Grade 2 Religion Content

Topic: Sacraments and Prayer

  • Our Church celebrates with seven special signs called Sacraments.
  • Jesus is present with us in the Sacraments.
  • The Sacraments are visible signs that God is with us.
  • The three Sacraments of Initiation
  • Identify Eucharist as Jesus, the Bread of Life.
  • The Eucharist is spiritual food that helps us become more like Jesus and do God’s work.
  • Prepare to receive Communion.
  • Recognize and prepare for Reconciliation (Confession/Penance) through examination of conscience.
  • Recognize Reconciliation as a Sacrament given to us by Jesus Christ as a way we can reconcile with God and experience God’s love and forgiveness.
  • Recognize the role of the priest in the sacraments of Reconciliation (using the words of absolution) and Eucharist (Mystery of the Eucharist).
  • The purpose of Penance
  • Catholics celebrate God’s love by prayer and worshipping.
  • The Eucharist is the Church’s greatest prayer.
  • Prayer is a conversation with God.
  • Demonstrate reverence and prayer using words, song, gesture and in the quiet of your heart.
  • Explain the Hail Mary.
  • Explain the meaning and purpose of the Act of Contrition.
  • Recite by heart the following prayers: The Act of Contrition, a decade of the Rosary, Mass Responses/Acclamations.
  • Know by heart the following prayers learned in a previous grade: Sign of the Cross, Our Father, Hail Mary, Grace before and after meals, Glory be to the Father, Guardian Angel Prayer, Morning Offering.

Topic: Church and Scripture

  • Identify objects, places, and persons in the Catholic Church.
  • Recognize the Church as the people who are baptized in Jesus Christ and follow His teachings. (We are the Church).
  • Describe the Eucharist/Mass as a celebration.
  • Explain why we participate in the Mass on Sundays and on Holy Days.
  • Identify the first part of the Mass as The Liturgy of the Word.
  • Recognize the readings as coming from the Bible as The Word of God.
  • The priest and/or Deacon help us to learn how to apply the readings to our lives in the Homily.
  • Express how the Liturgy of the Word prepares us to receive Jesus in the Eucharist.
  • Explain that the Nicene Creed/Profession of Faith states what we believe.
  • Explain that the bread and wine are the gifts the faithful bring up at the presentation of gifts.
  • Recognize that the words of the Eucharistic Prayer describe what took place at the Last Supper.
  • Explain that Jesus becomes present in the Eucharist (bread and wine) at the Consecration.
  • The Bible is the book of God’s Word (Scripture).
  • Retell the story of the Last Supper.
  • Recognize the Ten Commandments.
  • Retell the Gospel stories that pertain to forgiveness and reconciliation.
  • (e.g. Good Shepherd, Prodigal Son).
  • Tell the story of Jesus from His birth to Resurrection (Mysteries of Rosary should be the reference point for this).
  • Relate how Mary’s “yes” is a model for our “Amen” as we receive Jesus in the Eucharist.

Topic: Creed and Doctrine

  • Explain the beliefs that define the Catholic faith (Creed).
  • Recognize Jesus’ real presence in the Eucharist.
  • Recognize reconciliation as a Sacrament of God’s healing and loving forgiveness.
  • Discuss how Eucharist and Reconciliation are an extension of our Baptism.
  • Recognize that Original Sin is removed by the Sacrament of Baptism.
  • Recognize the Ten Commandments as doctrine.

Topic: Moral Formation

  • Christian morality as it relates to daily life.
  • Explain the Great Commandment.
  • Give examples of how we are shown unconditional love by God.
  • Explain how God’s love for us enables us to love God, self and others.
  • Describe how our choices reflect our love for God.
  • Differentiate between a sin or a mistake or accident.
  • Define venial and mortal sin.
  • Differentiate between right actions as loving actions and wrong actions as selfish actions.
  • Identify some steps/questions for making moral choices (good actions, right reasons, right time and place).
  • Identify who can help us make moral choices (Holy Spirit, Jesus, Mary, the Church, important people in our lives, the Saints).
  • Relate the Ten Commandments as the basis for moral choice.

Topic: Peace and Justice

  • Begin to recognize the social teaching of the Church.
  • Life and Dignity
  • God wants us to care for everyone.
  • Life is a gift from God.
  • We are made in God’s image.
  • Family and Community
  • God wants us to be loving helpers in our family and community.
  • We are called to make loving and helpful choices in family and community.
  • Rights and Responsibilities
  • Everyone has a right to life.
  • All people should have what they need to live good lives.
  • The Poor and the Vulnerable
  • Jesus calls us to help those in need.
  • We can help those in need through prayer and action.
  • Work and Workers
  • The work we do gives glory to God.
  • Solidarity
  • Since God is the Father we should treat everyone as our brothers and sisters.
  • We can help unite God’s family by sharing and praying for others.
  • God’s Creation
  • We show our love for God’s world by taking care of it.

Grade 2 Religion Methodology

  • Teacher Presentations/ whole group & small groups
  • Class discussion – teacher led and student led
  • Technology – Promethean Board, videos (DVD & YouTube)
  • Classroom library resources
  • Student created projects, flipbooks, lapbooks and craftivities

Grade 2 Religion Assessments

  • Observation
  • Worksheet/handouts
  • Sadlier WE Believe Student Workbook
  • Periodic Tests (Sadlier produce/teacher produced)
  • Projects
  • Writing.

Grade 2 Religion Materials

  • Sadlier WE BELIEVE Grade Two 2011

Grade 2 Language Arts A & B Content

Topic: Word Learning

●Distinguish Medial Phonemes.

●Blend and Segment Phonemes

●Substitute initial, medial, and final phonemes.

●Count Phonemes.

●Distinguish short vowels and long vowels when reading one-syllable and two-syllable words.

●Syllable Pattern VC/CV and VCC/V

●Long Vowels VCe

●Consonant Blends

●Inflected Endings (-ed, -ing)

●Consonant Digraphs (th, wh, tch, sh, ch)

●Vowels: r-controlled (ar, or, ore, oar, er, ir, ur)

●Contractions

●Plurals

●Know spelling-sound correspondences for vowel patterns and teams: (a, ai, ay) (e, ee, ea, y) (o, oa, ow) (i, ie, igh,y) (oo, u) (aw, au, augh, al).

●diphthongs (ou, ow, oi, oy), digraphs (oo, ue, ew, ui)

●Compound Words

●Comparative Endings (-er, -est)

●Final Syllables (-le, -tion, -ture, -ion)

●Syllable Patterns

●Decode words with suffixes (-ly, -ful, -er, -or, -ish, -ness, -less, -able, -ible) and prefixes (un-, re-, pre-, dis-, mis-, mid-, micro-, non-)

●Consonant Patterns (kn, wr, gn, mb) (ph, gh, ck, ng)

●Abbreviations

●Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.

●Alphabetize.

●Position Words.

●Synonyms

●Unfamiliar Words

●Dictionary/Glossary: Guide Words

●Time and Order Words for Sequence

●Homophones

●Antonyms

●Words from Other Languages

●Multiple-Meaning Words

●Dictionary Skills

●Classify/Categorize

Topic: Reading Comprehension

●Literature

  • Ask and answer questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text (monitor and clarify).
  • Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral (theme or big idea).
  • Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
  • Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.
  • Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story by different authors of from different cultures.
  • Identify features of a drama.
  • Read a variety of genres, including realistic fiction, poetry, drama Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
  • Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
  • Describe how words and phrases supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
  • Predict and set purpose for reading a text.
  • Identify cause and effect.
  • Distinguish between fact and opinion.
  • Build and use background knowledge to enhance understanding of a text.

●Informational Text

  • Ask and answer questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text (monitor and clarify).
  • Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text (main idea and details).
  • Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.
  • Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
  • Know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
  • Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.
  • Explain how specific images contribute to and clarify a text.
  • Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.
  • Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.
  • Read a variety of genres, including expository text and procedural text.

Topic: Language Mechanics

●Sentences

●Subjects

●Predicates

●Declarative and Interrogative Sentences

●Imperative and Exclamatory Sentences

●Nouns

●Proper Nouns

●Singular and Plural Nouns

●Plural Nouns That Change Spelling

●Possessive Nouns

●Verbs

●Verbs with Singular and Plural Nouns

●Verbs for Past, Present, and Future

●Verbs (am, is, are, was, were)

●Adjectives and Our Senses

●Adjectives for Number, Size, and Shape

●Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

●Adverbs That Tell When and Where

●Adverbs That Tell How

●Pronouns

●Singular and Plural Pronouns

●Using I and Me

●Contractions

●Using Capital Letters

●Quotation Marks

●Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

●Commas and Commas in Compound Sentences

Topic: Writing Process

●Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words to connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.

●Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section (expository nonfiction, narrative nonfiction, brief report, biography, short expository report, compare and contrast text, persuasive statement).

●Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense of closure
e.g. personal narrative.

●Write stories or poems with dialogue (play scene, narrative poem, descriptive poem or song).

●Focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing after peer conferencing or teacher support.

●Use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including peer collaboration.

●Begin to use cursive writing with support.

●Self-assess using a rubric

●Participate in shared research and writing projects

●Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

●Exposure to the following genres for writing (fairy tale, folk tale, animal fantasy, friendly letter, thank-you note, journal entry, humorous fiction, invitation letter)

Topic: Oral Communication

●Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding.

●Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression, and intonation on successive readings.

●Use context to self-correct or confirm word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

●Speaking and Listening

  • Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (be a good listener and speaker, speak well, make eye contact).
  • Build on others’ talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others.
  • Ask for clarification and further explanation as needed about the topics and texts under discussion.
  • Determine why we speak/why we listen.
  • Recognize and explain purposes of media.
  • Narrate a story in sequence.
  • Present a dramatic interpretation.
  • Give and follow instructions.
  • Make introductions.
  • Solve problems.
  • Summarize information (Give an Oral Summary).
  • Give a description with key ideas or details.
  • Describe and use a variety of media techniques (create audio recordings, use drawings or visual displays).
  • Make an announcement.
  • Identify Cultural Characteristics in Media.
  • Organize and Give a Demonstration.
  • Facts and Opinions
  • Maintain Focus in a Narrative Presentation.
  • Identify and Speak to Your Audience.
  • Use Clear and Specific Vocabulary.
  • Speak audibly in coherent sentences.
  • Evaluate Advertisements.
  • Listen to a Description.
  • Identify Written Conventions.
  • Listen for Speaker’s Purpose.

Topic: Study & Research Skills

●Take notes.

●Create a time line.

●Use chapter headings and an index.

●Use and evaluate reference sources and online reference sources.

●Use Natural and Personal Sources.

●Identify parts of a book.

●Read and create maps.

●Read a Web Page and use the internet.

●Read picture graphs, bar graphs, charts, diagrams, and tables.

●Conduct an interview.

●Use a thesaurus and dictionary.

●Use a globe.

●Read a schedule.

Grade 2 Language Arts A & B Methodology

●Teacher Presentations (on Promethean Board)

●Student Participation (on Promethean Board)

●Teacher Directed Mini-lessons or Model-lessons

●Interactive Reading

●Shared Reading

●Whole Group Instruction

●Small Guided Reading groups (leveled/differentiated)

●Centers/Work Stations

●Class Discussions

●Read Alouds

Grade 2 Language Arts A & B Assessments

●Observation

●Selection Tests

●Benchmark and Baseline Tests

●Running Records

●Fluency Checks

●Spelling Tests

●Word Feature Inventories (Phonics)

●Vocabulary Tests

●Conventions Tests

●Writing Pieces

●Graphic Organizers

●Rubrics & Checklists

●Independent Reading Contracts/Activities

●Alternative Assessments/Projects (flip books, lap books, etc.)

●Individual Conferences

●Small Guided Reading Groups

●Writing Journals

●Interactive Reading Notebooks

●Reading Logs

Grade 2 Language Arts Materials

●Scott ForesmannReading Street (Grade 2 Kit)

●Promethean Board

●Classroom Libraries

●Ready-to-Use Independent Reading Management Kit by Scholastic Professional Books

●Grade 2: Daily Paragraph Editing by Evan-Moor

●Grade 2: Daily Phonics by Evan-Moor

●Step Up to Language Arts (Primary) by Carson-Dellosa Publishing Inc.

●How to Use Parts of Speech: Grades 1-3 by J.L. Smith

●How to Capitalize: Grades 1-3 by Teacher Created Materials, Inc.

●How to Punctuate: Grades 1-3 by Teacher Created Materials, Inc.

●Lessons for Climb Inside a Poem by Georgia Heard & Lester Laminack

●Empowering Writers: The Comprehensive Narrative Writing Guide by Barbara MaricondaDeaPaolettaAuray

●Daily Language Review: Grade 2 by Evan-Moor

●Daily Reading Comprehension: Grade 2 by Evan-Moor

●Benchmark Assessment System (Fountas and Pinnell)

●Promethean Planet (website)

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Grade 2 Mathematics Content

Topic: Number Sense and Operations

  • Addition and Subtraction Facts
  • Add numbers with sums to 20.
  • Use the reading strategy of rereading, number sentences, bar models, and guess and test strategy to solve math problems.
  • Understand math words in order to solve math problems.
  • Ask an addition or subtraction question to complete a math problem.
  • Choose the strategy and operation to solve word problems (including those with extra information, hidden information, or two step).
  • Identify, solve, and write related addition and subtraction facts.
  • Use the count on, make 10, and doubles (and doubles +1, -1) strategy to add or subtract.
  • Add a column of 3 or 4 numbers.
  • Subtract numbers from 12 or less.
  • Use addition to check subtraction.
  • Identify and write fact families.
  • Count up or use a subtraction fact to find missing addends.
  • Identify and use patterns to complete addition and subtraction facts.
  • Place Value to 100 (2.NBT.3, 2.OA.3)
  • Read and write numbers 20-99 using numbers and number words.
  • Recognize the numbers 20-99 expressed as tens and ones.
  • Write the expanded form of 2-digit numbers.
  • Identify even or odd numbers.
  • Addition and Subtraction: Two-Digit Numbers
  • Add or subtract ones and tens with and without regrouping.
  • Use mental math strategies to add or subtract ones or tens.
  • Estimate sums or differences of 2 two-digit numbers.
  • Rewrite two-digit addition or subtraction from horizontal to vertical and add or subtract.
  • Explore methods for finding sums, with and without regrouping.
  • Identify more than one way to write a number.
  • Place Value to 1000
  • Recognize 10 ones as 100.
  • Read and write numbers and number words for 100-999.
  • Recognize place value of numbers to 999.
  • Identify the place value of a designated digit in a three-digit number.
  • Write three-digit numbers in expanded form.
  • Compare two 3-digit numbers using symbols <, >, and =.
  • Addition and Subtraction: Three-Digit Numbers
  • Add and subtract 3-digit numbers with and without regrouping.
  • Use mental math strategies to add 3-digit numbers.
  • Count on and back by 1s, 10s, 100s.
  • Continue patterns and explain the patterns.
  • Multiplication (2.OA.4)
  • Explore the concept of multiplication as repeated addition.

Topic: Patterns, Relations, and Algebra

  • Recognize, count, and complete number patterns.
  • Add three or four numbers with and without regrouping.
  • Use addition to check subtraction.
  • Solve chain operations involving addition and subtraction.
  • Count by 1s, 10s, 25s, 50s, 100s.

Topic: Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability

●Use information from a tally chart to make a pictograph and bar graph.

●Read and interpret pictographs, bar graphs, and line plots.

●Gather, record, and interpret data.

●Construct questions for a survey.

●Find the range, mode, and median for given data.

●Describe data using range, mode, and median.

●Predict future data based on present data.

●Compare data from two different sources using the same survey.

●Use information from graphs to solve problems.

Topic: Geometry

●Identify cones, cubes, cylinders, pyramids, rectangular prisms, and spheres.