2nd Grade
- October
- September
Module 1A
Place Value Concepts Through Metric Measurement and Data
- Represent Data to Solve Problems
- Metric Measurement and Concepts About the Ruler
- Estimate, Measure, and Compare Lengths
- Solve “Compare” Problems by Using the Ruler as a Number Line
- Math
- September
Intro to Art
- Intro to Art
- Materials, Tools & Mediums
- Line/Shape/color/Texture
- Drawing
- “The Dot” Peter Reynolds
- Landscape
- “Adventures in Art” Prestel Series (throughout year)
- Visual Arts
- September
Vocal Warm-ups for Tone Production
Vocal Warm-ups for Tone Production:
Solfege: Do-Re-Mi-So
Review quarter and two eighth note rhythm.
Introduce quarter rest
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music
- November
- October
- September
Organisms
Resources: STC
- Organisms have basic needs: food, water, air and shelter
- Create terrariums and aquariums - observe and describe the characteristics of a variety of plants and animals in woodland and freshwater habitats
- Record observations in words and drawings
- Compare and contrast the plants and animals
- Plants and animals have adaptations or traits that help survive in its habitat
- Humans are similar to other organisms, humans have basic need and also grow,change and die
Bronx River Project: Macroinvertebrates
- Science
- October
- September
Digital Citizenship
Digital Citizenship
Review of Seesaw, Being safe and kind online & intro to Chromebooks/Google Suite
- Computer Science
- October
- September
Rules: Civic Ideals and Practices
Students will learn that rules and laws are necessary to keep communities fair and safe.
They will investigate how laws are made in Bronxville.
PBL-Do We Have to Have Rules? (Leadership/ Engaged Citizenship)
Students will identify 3-5 class values and develop class rules that reflect those values.
Demonstration Texts
- The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson
- Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles
- Social Studies
- October
- September
Making Small Moments Big
Students will find small moments to write about from daily experiences. They will challenge themselves to find small moments that show big feelings and then develop these stories by writing in small steps with a lot of details.
Demonstration Texts
- The Ring Bearer by Floyd Cooper
- My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero
- Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwell
- Roller Coaster by Marla Frazee
- Ocean Clean Up Crew by Elizabeth Franco
- Writing
- October
- September
Becoming a Big Kid Reader
Students will build fluency, stamina and comprehension. They will learn new strategies for solving words quickly and independently, and learn to synthesize information in longer books.
Demonstration Texts
- Jellyfish: Mysterious Creatures from the Sea by Michele Dufresne
- Emma Every Day: Crazy for Apples by C.L. Reid
- Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away by Meg Medina
- Reading
- November
- October
Module 1B
Place Value, Counting and Comparing Within 1,000
- Understand Place Value Units
- Express Three-Digit Numbers in Different Forms
- Model Base-Ten Numbers Within 1,000 with Money
- Compose and Decompose with Place Value Disks
- Compare Two Three-Digit Numbers in Different Forms
- Math
- October
Drawing from Observation
- Drawing from Observation
- Georgia O’Keeffe
- “My Name is Georgia”by Jeanette Winter
- Printmaking
- “Children Should Know” Prestel Series (throughout the year)
- Visual Arts
- October
Independent singing songs with tone set Do-Re-Mi-
So
Independent singing songs with tone set Do-Re-Mi-So
focus on pitch accuracy through echo songs and independent singing
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music
- December
- November
- October
Community Types: Urban, Suburban, Rural
Students will identify the characteristics of urban, suburban and rural communities. Students will understand that a community is strengthened by the diversity of its members, especially when community members work together.
PBL - What Makes Me Become We? (Engaged Citizenship)
Students will study and understand the concept of teamwork. As they work on a group project, they will analyze the traits that make good teammates and determine what makes a team successful.
- Social Studies
- November
Collage
- Collage
- Composition
- Matisse/Picasso
- “When Pigasso met Mootisse” by Nina Laden
- Visual Arts
- November
Introduce canon singing using two parts
Introduce canon singing using two parts.
Terms: Canon and Unison
Listening and learning about famous women composers
Echo tonal patterns
Introduce rhythm of dotted quarter and three eighth notes 6/8
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music
- December
- November
Animate your Name
Events, graphics, design process, using resources to learn new skills, peer programming, positive online community guidelines, debugging
- Computer Science
- December
- November
Chapter Books: Writing Nonfiction from the Heart
The students will begin by writing nonfiction chapter books about a topic on which they are experts. They will then challenge themselves to consider their audience and tailor the information they include based on the information their audience would want or need to know.
Demonstration Texts
- Splash! Discover Sea Turtles by Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan
- Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask about Having a Disability by Shane Burcaw
- If You Love Robots, You Could Be… by May Nakamura
- Writing
- December
- November
Becoming Experts
Students will investigate nonfiction texts, paying attention to details, putting parts together and asking questions. They will continue to learn and use strategies for word solving and vocabulary development. They will make connections between nonfiction texts to build knowledge of a topic.
Demonstration Texts
- Eruption! The Story of Volcanoes by Anita Ganeri
- Volcanoes by Martha E. H. Rustad
- Insects: By the Numbers by Steve Jenkins
- Reading
- December
- January
Module 2
Addition and Subtraction Within 200
- Simplifying Strategies for Addition
- Strategies for Composing a Ten and a Hundred to Add
- Simplifying Strategies for Subtraction
- Strategies for Decomposing a Ten and a Hundred to Subtract
- Math
- December
Texture
- Texture Acrylic
- Painting
- Collage
- Mixed Media
- Negative Space
- “Snowflake Bentley”
- Visual Arts
- December
Form: using songs we have learned so far
Form: using songs we have learned so far. How many parts do you hear to the song?
Are the parts similar or different?
Decode tonal patterns and songs
Echo rhythm patterns and songs
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music
- December
- February
- January
- March
Air and Weather
Resources: FOSS-Air & Weather
- Experience air as a material that takes up space and can be compressed into a smaller space
- Describe weather conditions
- Name tools used by meteorologists to measure weather conditions
- Identify several types of clouds
- Understand the difference between weather and climate
- Understand extreme weather conditions and how to take steps to reduce their impact
- Use observations of the Sun, Moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
- Science
- December
- January
Community Change Over Time
Students will learn about the history of Bronxville and will examine how Bronxville has changed over time. Students will determine why changes happen and whether or not changes improve communities.
- Social Studies
- January
Color
- Color Studies
- Watercolor Seascapes
- Visual Arts
- January
Folk Dances of different cultures
Folk Dances of different cultures using independent movements while focusing on singing.
Read tonal patterns and songs.
Decode rhythm patterns and songs.
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music
- January
Urban, Suburban, Rural
- Computer Science
- February
- January
Finding Awesome Everywhere: Celebrating through Opinion Writing
Students will write their opinions about what they find awesome in the world. They will transition to writing opinions about books and other topics that are important to them. They will state a claim and then support it with specific examples/evidence.
Demonstration Texts
- The Book with No Pictures by BJ Novak
- Octopus Stew by Eric Velasquez
- Those Darn Squirrels by Adam Rubin
- Eyes that Kiss the Corners by Joanna Ho
- Writing
- February
- January
Tackling Longer Words and Longer Books
Students will focus on word solving strategies as they monitor for accuracy and tackle longer, multisyllabic words. They will keep track of longer books by reading with the main character, the problem and the solution in mind. They will work with partners to use evidence from the text to retell stories, determine the lessons characters learn and to make inferences.
Demonstration Texts
- Sadiq and the Perfect Play by Siman Nuurali
- Enemy Pie by Derek Munson
- Don’t Open This Book by Andy Lee
- Reading
- February
Module 3
Shapes and Time with Fraction Concepts
- Attributes of Geometric Shapes
- Composite Shapes and Fraction Concepts
- Halves, Thirds, and Fourths of Circles and Rectangles
- Application of Fractions to Tell TIme
- Math
- February
Color Studies
- Color Studies
- Monochromatic Paintings Tints/Shades
- Printmaking
- Pattern
- Visual Arts
- February
Concert preparation
Concert preparation
Read rhythm patterns and songs
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music
- February
Build a Ride
Lego Spike w/ icons
Peer coding, building, algorithm, finding more than one way to code the ride
- Computer Science
- February
- March
Geography, Humans and the Environment
Students will locate their community on a map. They will examine how the land within urban, rural and suburban communities is used. Students will use a compass rose to identify cardinal directions (North, South, East and West) and intermediate directions (Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest). They will design maps and use them to answer questions that will show their knowledge of cardinal and intermediate directions.
- Social Studies
- April
- March
Module 4
Addition and Subtraction Within 1,000
- Mental Place Value Strategies
- Strategies for Composing Tens and Hundreds within 1,000
- Simplifying Strategies for Subtraction Within 1,000
- Strategies for Decomposing Tens and Hundreds Within 1,000
- Apply Efficient Addition and Subtraction Strategies
- Math
- March
Self Portaits
- Drawing
- Self-portraits
- Visual Arts
- March
Music in Our School Performance
Music in Our School Performance
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music
- April
- March
Improving Recess
Sprites, design process, simulating user's perspective, utilizing all types of blocks available, debugging
- Computer Science
- June
- May
Writing Research-Based Nonfiction
Students will become research writers. They will learn about a new topic and transform that knowledge into information chapter books. They will learn to take detailed notes and to incorporate learned information into nonfiction text and graphics.
Demonstration Texts
- Insects are Awesome by Michael Rae-Grant
- A Dragonfly’s Life by Ellen Lawrence
- Dung Beetles by Martha E.H. Rustad
- Writing
- April
- March
Growing Knowledge Together
Students will draw on the nonfiction reading strategies learned in Becoming Experts to research insects. They will start by working with partners and then will transition to formal research clubs to grow knowledge. The unit culminates with the research groups teaching others about their insect.
Demonstration Texts
- A Dragonfly’s Life by Ellen Lawrence
- Behold the Beautiful Dung Beetle by Cheryl Bardoe
- You Can be an Entomologist! by Dr. Dino Martins
- Reading
- April
Printmaking
- Printmaking
- Landscape
- Mixed Media
- “Wave” by Suzy Lee
- Visual Arts
- April
- June
- May
Solids and Liquids
Resources: FOSS-Solids & Liquids
- Objects are described and identified by their properties
- Objects are made of one or more materials
- Liquids take the shape of their container, the surfaces of liquids are flat, liquids pour and flow.
- Solids have a definite size and shape and can occur as masses of small particles
- Some solids change when mixed with water.
- Some solids dissolve in water
- Water can be separated from a mixture through evaporation
- Some liquids mix with water;others form layers
- Heat causes materials to melt; cold causes them to freeze, changes can be reversible or irreversible
- Science
- April
Government Laws and Symbols
Students will deepen their understanding of democratic principles such as dignity for all, equality, fairness and respect for authority and rules.
PBL-A Symbol for Us (Innovation)
Students will research American symbols and understand that people have different ideas about what symbols represent. Students will determine one class value and design a class symbol to represent that value.
- Social Studies
- May
Module 5
Money, Data and Customary Measurement
- Problem Solving with Coins and Bills
- Use Customary Units to Measure and Estimate Length
- Use Measurement and Data to Solve Problems
- Math
- May
Landscape
- Landscape
- Mixed Mediaa
- Visual Arts
- May
Major/Minor: listening and distinguishing between them
Major/Minor: listening and distinguishing between them.
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music
Introduce solfege LA’
Do-Re-Mi-So-La’
Echo patterns and learn songs with this new tone set.
Write and create patterns using rhythms previously learned.
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music
- June
- May
The Invention Lab
Lego Spike w/ block based
Combining block based coding and robotics, planning and coding algorithms
- Creative Engineering
- June
- May
Helping My Community
Students will deepen their understanding of needs and wants. They will identify the needs of a community. They will understand that people volunteer time and resources to be of service in their community.
PBL-We Can Make a Difference (Engaged Citizenship)
Students will research ways people help their community. They will understand that anyone can help, and that it is more powerful when individuals work together. Students will create an action plan to help meet a specific need of their community.
- Social Studies
- April
- March
Writing Gripping Fictional Stories
Students will apply their narrative writing skills of telling small steps and writing with a lot of details to help them write realistic fiction. They will create characters who solve problems in ways that create suspense and teach readers a lesson.
Demonstration Texts
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
- Shortcut by Donald Crews
- Earrings! by Judith Viorst
- Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto
- Writing
- June
- May
Stepping into the World of the Story
Students will discover the incredible power stories have to take them on adventures. They will study characters closely and learn to use clues from the text to infer character feelings. They will notice that characters can feel many ways all at once and that character feelings often change throughout a story.
Demonstration Texts
- A Dragon’s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans by Laurence Yep and Joanne Ryder
- My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
- Chester’s Way by Kevin Henkes
- Reading
- June
Module 6
Multiplication and Division Foundations
- Count and Problem Solve with Equal Groups
- Arrays and Equal Groups
- Rectangular Arrays as a Foundation for Multiplication and Division
- The Meaning of Even and Odd
- Math
- June
Portfolio Review
Portfolio Review
- Visual Arts
- June
Orff Ensemble Performance Skills
Orff Ensemble Performance Skills
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music