Year At A Glance
August
- Spelling: Short Vowels
- Social Studies: Earth; Basic Landforms
- Science: Animal Classification
- Math: Addition Patterns (1-20); Subtraction Patterns (1-20)
- Reading: Skills Good Readers Use; Fiction/Non-fiction
- Writing: Correct Sentence Structure and Punctuation
September
- Spelling: Short Vowel (u); Vowel-Consonant-e Pattern
- Social Studies: Using An Atlas
- Science: Animal Classification
- Math: Doubles; Adding/Subtracting 9; Three addends
- Reading: Sequencing; Following Directions; Title, Author, Main Idea, Character, Setting
- Writing: Writing in sequence (First, Then, Finally)
October
- Spelling: Consonant Clusters; Words with k or ck; Double Consonants; Long a (ai or ay)
- Social Studies: Compass Rose, Borders; and Map Legends
- Science: Animal Classification and Seeds
- Math: Place Value (1-100)
- Reading: Inferences and Predictions, Legends and Plays
- Writing: Comparisons
November
- Spelling: Long e (ea or ee); Vowel Sound in Ball
- Social Studies: Equator; Tropic of cancer; Tropic of capricorn; Vlimate
- Science: Seeds
- Math: USA Coins; Money
- Reading: Identifying Cause and Effect; Tall tales
- Writing: Cause and Effect
December
- Spelling: Words with sh or ch; Words with th or wh
- Social Studies: Continents; Countries; Cities; Communities
- Science: Seeds
- Math: Time and Calendars
- Reading: Folk Tales
- Writing: Cause and Effect
March
- Spelling: Words Ending in nd,/ng /nk; Words Ending with s or es; Long o Spellings; Moon and Book Vowel sounds
- Social Studies: The First 13 States
- Science: Dinosaurs and Prehistory
- Math: Double Digit Addition
- Reading and Writing: Review Semester 1
April
- Spelling: Homophones; Words with Long i Spellings; Words with Final y (like puppy); Vowel Sound in Cow
- Social Studies: The First 13 States
- Science: Dinosaurs and Prehistory
- Math: Double Digit Subtraction
- Reading: Idioms (Amelia Bedelia)
- Writing: Writing Questions
May
- Spelling: Compound Words; Contractions; Vowel Sound in Car; Vowel Sound in Store
- Social Studies: Barter and Trade
- Science: Matter (Solids, Liquids, Gases)
- Math: Geometry and Fractions
- Reading: Context CLues
- Writing: Letter Writing
June
- Spelling: Words Ending in er; Words Ending in ed or ing
- Social Studies: Ancient China and Egypt
- Science: The Human Body
- Math: Working with Numbers to 1000
- Reading: Poetry
- Writing: Poetry
Basic Skills
- that will be reviewed over and over again during Grade 2:
Using reference materials; ABC order; Proofreading; Public speaking; Oral reading; Using Table of Contents; Index; Glossary; Dictionary; Measurement: (cm./in., liter, cups Fahrenheit and Celsius)