Grade 2 Reading	Word Analysis, Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary Development	Decoding and Word Recognition: 1.1 Recognize and use knowledge of spelling patterns (e.g., diphthongs, special vowel spellings) when reading. 1.2 Apply knowledge of basic syllabication rules when reading (e.g., vowel-consonant-vowel = su/per; vowel-consonant/consonant-vowel = sup/per). 1.3 Decode two-syllable nonsense words and regular multi-syllable words. 1.4 Recognize common abbreviations (e.g., Jan., Sun., Mr., St.). 1.5 Identify and correctly use regular plurals (e.g., -s, -es, -ies) and irregular plurals (e.g., fly/flies, wife/wives). 1.6 Read aloud fluently and accurately and with appropriate intonation and expression. Vocabulary and Concept Development 1.7 Understand and explain common antonyms and synonyms. 1.8 Use knowledge of individual words in unknown compound words to predict their meaning. 1.9 Know the meaning of simple prefixes and suffixes (e.g., over-, un-, -ing, -ly). Identify simple multiple-meaning words.
	Reading Comprehension	Students read and understand grade-level appropriate material. They draw upon a variety of comprehension strategies as needed (e.g., generating and responding to essential questions, making predictions, comparing information from several sources). 2.1 Use titles, tables of contents, and chapter headings to locate information in expository text. 2.2 State the purpose in reading (i.e., tell what information is sought). 2.5 Restate facts and details in the text to clarify and organize ideas. 2.6 Recognized cause-and-effect relationships in a text. 2.7 Interpret information form diagrams, charts, and graphs.
	Literary Response and Analysis	Students read and respond to a wide variety of significant works of children’s literature. They distinguish between the structural features of the text and the literary terms or elements (e.g., theme, plot, setting, characters). 3.1 Compare and contrast plots, settings, and characters presented by different authors.
Writing	Writing Strategies	Organization and Focus / Penmanship / Research / Evaluation and Revision 1.1 Group related ideas and maintain a consistent focus. 1.2 Create readable documents with legible handwriting. 1.3 Understand the purposes of various reference materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, and atlas). 1.4 Revise original drafts to improve sequence and provide more descriptive detail.
	Writing Applications	2.1 Write brief narratives based on their experiences: a) Move through a logical sequence of events b) Describe the setting, characters, objects, and events in detail.
Written/Oral Eng. Lang. Conventions	Conventions	Sentence Structure / Grammar / Punctuation / Capitalization / Spelling 1.1 Distinguish between complete and incomplete sentences. 1.3 Identify and correctly use various parts of speech, including nouns and verbs, in writing and speaking. 1.4 Identify and correctly use various parts of speech, including nouns and verbs, in writing and speaking. 1.6 Capitalize all proper nouns, words at the beginning of sentences and greetings, months and days of the week, and titles and initials of people. 1.7 Spell frequently used, irregular words correctly (e.g., was, were, says, said, who what, why).
Listening and Speaking	Strategies	1.2 Ask for clarification and explanation of stories and ideas. 1.3 Paraphrase information that has been shared orally by others. 1.7 Recount experiences in a logical sequence. 1.8 Retell stories including characters, setting, and plot. 1.9 Report on a topic with supportive facts and details.

Number Sense	1.1 Count, read, and write whole numbers to 1000 and identify the place value for each digit. 1.3 Order and compare whole numbers to 1,000 by using the symbols <, =, >. 2.1 Understand and use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., an opposite number sentence for 8 + 6 = 14 is 14 – 6 = 8) to solve problems and check solutions. 2.2 Find the sum or difference of two whole numbers up to three digits long. 3.1 Use repeated addition, arrays, and counting by multiples to do multiplication. 3.2 Use repeated subtraction, equal sharing, and forming equal groups with remainders to do division. 3.3 Know the multiplication tables 2s, 5s, and 10s (to “times 10”) and commit them to memory. 4.1 Recognize, name, and compare unit fractions from 1/12 to ½. 4.2 Recognize fractions of a whole and parts of a group (e.g., one-fourth of a pie, two-thirds of 15 balls). 4.3 Know that when all fractional parts are included, such as four-fourths, the result is equal to the whole and to one. 5.1 Solve problems using combinations of coins and bills. 5.2 Know and use the decimal notation and the dollar and cent symbols for money.
Algebra & Functions	1.1 Use the commutative and associative rules to simplify mental calculations and to check results.
Measurement & Geometry	1.3 Measure the length of an object to the nearest inch and / or centimeter. 1.4 Tell time to the nearest quarter hour and know relationships of time (e.g., minutes in an hour, days in a month, and weeks in a year). 2.1 Describe and classify plane and solid geometric shapes (e.g., circle, triangle, square, rectangle, sphere, pyramid, cube, rectangular prism) according to the number and shape of faces, edges, and vertices. 2.2 Put shapes together and take them apart to form other shapes (e.g., two congruent right triangles can be arranged to form a rectangle).
Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability	1.0 Students collect numerical data and record, organize, display, and interpret the data on bar graphs and other representations. 2.1 Recognize, describe, and extend patterns and determine a next term in linear patterns (e.g., 4, 8, 12 …’ the number of ears on one horse, two horses, three horses, four horses).
Mathematical Reasoning	1.0 Students make decisions about how to set up a problem. 2.0 Students solve problems and justify reasoning.

Analysis Skills	Chronological and Thinking	1. Students place key events and people of the historical era they are studying in a chronological sequence and within a spatial context; they interpret time lines. 3. Students explain how the present is connected to the past, identifying both similarities and differences between the two, and how some things change over time and some things stay the same. 4. Students use map and globe skills to determine the absolute locations of places and interpret information available through a map’s or globe’s legend, scale, and symbolic representations.
	Research, Evidence, and Point of View	1. Students differentiate between primary and secondary sources. 2. Students pose relevant questions about events they encounter in historical documents, eyewitness accounts, oral histories, letter, diaries, artifacts, photographs, maps, artworks, and architecture.
	Historical Interpretation	2. Students identify the human and physical characteristics of the places they are studying and explain how those features form the unique character of those places.
Content Standards	2.1 Students differentiate between things that happened long ago and things that happened yesterday.	1. Trace the history of a family through the use of primary and secondary sources, including artifacts, photographs, interviews, and documents. 2. Compare and contrast their daily lives with those of their parents, grandparents, and / or guardians. 3. Place important events in their lives in the order in which they occurred (e.g., on a time line or storyboard).
	2.2 Students demonstrate map skills by describing the absolute and relative locations of people, places, and environments.	1. Locate on a simple letter-number grid system the specific locations and geographic features in their neighborhood or community. 3. Locate on a map where their ancestors live(d), telling when the family moved to the local community and how and why the made the trip.
	2.5 Action / character who made a difference	· Students understand the importance of individual action and character and explain how heroes form long ago and the recent past have made a difference in others’ lives.

Physical Sciences	1. The motion of objects can be observed and measured.	As a basis for understanding this concept: a. Students know the position of an object can be described by locating it in relation to another object or to the background. b. Students know an object’s motion can be described by recording the change in position of the object over time. c. Students know the way to change how something is moving is by giving it a push or a pull. The size of the change is related to the strength, or the amount of force, of the push or pull.
Life Sciences	2. Plants and animals have predictable life cycles.	As a basis for understanding this concept: a. Students know that organisms reproduce offspring of their own kind and that the offspring resemble their parents and one another. b. Students know the sequential stages of life cycles are different for different animals, such as butterflies, frogs, and mice. e. Students know light, gravity, touch, or environmental stress can affect the germination, growth, and development of plants.
Earth Sciences	3. Earth is made of matter that has distinct properties and provides resources for human activity.	As a basis for understanding this concept: a. Students know how to compare and contrast the physical properties of different kinds of rocks and know that rock is composed of different combinations of minerals. c. Students know that soil is made partly from weathered rock and partly from organic materials and that soils differ in their color, texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support the growth of many kinds of plants.
Investigation & Experimentation	4. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations.	As a basis for understanding this concept, students will: b. Use appropriate science tools to measure length, weight, temperature, and liquid volume and will express those measurements in standard and non-standard units. c. Compare and sort common objects according to two or more physical attributes (e.g., color, shape, texture, size, weight). f. Use magnifiers or microscopes to observe and draw descriptions of small objects or small features of objects. g. Follow verbal instructions for a scientific investigation.