Reading

We use the reading series Nation's Choice by the Houghton Mifflin Company. You can visit their website and get some information about the series by clicking on the picture below. These are the different themes and the stories that we will read this year.

• Theme 1 - Silly Stories
  • Dragon Gets By
  • Julius
  • Mrs. Brown Went to Town
• Theme 2 - Nature Walk
  • Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night
  • Exploring Parks with Ranger Dockett
  • Around the Pond:  Who's Been Here?
• Theme 3 - Around Town
  • Chinatown
  • A Trip to the Firehouse
  • Big Bushy Mustache
  • Big Bushy Mustache
• Theme 4 - Amazing Animals
  • Officer Buckle and Gloria
  • Ant
  • The Great Ball Game
• Theme 5 - Family Time
  • Brothers and Sisters
  • Jalapeo Bagels
  • Carousel
  • Thunder Cake
• Theme 6 - Talent Show
  • The Art Lesson
  • Moses Goes to a Concert
  • The School Mural

Math

We are using a math series from McGraw-Hill.

Students will work from the 2nd grade Math book and focus on a variety of skills including:

• Addition and Subtraction Strategies and Facts to 20
• Place Value
• Money
• Adding 2-Digit Numbers
• Subtracting 2-Digit Numbers
• Time
• Data and Graphs
• Measurement
• Geometry
• Fractions and Probability
• Place Value to 1,000

  Some students will work on extension activities that focus on a variety of skills including:

• Place Value
• Money
• Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers
• Time, Data, and Graphs
• Multiplication Concepts
• Multiplication Facts
• Division Concepts
• Division Facts
• Multiplying by 1-Digit Numbers
• Dividing by 1-Digit Numbers
• Measurement
• Geometry
• Fractions and Probability
• Relating Fractions and Decimals