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