Curriculum - Lower School

Grades 2 and 3

Grade 2 - Language Arts
Reading
  • Letter recognition (name and sound) (Letters Aa-Zz)
  • Two sounds for Gg
  • Two sounds for Cc
  • Blending
  • Short vowels
  • Long vowels
  • Vowel pairs
  • Rr-controlled vowels
  • Clusters
  • Triple clusters
  • Final clusters
  • Double final consonants
  • Final endings
  • Verb endings
  • Contractions
  • Silent letters
  • Diagraphs
  • Base words
  • Compound words
  • Word endings
  • Syllabication
  • Two-syllable word endings
  • Sound of Yy at the end of longer words
  • Suffixes & prefixes
  • Comprehension
    • Sequence of events
    • Compare and contrast
    • Cause and effect
    • Fact and opinion
    • Categorize and classify
    • Problem solving
    • Parts of a book
    • Topic/main idea
    • Story structure
    • Noting details
    • Author's viewpoint
    • Making judgments
    • Making generalizations
    • Predict/infer
    • Drawing conclussions
    • Summarizing
    • Phonics/decoding
    • Fantasy/reality
    • Monitor/clarify
English
  • Identification
    • Sentences
    • Capital letters
    • Periods
    • Commas
    • Question marks
    • Nouns & pronouns
    • Verbs (present tense, past tense, state of being)
    • Adjectives
    • Adverbs
    • Conjunctions
  • Define
    • Nouns & pronouns
    • Verbs (present tense, past tense, state of being)
    • Adjectives
    • Adverbs
    • Conjunctions
  • When to use periods
  • When to use question marks
  • Comma placement (in dates, in names)
  • Adding -s for plural nouns
  • Naming yourself last
  • Capitalization
    • Peoples names
    • Places
    • Days of the week
    • Months of the year
    • Holidays
  • Alphabetical order (to 1st, 2nd, & 3rd letters)
  • Contractions
  • Homonyms
  • Homophones
  • Synonyms
  • Antonyms
  • Dictionary skills
  • Using a thesaurus
  • Using context clues
  • Word families
Information
  • Locating information
  • Charts/diagrams
  • Using maps, graphs, glossaries, directions
  • Schedules
  • Phone book
  • Calendar
  • Encyclopedia
  • Interviewing
  • Understanding and using timelines
  • Reference sources
  • Electronic media
  • Taking notes
  • Using a newspaper
  • Captions
  • Chapter titles and headings
Grade 2 - Math
  • Estimating (measures, sums, quantities)
  • Number theory (even numbers, odd numbers)
  • Place value (ones, tens, hundreds, & thousands digits)
  • Horizontal form
  • Number sentences
  • Missing numbers in number sentences
  • Missing operation symbols in number sentences
  • Using double facts
  • Classifying
  • Sorting
  • Venn diagrams
  • Addition
    • Adding-related facts
    • Basic facts to 20
    • Basic facts to add multiples of 10
    • Three addends
    • Adding 1-digit to 2-digit numbers
    • Adding 2-digit numbers
    • Adding two 3-digit numbers
    • Estimating sums of 2-digit addends by rounding to nearest 10
    • Adding by 10's on a 100-chart
    • Rewriting horizontal addition vertically 
    • Counting on
    • Drawing a picture to add
    • Using a number line to add
    • Making ten
    • Regrouping ten 1's as one 10
    • Deciding when to regroup ten 1's as one 10
    • Adding ten to 1-digit numbers
    • Adding with zero
    • Using order and zero properties to find sums 
  • Subtraction
    • Basic facts to 20
    • Basic facts to subtract multiples of 10
    • Fact families to 20
    • Strategies for subtraction
    • Subtracting 1-digit from 2-digit numbers with regrouping
    • Subtracting 1-digit from 2-digit numbers without regrouping 
    • Subtracting 2-digit numbers
    • Estimating differences of 2-digit addends by rounding to nearest 10
    • Subtracting by 10's on a 100-chart
    • Rewriting horizontal subtraction vertically
    • Counting back
    • Drawing a picture to subtract
    • Using a number line to subtract
    • Checking subtraction
    • Checking subtraction with addition
    • Regrouping one 10 as ten 1's
    • Deciding when to regroup one 10 as ten 1's 
    • Subtracting with zero
    • Using the identity property and subtracting all or none to find the difference
    • Using subtraction to compare two sets
  • Mental math (use to add tens and hundreds)
  • Multiplication
    • Drawing a picture to multiply
    • Skip-counting by 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, & 10's
    • Solving multiplication facts for 2's, 5's, & 10's
    • Using arrays to multiply any order
    • Sharing counters to make equal groups
    • Making equal groups of 2
    • Making equal groups of 5
  • Properties (associative, commutative, zero)
  • Comparing and ordering numbers
    • Numbers 0-50
    • 3-digit numbers
    • Before/after
    • Between
    • Greater than/less than
    • Is equal to
    • Using a number line
    • Comparing numbers using <, >, =
    • Identifying & writing addition/subtraction expressions that name the same number
  • Counting, reading, and writing numbers
    • Numbers 0-1000
    • Decade numbers
    • Ordinal numbers
    • Counting by ones, tens, and hundreds
    • Using models to count by ones, tens, and hundreds
    • Reading words zero to twenty
  • Fractions
    • Identifying and writing fractions
    • Identifying and writing unit fractions through twelfths
    • Identifying fractions that show one whole or more than one whole
    • Identifying and writing fractions that represent part of a group/set
    • Comparing fractions using <, >, =
  • Patterns
    • Describing repeating/growing patterns
    • Continuing repeating/growing patterns
    • Extending repeating/growing patterns
    • Completing patterns
    • Time patterns
    • Geometric patterns
  • Basic geometric figures (plane figures)
    • Identify, classify, & describe by attributes
    • Identify & draw congruent figures
    • Identify & draw lines of symmetry
    • Identify slides, flips, & turns
    • Combine/separate shapes using pattern blocks
  • Solid figures
    • Identify, classify, & compare
    • Identify faces, edges, & vertices
    • Make plane figures from faces of solids
  • Capacity
    • Estimating & measuring cups, pints, quarts, & gallons
    • Estimating & measuring liters
    • Choosing appropriate units
  • Length
    • Estimating & measuring inches & centimeters
    • Estimating & measuring to the nearest inch, foot, & yard 
    • Measuring to find perimeter
    • Using models and grid paper to find area
    • Choosing appropriate units
  • Weight
    • Estimating & measuring ounces, pounds, grams, & kilograms
    • Choosing appropriate units
  • Money
    • Recognition (penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half-dollar)
    • Count on to find the value of a group of coins
    • Count on to make an exact amount
    • Count on to make change
    • Show equivalent amounts with different coin combinations
    • Compare amounts of money
    • Count coins to decide if there is enough money to buy an item
    • Use the fewest coins to show an amount
    • Add and subtract money amounts up to $10.00
  • Temperature (reading a thermometer, comparing degrees)
  • Time
    • Understand and estimate lengths of time
    • Reading and understanding a calendar
    • Reading and understanding a clock (analog/digital)
    • Telling time (to 5 minutes, to quarter-hour, to half-hour, to the hour)
    • Comparing periods of time
  • Weight and mass (estimating weight, comparing weight, pounds)
  • Data analysis
    • Taking a survey
    • Collecting and organizing data
    • Reading and interpreting data
    • Graphing on a coordinate grid
    • Finding range and mode
    • Bar graphs
    • Pictographs
    • Pictures
    • Tables/charts
    • Making bar graphs, pictographs, tables
    • Using tally marks
  • Probability
    • Making predictions
    • More, less, & equally likely
    • Probability experiments
    • Recording outcomes
    • Using cubes/spinners
  • Problem-solving strategies
    • Acting it out with props/models
    • Choosing an operation
    • Drawing a picture/diagram
    • Finding a pattern
    • Guessing and checking
    • Making a table or list
    • Monitoring and reflecting
    • Using logical reasoning
    • Using data from a picture
    • Writing number sentences to solve problems
  • Analyzing and evaluating thinking
    • Determine reasonableness of an answer
    • Estimating an answer
    • Explaining reasoning
    • Identifying relevant information
    • Recognizing too much information
Grade 3 - Language Arts
Reading
  • Vocabulary words (decoding words for pronunciation & meaning through context clues)
  • Base words
  • Syllabication (prefixes, suffixes)
  • Genre (fantasy, realistic fiction, biography, non-fiction)
  • Comprehension
    • Sequence of events
    • Compare and contrast
    • Cause and effect
    • Fact and opinion
    • Categorize and classify
    • Problem solving
    • Parts of a book
    • Topic/main idea
    • Story structure
    • Noting details
    • Author's viewpoint
    • Making judgments
    • Making generalizations
    • Predict/infer
    • Drawing conclussions
    • Summarizing
    • Phonics/decoding
    • Fantasy/reality
    • Monitor/clarify
English
  • Identification
    • Sentences
    • Capital letters
    • Periods
    • Commas
    • Question marks
    • Nouns & pronouns
    • Verbs (present tense, past tense, state of being)
    • Adjectives
    • Adverbs
    • Conjunctions
  • Define
    • Nouns & pronouns
    • Verbs (present tense, past tense, state of being)
    • Adjectives
    • Adverbs
    • Conjunctions
  • When to use periods
  • When to use question marks
  • Comma placement (in dates, in names)
  • Adding -s for plural nouns
  • Naming yourself last
  • Capitalization
    • Peoples names
    • Places
    • Days of the week
    • Months of the year
    • Holidays
  • Alphabetical order (to 4th letter)
  • Homonyms
  • Homophones
  • Synonyms
  • Antonyms
  • Idioms
  • Analogies
  • Similes & metaphors
  • Dictionary skills
  • Using a thesaurus
  • Using context clues
Information
  • Locating information
  • Charts/diagrams
  • Using maps, graphs, glossaries, directions
  • Using a KWL chart
  • Reading a grid/bar graph
  • Schedules
  • Phone book
  • Calendar
  • Encyclopedia
  • Interviewing
  • Understanding and using timelines
  • Using the library
  • Reference sources
  • Electronic media
  • Taking notes
  • Using a highlighter to mark information
  • Using a newspaper
  • Captions
  • Chapter titles and headings
Grade 3 - Math
  • Place value (hundreds, thousands, & ten-thousands digits)
  • Addition
    • Using addition properties to find sums
    • Estimating sums (rounding numbers, using compatible numbers)
    • Regrouping 1's & 10's to add 
    • Adding three or more addends
    • Finding the sum of two 4-digit numbers
  • Subtraction
    • Using subtraction properties to find differences
    • Learning how addition and subtraction are related
    • Rounding nubmers to estimate differences
    • Regrouping 10's as 1's when for subtraction
    • Regrouping 10's & 100's to subtract
    • Finding the difference of two 4-digit numbers
    • Learn how to subtract across zeros
  • Multiplication
    • Using patterns and basic facts to multiply
    • Using repeated addition to model multiplication
    • Using arrays to multiply
    • Using base-ten blocks to multiply
    • Using different ways to multiply when factors are 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10
    • Rounding numbers to estimate products
    • Special multiplication properties when 1 or 0 are factors
    • Finding patterns using a multiplication table
    • Grouping factors in any order to find product of three or more numbers
    • Multiply 2-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers with/without regrouping
    • Multiply when one factor is a 3-digit number
    • Solving problems that have more than one step
    • Using simpler problems to solve complex problems
    • Multiply and regroup more than once
    • Multiply with money
  • Division
    • Using patterns and basic facts to divide
    • Finding remainders in division problems
    • Estimating quotients
    • Using base-ten blocks to show division with 2-digit quotients
    • Deciding what a remainder means
    • Dividing 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers
    • Deciding where to place the first digit in the quotient
    • Dividing amounts of money
    • Exploring two ways to think about division with models
    • Using repeated subtraction to find quotients
    • Using arrays to relate multiplication & division
    • Relating divisors, dividends, & quotients using a multiplication table
    • Using different ways to divide by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10
    • Special division rules to divide with 1 or 0
  • Comparing and ordering numbers
    • Identifying place value of greater numbers
    • Comparing numbers using <, >, =
    • Identifying & writing addition/subtraction expressions that name the same number
    • Relating 1000 to hundreds and ones
  • Counting, reading, and writing numbers
    • Numbers 0-10000
    • Counting by ones, tens, and hundreds
    • Using models to count by ones, tens, and hundreds
  • Rounding numbers
    • To the nearest hundred
    • 4-digit numbers to the nearest thousand, hundred, & ten
  • Fractions
    • Reading and writing (fractions, fractions greater than 1)
    • Using fractions to name parts of a whole
    • Finding fractional parts of a group
    • Using different fractions to name the same amount
    • Identify & compare (equivalent fractions, those with like/unlike denominators)
    • Ordering like/unlike fractions
    • Add/subtract fractions with like denominators
    • Comparing fractions using <, >, =
  • Decimals
    • Writing fractions with denominators of 10 & 100 as decimals
    • Writing decimals greater than one
    • Comparing & ordering decimals
    • Relating money to fractions/decimals
    • Add/subtract decimals
  • Patterns
    • Describing repeating/growing patterns
    • Continuing repeating/growing patterns
    • Extending repeating/growing patterns
    • Completing patterns
    • Time patterns
    • Geometric patterns
  • Basic geometric figures (plane figures)
    • Identify, classify, & describe (lines, line segments, rays, angles, plane/solid figures, triangles, & 4-sided figures)
    • Identify & draw congruent figures
    • Same & similar in size/shape comparisons
    • Identify & draw lines of symmetry
    • Identify slides, flips, & turns
    • Combine/separate shapes using pattern blocks
  • Solid figures
    • Identify, classify, & compare
    • Identify faces, edges, & vertices
    • Make plane figures from faces of solids
    • Relating solid figure to plane figures with models
  • Capacity
    • Estimating & measuring cups, pints, quarts, & gallons
    • Estimating & measuring in metric units
    • Measuring & comparing amounts containers can hold
    • Estimating volume of a figure
    • Finding volume of solid figures
  • Length
    • Estimating & measuring inches & centimeters
    • Measuring longer lengths in metric units & standard measure
    • Estimating & measuring to the nearest half-inch & inch
    • Estimating & measuring to find perimeter
    • Estimating & measuring to find area
  • Weight & mass
    • Estimating & measuring ounces, pounds, grams, & kilograms
  • Money
    • Understanding value (penny, nickel, dime, quarter, dollar)
    • Making change from a given amount
    • Name/count coins and bills 
    • Compare amounts of money
    • Rounding to nearest dollar and nearest ten dollars
  • Temperature (reading a thermometer, comparing degrees, Fahrenheit & Celcius)
  • Time
    • Understand and estimate lengths of time
    • Reading and understanding a calendar and a schedule
    • Using clocks to tell how long an activity will last
    • Telling time (to 5 minutes, to quarter-hour, to half-hour, to the hour)
    • Telling the number of minutes before/after the hour
    • Comparing periods of time
  • Data analysis
    • Taking a survey
    • Collecting and organizing data
    • Using models to find range, median, mode, & mean of number sets
    • Reading/making line plots & pictographs
    • Locating points on a grid with ordered pairs
    • Making bar graphs to represent data
  • Probability
    • Making predictions
    • Certain, likely, unlikely, & impossible 
    • Probability experiments
    • Calculating probablility
    • Recording outcomes
    • Tracking experiment results to predict outcomes
    • Using probability to decide fairness of a game
    • Using cubes/spinners
  • Problem-solving strategies
    • Acting it out with props/models
    • Choosing an operation
    • Drawing a picture/diagram
    • Finding a pattern
    • Guessing and checking
    • Making a table or list
    • Monitoring and reflecting
    • Using logical reasoning
    • Using data from a picture
    • Writing number sentences to solve problems
  • Analyzing and evaluating thinking
    • Determine reasonableness of an answer
    • Estimating an answer
    • Explaining reasoning
    • Identifying relevant information
    • Recognizing too much information