SECOND GRADE CURRICULUM
| Week | Content | Activity | Assessment |
| Opening week | Aug. 19-22 | ||
| Gr. 1 | |||
| Religion | "Beginnings" Begin reading from Old Testament | teacher read | |
| Reading | introduce, make name plate for hall | ||
| Prairie | Little House in Big Woods | introduce | |
| Vocabulary | words | look at shapes | able to fill in shapes |
| Language | write/draw about self | snowball fight, play sparkle | School Bells booklet |
| Phonics | Rock -n-learn # 1,2,3 short vowel sounds | ||
| Social/Science | Self | Picture of Me | paper |
| Math | First grade review of Numeration, Algebraic reasoning + operations, facts to 10 | ||
| Technology | www.mathfactcafe.com, | flashcards w/mix review | |
| Week # 1 | Aug. 25-Aug. 29 | ||
| Gr. 1 | "We Meet God" 23rd St. Rose of Lima 25th St. Louis IX, 27th St. Monica, 28th St. Augustine, 29th John the Baptist | meet & greet, video on St. John, begin reading New Testament which goes with Friday's Gospel | |
| Religion | "Beginnings" , read from Old Testament Holy Family | bring family picture, go around school & look for statues | |
| Reading | Franny and Ginny + Daddy could I have an Elephant, realistic fiction | choral read, read w/partner | worksheets |
| Prairie | State of Wisconsin, make butter, paper log cabin | ||
| Vocabulary | application, recognition, word shapes | worksheets | one on one flashcards |
| Language | why we speak, predicting, plot, antonyms (1) | PNP 1 | worksheet |
| Phonics | short vowels, blends, initial consonants, final double consonants, Rock -n-learn #5,6 | on tape | following along/participation |
| Social/Science | Bicycle/Vehicle Safety | discussion, United Streaming | |
| Math | Review of statistics, place value, money, time + fact families to 11 | begin timed tests | |
| Technology | www.mathfactcafe.com | flashcards | |
| Week # 2 | Sept. 2-5 Labor Day-Monday | ||
| Gr. 1 | "We Meet God" | something made by family & picture of something made by God | put together a class collage of things God made |
| Religion | "A World of Signs", read from Old Testament, 8th Birth of Mary | discuss that bad words, pictures, actions are not signs of God | |
| Reading | Wobbly People/ Poppleton, word recognition + fluency | rereading | |
| Vocabulary | able to read/understand | guess my word | able to apply |
| Prairie | read Ch. 3 | teacher read | |
| Language | listen for purpose, character descriptions, Sentence Types (2) | discuss in basal & leveled readers | PNP 2 workbook |
| Phonics | short vowels, final consonant blends, Rock-n-learn #7,8,9,10,11 Practice with beginning consonants, digraphs | follow along on tape | |
| Social/Science | People live in many places | look at continent & state shapes | |
| Math | begin Ch. 1 | strategies | home math page each week + regular workbook |
| Technology | look at shapes of continents | ||
| Week # 3 | Sept.8-12 | ||
| Gr. 1 | "Gifts from God", 15th Our Lady of Sorrows | ||
| Religion | "God's Promise is Forever", read from Old Testament | ||
| Reading | The Workers and Tools, Author's purpose, read aloud for voice changes, illustration-photography | word recognition | Fluency First Program |
| Prairie | Ch. 4 " Christmas" | teacher read | |
| Vocabulary | learn to read & understand | play WORDO | |
| Language | write about a picture, predicates, contractions (3) | ||
| Phonics | long vowels w/final e, initial consonant digraphs ch, sh, short vowels, Rock-n-learn #12,13,14,15 special sounds of c,g,qu, x, long a, ai, ay,e,ee,ea, i, ie, y, o,oa,oe,ol,ow | on tape | follow along & participate |
| Social/Science | Continents | maps, puzzles | ability to label a blank map |
| Math | making 10, doubles, D+1, D-1, adding 3 & 4 numbers | wkbk 15-24 | progress check p,25,26 |
| Technology | www.weeklyreader.com/links, grade 2, Johnny Appleseed story + quiz, games & puzzles | ||
| Week # 4 | Sept. 5-19 | ||
| Gr. 1 | "We Care", 21st St. Matthew | ||
| Religion | "We Celebrate Mary: Saying Yes", read from Old Testament | ||
| Reading | The Green Leaf Club News and Three Little Bikers, setting, polite listener, reading with expression | ||
| Prairie | |||
| Vocabulary | w question words | ||
| Language | sequencing, write a riddle, Onomatopoeia, Capital Letters (4) | ||
| Phonics | long e, ee, ea, consonant digraphs, Rock-n-learn #16 consonant-vowel-consonant words | ||
| Soc. St. | Neighborhoods & Communities - People & Places | Text 14-34 | make a milk carton building |
| Math | Number Sense: comparing, less/greater than, addition strategies + fact families to 12 | ||
| Technology | www.auntlee.com typing skills | ||
| Week # 5 | Sept. 22-26 | ||
| Gr. 1 | "We Celebrate Mary: Mother of God", 27th St. Vincent DePaul, 29th ArchAngels 1st St. Therese "Little Flower" | ||
| Religion | "The Father of Jesus", read from Old Testament | ||
| Reading | House Repair and The Surprise, drawing conclusions | ||
| Prairie | Make log cabin | ||
| Vocabulary | |||
| Language | story sequencing, commands and exclamations, story about me with writing process, Plurals (5) | ||
| Phonics | long e: e, y, inflected ed ending, review final consonant digraphs, Rock-n-learn #6 words ending in ll, ss, ff | ||
| Soc. St. | Looking at pictures - text p.22 Rules and Laws T72-76 | ||
| Science | Personal hygiene - born and/or choose group to be in - effects of environment & change, Text A40-A68 | ||
| Math | Number Sense: three addends, related facts, subtraction strategies, fact families to 13 | ||
| Technology | |||
| Week # 6 | Sept. 29-Oct.3 | ||
| Gr. 1 | "A Loving Father" 2nd Guardian Angels 4th St. Francis of Assissi 7th Our Lady of the Rosary | ||
| Religion | "God Gives Us Life" Read from Bible | ||
| Reading | Unit 1 test Poetry The Ugly Ducking Duck partner read point of view | ||
| Prairie | |||
| Vocabulary | review words orally and through application | ||
| Language | compare and contrast giving directions write about a story nouns (6) | ||
| Phonics | long a, ai, ay, inflected endings es, ing, s, ed , long e, y Rock-n-learn #7 plural s and ending s | ||
| Soc. St. | Christopher Columbus - text p.278 | ||
| Science | Fire & Burn Prevention | ||
| Math | Number Sense: missing addends, problem solving, review & test, fact families to 13 | ||
| Technology | |||
| Week # 7 | Oct. 6-10 | ||
| Gr. 1 | "The Son of God" 13th Our Lady of Fatima 15th St. Teresa of Avila 16th St. Margaret Mary | ||
| Religion | "The Holy Spirit Is With Us" read from Bible | ||
| Reading | Eye Spy Seeing graphic sources monitoring self expository nonfiction | ||
| Prairie | |||
| Vocabulary | |||
| Language | making introductions, write a class story synonyms(7) Giving a Title | ||
| Phonics | long I, igh, y, ie, middle consonants Rock-n-learn #8 & 9 Ending consonant blends | ||
| Soc. St. | Understanding Day and Night - text p.166 shadows | ||
| Science | Eye Health | ||
| Math | Diagnostic Indicator for Ch.2, Place Value: charting, tens/ones, fact families to 14 | ||
| Technology | |||
| Week # 8 | Oct.13-17 | ||
| Gr. 1 | "The Holy Spirit" 18th St. Luke 19th St. Isaac, Jogues & Companions | ||
| Religion | "Jesus Shows Us How to Love" Old Testament | ||
| Reading | Furry Mouse Two Mice drawing conclusions listening for music repetition | ||
| Prairie | |||
| Vocabulary | |||
| Language | compare & contrast, pausing for punctuation Pronouns(8) | ||
| Phonics | r-controlled vowels, plurals Rock-n-learn #10 & 11 Beginning consonant blends + three letter blends | ||
| Soc. St. | People Live in Many Places - text p.154 | ||
| Science | Habitats - text B2-B36 | ||
| Math | Place Value: number words to ninety-nine, expanded form, compare, fact families to 14 | ||
| Technology | |||
| Week # 9 | Oct. 20-24 | ||
| Gr. 1 | "Jesus and His Family" | ||
| Religion | "Jesus Feeds Us" Read from Bible | ||
| Reading | The Old Gollywampus Snakes graphic sources dramatizing as reads expository nonfiction | ||
| Prairie | |||
| Vocabulary | |||
| Language | classify, using props, organizing information read write a snake story | ||
| Phonics | long o, oa, ow, oe Rock-n-learn #12 consonant digraphs & trigraphs | ||
| Soc. St. | Map skills | ||
| Science | Habitats - text B38-B60 | ||
| Math | Place Value: odd/even, counting patterns, skip counting, graphing, fact families to 15 | ||
| Technology | snake tongue twister with pictures on power point | ||
| Week # 10 | Oct. 27-31 | ||
| Gr. 1 | "Jesus Teaches" 1st All Saints 2nd All Souls 3rd St. Martin De Porres | ||
| Religion | "Jesus Forgives Us" Bible | ||
| Reading | Spiders Up Close Anansi and the Melon drawing conclusions read with partner dialogue | ||
| Prairie | |||
| Vocabulary | |||
| Language | sequencing, giving a description quotation marks (10) | ||
| Phonics | ce, ge, se endings, possessive nouns Rock-n-learn #13, 14, 15 silent e | ||
| Soc. St. | Learning About the Past - text p.198 | ||
| Science | Insects | ||
| Math | Place Value: rounding to ten, number patterns, technology, problem solving, review + test, fact families to 15 | ||
| Technology | |||
| Week # 11 | Nov.3-7 | ||
| Gr. 1 | "New Life" 11th St. Martin of Tours 13th St. Frances Xavier Cabrini | ||
| Religion | "We Celebrate Advent" Bible | ||
| Reading | Unit 2 test + Poetry How I Beat the Giants Play Ball summarizing realistic fiction | ||
| Prairie | |||
| Vocabulary | |||
| Language | unfamiliar words, write narrative paragraph suffixes ed, er, est (11) | ||
| Phonics | vowel diphthongs ou, ow , possessives Rock-n-learn #16 Fun quiz | ||
| Soc. St. | The First Americans - text p.202 11th Veterans Day | ||
| Science | Insects | ||
| Math | Ch. 3 Diagnostic Indicator, Addition & Subtraction: facts review fact famiilies to 16 | ||
| Technology | |||
| Week # 12 | Nov. 10-14 | ||
| Gr. 1 | "We Celebrate Advent" 17th St. Elizabeth of Hungary | ||
| Religion | "The Church Is a Community Bible |