Second Grade

SECOND GRADE

Welcome to Second Grade at MacArthur Elementary!

The Arizona State Standards are taught throughout the year. 

Here are the Focus Standards

for The Year

First Quarter:

Reading and Language Arts
Alphabetize to second letter 
Tell if a group of words is a complete sentence   
Tell if a sentence is a statement or question 
Tell how many syllables are in a word
Grammar and Punctuation usage
Acquire and use new vocabulary in relevant contexts
Passage read aloud to teacher with a rate of at least 60 words per minute
Employ strategies to comprehend text

Writing Process
Six Traits of Writing: Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice,
Sentence Fluency, and Conventions


Math
Write numbers 0-1000
Count  forward & backward  to 1000 by 1s,10s,100s
(with different  starting points)
Numbers to 900--What is 100 more than?  What is 100 less than?
Fluency of Recall of Addition and Subtract Facts to 20

Timed Facts Standard: 60 problems in 4 minutes

 with at least 80% accuracy
Fact Families Addition and Subtraction to 20
Addition  With Regrouping
Time to the ONE minute interval
Find missing terms in Numerical or Symbolic patterns
State and Explain the pattern rule
Collect, Organize and Display data
Answer questions about the data
Formulate own questions about the data
Word problems with addition and subtraction

Social Studies
World Geography Unit

Science
States Of Matter Unit--Physical Science

Our Second Grade is collecting postcards from around the world. 

We are tracking them on a world map as part of our

Geography unit.  Feel free to send one to us at this address:

MacArthur Elementary

Second Grade

1435 E. McLellan

Mesa, Arizona  85203

Second Quarter:

Reading and Language Arts
Read common abbreviations
Read common contractions
Root/base words, Endings: ed, ing
Compound words
Acquire and use new vocabulary in relevant contexts
Passage read aloud to teacher with a rate of at least 90 words per minute
Employ strategies to comprehend text

Writing Process
Six Traits of Writing: Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions using the "Writing Destinations" method as well as "Writer's Workshop"

Math
Write number from model to 1000
Equal, Not equal to with multiple numbers to 1000
Expanded notation to 1000
Odd, Even to 1000
Less than, Greater than to 1000
Order numbers to 1000
Equivalent Forms to 1000 using < > = =
Identify digit value within numbers to 1000
Add and Subtract Mixed Facts to 20
Fluency of Recall of Add and Subtract Facts to 20-60 problems in 4 minutes
Missing Element & Equivalents with missing elements
Add & Subtract money to $1.00 without regrouping
Estimate to Compare Sums of two 2 digit numbers
Addition With Regrouping
Subtraction With Regrouping
Time to ONE minute interval
Word problems with Addition and Subtraction of up to 2 digit numbers
(no regrouping)
Word problems with Money to $1.0
Word problems with Missing Element equations
Vertex edge map coloring (least amount of colors)
Build vertex maps
Construct vertex-edge graphs from pictures
Attributes of Polygons up to 6 sided figures
Symmetry of 2 dimensional figure

Social Studies
Government Unit

Science
Weather Unit-Earth Science

Third Quarter:

Reading and Language Arts
Regular and Irregular Plurals
Dipthongs and Special Vowels
Acquire and use new vocabulary in relevant contex
Passage read aloud to teacher
Employ strategies to comprehend text
Literary elements including characters, setting, plot, etc.

Writing Process
Six Traits of Writing: Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions using the "Writing Destinations" method as well as "Writer's Workshop"

Math
Count Money to $1.00
Multiplication Facts 1, 2, 5, 10
Add and Subtract Mixed Facts to 20-60 problems in 4 minutes
Fluency of Recall of Add and Subtract Facts to 20
Missing Elements to 20
Three number adding (one and two digit numbers)
Three number adding with money to $1.00
Estimate to Compare Sums of two 2 digit numbers
Regrouping With Addition and Subtraction--Mixed
Counting, Systematic Listing, Combinations
Estimate and Measure length using inches and feet
Estimate and Measure using ounce, pound, cup, quart
Unit Conversions
Time to ONE minute interval
Word problems with Multiplication
Word problems with Addition & Subtraction of 2 digit Numbers
Logic, Reasoning, Problem Solving, and Proof

Social Studies
American History Unit

Science
"Breath, Blood, and Guts"-study of the Respiratory, Circulatory, and Digestive Systems of the human body-Life Science

Fourth quarter:

Reading and Language Arts
Read Multi-syllable words
Prefixes
Suffixes
Acquire and use new vocabulary in relevant contexts
Passage read aloud to teacher-at least 90 words per minute
Employ strategies to comprehend text
Locate information in expository text

Writing Process
Six Traits of Writing: Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions using the "Writing Destinations" method as well as "Writer's Workshop

Math
Count Money to $1.00
Multiplication Facts 0,1,2, 5 ,10
Fluency of Recall of Add and Subtract Facts to 20-60 problems in 4 minutes
Regrouping With Addition, Subtraction Mixed
Complete the pattern, State rules for the pattern
Missing elements to 20
Time to ONE minute interval
Logic, Reasoning, Problem Solving, and Proof
Word Problems-All Skills Mixed

Social Studies
World History: The Orient Express-Study of Japan, India, and China
Economics--Integrated Zoo Unit written by our Second Grade Tea

Science
Life Science-Painted Lady Butterfly Life Cycle

Here is a link to view the Arizona Second Grade Standards:
                    Second Grade Standards