WELCOME TO

SECOND GRADE

Mrs.Ruby Liu

rliu@arlington.k12.ma.us Twitter: @msliugrade2

http://mrsliusecondgrade.weebly.com

“Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere”

LanguageArts

ReadingReadersWorkshop

• WholeGroupInstruction• Fictionandnonfictiontext• Readingresponsewriting• ReadtoSelf• ReadtoSomeone• WorkonWriting• WordWork• ListeningtoReading/RAZKids/iPad/ScholasticNews• Studentschoosetoworkontwo/threewhileteacherworkswithsmallreadinggroupsandconferenceswithchildren

• Buildsindependence

Fundations

• Dailywholegroupinstruction• Handsonactivitiestoteachphonicsandspelling• Weeklytrickwordsintroducedandaddedtowordwall• Bi-weeklyunitteststoassessunderstandingofspellingconceptstaught

WritingWriter’sWorkshop:LucyCalkins

• Studentswriteinavarietyofgenresincludingpersonalnarrative(smallmoments,opinionwriting,informationalwriting,andpoetry

• Studentsusethewritingprocess:brainstorm,draft,revise/edit,publishandshare

MathTERCInvestigations• Studentsspendtimeexploringproblemsindepth• Studentsdeveloptheirabilitiestoreasonmathematically(toexplain,justify,makeconjecturesandgeneralize)

• Studentsdeveloptheirownstrategiesandapproaches• Workinavarietyofgroupings(individually,pairs,smallgroups,wholeclass)• Studentsexploremathematicsintheirenvironmentandmakeconnections

MathFacts• Additionfacts0-20• Subtractionfacts0-18• Homereinforcementandpractice• Playavarietyofnumbersensegames• Placevalue Money

• Coinidentificationandvalue• Addingcoinsanddollars

Time• Hour,halfhour,quarterhour• Analoganddigitaltime• Calendar-monthsofyear,daysoftheweek

Measurement• Linearmeasurement

DataAnalysis• Picturegraphs• Bargraphs• Plotgraphs• Piegraphs• Linegraphs

Geometry• ExploringandIdentifyingShapes• 2D3DGeometry• Fractions

SocialStudiesGeography• Nameandlocatecontinents• Nameandlocateoceans• Directionsonacompassrose• Basicmapskills• Importantlandmarks

TeosinteandJapan• Arlingtonsisterschools• Geographicalfeatures• Culture• Homeandschoollife• Artsandcrafts• ComparingandcontrastingTeosinteandJapan

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Science

• PhysicalScience:SolidsandLiquids

• EarthScience:Pebbles,SandandSilt

• LifeScience:Insects

TheGreatBodyShop

TheGreatBodyShopisanexciting,comprehensivehealtheducationandsubstanceabusepreventionprogram.Thefollowingarethesecondgradesequenceofunits:

• Let’sStaySafe• Howyouthink• TheWideWorldofFood• YourHeart,SmallbutStrong• WhenIFeelAfraid• Babies…andHowyouGrew• DrugsareDangerous• Germs!TheyMakeYouSick• MeandMySkin• MusclesinMotion

OpenCircleOpenCircleisacomprehensivesocialcompetencyprogramthatsupportselementaryschoolchildrenindevelopingthesocialandemotionalskillsneededtobegoodlearnersandtoformhealthy,positiverelationshipswithpeople.LessonTopicsinclude:

• Beingagoodlistener• Includingoneanother• Cooperating• Whentotellaresponsibleadultandwhentohandleasituationyourself• Teasing• Recognizingdifferences• Gettingcalm• Problemsolving

Thegoaloftheselessonsistocreateacooperativeclassroomenvironmentandtogivechildrentheskillstheyneedtosolveinterpersonalproblemsandtobuildpositiverelationships.