Curriculum & Learning
Second Grade - Daily Schedule
2008-2009 Academic Year
| 8:45 - 9:15 | Morning Work |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | Morning Meeting |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | Literacy |
| 10:30 - 10:40 | Bathroom/Snack |
| 10:40 - 11:15 | Literacy and Centers |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Writing |
| 11:50 - 12:30 | Specials |
| 12:45 - 1:15 | Lunch |
| 1:15 - 2:15 | Math |
| 2:15 | Bathroom Break |
| 2:15 - 2:45 | Social Studies/Science |
| 2:45 - 3:00 | D.E.A.R. |
| 3:00 | Pack up/clean up |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Recess |
| 3:30 - 3:40 | Water/Afternoon Meeting |
| 3:40 | Dismissal |
Expectations During Lessons: While I am teaching, students are to remain in their seats. There will be many times, that students will work with a partner or around the room. However, during a lesson, students are expected to remain in their seats and pay attention.
Content Areas - Listed below you will find the ares we will be studying this year. You may follow the link to see the second grade NC Standard Course of Study objectives. NC Standard Course of Study
Reading
- Wake County uses the Houghton Mifflin reading curriculum.
- We will develop strategies and skills to read and write, comprehend text that is read, heard and viewed
- Make connections through the use of oral language, written language and media and technology.
Writing
- We will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written and visual texts
- We will develop strategies to apply grammar and language conventions to communicate effectively
Math
- Wake County Uses the Math Trailblazers curriculum.
- Number and Operations
- Measurement
- Geometry � 2D & 3D Shapes
- Data Analysis & Probability
- Algebra
Science
- Animal Life Cycle
- Changes in Weather
- Changes in Properties � solid, liquid and gas
- Sound
Social Studies
- Responsible Citizenship
- Relations between people and their governments.
- How are individuals, families and communities alike and different.
- Understand how communities change over time
- Relationships between people and geography
- Humanities dependence on the environment and natural resources.
- Economic resources within communities.
- Recognize how technology is used at home, school and in the community
Healthful Living
- Honesty, trustworthiness and respect
- Effective interpersonal communication skills
- Recognizing bullying behaviors and accessing resources for help.
- Healthy eating and physical activity
- Mature form in skipping, hopping, galloping and sliding
- Developmental movement patterns
- Movement control and balance
Computer & Technology
- Using Technology in the community
- Respecting the computer work of others
- Observing online resources
- Using electronic database to locate information
- Responsible care of resources
- Building word processing skills
- Collecting, sorting and displaying data
- Exploring multimedia tools
- Using drawing tools