Subject

Math
Social Studies
2nd Grade Parent Curriculum Overview
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th quarter
*President,
Governor, & Mayor
* National & State
capitals and buildings
Life Science
*Animal Lifecycles
Physical Science
*Matter
Life Science
* Plant Lifecycles
Earth Science *Moon,
Sun, Shadow, Stars
*Changes in surroundings
Reading
Physical Science
*Energy *Motion
Narrative Mock:
Sept. 24-Oct. 5
Information Mock:
Nov. 26-Dec 7
Opinion Mock:
Feb. 19-March 1
*Read grade level text orally with fluency and expression
(70-115 wpm meets standard)
* Read and Comprehend grade level text
*Apply a variety of strategies to understand/explain text
*Know/apply phonics and word analysis skills
*Determine the meaning of words and phrases in text
Science
Review of all Genres
*Ideas & Organization, Voice & word choice, Sentence fluency, Conventions, Presentation
* Types of sentences, subject/predicate, subject/verb agreement, combining sentences,
compound subject & predicates
*Nouns, plural nouns, verbs, verbs that compare, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, commas
(series, dates, letters, and address)
*Proper nouns/capitalization
*ABC order, dictionary skills, transition/temporal words, homographs multiple meaning
words, abbreviations, compound words, contractions, synonyms and antonyms
*Quotation marks
Writing/ELA
* All genres can be
taught throughout
the year. Specific
genres will be
assessed by the
dates indicated.
Unit 6: Developing
Multiplication
Unit 7: Show what
we know
Unit 4: Application of
Base-ten
Unit 5: Understanding
Plane & solid figures
Unit 2: Addition &
Subtraction fluency
Unit 3
Measurement,
length, & time
Unit 1: Extending Base-
ten
Unit 2: Addition &
Subtraction fluency
*Creek & Cherokee
Cultures
*Georgia regions & rivers
*Historical Georgia
Figures
*Economic Standing
*Historical Figures