1. Curriculum night Welcome to 2C class!
I am so pleased to be teaching second grade at Yinghua Academy as your child’s teacher this year. I am looking forward to a successful year, full of new learning opportunities, challenges and great experiences for each student.
Li Lasohi
09/16/2014

2. About Li Laoshi My name is Shiyun Li (Li Laoshi).
I’m from mainland China.
Shandong Province.
M.Ed. degree of Second Languages and Cultures Education, CEHD, UMN
BA degree in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language From Shanghai Teachers University/ SHNU
4th year in US, second year teaching 2nd grade at Yinghua Academy

3. We will talk about: Communication tool: classroom page Curriculum Map
Responsive classroom
Classroom Schedule
What our students need to grasp in second grade (Chinese)
Examples of Chinese Homework
8 Steps of Model Drawing and Example (math)
Classroom rules
Homework Policies
Classroom Expectations

4. Communication tool: classroom page
(update daily with news, event announcement, homework, week newsletter)
To access the classroom pages:
1. Go to
2. Choose Classroom Pages from the dropdown menu entitled Current Families.
Password: 2014newyinghua
3. There will be a list of classroom teachers. Choose Li Laoshi – 2C
4.  Keep this page for your reference and remember to check these pages regularly to stay updated with what is going on in the classroom!

5. 2014-2015 Second Grade Curriculum Map (1)
Chinese Language Arts
Math
Social Studies
Science
September
Home, Sweet Home
Understand story development: beginning, middle, and end
Understand sequence of daily events
Correct use of conjunctions
Introduction of poems and rhymes
Write a Children’s Poem
Numbers to 1000
Review concepts
Comparing numbers
Thousands, hundreds, tens and ones
Addition & Subtraction
Meanings of addition and subtraction
Subtraction without renaming
Friends and Communities
Recognize that people belong to a variety of groups
Understand community living
Where We Live
Working with maps and globes
Name your continent, country, and community
Family History
Concept of family trees
Revisit five senses
Scientific Method and Inquiry
Asking and answering scientific questions by making observations and doing experiments
October
Seasons and Our Life
Restate the sequence of events or ideas in a text and summaries
Recall incidents, characters, facts, and details of stories and other texts
Understand what a complete sentence is and identify subject and predicate in simple sentence
Sentence patterns for describing position/location
Addition with renaming
Subtraction with renaming
Length
Measuring in meters , centimeters, yards, feet, and inches
Weight
Measuring in kilograms, grams, pounds, and ounces
Recognize community helpers
Recognize different occupations
Our World
The seven continents
Locate Canada, United States, Mexico, and Central America on a map
U.S. Flag
Current and earlier versions
Cycles in Nature: Seasonal Cycles
The Four Seasons and Earth’s Orbit around the Sun (one year)
Seasons and Life Processes
Cycle s in Nature: Life Cycles
The life cycle: birth, growth, reproduction in plants and animals
November
The Environment Around me
Self Control and Manners
Express and discuss academic topics at the paragraph level
Compare and contrast two or more characters
Describe people’s appearance
Multiplication & Division
Understand and master basic concept of multiplication
Understand and master basic concept of division
Understand multiplication and division as inverse operations
U.S. History
The Origin of Thanksgiving: Pilgrims and the May Flower
Understand national historic holidays
Cycles in Nature: the Water Cycle
Water coverage on Earth
The Water cycle: evaporation and condensation, water vapor, clouds, precipitation
December
Traditions
Understand “point in time” vs. “ period of time”
Write a greeting note
Introduce a list of commonly used measure words
Understand the position of the location word in a sentence
Facts for Numbers 2 and 3
Multiplication tables of 2 and 3
Division by 2’s and 3’s
Directions
Find directions on a map: east, west, north, south
Early Civilizations: China
Geography
Culture
Chinese New Year
Early Civilizations: India
Indus River and Ganges River
Hinduism, Buddhism
Weather and Measurement
Weather can be described in measurable quantities
Measure and record temperature
Insects
Insects and people
Characteristics
Life cycles: metamorphosis
Social insects

6. 2014-2015 Second Grade Curriculum Map (2)
Chinese Language Arts
Math
Social Studies
Science
January
Traditions
Read Chinese folk stories
Understand the history of Chinese New Year
Write spring couplets
Review Addition & Subtraction
Finding the missing number
Methods for mental addition
Methods for mental subtraction
Chinese Zodiacs
Characteristics of the twelve zodiac animals
Freedom for All: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the dream of equal rights for all
Human Body: Muscular and Digestive Systems
Names and function
The digestive and excretory systems
Taking care of your body
February
Directions
Understand and follow directions
Understand and read maps
“location” words
Facts for Numbers 4, 5 and 10
Multiplication and division by 4’s, 5’s, and 10’s
Basic Geography Concepts
Spatial Sense – working with maps and globes
Geographical terms and features
Magnetism
Magnetism poles and field
Law of magnetic attraction
Orienteering
March
Spring and Growth
Understand seasonal changes
Describe changes in human body with growth
Understand and use punctuation: colon and double quotation
Money
Adding and subtracting combinations of bills and coins
Fraction
Recognize and name halves and quarters
Recognize and write fractions
Environment
Ways that the environment influences people
Humans both adapt to, and change, the environment.
Healthy Diet
The “food pyramid”
Vitamins and minerals
April
Modern and Olden Times
Stories of migration to America’s west
Describe differences between present and past
Understand and use simple machines
Time
Tell time to the 5-minue mark
Time Intervals
Capacity
Measure and estimate in liters, cups, pints, quarts, half-gallon, and gallon
Compare measurements
Westward Expansion
Pioneers head west
Native Americans
Immigration and Citizenship
Land of opportunity
the meaning of “e pluribus Unum”(合众为一)
Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty
Millions of newcomers
The idea of citizenship
Earth and Space Science
Measure, record and describe weather conditions using common tools.
Temperature, precipitation, sunrise/sunset, and wind speed/direction.
Four Seasons
Appreciating the beautiful planet
May/ June
Visit Other Countries
Understand the basics of Japan (location, time zones, cultures/arts)
Use known vocabulary/sentences to share own travel experiences
Graphs
Picture Graphs
Geometry
Flat and Curved Faces
Describe and extend
Area
Counting Square Units
Introduce a Modern Country: Japan
Geography
Culture
Simple Machine
Lever, pulley, wheel-and-axle, inclined plane, wedge, screw
Friction

7. Responsive Classroom We value: Community Building
Social Language Learning
Academic Language enrichment

8. Responsive Classroom—Morning Meeting
Greeting
Sharing
Group activity/games
Morning message
Please encourage your kids to do the sharing-Show and Tell. It can just be a photo, an interesting thing, or even a leaf. (No toys, nor expensive stuff please ;-))
Please make sure your kids arrive at school on time so that we can be ready to have the morning meeting sharply at 8:45 a.m. Thank you!

9. Classroom Schedule (2C)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Morning Meeting
8:45-9:12
2C Homeroom
Period 1
9:15-10:05
Math
English
Alabi /Gill
Period 2
10:08-10:58
Art
Byram PE
Totall
Chinese
Period 3
11:01-11:45
Period 4
Lunch11:50 – 12;10
Recess 12:10-12:45
Recess 12:10--12:45
12:45-12:57
Story
Period 5
1:00-1:45
S&S
Period 6
1:48-2:33
Music
Riha
Jhou
Period 7
2:36-3:21
PM Homeroom
Homework Lab
3:24-3:45

10. What our students need to grasp in second grade Chinese
Characters (字）
Write 220 Chinese characters related to the 2nd grade curriculum using correct stroke order.
Word (词）
Use characters to make words.
Understand Chinese character relationship: Synonyms, Antonyms, classification, multiple meanings
Sentence (句）
Recognize and write complete sentences
Paragraph (段落）
Essay (短文）

11. Examples of Homework

13. 8 Steps of Model Drawing ---for solving math word problems
Read the entire problem.
Decide who is involved in the problem.
Decide what is involved in the problem.
Draw unit bars of equal length.
Read each sentence, one at a time.
Put the question mark in place.
Work computation to the side or underneath.
Answer the question in a complete sentence.

14. Addition Example: Alicia had $6 more than Bobby
Addition Example: Alicia had $6 more than Bobby. If Bobby had $10, how much did they have altogether?
Step 1: Read the entire problem “Alicia had $6 more than Bobby. If Bobby had $10, how much did they have altogether? Step 2 : Decide who is involved in the problem. Alicia Bobby Step 3: Decide what is involved in the problem Alicia’s money Bobby’s money Step 4: Draw unit bars of equal length Step 5: Read each sentence, one at a time. A “Alicia had $6 more than Bobby.” Alicia’s money $6
B “If Bobby had $10,….” Alicia’s money $6 Bobby’s money $10 C “… how much did they have altogether Step 6: Put the question mark in place Alicia’s money $10 $6 Bobby’s money $10 ? Step 7 : work computation to the side or underneath. $10+$6=$16 $16+$10=$26 Step 8: Answer the question in a complete sentence Alicia and bobby had $26 altogether.

15. Rules & Expectations Safety Be Respectful
Listen to the teacher and follow directions attentively
Keep hands to yourself
Work hard and do your best

16. Water bottle
Please have your child bring a water bottle to school. Having a water bottle reduces the frequency to walk back and forth from the drinking fountain and classroom.
Snacks
There is a brief snack time scheduled each day for students to have simple snacks in the classroom. Please send healthy and nuts-free snacks with your child, if he/she would like to have snacks in school.

17. Homework Policies
Homework (math and Chinese) most nights in 2nd Grade
30 minutes of English book reading and Chinese word
book each night
Make sure your child has free homework
time without distraction, and a quite homework place
We provide 20 minutes of individual-working time per day for students to start their homework and ask questions
Please check and sign your child’s take-home folder daily. Remind your child to hand in the homework on time.

18. Classroom Expectations
Always try
Do your best
Cooperate and help others
Respect people and property
Making good choices
Manage yourself

19. Good Preparation: Breakfast and Sleep
Please make sure your kids have breakfast every morning
Good quality of SLEEP is essential to a energetic school day!

20. Please Contact me by: shiyun. li@yinghuaacademy
Please Contact me by: I am look forward to working closely with you! Please feel free to contact me to talk about any concerns. Thank you in advance for your continuous support and cooperation Xie Xie!