Primary School, Kindergarten-Second Grade at Lyman Campus
Grade 2 Curriculum At-a-Glance Second Grade girls make big leaps in every area of the curriculum, taking their preparation from Kindergarten and First Grade to new heights. Throughout the year, girls have opportunities for longer experiential learning experiences at our Butler Campus and in the Cleveland community. In the fall, girls spend a week learning about the Eastern Woodlands at Butler, discovering how people used local natural resources to survive. They spend several days at Lake Erie in the spring to learn about this treasure. Through these experiences, girls learn to think critically about how a community best uses and protects its resources. Literacy:
Mathematics:
• Continue skill development in decoding, vocabulary, fluency and spelling through Fundations
• Explore place value and addition and subtraction in numbers to 1,000 in standard, word and expanded forms
• Discover a variety of genres including fiction, non-fiction, mystery, biography and legends
• Investigate fractions
• Participate in daily literature groups
• Develop skills in comparing and ordering numbers, mental math strategies, data analysis, measurement and time
• Study the elements of a story: plot, characterization, setting and theme
• Explore pre-multiplication concepts, including repeated addition and arrays
• Develop strategies to enhance comprehension
• Explore money through the decimal point
• Uncover personal connections to texts
• Solve real-world problems using concrete, pictorial and symbolic models
• Engage in writing for a variety of purposes • Examine mentor texts for inspiration in writing projects • Introduce cursive handwriting and strengthen handwriting skills
• Develop an algebraic foundation with patterns, properties, functional relationships and equations • Acquire skills in reasoning and writing proofs through geometric study
Social Studies:
• Strengthen mathematical communication through connections and representation
• Use tools to develop geographic awareness • Introduce and discuss ideas of stereotypes and representations of indigenous peoples • Compare and contrast indigenous cultures of North America • Study the exchange of cultures between tribes and European settlers • Explore the ownership and use of land • Examine conflict, consequences, reform and change • Investigate the human impact on Lake Erie and Cleveland over time
Science: • Engage in scientific inquiry: posing questions, predicting, observing, collecting and analyzing data • Conduct field investigations at the Butler Campus • Explore habitats, specifically those of spiders and insects, with a particular focus on honeybees
• Participate in service learning experiences at Lake Erie beaches
• Study the ecology of the Hawaiian Islands, the wildlife and savanna of Kenya, the rainforest, the Sonoran Desert and the polar regions
• Foster creativity through role-play and the integration of music, dance and art
• Investigate units on agricultural engineering, botany, gardening, nutrition and fighting germs (creating healthy habits) • Participate in outdoor experiential education–Learning at Butler Days and seasonal gardening
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