Topics we will cover this year in second grade:
Reading/Writing
Math
Social Studies
Science
Reading/Writing
- poetry
- fluency
- types of literature: realism, fantasy, fiction, non-fiction
- story elements
- theme
- author's purpose
- comprehension strategies
- sight words
- vocabulary
- spelling
- grammar: capitalization, punctuation, sentence fluency
- types of writing: narrative, informative/informational, friendly letters, poems, journals
- daily fix-it
- handwriting: manuscript & cursive
Math
- counting
- addition
- subtraction
- estimation
- multiplication
- time
- measurement
- problem solving (word problems)
- calendar
- place value
- base ten blocks
Social Studies
- Pennsylvania
- communities
- famous Americans
- symbols
Science
- plants
- changes
- fossils
- space and technology
- force and motion
- magnets
- sound