CURRICULUM MEETING

SECOND GRADE

HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL

SEPTEMBER 29TH AT 8:00 AM

JAMIE CHAMPERS, CHERYL STRICKLAND, MEREDITH CROWE AND NICI ESCH

READING

• Reading Comprehension

• Structural analysis

• Word meaning

• Genres (fiction, nonfiction, mystery, fables, folklore, myths, poetry)

• Capitalization and punctuation

• Parts of Speech

• Spelling

• Study skills

SCIENCE ---- STEMSCOPES (RICE UNIVERSITY)

• Life science

• Life cycle of living organisms

• Skeletal system

• Earth Science

• Water cycle

• Volcanoes

• Physical Science

• Magnetism

• Simple Mashines

SCIENCE

• Space Science

• Solar Systems

• Scientific Method and Measurement

• Inventors and scientific history

SOCIAL STUDIES ------ SOCIAL STUDIES ALIVE• Map Skills

• Continents and Oceans

• Landforms and bodies of water

• Civilizations (Greece, Egypt)

• Exploring Communities

• Exploring County State & Country

• Economics (needs and wants)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

• Exploring Communities

• Vocabulary

• Cultural Awareness

• Nouns

• Verbs

• Describing words

• Transportation

• Commands

• Foods

TECHNOLOGY

• PowerPoint

• Prezi's

• Multimedia skills

• Use a draw/paint program

• Create a slide show

• Creates a document in publisher

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

• Racing

• Sportsman ship

• Athletic discipline

• Competition

• Following Rules in Sports

• Introduction to new games

MATH - ENVISION

• Theme based Learning

• Place value

• Algebra

• Chance and probability

• Money

• Time

• Fractions

• Decimals