2. CURRICULUM PRESENTATION 2015-2016 MS. BLANCHARD MS. GREEN MS. MARSHALL Welcome to Second Grade!

3. Language Arts A Balanced Literacy approach is the basis for our Language Arts curriculum. The Balanced Literacy approach includes teaching phonics, grammar skills, reading comprehension strategies, and writing skills. Students will analyze, understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about text within a Reading & Writing Workshop structure.

4. Throughout the school year students will analyze, understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about text within a reading workshop structure. Students will learn about, read, and respond to various types of text. The curriculum, and each unit of study is genre based. Genres / Units of Study o Traditional Literature - Narratives/Fantasy (Folktales, Fables, Fairy Tales, Legends, Myths, Tall Tales) o Realistic Fiction/Narrative Stories (Realistic, Modern Fantasy, and Drama) o Nonfiction/Essay (Informational & Expository texts) o Literary Nonfiction (Biography/Autobiography/Stories From My Life) o Poetry o Research/Report

5. Students will build on what they have learned about narrative stories and compose stories of their own. Writer’s Workshop - Students work through the elements of the writing process to compose an original text.  Planning (Brainstorm, Picture Maps, Kernel Essays )  Drafting  Revising  Editing  Publishing (Final Draft)

6. Math in Focus Math in Focus is the resource we use to teach math. While learning a new math concept the numbers and symbols can be confusing when a student doesn't have a grasp of what they actually mean. With Math in Focus, students are guided through math concepts using a progression of CONCRETE models, PICTORIAL models and finally the ABSTRACT representations.

7.  Place Value Relationships  Addition & Subtraction  Multiplication & Division  Customary Measurement  Metric Measurement  Money  Personal Financial Literacy  Fractions  Time  Geometry

8. Science Social Studies Scientific Investigation & Reasoning Skills Matter & Energy Force, Motion & Energy Organisms & Environment Earth & Space Organisms & Environments Citizenship - Government Geography History Economics

9. Students will receive a monthly homework calendar and are expected to complete their assignments in their Homework spiral each night. No more than 1 hour a night of homework will be assigned including 30 minutes of reading Practicing math facts Spelling Practice Homework Please let us know if your child does not understand the homework. Write a note on the homework or email us. Thank you.

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