CURRICULUM NIGHT

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CURRICULUM NIGHT

• Second Grade

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Reading WorkshopWe will work extensively on
comprehension strategies, fluency and
mostimportantly, the joy of reading.

• Whole Group Lesson Focus
• Spelling/Phonics
• Grammar
• Reading and Vocabulary
• Reading Workshop Focus
• Make Connections, Question, Prior Knowledge
  (Schema), Visualize, Infer, Summarize, Synthesis

Center Rotations (Daily Five) Read to Self Read
with a Partner Listen to Reading
Writing Spelling/Word Work Misc Computer,
Reading Based Games, Active Board Etc. Working
with Guided Reading Groups Guided
Reading Students meet in small groups with others
at the same instructional reading level to work
on strategies to boost comprehension, fluency,
and work on strategies to become better readers.
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Writing Workshop

• Students will be involved in daily writing
  activities to boost their skills as thinkers and
  communicators.
• Writing Process
• Modeled Writing-mini-lessons on narrative,
  persuasive, response to literature and expository
  writing.
• Independent Writing in all content areas.

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Math

• Math Frameworks
• Money, Place Value to 1000, Time to 5 minutes,
  Comparing and Ordering Numbers, Patterns,
  Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, and Word Problems
  (No Book, Only Practice Book)
• Automatic Recall of Addition/Subtraction Facts up
  to 20 by December-Practice daily with flash
  cards, games and computer sites. (45 /- in 3
  minutes)
• Variety of experiences - children do math
• Partner small-group activities
• Skill Reinforcement through
• Practice
• Enrichment
• Problem Solving
• Math Games
• Manipulatives
• Sunshine Math Information

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Science

• UNITS
• Life Cycles
• Matter
• Astronomy
• Forces and Motion

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Social Studies

• Georgia Geography
• Elected officials and landmarks (state and
  national)
• Native American cultures of Georgia (Creek and
  Cherokee)
• Economics of Georgia Supply and Demand
• Famous Georgians and their contributions

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I am looking forward to a spectacular year!

• THANK YOU FOR COMING!!