Year at a Glance

Toffolon-Grade 2

Reading

At the beginning of second grade the emphasis in reading is learning to read and at the end of the year it is reading to learn.  Early in the year we cover the basic reading strategies of visual, meaning and structure of words.  By mid-year the emphasis moves towards making predictions, main ideas, details, story elements, etc.  By the end of second grade children should be able to read for 30 minutes.  Books are longer in length and contain more descriptions for the reader to work through just to find out what happened.  The books are also becoming increasingly abstract leaving more up to the reader to infer.

Writing

At the beginning of the year children write more fiction.  As the year progresses the writing includes many genre including non-fiction, poetry and letter writing.  Children will use a range of strategies, for planning, drafting and revising their written word.  Second graders are expected to use capital letters and ending punctuation appropriately.  Children use more complex sentence structure and there is evidence of elaboration.

Spelling

The focus of spelling moves from transtional to conventional spelling.  The children are also expected to spell the 100 high-frequency words by June.

Math

Memorization of the addition and subtraction facts through 18

Telling time to 5 minute intervals to elapsed time

Counting combos of coins to $1.00 and compare quantities of money

Create and explain patterns and shapes

Count by multiples of 2's, 3's, 5's

Place value of ones, tens, hundreds

Understand concepts of addition and subtraction with regrouping to 10's

Compare fractional parts

Know when and how to use appropriate measurement tools

Can do multi-step problem solving

WorkSkills

Second graders' attention to work independently increases.  They are expected to work neatly, accurately and have a sense of organization.  They should be able to work cooperatively.  They should also be able to work independently without disturbing others.  They should take reponsibility for completing classwork and homework.