Second Grade
Second Graders are the leaders of the Lower Division. They are growing in independence and take their new responsibilities and jobs in the classroom seriously.
Highlights of Second Grade include Snazzy Snack, Polar Express Day, Dinosaur Dig Day, Author’s Celebrations, and a special end of the year performance for their graduating 6th Grade Buddies.
Mathematics
- Place value to 1,000
- Addition and subtraction facts through 20
- 2 and 3-digit addition and subtraction
- Telling time to 5 minute increments
- Measure length in standard and metric units
Reading
- Reading Workshop: non-fiction, realistic fiction, fables, biographies
- Exploration of character development
- Non-fiction reading and research
- Book clubs
- Oral biography book report
- Reader’s Theater fluency practice
- Focused phonics instruction using Orton Gillingham approach
Language Arts
- Writing Workshop: narrative, informational, poetry, and opinion writing
- Word Study
- Grammar
- Paragraph introduction
- Writing celebrations
Social and Global Studies
- Communities
- Holiday and cultural celebrations
- Early economics
- Geography and map skills
Science
- Solids and liquids.
- Insects
- Pebbles, sand, and silt
- Fossils, rocks, and dinosaurs
Highlights
- 6th Grade Buddies
- Hatching butterflies and other insects
- Emergency Preparedness Project
- Author’s Celebration
- Snazzy Snack
- Polar Express Day
- Dinosaur Dig Day
- Field Trips to the National Building Museum and Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
- Specials: Art, Drama, Library, Music, PE, Religion, Spanish, Technology