• Second Grade English/Language Arts (ELA) Curriculum
     
    Lake Shore has adopted the COMMON CORE CURRICULUM.   Below are the three English/Language Arts (ELA) strands that we will be focusing on daily.  
     
    Listening and Learning Strand
    (30-45 minutes) 
    Skills Strand
    (60 minutes) 
    		 Guided Reading and Accountable Independent Reading (GRAIR:30 minutes)
    The Listening and Learning Strandconsists of a series of read‐alouds organized by topics (called domains), many of which are informational in nature. The goal of the Listening and Learning Strand is for students to acquire language competence through listening, specifically building a rich vocabulary, and broad knowledge in history and science by being exposed to carefully selected, sequenced, and coherent read‐alouds.
     
    The Skills Strand teaches the mechanics of reading–students are taught systematic and explicit phonics instruction as their primary tool for decoding written English. By the end of the year, students have learned all of the sound‐spelling correspondences in the English language and are able to decode written material they encounter. In addition to phonics, students also are taught spelling, grammar, and writing during the Skills Strand.
     
    		 GRAIR is additional literacy time within the school day where teachers can work with students in developmentally appropriate groupings to meet their individual needs. This is an opportunity for the favorite traditional read aloud, literacy based centers, and immersion in text, where teachers can facilitate student choice from existing leveled libraries based on interest, availability, and readability. The purpose of this time is to build independent, interested, and capable readers.
     
     
    Science and Technology Themes:
    Weight and Balancing, Changes, Frogs and Toads, Insects, IPADS, Laptops, Computers
     
    Social Studies Themes
    Rules, Map Skills, Current Events, American Symbols, Holidays, Character Education Traits,
    Bus Safety, Fire Safety. Kids Voting, Critical Thinking, Community, Western New York United
     


     
    Mathematics (60 minute lessons)
    • Module 1: Sums and Differences to 20, Topics A- C
    • Module 2:  Addition and Subtraction of Length Units, Topics A- D
    • Module 3: Place Value, Counting, and Comparison of Numbers to 1,000, Topics A- G
    • Module 4: Addition and Subtraction Within 200 with Word Problems to 100, Topics A- F
    • Module 5: Addition and Subtraction Within 1,000 with Word Problems to 100, Topics A-D
    • Module 6: Foundations of Multiplication and Division, Topics A- D
    • Module 7: Problem Solving with Length, Money, and Data, Topics A-F
    • Module 8: Time, Shapes, and Fractions as Equal Parts of Shapes, Topics A- D
    Please visit the www.engageny.org website for additional curriculum information.