NEWFANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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Second Grade
(skills and concepts taught in the first marking
period)
English Language Arts
- Review long / short vowels
- Review vowel combinations – decoding skills
- Chunks, blends, digraphs
- Compound words
- Review nouns
- Work with different types of sentences
- Work with story elements (who, what, when, where,
why, and how)
- Context clues
- Making predictions
- Character traits / qualities
- Fantasy / reality
- Use of organizers for comprehension and planning
for writing
- Six Traits of Writing
Mathematics
- Addition
/ subtraction facts to 18
- Fact
families
- Turnaround
facts
- Word
problem key words (how many more, how many less, altogether)
- Problem
solving / logical reasoning
Parents, please help your child by continuing to review
the following first marking period items at home:
English Language Arts
- Read
with your child daily
- Work
on identifying story elements
- Ask
about story events and characters for comprehension
- Practice
spelling words
Mathematics
- Practice addition / subtraction facts