• 1.Reading familiar words automatically

• Read first grade level texts with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression.

What Is Fluency Video?

Activities to Try: 

• Read independently and  use their knowledge of sound-spelling patterns to sound out words that are not sight words 

• Prefixes and Suffixes: While reading with the child, pause when you come to a word that has a prefix and/or suffix. Take time to discuss the word by breaking down the word's meaning based on the prefix and/or suffix.  Prefixes and Suffixes

• Spin and Read: This activity allows children to practice reading words with the follow spelling patterns: ew, ue.  Spin and Read

1. Read grade level words using phonics patterns, word analysis and decoding skills.

2. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

What does it look like?

Decoding Words Video

Reading To Understand Video

Activities to Try: 

• Read independently and  use their knowledge of sound-spelling patterns to sound out words that are not sight words 

• Prefixes and Suffixes: While reading with the child, pause when you come to a word that has a prefix and/or suffix. Take time to discuss the word by breaking down the word's meaning based on the prefix and/or suffix.  Prefixes and Suffixes

• Spin and Read: This activity allows children to practice reading words with the follow spelling patterns: ew, ue.  Spin and Read

• Read books together, or while your child reads a book by himself/herself, make a “W” chart. Fill out the “who,” “what,” “when,” “where,” “why,”and “how” of the book while reading.                                                         

• Summarize what he/she read and tell what he/she learned from what was read. This could be connected to something in real life, another reading, or to events happening in the world.                                                                    

• Read to the student or have the student read to you everyday. Reading aloud to children, of all ages, provides oppor-tunities to discuss more challenging and complex plots and themes which builds critical thinking skills.

Quarter 3

• Recount fiction text and identify the main idea of nonfiction text.

• Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.

What does it look like?

Reading To Understand Video

How to Research and Discuss A Topic

Activities to Try

• Provide a time and space to read every day.                                                

• Check for Understanding: Ask questions to determine the child's understanding of the story or information read.  Questions can be asked during reading and/or after reading.  Watch Check for Understanding.                                                      

• Make connections while reading to or with the child. Connect the story or information to the child's life experiences. Connect the book to other books the child has read. Connect the book to big ideas and lessons. 

• When your student  asks a question, research the answer together using books or computers (under your supervision). Then create an informative poster or collage which tells the question, the answer, and uses both texts and illustrations to show what he/she learned.                                                          

• During a family event, take a photograph. After the family event, ask your child to write a brief summary to go along with the photograph.                                                    

• Help your student  organize his/her thoughts by planning what he/she wants to write. Using sticky notes or a graphic organizer will provide a visual way to accomplish this.

Quarter 4

1. Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.

2. Read second grade level texts with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression.

What does it look like?

Vocabulary Video

What is Reading Fluency?

Activities to Try: 

• Create your own dictionary of new words. Your child can write them down, draw pictures to illustrate the words or the definitions, or write sentences with the words.                                                           

•  Pick a “special word of the week” , practice writing and using when speaking.                                                       

• Watch and Apply: Watch a movie or television show with the child. While watching, take note of words used that the child may not know or use often. Add these words into meaningful conversations with the child (e.g., When the word pasteurized is used in an episode, point out the pasteurized milk and juice in the refrigerator).

• Two to Read: Take turns reading a sentence, paragraph, or page at a time while listening to each other.                                                            

• Coach to Fluent Reading: Draw attention to punctuation while reading and have the child reread to increase fluency after discussing the punctuation.  Watch Coach to Fluent Reading. 

• Students fluently add and subtract within 20 
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  • Making Ten (Video)
  • Online Game: 2nd Grade Addition within 20 Online game 
  •  Use a deck of cards to practice subtraction! 
  • Base Ten Blocks (Video) 
  • Open Number Line (Video)  

• Students add within 100 using place value strategies
  • Get to 100 Addition Online Game
  • Spinning for Sums Printable Game 
  • Hundreds Grid and Base Ten Blocks
• Students solve 2nd grade problem types
  • Students must retell the content of the problem.
  • Represent the problem with manipulatives or another representation
  • And after students solve, they can return to the context of the problem to make sure it all makes sense. 

• Students work with Data 
  • Ask your student to measure objects around the house with a ruler or other measuring tool
  • Questions to ask:

    • Why did you choose to measure that object using ___________ (feet, inches, centimeters, and so on)?

    • If you measured it using __________ (feet, inches, centimeters, and so on) would there be more or fewer of those units needed?

• Students add and subtract within 100 
• Students understand numbers to 1000
• Students work with measurement
  • Hundreds Chart (Video)
  • Open Number Line (Video)
  • Spinning for Differences Printable Game 
  • Plus or Minus 10 or 100 Online Game
  • Target 1000 Printable Game 
  • Digital Resources Hundreds Grid and Base Ten Blocks 
  • Units of Measurement
  • Centimeters/ Meters Video
  • Inches/ Feet Video 
  • Body Measurements Printable Activity
  • Choosing a Measurement Tool Online Tool 
  • Measure It Twice Printable Activity

• Add and Subtract within 1000 using models and strategies
• Students work with Geometry, Time and Money
  • Addition and Subtraction Video
  • Open Number Line Video 
  •  Close to 1000 Online Game
  • Number Concentration Printable Game 

• Students Add and Subtract Within 1,000
• Students understand Equal Groups 
  • Addition and Subtraction Video
  • Close to 1000 Online Game
  • Odd and Even Brain Pop Video
  • Double Arrays Online Game