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WCSS Curriculum
Grade Two
The Language Arts Curriculum is divided in three areas: Speaking/Listening, Reading/Liturature, Writing/Language. This curriculum is based upon state and national standards and recommendations for the Language Arts.
Language Arts Speaking/Listening
Display basic skills necessary for oral communication- Share personal experiences and feelings through expressive language
- Convey ideas in discussions and conversations
- Tell a story with expression and emphasis
Participate effectively in classroom discussions- Respond responsibly and courteously to the remarks of others
- Summarize the main points of a discussion
- Continue to practice establishing eye contact when speaking and listening
Demonstrate the skills of listening- Value listening for a range of purposes
- Follow two step directions given orally
- Develop the listening strategies of asking questions and restating in one's own words
Practice critical thinking skills- Evaluate oral messages for:
- Accuracy
- Effectiveness
- Significance
- Ask for repetition or restatement of general explanation to clarify meaning
- Understand the importance of good communication in friendships
Language Arts Reading/Literature
Read the printed word to explore language and convey meaning- Use sound/symbol relationships and spelling patterns effectively.
- Demonstrate automaticity with grade level sight words
- Concentrate on silent, independent reading for extended periods of time.
- Recognize several characteristics of words including:
- Word families
- Alphabetical order
- Prefixes and suffixes
- Read aloud longer pieces of connected text effectively
Use effective strategies to achieve purpose in reading- Use context for predicting meaning of unfamiliar words
- Identify similarities in literature such as:
- Character types
- Plot
- Themes
- Identify the story structure.
- Reread as needed for meaning
Interact with literacy texts to achieve deep meaning- Determine the meaning of selected folklore
- Evaluate the actions and feelings of characters
- Identify main ideas and supporting details
- Self-select literature and identify a purpose for reading such as:
- Discovery
- Appreciation
- Enjoyment
Language Arts Writing/Language
Write to communicate to different audiences for a variety of purposes- Write complete sentences with subjects and paragraphs
- Begin to exemplify topic sentences resulting in unified paragraphs
- Write simple stories
Use elements of writing of language to improve written communication- Develop an awareness of how figurative language enhances writing
- Use sentence variety in constructing writing
- Write the 4 sentence types:
- Statements
- Questions
- Commands
- Exclamations
- Understand the functions of nouns, verbs, and adjectives
Plan, revise, edit and publish clear and effective writing- Use graphic organizers and other pre-writing skills to organize writing
- Identify questions and strategies for improving drafts in writing conferences with a teacher.
Our Social Studies curriculum is based upon both state and national standards for Social Studies education.
Social Studies
History- Create a timeline of important events
- Explore the significance of national and state symbols
- Know important people and events in local, state, and national history
Geography- Locate selected positions on the Earth's surface
- Describe the ways humans affect the environment
- Identify connections between the neighborhood and the parts of the world.
Economics- Identify the basic needs of people
- Understand the importance of the money system
- Distinguish between a producer and consumer
Behavioral Science- Understand the importance of belonging to a group
- Identify various expressions of cultures and values
- Describe institutions of a neighborhood, state, nation, and global society
Political Science/Citizenship- Appreciate the basic function and parts of government
- Understand the rights and responsibilities of citizens
Peace and Justice- Begin to develop skills for conflict resolution.
- Practice behaviors that help the poor
- Show respect for others' work
Our Religion curriculum focuses on the four pillars of the Catholic Church: Creedal Church, Liturgy and Sacraments, Moral Life, and Christian Prayer.
Religion
Creedal Church - Expresses belief in God as Trinity
- Tells how the church is a community of believers in Jesus Christ
- Talks about ways the Church tries to do the things Jesus did
- Knows that Baptism is a sacrament of initiation into the church
- Knows that Jesus saves us from our sins because he died for our sins.
Liturgy and Sacraments- Recognizes the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist and wants to receive him
- Recognizes Liturgy of the Word and Liturgy of the Eucharist as parts of Mass
- Celebrates the Sacrament of Reconciliation as healing forgiveness.
- Knows importance of gathering regularly with God's family at Mass to worship and ask God's forgiveness.
- Knows requirements for receiving Communion: being free from serious sin and fasting one hour prior to receiving communion.
Moral Life- Acts as Jesus would act by being loving, kind, forgiving and helpful at home, church, and in the community
- Explains consequences for making wrong choices
- Acts as a peacemaker
- Is able to examine his/her conscience in preparation for Sacrament of Penance.
- Knows that love of God is inseperable from love of neighbor.
Christian Prayer- Prays Sign of Cross, Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory to the Father, Nicene Creed, Act of Contrition.
- Knows that praying is raising one's mind and heart to God.
- Prays on a daily basis, expressing child-like trust in God and with help of Holy Spirit.
- Can tell how Bible stories demonstrate God's love.
Life Experience- Participates at school and takes responsibility for his/her own actions to be an involved member of the school community
- Appreciates family members and recognizes one's uniqueness within the family
- Experiences forgiveness in daily life
Our Math curriculum is based upon both state and national standards for Mathematics education.
Math
Number Operations and Relationships- Understand place value of ones, tens, and hundreds
- Identify and order numbers to 1,000
- Understand even and odd numbers
- Use strategies of addition and subtraction through 18.
- Add and subtract 1, 2, and 3 digit numbers with and without regrouping
- Understand fractions as equal parts of wholes
Probability and Statistics- Interpret concrete and pictorial graphs
- Predict possible outcomes in math
- Organize given data.
Geometry- Recognize similarities and differences between three-dimensional shapes
- Informally draw congruent figures.
- Identify and sort a variety of geometric shapes
Measurement- Compare and order objects by length, weight, or capacity.
- Estimate and measure length to the nearest inch, foot, centimeter, and meter
- Use and compare capacity a measure of pint, liter, half-gallon, and gallon
- Read and interpret a thermometer.
- Use digital and analog clocks to read and write time to the hour, half-hour, quarter-hour, and five minute intervals
- Represent money amounts using dollars and all coins.
Algebraic Relationships- Identify and extend number patterns.
- Solve word problems using addition and subtraction number sentences.
- Find missing numbers in + and - examples.
Our Science curriculum is based upon both state and national standards for Science education.
Science
Science Inquiry- Use past experiences and observations to make predictions.
Science and Technology- Investigate how models represent the real thing.
History and Nature of Science- Recognize that science has a historical component.
Catholic Social Teachings- Display an awareness of responsibility to others around the world.
Physical Science - Discover that white light can be split up into the colors of the rainbow.
- Relate how different kinds of vibrations cause different kinds of sounds.
- Know that sounds may be harmful to our ears.
- Know that heat can be produced in many ways.
Life Science- Explain that all living things reproduce.
- Know that plants need certain conditions to grow and survive.
- Explain different plants live in different habitats.
- Identify healthy lifestyle, habits and proper hygiene
Earth and Space Science- Know that gravity is a force that pulls objects towards Earth.
- Know the basic patterns of the movement of the sun and the moon.
- Know that stars are unevenly dispersed and of unequal brightness.
- Identify the layers of the Earth.
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