Central Bucks School District Grade 2 Curriculum

Grade 2 Curriculum
Reading	Language Arts	Mathematics	Science	Social Studies

Art	Health	Phys Ed	Library	Music

	Reading § Continue to develop phonics skills as part of an integrated system for the identification of unknown words. § Continue to expand sight vocabulary. § Develop greater reading fluency with more challenging texts. § Expand basic understanding of story plot and character development. § Make a variety of meaningful connections to text including using background knowledge. § Analyze texts and respond with higher levels of thinking about a story. § Read independently for enjoyment.
	Language Arts § Use the writing process for friendly letters, personal stories, informational pieces, and creative pieces. § Show logical sequencing of ideas in written pieces. § Expand simple sentences with descriptive words and phrases. § Reduce and use uniform size and spacing of letters in printing. § Begin formal spelling study, moving from phonetic to conventional spelling. § Use the word-study technique for spelling words. § Express self clearly in complete sentences while retelling a story, stating directions, or participating in discussions. § Use elementary research strategies to gather, organize, and present information. § Use capital letters in proper names, places, months, days of the week, and holidays. § Be introduced to commas, apostrophes, and exclamation marks. § Write sentences as complete thoughts. § Recognize parts of speech - words that name, describe, or tell action. § Apply correct usage, capitalization, spelling, and punctuation in final drafts of compositions. § Reduce sentence errors such as fragments and run-ons. § Use commas correctly in dates and addresses, for items in a series, and greeting/closing of friendly letters. § Identify nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns. § Write to a narrative prompt.
	Mathematics § Order and compare 2-digit numbers and read up to 4-digit numbers. § Know and express automatically the values of digits in 2-, 3-, and 4-digit numbers. § Know addition/subtraction facts. § Add/subtract with multiples of 10. § Add three 1-digit numbers mentally. § Solve addition/subtraction number stories. § Know multiplication facts. § Multiply numbers with 0 or 1 as a factor. § Solve equal grouping and equal sharing division stories. § Shade and give the name for a specified fractional part of a region. § Find equivalent fractions for given fractions. § Compare fractions less than one. § Tell time to 5-minute intervals. § Compare hour and minute hands. § Identify equivalencies for inches, feet, and yards. § Use a ruler, tape measure, and meter/yardstick correctly. § Read/write money amounts in decimal notation. § Exchange pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. § Calculate values of coin and bill combinations. § Demonstrate calendar concepts and skills. § Apply and explain problem solving strategies.
	Science § Use the scientific process in observing, interpreting data, and drawing conclusions. § Identify parts of plants and describe their functions. § Observe the growth of plants and identify the elements essential for growth. § Differentiate properties of fresh water and salt water. § Recognize the ocean as a valuable source of fresh water, minerals, and food. § Explore how waves, beaches, islands, and currents are created. § Explain how water pollution threatens the ocean environment. § Recognize that light, heat, sound, and electricity are different forms of energy. § Demonstrate how each form of energy moves and changes matter.
	Social Studies § Locate four oceans and seven continents. § Describe various landforms. § Demonstrate the understanding of symbols, legends, scale, and directions on a map. § Analyze similarities and differences between Woodland and Plains Native American Indians. § Discuss the contributions of the Native American Indians to U.S. culture. § Recognize the need for authority, rules, and laws. § Make informed decisions about needs and wants, goods and services. § Use communication, negotiation, and decision-making processes. § Cooperate with others in group projects. § Discuss current events.
	Health § Learn to appreciate and develop relationships with family and friends. § Increase self-esteem. § Develop good sportsmanship. § Discuss study rules dealing with emergencies such as “dangerous strangers” and child abuse. § Discuss definition of drugs, their use and abuse and ways to prevent accidental poisoning caused by ingesting household substances.
	Phys Ed The Physically Educated Person: § Has learned skills necessary to perform a variety of physical activities. § Is physically fit. § Does participate regularly in physical activity. § Knows the implications of and benefits from involvement in physical activity. § Values physical activity and its contribution to a healthful lifestyle.
	Library § Select appropriate materials from various collections in the library. § Follow circulation procedures. § Use the electronic catalog to locate materials. § Produce an answer to a simple research question. Write a basic bibliography. § Demonstrate appropriate behavior with print and electronic resources. § Enjoy fiction and non-fiction by a variety of authors and illustrators, drawn from various cultures and experiences.
	Art § Identify visual and tactile textures; natural and man-made shapes. § Have opinions about art. § Combine the same assortment of lines, shapes, colors, and textures in several ways to express a variety of ideas. § Explore basic relief printmaking techniques using the elements of texture and shape. § Identify different types of media used to create artwork. § Differentiate among the functional and decorative arts of European American and Native American craftspeople. § Analyze and describe how the elements of line, shape, color and texture are used in artwork. § Explore a three-dimensional craft process using the subtractive method. § Use puppetry processes to create interesting characters.
	Music § Recognize and sing melodic patterns using the pentatonic scale: do, re, mi, so, la. § Perform rhythms that include half notes, half rests, whole notes and whole rests. § Recognize separated eighth notes and the eighth rest. § Perform rhythmic and melodic ostinato patterns. § Awareness of bar line and meter (duple/quadruple). § Experience musical concepts through signing, playing instruments and song games. § Recognition of two- and three-part form (AB/ABA).

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