Grade 2 Oct. Outcomes
Speaking and Listening:
GCO 1G – Express opinions and give simple explanations for some of their opinions (I like...because..)
GCO 1H – Listen to others' ideas and opinions/ be willing to listen to others without interrupting/ Participate in sharing time, whole and small group conversations
GCO 3D – Demonstrate a growing awareness of social conventions such as turn -taking/ following two step directions/ how to enter a conversation
Reading and Viewing:
4J – Use a combination of cues to sample, predict and monitor/self-correct
6C – Make personal connections to text and share responses in a variety of ways
8C-use writing and other forms of representing for a variety of functions(ex-to ask questions, to generate and organize ideas, to express feelings, opinion, and imaginative ideas, to inform/communicate information, to record experiences, to explore learning)
8D-begin to develop, with assistance, some ways to make their own notes (e.g., webs, story maps,
Point-form notes)
9D-use a variety of familiar text forms and other media (messages, letters, lists, recounts, role play)
9E-0demonstrate some awareness of audience and purpose (ex choosing particular forms for specific audiences and purposes, realizing work to be shared needs editing)
9F-consider their readers’/viewers’/listeners’ questions/comments and begin to use such responses
to assess and extend their learning
10B-use some conventions of written language(ex spacing, most vowel and consonants are represented, increasing number of words spelled conventionally, simple sentence structure, attempt to use punctuation, use uppercase for names, I and sentence beginnings)
10C-demonstrate engagement with the creation of pieces of writing and other representations (ex-sustain choose writing in free time, share work, contribute during shared writing, contribute to observations field trips etc
10D-with assistance, begin using technology in writing and representing-use a tape recorder to tape a completed piece of writing or dramatization or oral retelling, use a drawing program/simple word processing to create illustrations for a group story or to draw a picture and write a caption
Math:
Number (N)
1. Say the number sequence forward and backward, 0-100 by 2’s and 10’using starting points that are multiples of 2 and 10.
2. Demonstrate if a number (up to 20) is even or odd.
3. Represent and describe numbers to 50, concretely, pictorially and symbolically.
4. Compare and order numbers up to 20.
5. Illustrate, concretely and pictorially, the meaning of place value for numerals to 20.
6. Apply mental mathematics strategies to determine basic addition facts to 18 and related subtraction facts: using doubles, making 10, one more, one less, two more, two less, building on a known double.
7. Demonstrate and explain the effect of adding zero to or subtracting zero from any number.
Patterns & Relations (PR)
(Patterns)
PR1Demonstrate an understanding of increasing patterns by: describing; reproducing; extending; creating patterns using manipulatives, diagrams, sounds and actions (numbers to 100).
SS1: Relate the number of days to a week and the number of months to a year in a problem solving context.
SS2: Relate the size of a unit of measure to the number of units used to measure length.
SS4 and SS5: Measure length to the nearest non-standard measure using multiple copies of a unit and using a single copy of a unit. Demonstrate that changing the orientation of an object does not alter the measurements.
SP1: Gather and record data about self and others to answer questions.
SP2: Construct and interpret concrete graphs to solve problems.
You & Your World
In You & Your World the focus in October is “Safety”. We look at personal safety, playground safety, fire safety, stranger danger, etc. There is also safe schools week at school. During this week we discuss safety at school – particularly fire drill, lock down, and evacuation procedures. Outcomes for this unit include:
2.4.2A: understand and practice personal safety skills
2.4.2B: identify community resources that offer help to children
2.1.3B: identify the private parts of the body