Grade 2 Curriulum - Trimester 1

Social Studies

• Demonstrates mapping skills using maps and globes
• Understands the economic needs of communities

Math

• Proficient with addition and subtraction facts up to 20
• Solves addition and subtraction number stories; describe strategies used
• Skip counts by 2s, 5s, 10s, 25s, and 100s up to at least 1000
• Identifies part of day, day of week, and months, uses calendar to identify date
• Accurately uses money and calculates change
• Tells time on analog clock

Science

• Use inquiry skills to explore the life cycle of a frog
• Use inquiry skills to explore animal adaptations
• Continue to develop understanding of human impact on the environment

ELA

• Uses letter-sound knowledge to decode new words
• Reads at grade level
• Reads fluently at his/her level
  Comprehends text at his/her level
• Understands new vocabulary
• Writes with focus, organization and detail
• Uses appropriate English conventions