Learning Guide:Second Grade

In the Classroom

Teachers show students how to...

• Deepen their ability to read with fluency; begin to read for information. Read more complex stories and books.
• Unlock the meaning of longer words by understanding how words are constructed -- root words, prefixes, suffixes, and
  contractions.
• Arrange events in order; summarize a reading selection.
• Alphabetize according to two or more letters.
• Write on a variety of topics and in a variety of genres (fiction; non-fiction; how-to; poems).
• Use hundreds, tens and ones to show place value; recognize fractions.
• Add and subtract two-digit numbers.
• Solve word problems using addition and subtraction; use charts and graphs to answer questions.
• Measure money, time, length, weight/mass; tell time to the nearest five minutes.
• Classify objects, plants or animals; use scales and balances, thermometers.
• See more about the people in their world, recognize how their neighborhood is made up of individuals who do a variety of
  jobs and interact in a number of ways.