Grade 2 Outcomes
March
Literacy
Speaking and Listening:
GCO 1F: Ask and respond to questions to clarify or gather information
GCO 2G: Respond to and give instructions that include two or three components
GCO 3F: Recognize volume of voice and politeness in conversation and cooperative play
Reading and Viewing:
GCO 4H: select independently and with teacher assistance, texts appropriate to interests and learning needs
GCO 4I: use some feature of written text to determine content, locate topics, and obtain information
GCO 4K: use a variety of strategies to create meaning
GCO 6D: Express and begin to support opinions about texts and the word of authors/illustrators
CAFÉ Reading Strategies: Review of all strategies taught last term
Comprehension – generate and answer questions
Accuracy –
Fluency – italics, font, bold, underline, caps
Expanding Vocabulary –
In preparation for the upcoming provincial assessment, we will be focusing on reading comprehension practice. Students will be engaged in reading nonfiction, and informational texts, each followed by a relevant comprehension activity to encourage reading for understanding and using various reading strategies to answer questions about the text.
Sound Teams:
Review: February sounds
Introduce: homophones, silent c, are for air, ear for air, tion & sion
Writing: GCO 8D/E, 9D/E, 10B/C/D/E/F, personal narratives
Trait Focus - Conventions
Voice – fonts as a way to enhance writing
Math: Addition and Subtraction to 18
Please continue to practice addition and subtraction facts at home and exploring “real life” addition and subtraction situations (ie; We need six forks for supper I have two in my hand. How many more do I need?). The following outcomes still apply:
Number (N)
8. Demonstrate and explain the effect of adding or subtracting zero to/from a number
9. Demonstrate an understanding of addition and subtraction to 18 by:
· using personal strategies for adding and subtracting with and without manipulatives
· creating and solving problems that involve addition and subtraction
· explaining that the order in which numbers are added does not affect the sum
· explaining that the order in which numbers are subtracted may affect the difference
10. Apply mental math strategies to determine addition/subtraction facts to 18, such as:
· using doubles
· making 10
· one more/ one less
· two more/ two less
· addition for subtraction
Patterns and Relations (PR)
3. demonstrate and explain the meaning of equality and inequality by using manipulatives and diagrams
4. record equalities and inequalities symbolically using the equal symbol or the not equal symbol.
For example, 10 = 6 + 4 and 3 + 6 ≠ 10.
You & Your World
The theme this month is Nutrition. We will be discussing ways to keep ourselves healthy. Outcomes include:
2.4.1A: demonstrate understanding of relationship between basic needs and healthy lifestyle
2.4.1B: explain that the types of food eaten, level of physical activity and amount of rest/relaxation affect one's health
2.4.1C: explain the effect of poor nutrition on teeth and importance of regular brushing/visits to dentist
2.4.1D: explain importance of complete breakfast.