ELA/Writing
Unit Topics
- Reading Foundational Skills
- Literature
- Informational Text
- Writing
- Language
- Listening and Speaking
Math
Unit Topics
- Math Facts to 20
- count and skip count (by 5's 10's 100's) within 1,000
- Add and subtract within 1,000 using concrete models
- Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve word problems
- Measuring in inches, feet, cm, and meters
- Telling Time to the nearest 5 minutes
- Solving word problems involving money
- Using bar graphs for data
- Shapes and their attributes
- Partitioning regular shapes as an introduction to fractions.
Science/Outdoor Education
Unit Topics
- Erosion
- Matter
- Interdependence of plants and animals (communities in nature)
We will teach a Social Studies unit, then a Science unit and then back to Social Studies, etc.
All curriculum areas will be addressed as appropriate in the outdoor classroom, including math, ELA, and writing.
Social Studies
Unit Topics
- Community/Civics
- Community Holidays/Economics
- Community (Rye) History
- Community (Rye) Geography
As you can see, Social Studies in Second Grade is focused on what it means to be a community, and specifically our local community of Rye. We hope to utilize local resources as we explore our amazing town in many different ways.