1. Mililani Mauka Elementary School
Grade 2
Curriculum for

2. Language Arts

3. Reading Response First Semester Reading Comprehension Process
Reading Strategies
Reading Response
Theme and Author’s Message
Personal Connections
Story Elements
Familiar Genres

4. First Semester (continued)
Writing
Writing Process
Rhetoric
-Traits of Writing
-Step Up To Writing
Conventions and Skills
-Spelling
Oral Communication
Discussion & Presentation
Critical Listening
Delivery

5. Second Semester (cont.)
Reading Comprehension Process
Reading Strategies
Reading Response
Theme and Author’s Message
Personal Connections
Story Elements
Familiar Genres
Writing
Writing Process
Rhetoric
-Traits of Writing
-Step Up To Writing
Conventions and Skills
-Spelling
Oral Communication
Discussion & Presentation
Critical Listening
Delivery

6. Mathematics

7. First Semester Numbers and Operations Measurement
Addition & Subtraction
Place Value
Comparing
Estimating
Measurement
Money
Time

8. First Semester (cont.) Patterns, Functions and Algebra
Create and describe patterns
Comparing patterns
Problem solving
Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability
Graphs and Tables
Interpreting Data

9. Second Semester Numbers and Operations Measurement
Double-digit addition/subtraction (with regrouping)
Fractions
Multiplication & Division
Measurement
Length
Weight
Volume (Capacity)
Area
Temperature
Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability
Graphs and Tables
Interpreting Data

10. Second Semester (cont.)
Geometry
Flips, Slides and Turns
Shapes
Solids
Symmetry
Patterns, Functions and Algebra
Problem solving

11. Science

12. First Semester Physical Science Magnets Earth Science Changes Soil
Conservation
Technology

13. Life Science (Research)
Second Semester
Life Science (Research)
Life in the Ocean
-Aquarium
-Sea Life Park
-Reef Walk

14. Social Studies

15. First Semester Political Science History Cultural Anthropology
Rules and laws
Citizenship
History
Causes and effects (current events)
Cultural Anthropology
Cultural Diversity and Unity
-Cultural values, beliefs and practices
Geography
Human Systems (Community Unit)
Map skills (Daily Geography)
Places and Regions
Economics
Consumers and Producers
Goods and Services

16. Second Semester History Cultural Anthropology
Cause and effect (current events)
Cultural Anthropology
Cultures change over time
- How the Mililani community has changed
Geography (Community Unit)
World In Spatial Terms
Economics
Role of government

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