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WELCOME TO SECOND GRADE!

Grade 2 Homework Policy:

The homework policy for 2nd Grade is that all second grade teachers will give homework that includes math and literacy which will equal a minium of 30 minutes a day.  This includes a daily book bag at each student's level for reading at home.

Units of Inquiry: 

1.  Who We Are: Citizens use social structures to organize and make changes in society.  An inquiry into:

• rights and responsibilities
• historical artifacts and figures
• civic skills

2.  How We Organize Ourselves:  Currency helps people exchange goods and services.  An inquiry into:

• evolution of money
• economic choices
• markets around the world

3.  Where We are in Place and Time:  People use geographic representations to acquire and interpret information.  And inquiry into:

• geographic representations
• interpreting information
• major landforms

4.  How We Express Ourselves:   Culture influences stories.  An inquiry into:

• how stories are expressed in different cultures
• purpose of stories
• story elements and structure of stories

5.  How The World Works:  Weather and systems affect living and non-living things.  An inquiry into:

• properties of air
• observing weather
• exploring different weather systems

6.  Sharing the Planet:  All living things undergo changes as they go through life.  An inquiry into:

• Life cycles of different living things
• Endangered species
• Environmental impact on life cycles