2^nd Grade First Quarter Nine-Week Plans

Oral Language

·    The student will demonstrate an understanding of oral language structure.

o   Create oral stories to share with others.

o   Create and participate in oral dramatic activities.

·    The student will continue to expand listening and speaking vocabularies.

o   Use words that reflect a growing range of interests and knowledge.

o   Clarify and explain words and ideas orally.

·         The student will use oral communication skills.

o   Share stories or information orally with an audience.

o   Participate as a contributor and leader in a group.

Reading

·         The student will use meaning clues and language structure when reading.

o   Use information in the story to read words.

o   Use knowledge of sentence structure.

·    The student will read fiction and nonfiction, using a variety of strategies independently.

o   Set purpose for reading.

·    The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fiction and nonfiction.

o   Make predictions about content.

o   Read to confirm predictions.

o   Relate previous experiences to the topic.

Writing

·    The students will write stories, letters, and simple explanations.

o   Generate ideas before writing.

·    The student will edit writing for correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and                                     spelling.

o   Recognize and use complete sentences.

Math

·    Time: Measurement

o   Read a calendar to locate a given day.

o   Identify the seven days in a week.

o   Determine the days/dates before and after a given date.

o   Determine the date that is a specific number of days in the past or in the future from a given date, using a calendar.

·    Temperature

o   Comparing/contrasting temperature changes

·    Ordinal Numbers

·    Data

o   Collecting data

o   Comparing / contrasting data

o   Understanding of the reasons for collecting data

·    Number Sense

o   Count backward by tens from 100

o   Skip count by twos, fives, and tens to 100

o   Comparing number values

o   Determine patterns created by counting by twos, fives, and tens on a hundred chart.

o   Group objects by threes and fours.

o   Count backwards by tens from 100.

o   Recognize even and odd numbers, using objects.

o   Identify ordinal positions first through twentieth, using an ordered set of objects.

         Addition

o   Recall basic addition facts; sums to 18 or less

o   Determine the missing number in a number sentence.

·    Patterns

o   Understanding of patterns

o   Finding the core of patterns

o   Extending patterns

Science

·    Scientific Investigation

o   The student will conduct investigations in which:

§  Observation is differentiated from personal interpretation, and conclusions are drawn on observations;

§  Observations are repeated to ensure accuracy

§  Pictures and bar graphs are constructed using numbered axes

§  Simple physical models are constructed

§  Length, volume, mass, and temperature measurements are made in metric and standard English units

·    Habitats

o   The student will investigate and understand that living things are part of a system.  Key concepts include:

§  Living organisms are interdependent with their living and nonliving surroundings; and

§  Habitats change over time due to many influences.

o   The student will investigate and understand that plants produce oxygen and food, are a source of useful products, and provide benefits in nature.  Key concepts include;

§  Important plant products (fiber, cotton, oil, spices, lumber, rubber, medicines, and paper).

§  The availability of plant products affects the development of a geographic area.

§  Plants provide homes and food for many animals and prevent soil from washing away.

·    Magnets

o   The student will investigate and understand that natural and artificial magnets have certain characteristics and attract specific types of metals.  Key concepts include:

§  Magnetism, iron, magnetic/nonmagnetic, poles, attract/repel; and

§  Important applications including the magnetic compass.

Social Science

• Geography
• Using cardinal directions
• Read and construct maps
• Locate oceans, rivers, continents, and mountain ranges

• China
• Geographic features
• Location
• Climate
• Land environment
• Contributions and cultures