MOVING UP WORKSHOPSecond Grade

MATH – BY SEPTEMBER

Single digit Addition up to 5 Number recognition up to 1000 Subtracting numbers from 10 Using manipulatives to subtract/add larger

numbers Clock – understand the hour and minute hands,

tell time to the hour Measurement – being able to measure using

nonstandard units of measurement Money – recognizing the value of coins Counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s Pattern – can recognize and continue patterns

MATH – IN THE UPCOMING YEAR Double digit addition up to 1000 with and without regrouping  Knowledge of place value up to 10,000

Subtracting numbers up to 1000 with and without regrouping  Clock –telling time to the half hour and quarter hour

Reading and solving bar models.

Reading and solving word problems  Measurement – using standard units of measurement (mass, volume, length)  Money – addition and subtraction using coins and dollars  Develop and understand multiplication and division   Master multiplying by 0s, 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s  Master dividing by 0s, 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s (with or without manipulatives)

Understanding fractions as a part of a whole

WRITING – BY SEPTEMBER

How to write multiple paged stories with pictures and words in multiple genres.

Using capitals only when necessary

To write first grade level sight words.  To stretch out words in writing, hearing

beginning, end, and some middle sounds.

WRITING – IN THE UPCOMING YEAR

How to write and type multiple paged stories with pictures and words in the genres of: personal narrative, realistic fiction, poetry, all-about informational texts, and twisted fairy tales.

To write second grade level sight words.

To stretch out words in writing, hearing beginning, end, and most middle sounds.

To edit and revise their own writing.

READING – BY SEPTEMBER Is reading independently at a Fountas and Pinnell

level H or above.

Is able to read independently for 10-15 minutes.

Recognize approximately 100 sight words

How to decode words using a variety of reading strategies

How to read with fluency and expression

Recognize characteristics of different genres of reading including fiction and non-fiction

READING – IN THE UPCOMING YEAR

Is reading independently at a Fountas and Pinnell level L or above.

Recognize approximately 150 sight words.

Is able to read independently for 20-30 minutes.

Independently choosing and reading books in a variety of genres.

Discuss literature with teacher and peers.

WORD STUDY – BY SEPTEMBER

Short vowel sounds and spelling pattern  Digraphs and Blends

Segmenting and Blending sounds into phonemes

Long Vowel sounds and spelling patterns

WORD STUDY – IN THE UPCOMING YEAR

Additional long vowel spelling patterns

Introductory understanding of the main parts of speech

R controlled vowels

Using Y as a vowel and as a consonant

SCIENCE – BY SEPTEMBER How to weed and plant a garden plot

How to conduct and record observations of various objects

How to compare life cycles of plants and insects

How to group foods into healthy snacks and balanced meals using the food pyramid

How to keep fit and healthy through hygiene and exercise

A beginning understanding of the scientific method

SCIENCE – IN THE UPCOMING YEAR How to differentiate between living, non-living, and once

living things

Identify characteristics of solids, liquids, and gases

Gain a clear understanding of the scientific method

Carry out an experiment using the scientific method

How to compare ways we get sick and ways to prevent getting sick

Identify energy as light, sound, and motion

Differentiate between four major habitats

SOCIAL STUDIES – BY SEPTEMBER

Identifying key members and places of the school and neighborhood community

Conduct an interview to gain information about a person

Use literature to learn about the civil rights movement and important African America Heroes

Read and create maps with symbols

SOCIAL STUDIES – IN THE UPCOMING YEAR

Identify classroom community and 3 types of communities: city, town, suburb

Become more connected with their own culture Use literature to learn about famous African

Americans and Famous American Woman and Famous Inventors

Identifying size relations of a planet, continent, country, state, and town

Expand further into map skills and knowledge Differentiate between biographies and

autobiographies Compare and contrast wants and needs