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Trimester Information for Second Grade
LANGUAGE ARTS GOALS FOR STUDENTS:
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Capitalize
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Punctuate
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Write creatively
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Use standard grammar and
sentence structure
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Practice penmanship
according to the standard used in class
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Spell vocabulary as
assigned by the teacher
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Practice dictionary skills
READING
GOALS FOR STUDENTS:
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Isolate main idea
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Predict outcomes
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State main idea and
supporting details
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Infer main idea from at
least two sentences
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Sequence events with
signal words
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Recall ideas from
cues/context
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Respond to signal word
clues
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Isolate and name
consonants in any location in a word
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Use vocabulary
MATHEMATICS GOALS FOR STUDENTS:
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Read, write, identify and
count cardinal numbers and ordinal numbers to increasing Levels
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Add facts
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Subtract facts
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Group and regroup in
addition and subtraction
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Explore multiplication
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Explore nature and use of
fractions
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Solve problems involving
amounts of money and time
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Routinely use critical
thinking skills to explore and solve problems
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Collect data
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Graph data
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Classify data
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Tally information
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Predict outcomes
SCIENCE GOALS FOR STUDENT:
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Investigate properties of
plant and animal life
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Examine the nature and
properties of weather, seasons, magnets and sounds
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Explore characteristics of
earth’s environment
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Explore and test
hypotheses regarding dinosaurs and extinction
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Use a range of
conventional and unconventional measures to assess
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Weight, size, width, depth
and other properties requiring measurement
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Determine the relationship
between nutrition and well-being
SOCIAL STUDIES GOALS FOR STUDENT:
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Explore and value
diversity and equity
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Explore similarities and
differences within our community
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Explore similarities and
differences between and among communities around the world
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Establish characteristics
of rural, suburban and urban communities
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Explore the relationship
between working and meeting wants and needs
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Construct laws and rules
that help us govern our democracy
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Use maps and globes
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Use time lines to assess
sequence of events in history
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