Second (2nd) Grade Full Curriculum: Reading, Writing, Math, Social Studies

Note: The fall 2023 section of class will end on Thursday, November 9, 2023. Winter 2024 sections will begin in January, 2024.

This 3 day a week class meets for 90 minutes each class day for a total of 4.5 hours a week. This length will allow the teacher to provide in-depth instruction and small group/one-on-one instruction. The content and work will not be rushed as it is in a shorter class time.  There will be two movement breaks per class and one 5 minute break for restroom/snacks. Learners may also take other breaks and eat/drink as needed in class. 

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This class is designed as a full academic year curriculum covering second grade standards in Reading, Writing, Math and Social Studies. Each subject taught (reading, writing, math, social studies) will include a mini-lesson, group practice and independent practice. The mini lesson will include the new teaching point, which the teacher will demonstrate using a variety of teaching methods such as interactive teaching slides, the Zoom Whiteboard, Zoom breakout rooms**, teacher created books/stories and teacher created math exemplars. Balanced literacy methods, science of reading and common core standards will serve as a guide for reading, writing and math. The National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies (https://www.socialstudies.org/standards) will be used as a guide for social studies. 

Group and independent practice of objectives will use a multi-sensory approach. Typical manipulatives and learning tools along with common household items will be used. Examples of these manipulatives and household items include: counters, clay or dough, base ten blocks, whiteboard, markers, writing and drawing tools, dried beans and recyclable materials. The teacher will offer alternatives for materials when needed. Printouts are seldom needed for class. 

The teacher's role in class is to act as facilitator to deliver instruction and provide opportunities for learners to actively engage in lessons and practice. Learners will demonstrate understanding by 'doing' and applying content as they work. Small group and individual feedback will be provided in each class. The classroom environment will be interactive, lively, warm and inviting with learners taking ownership in class. The teacher views the classroom not as her own, but a space for the teacher and learners to work and create. Community in the class will be created as the teacher, learners and families work together to ensure learning success.

Reading (includes phonics) lessons will occur the first day of class each week, writing the second day of class each week and math/social studies on the third day of class each week. 

Math topics taught:
Fluently add and subtract within 20
Add within 100 using strategies
Fluently add within 100
Subtract within 100 using strategies
Fluently subtract within 100 
Problem solving with addition and subtraction
Numbers to 1000
Add within 1000 using strategies
Subtract within 1000 using strategies
Graphing
Shapes

Reading topics taught will include comprehension, accuracy and fluency strategies through mini lessons below:
Previewing and predicting
Retelling
Learning about characters
Lessons learned from the book
Scooping words and phrases
Stop and Jot
Strategies to figure out tricky words
How to use more than one reading strategy at a time

Phonics topics taught:
Consonant blends
Consonant digraphs
R controlled
Long and short vowels
Vowel digraphs
Soft and hard C and G
syllable patterns
Inflectional endings
Silent letters
Prefixes

Writing topics taught:
Narrative writing
Nonfiction writing
Opinion writing
Fictional writing
Informational writing

Social Studies topics taught:
Economics: human needs, how human needs are met, earning/spending money, saving/budgeting
Civics: government, national places, national holidays, cultural holidays, patriotic expressions
Work in Society: different types of jobs, skills needed for jobs, making a difference with work
Geography: map skills, maps and globes, cardinal directions, recognizing map symbols

This is an ongoing class so join anytime as new concepts will not be dependent on previous classes. 

Week of November 6
              Reading:  Notice Similarities in Characters
              Phonics: Trigraphs
              Writing: Using patterns in our writing 
              Math: Sort shapes by plane shapes and 3D shapes
              Social Studies: Identify learners place in the world
            
**Notification of break-out room utilization will be provided in advance of the specific class weeks where they will be used.