Second Grade

EXPECTATIONS:

 

Social Skills:

Get along well with peers and acknowledge peers for outstanding efforts. Be able to copy from the board correctly. Be able to understand right from wrong.

 

ACADEMIC SKILLS:

 

Speech

• Use proper language through reading stories aloud and presenting them to the class.

• Use expression when reading stories aloud.

 

Math

• Add and subtract with ease.

• Round or estimate to the nearest tenth and one hundredth.

• Tell time.

• Multiply and divide with remainder.

 

English

• Listen and use capital letters and correct punctuation during dictation.

• Use correct capitalization with names, places, etc., along with the first letter of the first word in a sentence.

• Know parts of speech (subject, predicate, noun, verb, etc.)

• Use commas, periods, and question marks when appropriate.

 

Science

• Life cycles of animals.

• Where animals and plants live.

• How to measure matter.

 

History/Social Science

• Basics of U.S. history, including the Pilgrims, Revolutionary War, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln.

• General geography, including continents and oceans.

 

Reading

• Reading comprehension.

• Emphasis on phonics.

• Book reports.

 

Writing

• Cursive writing.

• Writing paragraphs.

• Writing stories.