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Welcome to the 2nd Grade Back to School Night
PresentationPresented by:
Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Martin, Mrs. Friend, and Mrs. Harris
Integrates thinking, reasoning, and creativity for a lifetime of
learning.2All students will achieve mathematical proficiency by
developing both conceptual understanding and procedural fluency.
The end result is the ability to think and reason mathematically
and use mathematics to solve problems in authentic contexts.
Mathematics GoalMathematics Curriculum Curriculum 2.0
3The goal of the MCPS mathematics instructional program, for all
students to achieve mathematical proficiency, has not changed.
Welcome to Grade 2 MathematicsA new model for curriculum,
assessment, and instruction
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards A unique integrated
curriculum designed to develop a college-ready mindset in all
students by fostering critical and creative thinking and academic
success skills
Will provide enrichment/acceleration for our most advanced
students and scaffolding for students in need of support
Curriculum 2.0 incorporates the new internationally-driven
standards in mathematics, reading, and writing.the new 2nd grade
math curriculum includes much of the 3rd grade math objectives from
the old MCPS curriculum providing all students with a rigorous
curriculum. There are additional opportunities for
enrichment/acceleration for each measurement topic when students
have shown proficiency with understanding a math concept.
4MCPS and CCSS Strand ComparisonThe 2001 MCPS math curriculum
was a very strong curriculum, but it reached success by simply
pulling down higher grade level content in the Maryland
Standards.Now with the new internationally driven standards, the
focus on instruction is not only providing a rigorous curriculum to
all students but also going deeper within a math topic in order to
build a strong math foundation for our students.These 2 graphs show
how Curriculum 2.0 puts an emphasis on developing students number
sense in the elementary grades.
5Intertwined Strands of Mathematical Proficiency
UnderstandingComputingReasoningApplyingEngaging
6How do we get our students to become mathematically
proficient?Curriculum 2.0 puts emphasis on all 5 strands & not
just on the computing which was done with the old
curriculum.Understanding comprehension of mathematical concepts,
operations, symbols, and relationsComputing skill in carrying out
procedures - with efficiency, accuracy, and flexibilityApplying
ability to formulate, represent, and solve problems using concepts
and procedures appropriatelyReasoning capacity for logical thought,
reflection, explanation, and justification; extending from
something known to something not yet knownEngaging habitual
inclination to see math as sensible, useful, and worthwhile,
coupled with a belief in diligence and ones own efficacy
Common Core State Standards Mathematical
PracticesPracticesMathematically proficient
students:ExamplesMathematically proficient students:Make sense of
problems and persevere in solving themPlan a solution pathway
rather than simply jumping into a solution attemptReason abstractly
and quantitativelyAttend to the meaning of quantities, not just how
to compute themConstruct viable arguments and critique the
reasoning of othersJustify their conclusions, communicate them to
others, and respond to the arguments of othersModel with
mathematicsApply the mathematics they know to solve problems
arising in everyday lifeUse appropriate tools strategicallyConsider
the available tools when solving a mathematical problem, and make
sound decisions about when each of these tools might be
helpfulAttend to precisionCalculate accurately and efficiently;
give carefully formulated explanations Look for and make use of
structureNotice, for example, that 3 and 7 more is the same amount
as 7 and 3 more or sort a collection of shapes according to how
many sides the shapes haveLook for and express regularity in
repeated reasoningLook both for general methods and for shortcuts;
evaluate the reasonableness of their intermediate results7When we
talk about our students becoming mathematically Proficient these
are the characteristics we are teaching.
Student Samples Using Thinking and Academic Success skills to
learn content provides students opportunities to apply their
learning to new situations.Thinking and Academic Skills
Preparation of College & CareerImportance of incorporating
21st century skills into everyday instruction Students will need to
be critical, creative thinkers, who can communicate effectively and
work collaboratively in a knowledge based economy
SO what are these Thinking and Academic Success Skills that tie
the curriculum together?
These are the skills we know successful students somehow
acquire. The difference with Curriculum 2.0 is not leaving
acquisition of these skills to chance. The emphasis in Curriculum
2.0 is directly teaching these skills.Each Marking Period will
focus on one thinking skill (either critical or creative) and one
academic success skill.
The Thinking and Academic Success Skills are divided in to three
areas Critical Thinking which includes analysis, evaluation, and
synthesis. Creative Thinking originality, flexibility, fluency, and
originality. Academic Success Skills the how to learn skills =
Effort/Motivation/Persistence, Intellectual Risk Taking,
Metacognition, Collaboration. These skills we know are not just
important for the student to become a better learner in school, but
to become an independent learner for life.
9Critical ThinkingCritical thinking involves being objective and
open-minded while thinking carefully about what to do or what to
believe, based on evidence and reason. Examples are Analysis,
Synthesis, and Evaluation.
Creative ThinkingCreative thinking involves putting facts,
concepts, and principles together in new ways and demonstrating a
novel way of seeing or doing things. Examples are Elaboration,
Flexibility, Fluency, and Originality.
Academic Success SkillsAcademic Success Skills involves
possessing attitudes and behaviors that enable students to reach
their full potential in academic settings. Examples are
Collaboration, Effort/Motivation/Persistence, Intellectual Risk
Taking and Metacognition.
Thinking and Academic Skills10Math Block Time Frame5 minutes:
warm-up
25 minutes: focus lesson
40 - 55 minutes: guided math groups/independent practice/math
stationsTeachers are differentiating instruction to meet students
needs.
5 minutes: closure
75 - 90 minute math block.Teachers will have a group for
re-teaching & also to provide enrichment/acceleration for
students who have demonstrated proficiency with understanding a
concept.11What Topics Will Your Child Be Learning In Second Grade
Math?
13models, drawings, written methods place value strategies
properties of operations 14
15GeometryPartition Shapeshalves, thirds, and fourths
Attributes
Partition Shapesrows and columns
16Reading, Writing, Spelling, and Language Block60 90 minutes
Guided Reading: reading stations, independent reading, buddy
reading, follow-up activities to guided reading, word work.
Teachers are differentiating instruction to meet students
needs.
30 minutes: Writing
120 minute language arts block.
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J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z2ND GRADEKINDERGARTEN1ST
GRADE3RD GRADE4TH GRADE5TH GRADEMCPS GUIDED READING LEVELS
Other Science Units of StudyGrowth and urvstructureival wit
Growth And Survival Within A HabitatEarths Natural Features And
Properties of MaterialsProperties of Earths MaterialsProperties And
Changes of Celestial ObjectsRelationship Between Parts And The
Whole
magnetismtransparencyhardnesscolortexturestructure
Students will explain the relationship between the growth and
survival of living things within their habitats.They will identify
and describe natural features found on Earth. They will explore the
similarities between the natural features on continents and the
ocean floor.Students will compare properties of Earth materials
such as color, magnetism, transparency, hardness, texture and
structure. They will examine the types of rocks and soil present at
different locations in Maryland.Students will identify and describe
properties of celestial objects. They will increase their knowledge
about the moon and the sun, as well as other stars.Students will
identify and describe changes in celestial objects and explain
patterns that occur over time. These changes include the appearance
of the sun and moon at various times of the day, month or
year.Students will identify and explain the properties of
materials. They will investigate minute features of objects such as
grains of sand and crystals and minute features of objects like
grain in a piece of wood or fibers in a napkin.Students will
identify and explain the relationships between the parts and the
whole. They will take objects apart and determine the impact of
leaving parts out of the whole.
19My Job Your Job Our Job
In Social Studies Our Students Will Learn About:Rights &
Responsibilities
In Grade 2, students are challenged to reexamine the roles of
individuals and groups in a democratic society. They identify and
describe relationships among the fulfillment of rights and
responsibilities and the development of democratic ideas and
skills. They examine how choices about rights and responsibilities
affect the common good of society.
Photo Source:Classroom Children
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20Geographic Characteristics
birds eye view
Exploring Different Cultures
Goods and ServicesNatural, Capital, and Human Resources
Transportation and Technology
Grade 2 students access and use geographic tools to learn the
geographic boundaries and characteristics of the United States as
well as its most important physical features. They learn about
their world by using geographic tools to identify oceans,
continents, and countries. They integrate ideas and information
about geographic characteristics to describe how people modify and
adapt to their environment. Second graders learn to combine ideas
and information about geographic characteristics to describe,
identify, and classify places and regions. They learn that people
within a culture are united by certain shared values, practices,
traditions, needs and interests. They examine how people meet needs
and are influenced by their environment. They explore how culture
is shared and passed from generation to generation through
traditions, customs, songs, and symbols. Students examine how
advances in technology have impacted the way people live, work, and
play. They learn how to identify and evaluate economic choices
about production and distribution of goods. They investigate how
goods and services are exchanged.Second graders gather and
interpret information to describe relationships among events. They
use timelines, artifacts, and multimedia to learn about people,
events, and places of today and of the past.
21Every year the 2nd Grade puts on a 2nd Grade Musical. This is
an opportunity for students to be immersed in music, choreography,
costumes, staging while learning many facts about animals. This
experience has shown over the years to boost self confidence and a
sense of community and belonging to a group.The 2nd Grade Play
Wackadoo Zoo
In progress (I)In progress toward meeting the grade-level
standard.Exceptional (ES)Exceptional at the grade-level
standard.Meets the grade-level standard by demonstrating
proficiency of the content or processes for the measurement
topic.Proficient (P)Levels of PerformanceInstruction begins at the
grade-level standard. How the student performs at the
grade-levelstandard determines level of proficiency.How the student
respondsInstruction on the Measurement TopicNot yet or minimal (N)
Not yet making progress or making minimal progress toward meeting
the grade-level standard.Because we now have a new standards-based
curriculum, we have a new report card that clearly communicates
student achievement to parents.How the student performs at the
grade level expectations determines their level of
proficiency.Because Curriculum 2.0 provides all students with a
rigorous curriculum (For ex: the math is now composed of many of
the 3rd grade objectives & the focus is on having students go
deeper into a math topic),The goal is for all students to be
proficient at grade-level standard. A student who is not yet or
minimal or in progress toward meeting the standard was instructed
on the grade-level standard, however, their response to the
standard has not yet reached proficiency. Teachers will continue to
instruct students to help them reach proficiency. There are many
ways for students to demonstrate an ES. It is no longer that they
correctly solved all of the problems correct (this is proficiency)
but more on if a student can demonstrate their thorough
understanding that is unique or different from most typical 2nd
graders hence the word Exceptional
A student who is Exceptional at the grade-level standard is
instructed on the grade-level standard, and their response is
consistently at an exceptional level. These are those students
whose answers not only show a thorough understanding of the concept
taught but also shows that he/she is thinking outside the box or
can apply previously learned material to what they are currently
learning.Because we now have a new standards-based curriculum, we
need a new report card that clearly communicates student
achievement to parents.How the student performs at the grade level
expectations determines their level of proficiency.Because
Curriculum 2.0 provides all students with a rigorous curriculum
(For ex: the math is now composed of most of the 3rd grade
objectives), we want to see all students at proficient by the end
of the year for each measurement topic.The goal is for all students
to be proficient at the grade-level standard. A student who is not
yet or minimal or in progress toward meeting the standard was
instructed on the grade-level standard, however, their response to
the standard has not yet reached proficiency . A student who is
Exceptional at the grade-level standard is instructed on the
grade-level standard, and their response is consistently at an
exceptional level. This is that 1 or 2 students whose answers not
only show a thorough understanding of the concept taught but also
shows that he/she is thinking outside the box.
23Grade 2 Standards-based Report CardSubjectMeasurement
Topic
This is the current standards-based report card for Grade 2. Now
parents will have more of an accurate and clear idea of how their
child is doing since each subject is composed of several different
measurement topics. For ex: Math is now composed of geometry,
measurement & data, number and Operations in base 10, and
Operations and Algebraic Thinking.We will be using a variety of
methods to assess students understanding such paper/pencil tasks
and class room observations during whole & small group
instruction.Students will only be assessed on those areas that are
unshaded. For example: in MP 1, students are taught in the areas of
measurement and data, number & operations in Base 10 and
Algebraic thinking but not geometry which is not taught until MP
4.A feature of the report card is that it will provide you with
information regarding the degree to which your child received
enrichment and/or acceleration with grade level content for math.
One of these two statements will appear under the math
category:
Your child was consistently instructed on the content and
processes of the grade level.ORYour child was consistently
instructed on the content and processes of the grade level with
enrichment/acceleration.
For the Learning Skills which is composed of work habits and
Thinking and Academic Success Skills, students will receive a DEM
for demonstrating this skill consistently, PRG for progressing, and
N for not yet evident.
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Homework Plan for Second GradeOur homework plan involves 3
Mandatory parts!Nightly reading! Recorded on an at home reading
chart turned in 3 times a quarter.Nightly Math Practice!Your child
will receive math practice sheets reviewing concepts already
covered in class. This is meant to be independent practice. Please
check to see if it is completed. We will check for mistakes in
class. This will help us to know where your child needs assistance
so we can meet with them in small groups to address their needs.
There will also be a weekly challenge problem to work on during the
week. We will discuss solutions to the problem on Fridays.Two
quarterly projects!Each Quarter your child will be assigned 2 at
home projects. One project will be reading and language arts based
and the other project will involve another subject area. Your child
will have approximately 3-4 weeks to complete the project. The
schedule of projects is on the back of this paper.MCPSAP-PR
(Montgomery County Public Schools Assessment Program- Primary):
This is a Montgomery County test that is given three times a year.
Once in the Fall, Winter and Spring. It is a reading test to test
comprehension and word recognition.
MAP-P(Math Assessment Primary) ): This is a Montgomery County
test that is given two times a year. Once in the Fall and once in
the Spring. It is a math test to show the progression of skills
attained in math.
Global Screening: This is the test that is given to all second
graders in the spring to recognize students of high ability and
thinking skills. The results will be mailed to your home at the end
of the school year. Testing in Grade 2 Donations Please
We have lunch at 1:00pm. This is somewhat late for our students.
We eat a snack daily at 11:00. Please send in a small snack with
your child. If you would also like to contribute snack for the
class to share please feel free to send in a peanut/ nut free
snack.
Field TripsStrathmore Hall November 19-22, 2013 (Date to be
determined)Free
Mad Science Spring 2014In school field trip Approximately
$7.00
Sign in on the clipboard in your childs classroom.Sign up for a
November ConferenceAdd your email to our class email listSign
permission for photographs Read the letter your child wrote to you.
Write a note to your child.Take the folder on your childs desk it
has a lot of important information.
Before you leave tonight!!!
