What will your child learn in 2nd Grade?
A complete set of 2nd grade Kansas State standards can be found at
www.ksde.org
Check under each area of curriculum.
These are the objectives the district has set for your 2nd grader to master.
Many other objectives and concepts will be introduced and developed during
the
school year to prepare your child for the state assessment given in third
grade.
Language Arts
Identify initial blends in words
Word Families (short & long vowels)
Identify punctuation (! ? , "")
Use illustrations to make inferences& draw conclusions
Use picture clues to identify unknown words
Consonant Vowel combinations
Compound Nouns
Use text to make inferences & draw conclusions
Sequencing events
Retell main idea of narrative & expository text
Use context clues in a paragraph
Identifies topic, main idea, & supporting details
Identifying & describe character & setting
Math
Identify, name & value of coins
Addition & Subtraction Facts 0-20
Fact Families
Identify, use, & make different
kinds of graphs
Construct different kinds of
patterns
Identify place value 1,00s, 100s,
10s, & 1s
2 digit addition & subtraction with
& without regrouping
Draw geometric shapes
Combine & seperate plane figures
Read & tell time to the nearest 5
min.
Measurement using inches, feet &
nonstandard units
Science
Below are the 3 modules that we will cover:
**Insects
**Balance & Motion
**Pebbles, Sand &
**Silt
Social Studies
We will concentrate on the following tropics:
**Communities &
**Transportation
**Communication
**Map Skills
**Citizenship
Healthy Living
**Self-Esteem
**Families & Relationships
**Growth & Development
**Reproduction (Seeds)
**HIV/AIDS
**Abuse
**Substance Abuse
