Reading
Each week students will learn reading skills through mini-lessons. These skills will be practiced through independent reading, guided reading, teacher-student conferring, and share time. It is expected that students have at least 2 “just right” books at all times. Students should also be able to recognize and read the first 300 high frequency words.
Goal: The goal is to develop independent readers who have word recognition abilities and strong comprehension.
Reader’s Workshop
During Reader’s Workshop students will learn reading skills that help with word call and comprehension. A 15 minute mini-lesson will be taught followed by 45 minutes of guided reading, individual reading, response to literature, library time, and conferences. We will wrap up RW time with 10 minutes of sharing.
Writing
Each week basic writing skills, Writer’s Workshop, and Grammar will be studied.
Writer’s Workshop will focus on: Narrative, Opinion, Informational, and Response to Literature
Goal: The goal is to develop writers who are able to complete stories with a beginning, middle, and end that are the appropriate lengths and use descriptive language.
Word Study
This year we will work on word study instead of spelling. Word study is the developmental study of words and their structure. It will consist of exploring spelling patterns as well as studying Greek and Latin roots to determine the meaning of new words. Vowel patterns, silent letters, possessives, and homophones are examples of other word study concepts we will be learning.
Goal: The goal is to help children become active word solvers who can recognize words, take them apart or put them together, and know what they mean.
Math
This year, students will learn & practice the following:
Addition and Subtraction of 1, 2, and 3 digit numbers
Place Value
Geometry/Angles
Measurement
Time
Money
Fractions
Multiplication and Division
Problem Solving
Goal: The goal is to help students develop mastery of basic math facts and an application of the various math skills mentioned above.
Social Studies
Second graders will study Georgia regions and lakes, information processing skills (fact and opinion, timeline), Georgia’s beginnings, native Georgians (Creek & Cherokee tribes), Civil Rights leaders (MLK, Jackie Robinson), government and human rights (flag, citizenship), and personal finance (economics).
Goal: The goal is to help students become aware of where they are in relationship to the rest of the world. More specifically, students will learn about Georgia’s history and their part as a Georgian.
Science
This year, students will study a variety of concepts including:
Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Interactions of Living Things
Sources of Energy (sun, wind)
Push and Pull
Solar System
Goal: The goal is to aid students in comparing various scientific phenomena that affect their daily interactions with the outside world.
Each week students will learn reading skills through mini-lessons. These skills will be practiced through independent reading, guided reading, teacher-student conferring, and share time. It is expected that students have at least 2 “just right” books at all times. Students should also be able to recognize and read the first 300 high frequency words.
Goal: The goal is to develop independent readers who have word recognition abilities and strong comprehension.
Reader’s Workshop
During Reader’s Workshop students will learn reading skills that help with word call and comprehension. A 15 minute mini-lesson will be taught followed by 45 minutes of guided reading, individual reading, response to literature, library time, and conferences. We will wrap up RW time with 10 minutes of sharing.
Writing
Each week basic writing skills, Writer’s Workshop, and Grammar will be studied.
Writer’s Workshop will focus on: Narrative, Opinion, Informational, and Response to Literature
Goal: The goal is to develop writers who are able to complete stories with a beginning, middle, and end that are the appropriate lengths and use descriptive language.
Word Study
This year we will work on word study instead of spelling. Word study is the developmental study of words and their structure. It will consist of exploring spelling patterns as well as studying Greek and Latin roots to determine the meaning of new words. Vowel patterns, silent letters, possessives, and homophones are examples of other word study concepts we will be learning.
Goal: The goal is to help children become active word solvers who can recognize words, take them apart or put them together, and know what they mean.
Math
This year, students will learn & practice the following:
Addition and Subtraction of 1, 2, and 3 digit numbers
Place Value
Geometry/Angles
Measurement
Time
Money
Fractions
Multiplication and Division
Problem Solving
Goal: The goal is to help students develop mastery of basic math facts and an application of the various math skills mentioned above.
Social Studies
Second graders will study Georgia regions and lakes, information processing skills (fact and opinion, timeline), Georgia’s beginnings, native Georgians (Creek & Cherokee tribes), Civil Rights leaders (MLK, Jackie Robinson), government and human rights (flag, citizenship), and personal finance (economics).
Goal: The goal is to help students become aware of where they are in relationship to the rest of the world. More specifically, students will learn about Georgia’s history and their part as a Georgian.
Science
This year, students will study a variety of concepts including:
Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Interactions of Living Things
Sources of Energy (sun, wind)
Push and Pull
Solar System
Goal: The goal is to aid students in comparing various scientific phenomena that affect their daily interactions with the outside world.