Language Arts

A balanced approach to literacy instruction that uses multiple materials in varied settings for skills development in these areas: Writer’s Workshop

• Guided Reading
• Phonics
• Read Alouds
• Journal Writing
• Poetry
• Spelling

Math

The Mimosa, “Growing with Mathematics” is the foundation for a program that makes wide use of manipulatives to develop concepts and skills in these areas:   

• Computation
• Reasoning
• Problem Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Prediction
• Mathematics in daily life
• Communication

Science

The nature and history of earth, space, and physical sciences as well as an understanding of like processes, environment, and technology is explored through the study of these units:

• Our Big Wet World: oceanography, habitats, bodies of water
• Cycles: solar system, days of the week, months, plants, animals, seasons
• Physics: movement

Social Studies

An understanding of who we are as members of a community and the United States is developed through the study of:

• Society-community
• Government-U.S. constitution, government structures
• Economics-consumers & producers, wants and needs
• Geography-mapping skills
• Environment- Earth Day, recycling

Special Areas

• Art
• Music
• Physical Education
• Library

Health

The following areas of study are included in a comprehensive integrated program:        

• Safety
• First Aid
• Personal Health
• Nutrition

Technology

Students will be reintroduced to computers and work with simple programs, which enhance classroom curriculum.

Grade 2 Curriculum Links

A good internet search engine for students...

Math Practice

• AAA Math lots of activities on many topics from which to choose
  
• Blackboard Math
  
• Brain Teasers - from Houghton Mifflin
  
• Change Maker - two levels
  
• Changing Colors - think hard
  
• Compare It  Choose your appropriate level
  
• Counting Game,The - match the number
  
• Cuisenaire Rods Math Activity
  
• Feeding Time - match the clock face with the digital numbers
  
• Graphing Made Easy : Make your own graphs
  
• Hidden Picture - Addition - check your addition facts
  
• Hidden Picture - Subtraction - check your skill
  
• Houghton Mifflin- Drill Math Practice
  
• Interactive Mathematics
  
• Joe the Dragon: Math and More
  
• Math Advantage - match different ways to tell the same time
  
• Math Baseball - choose your level and score
  
• Math Brain: Leveled Fun
  
• Math Grade 2: Many Activities from MacMillian/ Mc Graw Hill
  
• Math Matching - match equivalent amounts of money
  
• Money 
  
• Money Flash Card - hard practice
  
• Monster Crunch
  
• National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - many excellent choices
  
• Prongo's Math Addition Baseball Easy, Medium and Hard 
  
• Pattern Blocks   
  
• Snakes and Ladders Try it with a Partner
  
• Space Shuttle Launch
  
• Save the Math Apples
  
• Telling Time
  
• Willy the Watch Dog: Time

Oceans

• Animals of the Sea
• Fish Dance
• Majestic Presence: Photographs
• Kids Pictures of Whales
• Virtual Fishtank
• Whale Fun
• Whale sound
• Zoom:  All About Whales
• Teacher Talk: Whales
• Teacher Talk: Echo Location:  Kinesthetic Activity

State Research

• Animals of the Sea
• Fish Dance
• Majestic Presence: Photographs
• Kids Pictures of Whales
• Virtual Fishtank
• Whale Fun
• Whale sound
• Zoom:  All About Whales
• Teacher Talk: Whales
• Teacher Talk: Echo Location:  Kinesthetic Activity

U.S. Government

• Ben's (Franklin) Page
• Star Spangled Banner
• Air Force Junior Page
• The Whitehouse Kids Page
• The US Senate: CT Facts

World Cultures

• PBS: Words of  the World
• Musical Lanterns from China
• Cultural Site
• Sagwa the Cat
• Teacher Talk: World Culture
• China: Pictures from Words

Community

• Community Club
• Code Rover
• Following Directions Cards
• Safety Adventure 

Regions and Maps

• Teacher Talk: Make A Map
• Teacher Talk: Flat Stanley
• Teacher Talk: Gingerbread Baby
• Teacher Talk: Cities, suburbs or Country
• Teacher Talk:  Map Adventures
• USGS Animated Regional Map of US
• Teacher talk: Sylvester Lesson
• Teacher Talk: Apple Unit
• Teacher Talk: Regional Climates
• Teacher Talk: Lessons Place the State

Language Arts

• BBC Magic Key
• BBC Poem Pack: Reading Activities
• Dragonfly Magazine
  Enchanted Learning for Writing
• Elementary Library:  Stories
  Houghton Mifflin: Spelling
• Mrs. Perkins Dolch Words
• Patti's Electronic Classroom
• PBS: Let the games begin
• PBS: Bernstein Bears
• Starwords:  Choose level 2 or 3
• Starfall Reading
• Seussville
• Year 2 Phonics Games
• Teacher Talk: Grade 2 Dolch Sight Words
• Teacher Talk: Read Across America
• Stationery for Older Writers
• Vocabulary Pinball