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2nd Grade
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What will my child study in second grade?
Language Arts
- Understand details in fiction and nonfiction text
- Determine the main idea, lesson, or moral in fiction and nonfiction text
- Use visual images to understand and clarify text
- Compare and contrast two versions of the same story (fiction) or two texts on the same topic (nonfiction)
- Know and use grade level phonics and word analysis skills to decode words
- Read grade level text accurately and fluently
- Write stories, opinions, and informative text with a topic sentence, supporting details, and conclusion
- Use correct grammar when writing and speaking
- Use correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling in writing
Math
- Memorize addition and subtraction facts to 20
- Count, read, write and compare numbers to 1,000
- Add and subtract 2 and 3 digit numbers with and without regrouping
- Measure and estimate lengths in standard units
- Tell time on an analog clock to the nearest 5 minutes
- Count and solve word problems using dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies
- Read, create and understand picture and bar graphs
- Identify and describe the attributes of triangles, cubes, hexagons, pentagons, and quadrilaterals
Science
- Understand and use the scientific method
- Measure and record weather conditions
- Identify and describe the water cycle and types of clouds
- Identify characteristics of a solid, liquid, and gas
- Compare and contrast life cycles of insects and mammals
- Identify parts and functions of the digestive, respiratory, and circulatory systems
Social Studies
- Explain why it is important to be a responsible citizen
- Understand and explain the meanings of American symbols
- Recognize and use different types of maps and map characteristics
- Describe reasons for immigration
- Understand culture and traditions
- Explain the concept of supply and demand