2nd Grade | Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies - 2nd Semester

This will be a semester-long full curriculum 2nd-grade class that includes English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. This class will utilize Nearpod in nearly every class. Nearpod is an excellent resource that will allow for lessons with interactive slides, videos, games, and more. For ELA and Math, I teach using the I do, we do, you do method. I will teach the mini-lesson, show examples, and allow students to practice individually. We will also utilize the whiteboard. Activities/worksheets will also be assigned as practice between classes. For Science, there will be mini-lessons, occasional hands-on activities, and science journals. Social Studies will have a combination of interactive lessons, worksheets, and hands-on activities. Students will have access to Zearn and Lalilo for practice in math and reading. A login will be issued after enrollment. A mid-semester progress report will be issued in addition to an end-of-semester report card depending on assignments turned in. A fun certificate of completion will also be issued to each learner at the end of the semester!


——Class Breakdown——

Mon/Wed - ELA/Math
1. “Morning” work (5 min)
2. Math mini lesson/I work examples (10 min)
3. We work examples (5 min)
4. Students work on a few problems independently (5 min)
5. Open class for questions (5 min)
6. ELA mini-lesson (10 min)
7. We work examples (5 min)
8. Students work independently (5 min)
9. Open class for questions (5 min)

Tues/Thurs - Science/Social Studies
1. “Morning” work (5 min)
2. Science mini-lesson (10 min)
3. Work on the daily activity together (5 min)
4. Explain project or homework/open class for questions (5 min)
5. Brain Break (10 min if time allows)
6. Social Studies mini-lesson (10)
7. Work on daily activity (5 min)
8. Explain project or homework/open class for questions (5 min)

——Weekly Lesson Schedule—

Week 1:
Math - Strategies for adding 2-digit numbers/Subtract 1’s using place value.
ELA - Titles of books and movies/Subject-Verb agreement (adding s)
Science - Earth’s water
SS - Then and now daily life - clothing, activities, foods, school, houses

Week 2:
Math - Subtracting 10s using place value/Subtracting two-digit numbers without regrouping
ELA - Subject-Verb agreement (adding es)/Irregular verbs: Am, Is, Are
Science - Water Cycle
SS - Elected officials of the executive branch

Week 3:
Math - Subtracting a 1-digit number with regrouping/Addition and subtraction with number lines
ELA - Irregular verbs: Has, Have/Past-tense verbs: Was, Were
Science - Rapid Earth changes
SS - How weather, seasons, and climate affect peoples’ lives in a community and region

Week 4:
Math - Missing numbers in addition and subtraction/Addition word problems: horses
ELA - Past-Tense verbs: Had/Past-tense verbs: went, saw
Science - Slow Earth Changes
SS - Scarcity and decision making

Week 5:
Math - Subtraction word problems: crayons/Subtraction word problems: basketball
ELA - Contractions with not/Contractions with Am, Is Are
Science - Comparing Earth’s changes
SS - The functions of the constitution

Week 6:
Math - Adding and subtracting on number line word problems/Adding two-digit numbers on a number line
ELA - Contractions with will/Plural nouns with s
Science - Water erosion
SS - Authority and role of the government

Week 7:
Math - Multi-step addition word problem/Multi-step subtraction word problem
ELA - Plural nouns with es/Irregular plural nouns
Science - Wind erosion
SS - Settlement patterns - Where people live and why

Week 8:
Math - Adding 10 or 100/Adding 1’s, 10’s, and 100’s
ELA - Pronouns I and me/Comparative adjectives
Science - Glacial erosion
SS - Income earning

Week 9:
Math - Adding and subtracting on number line/Adding 3-digit numbers without regrouping
ELA - Synonyms/Antonyms
Science - Solving erosion
SS - Major science and technology inventions/discoveries - transportation, and how these changed lives

Week 10:
Math - Addition using groups of 10 and 100/Breaking apart 3-digit addition problems
ELA - Homophones/Multiple-Meaning words
Science - Erosion Presentation
SS - Basic principles of democracy - equality, fairness, respect for authority and rules

Week 11:
Math - Subtracting 1, 10, or 100/Subtracting 1’s, 10’s, and 100’s
ELA - Planning/Writing
Science - Weather
SS - How people modify the physical environment - Roads clearing land, etc. and positive/negative consequences

Week 12:
Math - Subtracting 3-digit numbers (no regrouping)/Subtracting with place value blocks (regrouping)
ELA - Revising/Proofreading
Science - Marine and ocean life overview
SS - Cost of production - Human, natural, and capital resources

Week 13:
Math - Adding and subtracting on a number line/Adding four two-digit numbers
ELA - Publishing/Writing a paragraph
Science - Animals of the marine biome - Fish
SS - Major science and technology inventions/discoveries and their impact

Week 14:
Math - Adding multiple 2-digit numbers word problems/Counting American coins/Counting dollars
ELA - Writing a friendly letter/Writing to convince
Science - Animals of the marine biome - Marine Mammals
SS - Taxation and community services

Week 15:
Math - Time on a number line/Telling time (labeled clock)
ELA - Reading comprehension/Intro to book reports 
Science - Animals of the marine biome - Mollusks
SS - Consumption - How people depend on the environment

Week 16:
Math - Getting a sense of meters and centimeters/Getting a sense of inches and feet/Measuring in inches/Measuring lengths (cm, m)
ELA - Structure of a story/How do words and phrases supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
Science - Animal life cycles, Butterfly
SS - Role of banks in the economy

Week 17:
Math - Measuring lengths in different units/Estimating lengths/Length word problem example/Length word problems
ELA - Finding key details in a story/Identifying the main topic of a multi-paragraph text
Science - Animal life cycles, Frog
SS - Changes in the local community, over time (roads, buildings, transportation, population)

Week 18:
Math - Making picture graphs and line plots/Picture graphs/Creating a bar graph/Reading bar graphs
ELA - Learning to use glossaries, indexes, captions, and bold print to identify key facts or information/long and short vowels
Science - Animal life cycles, ant
SS - Historical figures who exemplified good citizenship

Week 19:
Math - Recognizing shapes/Shapes and angles
ELA - Root words, prefixes, and suffixes
Science - Animal life cycles, bees
SS - Why people, ideas, things move from one place to another

Week 20:
Math - Equal parts of circles and rectangles/Partitioning rectangles
ELA - Intro to reference materials/Present end of the year memory book
Science - Animal life cycles, ladybugs
SS - Production from natural resources to finished product


*Students will need basic supplies for the school year. Crayons, colored pencils, pencils, a notebook and folder with brads for each subject, children’s scissors, and stick glue. I will provide a link each week to our Nearpod lessons. I will also provide any worksheets or a list of supplies for projects and activities as a post in the classroom.