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Grade 2

Welcome to Grade 2! Your child continues to build on experiences from Kindergarten and Grade 1. As students more easily decode text, they continue to work on fluency and expression during oral reading. Additionally, students focus on comprehension of stories as they explore them from different perspectives and connected to various genres. Students also write for different purposes as they continue to choose topics in our writing workshop. Second graders make sense of math as they count coins, learn about shapes, and explore place value. The children also explore various aspects of science as they study matter, nutrition, soil, and plants. In Social Studies, students explore current events through the use of Scholastic News. Additional topics include friendship, cooperation, and citizenship. It is an exciting year of learning together!

Curriculum

LANGUAGE ARTS LINKS

Typing Club - Keyboarding Practice (password required)

R-A-Z Kids - Reading A-Z Literacy (password required) For use in school and at home. (For directions to RAZ Kids, please click here.)

Google Classroom - Link to your Berlin Google Account (password required)

Free Rice - practice fact fluency and vocabulary, and feed the hungry of the world as you work

MATH LINKS

Interactive Math Websites and Apps for Kids - document listing and describing various interactive math resources

IXL Math - practice different skills with feedback for students and teachers

Xtra Math - fact fluency practice (password required)

Prodigy Game- A role-playing adventure that uses math to power your spells

Turtle Academy - LOGO emulator for practice at home

Free Rice - practice fact fluency and vocabulary, and feed the hungry of the world as you work

RESOURCE LINKS

Code.org for Amaio - A Grade 2 coding sequence for computers

Code.org for Dunn - A Grade 2 coding sequence for computers

Code.org for Marino - A Grade 2 coding sequence for computers

Code.org for Kulak - A Grade 2 coding sequence for computers 

Advanced Code.org for Grade 2 - An advanced version for students who have complete the Grade 2 course.

Hour of Code Activities - dozens of short courses for coding (all free)


BrainPop - entertaining and educational videos and quizzes

Tynker - A great site/app for coding and coding games

Library Home Page - teacher / student links listed

Library Catalog (Destiny) - online access to Willard School catalog

Celestial White Noise: Play to calm your mind and improve focus

Simply Noise: White (and Pink and Brown) noise to block distractions


For School Assignments

Podcasting Introduction - A brief introduction to our podcasting unit


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Allie Dunn
Victoria Mainetti
Kaitlin Fritsch
Ruth Amaio