Second Grade Curriculum

Language Arts/Reading:
Decode with phonics, rhyming, and letter-sound relationships
Explore synonyms, antonyms, root words
Use a variety of comprehension strategies
Identify different types of literature
Use nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives
Write sentences that make sense
Recognize high frequency words and write them
Write high frequency/weekly spelling words
Write a paragraph with focus, details, and wrap up
Demonstrate good listening skills
Respond appropriately to multi-step directions
Use appropriate grammar
Speak clearly and audibly

Mathematics:
Add/subtract 2 and 3 digits with/without regrouping
Know addition/subtraction facts up to 18
Estimate addition/subtraction problems with/without money
Identify types of measurement: weight, height, volume, temperature
Measure with rulers, scales, cups
Tell time using an analog clock to the minute
Count, compare, & order sets of unlike coins
Extend numeric patterns involving + and -
Solve word problems
Identify objects that are the same shape and size
Compare/contrast 2 and 3 dimensional shapes and objects
Organize and interpret pictographs, tables, bar graphs
Identify and discuss likely, unlikely, and impossible probability events

Science/Health:
Understand essential elements of the earth
Sort rocks, soil, and minerals by simple attributes
Identify water sources/uses
Describe land features
Know the natural changes of the earth, erosion, and weathering
Understand the water cycle
Identify natural resources
Identify recycling products
Understand seasonal cycles
Understand cause/effect of forces, push/pull magnets, and natural/man-made forces
Conduct simple experiments to test magnetism
Understand relationships of matter, energy, and motion to the real world: gravity, inertia, momentum, action/reaction
Name and identify types of simple machines
Identify energy sources
In Health we will be learning about nutrition and safety

Social Studies:
Identify different levels of government
Identify concepts of responsible citizenship
Describe how different resources are used to produce goods and services
Identify limitations in resources
Demonstrate the benefits of simple voluntary exchanges
Describe the economic activities of Native Americans in Illinois’ history
Explain changes in the local economy and environment over time
Explain how trade brought an exchange of ideas, technology, and language
Describe key figures, customs, and organizations in the local community and US
Identify ways people depend on and interact with the physical development
Identify how people and groups in history have made economic choices

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