2nd Grade Standard Course of Study
Language Arts
Competency Goal 1: The learner will develop and apply enabling strategies and skills to read and write.
1.04 Apply knowledge of all sources of information (meaning, language, graphophonics) to read a new text silently and independently.
Competency goal 2: The learner will develop and apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
2.02-Use text for a variety of functions, including literary, informational and practical.
2.04- Pose possible how, why and what if questions to understand and/or interpret text.
2.06 Recall facts and details from a text.
Competency Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
3.03 Explain and describe new concepts and information in own words.
3.05 Locate and discuss examples of an authors use of:
*use of paragraphs in text and the effects on the reader
Competency Goal 5: The learner will apply grammar and language conventions to communicate effectively.
5.01 Spell correctly using:
Previously studied words
spelling patterns
analysis of sounds to represent all the sounds in a word in ones own writing.
5.02 Attend to spelling, mechanics, and format for final products in one’s own writing.
Science
Competency 2: The learner will build an understanding of the changes in weather.
2.01 Describe weather by measurable quantities:
Temperature
Wind direction
Wind speed
Social Studies
Competency goal 1: The learner will identify and exhibit qualities of responsible citizenship in the classroom, school and other social environments
1.04 Identify responsible courses of action in given situations and assess the consequences of irresponsible behavior
Competency Goal 3: The learner will analyze how individuals, families and communities are alike and different
3.01 Compare similarities and differences between oneself and others
3.03 Compare similarities and differences among cultures in various communities