WELCOME TO 2ND GRADE!

Suzanne BrickNina PattakosCaitlin Quinn

Elaine HendersonJacqueline Lichatin

What is MCPS Curriculum 2.0?

New Internationally-driven standards in mathematics, reading, and writing.

Renewed focus on teaching the whole child.

Integrates thinking, reasoning, and creativity for a lifetime of learning.

Gets away from paper pencil task and incorporates more technology.

Renewed focus on teaching the whole child

The Thinking and Academic Success Skills are the common thread that integrate content areas.

Content areas still maintain their separate goals and objectives.

Students learn more when making connections across content areas – natural areas for connections are provided.

Art

Mathematics

Music

Health

Information Literacy

Reading

Science

Social Studies

Writing

What is MCPS Curriculum 2.0?

Staying The Same UpgradeStrong focus on reading and mathematics

Internationally-driven standards in mathematics, reading, and writing

• Separate times for art, music, and physical education and other specials

• Classroom teachers providing instruction in science and social studies

Integration of content areas through Thinking and Academic Success Skills

Thinking skills included in content areas

• Specific instruction on Thinking and Academic Success skills across content areas

• Clearly defined critical thinking, creative thinking, and academic success skills

THINKING AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS SKILLST.A.S.S.

QUARTER 1 COLLABORATION

FLUENCY

QUARTER 2 ANALYSIS METACOGNITION

QUARTER 3 FLEXIBILITY INTELLECTUAL RISK TAKING

QUARTER 4 SYNTHESIS EFFORT/MOTIVATION/PERSISTENCE

Math

• Everyone stays in their homeroom class• Differentiation is done through small

group instruction• Students work in centers while teacher

is working with small groups • Concepts build on each other

throughout the year• Flexible grouping• Slower paced

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Quarter 1• Place Value up to the

Hundreds• Numerals up to 1000• Comparing 3-digit numbers• Addition and Subtraction

within 100• Mental sums up to 20• Bar graphs and picture

graphs

Quarter 2• Addition and

Subtraction within 100• Addition and subtraction

involving money• Skip counting by 5’s • Odd and even• Mental sums up to 20

Math

Quarter 4• Addition and

subtraction within 1000• Addition and

subtraction with memory within 20

• Shapes

Quarter 3• Number lines to 100• Linear measurement• Addition and subtraction

involving linear measurement

• Telling time• Fractions-1/2, 1/3, ¼• Repeated addition

READING

• Heterogeneous classes

• Flexible differentiated small group instruction

• Reading many genres:

fiction, nonfiction, mystery, biographies, folktales, poetry

Reading Levels

• Students are in flexible reading groups based on the following 3 criteria:• Fluency•Oral Comprehension•Written Comprehension***• Using details and evidence from text to support the answer

Grade level

End of First Quarter

End of Second Quarter

End of Third

Quarter

End of Fourth

Quarter

 Kindergarten

 (Not Applicable) Level 1 (A)

 Level 2–3

(B–C) 

Level 4 (C)*

 First Grade

 

Level 5–7(D–E)

Level 8–11(E–G)

Level 12–15(H–I)

 Level 16–17

(I) 

 Second Grade

***any student reading and being instructed above

the current quarter target is considered above

grade level

 

Level J Level K Level L Level M

 Third Grade

 Level M Level N Level O Level P

Fourth Grade Level Q–R 

Level S–T 

 Fifth Grade

 Level T–U

 Level V–W

 

2nd Grade Testing

• mClass (September, January and May)

• Gifted and Talented Testing

• Raven (Spring)

• In View (Spring)

Writing We will use different texts to model

and guide students throughout the writing process

• Types of Writing:• Personal Narratives• Writing to Inform• Opinion Pieces• Process, Production, and

Research

6+1 Traits of Writing

Ideas and DevelopmentOrganizationSentence FluencyConventionsWord ChoiceVoice

Quarter 1• Relationships among

rights and responsibilities

• Effective ways to work together in groups

• Effective social interactions

Quarter 2• Places on earth• Geographic tools• Geographic characteristics• Elements of Culture• Customs and Traditions

and how they change

Social Studies

Quarter 4• Relationships among

events over time• People today and long

ago• Contributions of

government leaders and others to America

Quarter 3• Technology affects daily life• Transportation past and

present• Production process• Goods and services• Financial transactions• Distribution of goods• Economic decision making

skills

Quarter 1

• Description of earth’s materials: properties of rocks, soil, and water

• Description of earth’s surface and atmosphere

Quarter 2

• Classification of objects based on observable properties

• Description of parts of objects and relationships between parts of objects

• Investigation of changes made to parts of objects

Science

Quarter 4• Description of day and

night sky• Moon and sun observation

over time• Description and

comparison of patterns of change in the sun and moon

Quarter 3• Survival of plants and animals

in familiar and unfamiliar habitats

• Comparisons of plant and animal life cycles

• Observation and description of minute organisms in their habitats

• Comparisons of familiar organisms to organisms that lived long ago

In progress (I)

In progress toward meeting the grade-level standard.

Exceptional (ES)

Exceptional at the grade-level standard.

Meets the grade-level standard by demonstrating proficiency

of the content or processes for the measurement topic.

Proficient (P)

Levels of PerformanceInstruction begins at the grade-level standard. How the student performs at the grade-level

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Measurement Topic

Not yet or minimal (N)

Not yet making progress or making minimal progress toward meeting

the grade-level standard.

Homework• Reading and Math Homework will be a 2 week

cycle

• List of activities for each subject that the students can choose from based on their interest

• Most assignments will not be paper/pencil activities. They will be meaningful learning experiences

• Monday, September 24th will be the start of homework for Spelling

• Monday, October 1st will be the start of homework for Math and Language Arts

Spelling

• 2 week cycle • Focused spelling pattern• Individualized list will be 10 words• Students will choose from list of

activities to complete at home for reinforcement

• Spelling Literacy Centers are practiced weekly

Class Meetings• Held on a weekly basis to solve

problems

• Discuss class issues and concerns

• Set goals for the week

• End with a round of compliments

FIELD TRIPS2012-2013

Natural Museum of Natural History

Imagination Stage Strathmore Living Classrooms The National Zoo The Puppet Theatre