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Second Grade

Second grader with their family.

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Our second grade curriculum is based on the California Common Core State Standards (CCSS), Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and St. Paul's-specific content.

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Reading & Literature

Develop reading comprehension strategies and vocabulary
Practice fluency, expression, accuracy, and decoding strategies
Predict, summarize, infer, and find the main idea in texts
Use mentor texts as models for writing
Identify non-fiction text features
Identify character traits
Build stamina with daily independent reading
Use evidence to support responses to literature

Writing & Language Arts

Writer’s Workshop model
Personal narratives,
Informational writing, poetry, and journal entries for reflection and responses to reading
Writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing
Study paragraph writing
Parts of speech, capitalization, and basic sentence punctuation
Manuscript letter formation- Handwriting Without Tears
Presentation skills through chapel presentations, publishing parties, and sharing at morning meetings

Social Studies

Mathematics

Use multiple strategies to solve problems, such as open number lines and splitting according to place value
Pose and solve word problems
Single and double-digit addition and subtraction
Place value to 1,000
Measurement: time and length
Add coins within a dollar
Geometry: shape attributes and vocabulary
Sort, graph, and interpret data

Science

Spanish

Technology

Visual Arts

Music

Physical Education

Library

Community Engaged Learning

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