Mrs Portz's Second Grade Standards

ENGLISH / LANGUAGE ARTS

USE EFFECTIVE READING STRATEGIES

- word structures to decode
- understand sentence boundaries
- use title, headings to aid comprehension
- use self correction strategies
- read aloud with fluency

READ, INTERPRET, ANALYZE LITERATURE

- read variety literary / nonliterary
- know favorite books / stories
- make inferences events / outcome
- know basic story elements
- connect stories to own life

LOCATE, AND USE INFORMATION AND A VARIETY OF MATERIAL'S

- generate questions of personal interest.
- use dictionaries / indexes for information
- use guide words to locate
- use variety of books for information
- fiction / nonfiction library organization

USE STRATEGIES OF THE WRITING PROCESS TO WRITE FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES AND AUDIENCES.

- select topic for writing
- variety of writing formats
- write to entertain / inform
- use prewriting strategies
- organize writing - beginning, middle, end
- strategies to revise writing
- edit writing
- strategies to produce a piece of writing , legible handwriting
- evaluate own and others' writing

KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE NATURE, GRAMMAR, AND VARIATIONS OF AMERICAN ENGLISH

- basic conventions of capitalization - punctuation
- basic rules for spelling
- use variety of parts of speech
- use declarative / interrogative sentences

STUDENTS WILL SPEAK AND LISTEN FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES

- speak for different purposes
- use different voice level, phrasing for different situations
- strategies to contribute - discussions
- oral communication to clarify understanding of a topic
listen / respond to oral directions

MATHEMATICS

USE MANY PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES

- discussions to understand problems
- verify results
- explain to others how to solve problems
-make organized lists or tables of information

APPLY CONCEPTS OF NUMBERS

- counting numbers 0-1000
- different representations of numbers
- read and write numbers 0-1000
- methods to compare and order whole numbers
- representations of fractions
- understand the concept of place value
- Understand that a number is a symbol

USE PROCEDURES FOR COMPUTATION

- addition and subtraction facts to 18
- use estimation strategies
- methods to solve addition and subtraction two digit numbers
- solve real-world problems
- commutative and associative properties

APPLY CONCEPTS OF MEASUREMENT

- estimate and measure length, weight, and cap
- months of year, and time measures
- tell time to quarter hour

APPLY CONCEPTS OF GEOMETRY

- similarities and different of solid figures
- figure symmetry
- shapes combine and separate for new

APPLY CONCEPTS OF PROBABILITY
- likely/unlikely outcomes
- predictions based on known information

APPLY PROPERTIES OF ALGEBRA
-extend variety of patterns
-rule of wide variety of patterns

SCIENCE

EARTH'S FEATURES AND PROCESSES
-fossils-remains of living things
-earth materials have different chemical and physical properties

EARTH'S PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE
-basic patterns of sun and moon

CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS
-plants and animals adapt to their environment

KNOW STRUCTURE AND PROPERTY OF MATTER
-physical changes to matter can change some of their properties

ENERGY TYPES, SOURCES, AND CONVERSION
-Sun supplies heat and light to Earth

UNDERSTAND SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
-understand scientific resources
-tools can be used to gather information

KNOWS RELATIONSHIP TO SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY/SOCIETY
-many people contribute to science and technology throughout history

SOCIAL STUDIES

LOCATION OF PLACES AND GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES
-plot locations on a map with a grid
-construct neighborhood maps
-use atlas, charts, maps for information
-locate continents, oceans, and U.S. features

LOCAL AND WISCONSIN HISTORY AND ITS CHANGES
-cultural similarities and differences now and in the past
-ways that people share beliefs
-changes in community life
-construct picture lines

PRINCIPLES OF U.S. GOVERNMENT
-groups develop and change rules
-behaviors promote and/or hinder cooperation
-individuals have responsibilities to family, peers, and the community

UNDERSTAND ECONOMIC CONCEPTS
-understand the role of money, banking, and savings in everyday life
-good and services satisfy wants

FORCES AFFECT HUMAN BEHAVIOR
-individual has group responsibilities
-institutions contribute to the well being of humans
-interactions influence behavior
-values and beliefs differ in groups and institutions