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
09/15/2015

2. About li Laoshi My name is Shiyun Li.
I’m from China， Shandong Province.
I’m studying towards K-6 Teaching License at Hamline University
M.Ed. degree of Second Languages and Cultures Education, CEHD, UMN，2013
BA in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
From Shanghai Normal University/ SHNU， 2011
3rd year teaching 2nd grade at Yinghua Academy

3. We will talk about: Communication tool: classroom page
Curriculum Map (Focus on Reading)
Responsive classroom
Classroom Schedule
What our students need to grasp in 2nd grade (Chinese)
Examples of Chinese Homework
8 Steps of Model Drawing and Example (Singpore math)
Classroom rules
Homework Policies
Classroom Expectations
Field Trips

4. Communication tool: classroom page
(update weekly with news, event announcement, and daily homework)
To access to the classroom pages:
1. Go to
2. Choose Classroom Pages from the dropdown menu
entitled Current Families.
3. There will be a list of classroom teachers. Choose 2C
and enter the classroom password provided.
Password: twenty1516
4.  Keep this page for your reference and remember to
check it regularly to stay current with what is
going on in the classroom!

5. 2015-2016 Second Grade Curriculum Map (1) Please see handout
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
Seasons and Life Processes
Cycle s in Nature: Life Cycles (1)
The life cycle: birth, growth, reproduction in 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, 3 and 10
Multiplication tables of 2 and 3
Division by 2’s, 3’s and 10’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. What your Second Grader Needs to Know (Core Knowledge Series)

7. Responsive Classroom Community Building Social Language Learning
Academic Language enrichment
Practice Democracy

8. 2C Classroom Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Morning Meeting
8:30-8:57
Homeroom
Period 1
9:00-9:50
English
Gill/Reader PE
Totall
Math Li
Period 2
9:53-10:43
Art
Period 3
10:46-11:36
Chinese
Period 4
Lunch
activity
11:39-12:45
Lunch11:20 – 11:40
Recess 11:40--12:10
Learning Center
12:15-12:42
Period 5
12:45-1:30
Music
Riha
Period 6
1:33-2:18
Social Studies
& Science
Period 7
2:21-3:06
PM Homeroom
Homework Lab
3:06-3:30

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

10. Assessments Weekly Chinese Phrases Quiz on Monday
(the phrases list is post one week early on classroom page, please encourage your kid to review at home)
Three times unit tests & end of term assessments per year. (Math, Chinese, Social Studies & Science)
SOPA (Students Oral Proficiency Assessment) once a year
Performance Based Assessment (End of Year Academic Performance)

12. 8 Steps of Model Drawing 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.

13. Addition Example: Alicia had $6 more than Bobby
Addition Example: Alicia had $6 more than Bobby. If Bobby had $10, how much did Alicia have?
Step one: Read the entire problem “Alicia had $6 more than Bobby. If Bobby had $10, how much did Alicia have? Step two: Decide who is involved in the problem. Alicia Bobby Step three: Decide what is involved in the problem Alicia’s money Bobby’s money Step four: Draw unit bars of equal length Step five: 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 Alicia have” Step six: Put the question mark in place ? Alicia’s money $6 Step seven: work computation to the side or underneath. $ 10+ $ 6=$ 16 $ $ 6 $ 1 6 Step eight: Answer the question in a complete sentence Alicia had 16 dollars.

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

15. 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 snacks in the classroom. Please send healthy and nuts-free snacks with your child, everyday.

16. 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 distraction-free homework
time and a nice homework place
We provide 15 to 20 minutes of independent homework time per day for students to complete part of 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.

17. Classroom Expectations
Always try 不断努力
Do your best 尽力而为
Cooperate and help others 互助合作
Respect people and property 尊重他人
爱护公物
Manage yourself 管好自己

18. Field Trips Harriet Alexandra Nature Center Monday, Sept. 28
Mill city museum
Thursday, February 25
Steppingstone Theater
The week of April 4 or 11 (TBD)

19. Contact me by: shiyun. li@yinghuaacademy
Contact me by: I look forward to working closely with you and your child! Thank you in advance for your continuous support and cooperation Xie Xie!