Welcome to Second Grade

Curriculum Night!

Piney Grove Elementary School

What to expect in Math?

• Memorize Addition/Subtraction Facts - fluently• Problem Solving (word problems)• Regrouping 3 digit addition and subtraction• Fractions• Telling Time to the 5 minutes• Graphing – Pictographs and reading graphs • Venn Diagrams • Patterns (shapes, #, constant and growing #’s)• Number Sense and Place Value• -www.firstinmath.com – great practice and

enrichment

Science & Social Studies

• Science and Social Studies will be a graded subject on the report card this year.

• Big Topics in Science– Changes in Matter– Sound– Weather– Life Cycles

• Big Topics in Social Studies– Citizenship– Communities– Kenya– Japan

Reading is…Comprehension, Accuracy & Fluency

Comprehension-Students understand what they readAccuracy-Students can read the words correctly.-Word StudyFluency-Students can accurately read, with expression and

understand what they read.

Reading at SchoolShared Reading -whole class with second grade level textGuided Reading-small group, leveled books, students are taught at their

instructional levelRead Aloud-we are expanding vocabulary, increasing book language, making

connections between texts, modeling reading strategiesSilent Reading-students read by themselvesPartner Reading-students read with a partner

Fiction & Nonfiction

Fiction Text:-Characters -Problem -Author’s Message

-Setting -Solution -Connections to other literature-Major Events

Nonfiction Text:-Main Idea -Summarize

-Organization of Text -Author’s Message- Remember Key Vocabulary -Connections to other literature

How can I help my child read?

Don’t let your child get frustrated!

-Be positive-Choose the “just right book”-Read aloud to your child-Sing songs (be sure to have a copy of the lyrics)-You read a page, your child reads the same page-Reread books-Paired Reading (The Fluent Reader, Rasinski, 2003)

*Reading is just like sports. You have to practice a lot to be successful.

Word Study Strategies• Picture Sorts- putting pictures into category columns by initial

sounds, consonant blends or digraphs, rhyming families, or vowel sounds

• Word Sorts- putting word cards into category columns based on sound and/ or spelling pattern

• Writing Sorts- writing words in columns according to the word’s consonant or vowel sound and/ or spelling pattern

• Word Hunts- hunting for words in books and their writing that contain the same sounds and/ or spelling patterns in the words they are studying

Developing (Level 3: at grade level for the first quarter; Level 2: below grade level beginning the second quarter)

-composes several sentences related to a topic-begins to expand oral language to formal and literary language-uses some details which may be in a list-like form -writes many high frequency words correctly-uses temporary spelling which can be read by others-consistently uses spacing, capital letters, and end punctuation

Independent (Level 4: above grade level)-writes with clear organization, sense of audience, and sense

of story that enables reader to visualize the story-connects related ideas smoothly and logically using

transitional words/ phrases most of the time-expresses several ideas to add details and elaboration most

of the time-uses vocabulary, ideas, and language from experiences and

books-uses varied sentence patterns and lengths that develop and

extend the topic-writes most words correctly with standard punctuation,

capitalization, and sentence fluency-uses paragraphs consistently and appropriately

Celebration for Success

•Replaces Panda Pride•Will take place at school in the morning –not at

night

Reading Accomplishments-four students per quarter

Math Accomplishments-four students per quarter

Perfect AttendanceGood Citizens

What do 3rd Grade teachers expect?

Math-Addition/Subtraction Facts-memorized (know them by memory)-Practice multiplication facts 1-5

Writing-Use complete sentences (nouns & verbs)-Capital letters at the beginning of sentences- Capitalize Proper Nouns-Correct punctuation at the end of sentences

Be Independent Workers-Write down homework assignments in agenda-Homework is their responsibility-Walk to class and unpack their own back pack-Stay in seats and raise hands

Other Information

• A computer is available in Room 301 for parents to use.

Questions?