Second Grade Objectives

So excited to get this school year moving. What a summer it has been. One change for the coming year will be that I'll be planning out our lessons for approximately 2 months at a time with a planned break in between each term, making for a year-round school year. These are the goals I've come up with for this new year.

Writing

• Write legibly with ease, cursive
• To be able to write a paragraph of approximately 3-4 sentences with a clear central idea, having gone through the stages of writing using multiple drafts.
• Comfortably write letters to at least 3 correspondents throughout the year
• Use correct punctuation 
• Practice different types of writing: poetry, information, stories

Reading and Comprehension

• Become comfortable with reading aloud 15 minutes each day.
• Begin reading cursive writing with ease
• Narration of all chapter books read throughout the year 
• Create an ongoing vocabulary list discovered through independent reading to look up independently in dictionary
• Identify root words

Listening and Speaking

• Good listening skills are being practiced when engaging others.
• Responses are appropriate and articulate
• Execute 2 opportunities during the year for public speaking
• Weekly memorization work 
• Know when to ask for help

Mathematics

• Have an understanding of fractions in relation to a whole, algebra and variables
• Understand numbers 1-100 and their place in the number line, number sense and operations
• Tell analog time
• Be able to describe the differences between shapes
• Demonstrate knowledge of various units of measurement and statistics by collecting and analyzing data

History/Geography

• Be able to recognize our state and country on the map
• Have an understanding compass, map navigation
• Complete timeline from 400A.D. through 1600A.D.
• Be able to give a summarized narration of the Middle Ages and state key figures during this time period

Science

• Record and recognize day to day and seasonal weather patterns
• Formulate Hypotheses

Other areas of focus:

• Grammar
• Latin
• Spelling
• Art
• Music

Extra Curricular 

• Gymnastics
• Tennis
• Swimming