Second Quarter 9 Week Plans
Language Arts
Oral Language:
2.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of oral language structure.
a. Create and participate in oral dramatic activities.
2.2 The student will expand understanding and use of word meanings.
a. Increase listening and speaking vocabularies.
b. Use words that reflect a growing range of interests and knowledge.
c. Clarify and explain words and ideas orally.
d. Identify and use synonyms and antonyms.
e. Use vocabulary from other content areas.
2.3 The student will use oral communication skills.
b. Share stories or information orally with an audience.
2.4 The student will orally identify, produce, and manipulate various units of speech
sounds within words.
d. Add or delete phonemes (sounds) to make words.
Reading:
2.5 The student will use phonetic strategies when reading and spelling.
a. Use knowledge of consonants, consonant blends, and consonant digraphs to
decode and spell words.
b. Use knowledge of short, long, and r-controlled vowel patterns to decode and
spell words.
c. Decode regular multisyllabic words.
2.6 The student will use semantic clues and syntax to expand vocabulary when reading.
b. Use knowledge of sentence structure.
2.7 The student will expand vocabulary when reading.
c. Use knowledge of antonyms and synonyms.
e. Use vocabulary from other content areas.
2.8 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts.
c. Ask and answer questions about what is read.
d. Locate information to answer questions.
e. Describe characters, setting, and important events in fiction and poetry.
j. Read and reread familiar stories, poems, and passages with fluency, accuracy,
and meaningful expression.
2.9 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts.
d. Set purpose for reading.
e. Ask and answer questions about what is read.
f. Locate information to answer questions.
h. Read and reread familiar passages with fluency, accuracy, and meaningful
expression.
2.10 The student will demonstrate comprehension of information in reference materials.
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d. Use online resources.
Writing
2.11 The student will maintain legible printing and begin to make the transition to
cursive.
2.12 The student will write stories, letters, and simple explanations.
a. Generate ideas before writing.
b. Organize writing to include a beginning, middle, and end for narrative and
expository writing.
c. Expand writing to include descriptive detail.
d. Revise writing for clarity.
2.13 The student will edit writing for correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling.
g. use knowledge of simple abbreviations
h. Use correct spelling for commonly used sight words, including compound
words and regular plurals.
i. Use commas in the salutation and closing of a letter
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2.14 The student will use available technology for reading and writing.
LCENG 1 Use developmentally appropriate sound, pattern and/or word meaning units
to spell in written work.
LCENG 2 Use developmentally appropriate sound, pattern and/or meaning units to spell
in isolation.
Math:
2.6 The student given two whole numbers whose sum is 99 or less, will
a. estimate the sum; and
b. find the sum, using various methods of calculation.
2.7 The student, given two whole numbers, each of which is 99 or less, will
a. estimate the difference; and
b. find the difference using various methods of calculation.
2.8 The student will create and solve one and two step addition and subtraction
problems, using data from simple tables, picture graphs, and bar graphs
2.17 The students will use data from experiments to construct picture graphs,
pictographs, and bar graphs.
2.18 The students will use data from experiments to predict outcomes when the
experiment is repeated
2.19 The student will analyze data displayed in picture graphs, pictographs, and bar
graphs.
2.21 The student will solve problems by completing numerical sentences involving the
basic facts for addition and subtraction. The student will create story problems,
using the numerical sentences.
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2.22 The student will demonstrate an understanding of equality by recognizing that the
symbol = in an equation indicates equivalent quantities and the symbol ≠
indicates that quantities are not equivalent.
Social Science:
History
2.2
The student will compare the lives and contributions of three American Indian
cultures of the past and present, with emphasis on the Powhatan of the Eastern
Woodlands, the Lakota of the Plains, and the Pueblo peoples of the Southwest.
Geography
2.4 The student will develop map skills by
a. locating the United States, China, and Egypt on world maps;
c. locating the regions of the Powhatan, Lakota, and Pueblo Indians on United
States maps;
d. understanding the relationship between the environment and the culture of
the Powhatan, Lakota, and Pueblo Indians.
2.5 The student will develop map skills by
a) locating the equator, the seven continents, and the five oceans on maps and
globes;
b) locating selected rivers (James River, Mississippi River, Rio Grande, Huang
He, and Nile River), mountain ranges (Appalachian Mountains and Rocky
Mountains), and lakes (Great Lakes) in the United States and other
countries.
2.6
The student will demonstrate map skills by constructing simple maps, using
title, map legend, and compass rose.
Science:
2.1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of scientific reasoning, logic, and the
nature of science by planning and conducting investigations in which
a. observations and predictions are made and questions are formed;
b. observations are differentiated from personal interpretation;
c. observations are repeated to ensure accuracy;
d. two or more characteristics or properties are used to classify items;
e. length, volume, mass, and temperature are measured in metric units and
standard English units using the proper tools;
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f. time is measured using the proper tools;
g. conditions that influence a change are identified and inferences are made;
h. data are collected and recorded, and bar graphs are constructed using
numbered axes;
i. data are analyzed, and unexpected or unusual quantitative data are
recognized;
j. conclusions are drawn;
k. observations and data are communicated;
l. simple physical models are designed and constructed to clarify explanations
and show relationships; and
m. current applications are used to reinforce science concepts.
2.2 The student will investigate and understand that natural and artificial magnets have
certain characteristics and attract specific types of metals. Key concepts include
a. magnetism, iron, magnetic/nonmagnetic, poles, attract/repel; and
b. important applications of magnetism.
2.7 The student will investigate and understand that weather and seasonal changes
affect plants, animals, and their surroundings. Key concepts include
a. effects of weather and seasonal changes on the growth and behavior of living
things;
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