Summer Expectations for 2nd graders entering 3rd grade MATH: *Regrouping *2 digit addition and subtraction *Count by 2, 3, 5, 10, 25, and 50 *Multiplication facts *Place value- 0-100 *Even/odd *Fractions- ½ , ¼, etc. *Counting change- coins LANGUAGE ARTS: *Knowledge of table of contents, headings, index and glossary *Story elements- beginning, middle, and end *Story elements- setting, plot, solution, and characters *Retell a story and summarizing the story *Writing simple complete sentence that express ideas, show capitalization, punctuation *Correct spelling of basic sight words ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Suggested Summer Reading List Series: Magic School Bus Froggy Books Arthur Books Bill Cosby Books Franklin Books Henry and Mudge Pinky and Rex Chapter Book Series: Magic Tree House Horrible Harry The Littles Junie B. Jones Bailey School Kids Jigsaw Jones Mysteries Nate the Great Use the language arts skills with these books. Ask your child about the story. Ask about the story elements, etc .