civics
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Social Science Analysis
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Identify an issue that can be studied and different ways of
looking at that issue
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Identify how people can be affected by an issue and possible
options
FINE ARTS
Music
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HEALTH/SAFETY
Recognize the difference between want and need
Understand the relationship between money you have
and cost
Understand that people work to earn money
Recognize the concept of leadership
Understand the purpose of rules
Understand the importance of responsibility,
cooperation and appreciate individuality
Describe when melody of notes move by small steps or
leaps
Name lines and spaces on staff
Identify beats in groups of twos and threes
Identify two rhythm patterns as being alike or
different
Perform steady beat of a song
Perform a rhythm of four bars or more
Perform simple rounds
Identify musical phrases that match
Identify three part musical forms
Sing with a clear, light, singing voice
Increase knowledge of songs
Create a movement pattern to fit a variety of songs
Identify loud and soft sounds in a song
Second Grade
Curriculum
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Develop an understanding of the value of physical activity,
proper nutrition, and rest
Identify symptoms and methods of preventing
common diseases of childhood
Use rules and procedures for personal safety
Demonstrate ways of being kind and understanding
LIBRARY/MEDIA
Children will visit the library each week, have rich
experiences with a wide variety of literature, and select
materials to check out for interest or research. In addition the
following skills will be taught:
. Locating fiction materials by the author’s last name
. Using a spine label to know where a book can be found
. Knowing the location and purpose of the reference
section
. Identifying parts of a book (e.g. cover, spine, spine
label, title page, author, illustrator, illustrations)
. Using the on-line computer catalog to locate materials in
the library
. Knowing that the library has a wide range of print and
non-print materials available
TECHNOLOGY
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Identify basic computer compounds
Understand proper care of equipment
Turn computer on/off and restart
Save documents to disk
Review correct posture
Use basic keys on keyboard
Format text
Explore simple graphing software
Use age appropriate drawing/painting software
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LANGUAGE ARTS (Cont’d.)
LANGUAGE ARTS
Reading
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Stay on topic in questions/comments
Use oral language forms – story telling, oral/choral reading, dis-
Use phonetic skills to sound out words
cussion, and oral reports
Read plural, possessive, contraction and compound forms of
. Listen during teacher, peer, or group discussion
words
. Follow oral directions in a timely manner
Recognize common abbreviations
MATHEMATICS
Expand recognition of commonly used words
Use a variety of strategies for determining the meaning of
During your child’s Second Grade year he/she will be using Bridges in
words
Mathematics and will cover the
Read aloud from a second grade passage fluently with 95%
following:
accuracy, 53-94 words correct per minute
Calculations
and Estimations
Obtain information from glossary, title, table of contents,
. Solve addition and subtraction story problems with numbold print, illustrations, dictionary, index
ber sentences
Alphabetize a list of words by the first and second letter
. Quickly figure addition and subtraction combinations to
Literature
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Identify story elements of character, setting, plot and
. Add any 2 double digit numbers
sequence of events
. Work with double-digit subtraction, using manipulatives
Summarize the main idea of the story
and pictures
Retell a story with facts and details
. Arrange a collection of objects up to 100 by 10’s and 1’s
Make logical predictions using story clues
and use this grouping to count
Identify cause and effect relationship, fact and opinion
. Read and model quantities up to 999
Identify a story, poem, play, and a non-fiction selection
. Count by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s
. Estimate the number of objects up to 300
Writing
. Characterize a number as odd or even
Use the writing process: pre-writing, writing, revising,
editing/proofreading, publishing
Write stories in narrative, imaginative, and expository modes
Writing has a consistent topic, focus and purpose with a
clear beginning, middle, and end
Capitalize names of people, the pronoun I, beginning of
sentences, titles, and days of the week
Use periods, question marks, exclamation marks, and
commas correctly and use apostrophes in common
contractions
Use nouns, verbs, pronouns and adjectives
Spell grade level appropriate words correctly and use the
100 “no excuses” words correctly 100% of the time in all
written assignments
Penmanship demonstrates correct letter formation,
alignment, and spacing in manuscript
Speaking & Listening
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Volunteer information, express needs, and ask questions at
appropriate times
Make eye contact and use appropriate rate, volume and
clarity
Use complete sentences and appropriate grammar
Statistics and Probability
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Read and interpret a variety of picture, symbolic, and
bar graphs
Represent the same data set in more than one way
Recognize when games or activities depend on chance
and begin to predict outcomes
Algebraic Relationships
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MATHEMATICS (Cont’d.)
Show 10 different ways to sort a collection
Create a 2 circle Venn Diagram using objects and attribute cards
Identify and create repeating patterns
Extend number patterns that grow by 2’s and 10’s starting from any number
Geometry
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Your child will also work with problem solving strategies and daily
calendar activities. These materials are mapped to the five strands
of the Oregon State Grade-level Foundations for Second Grade.
SCIENCE
Balance and Motion
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Use nonstandard units to measure length, capacity,
weight, area, and perimeter
Use a ruler, or measuring tape, to measure length in
inches, cm, feet, yards, and meters
Know the days of the week and the month of the year
Tell time to the quarter hour
Learn how to balance a variety of objects so that they
return to a stable position after being put in motion
Observe and describe the behavior of a variety of spinning
and rolling objects such as tops, balls, and wheels and
axles
Air and Weather
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Communicate observations using precise vocabulary
Observe and describe the changes that occur in
weather over time
Become familiar with instruments that are used to
monitor weather conditions—wind vane
anemometer, thermometer, and rain gauge
Compare weather conditions using a bar graph
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Measurement
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Identify, describe, and compare a variety 2 and 3 dimensional shapes
Classify 2 dimensional shapes by number of corners
and sides
Classify 3 dimensional objects by face shape, number
of edges, faces, and vertices
Identify and construct simple designs that are symmetrical
Put shapes together and take them apart to form other
shapes
History
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Recognize national symbols (U. S. Flag, Pledge of
Allegiance, Statue of Liberty)
Recognize national holidays (Columbus Day,
Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
President’s Day, Veteran’s Day)
Use a calendar