Hillel Torah Curriculum


2nd Grade General Studies
 
 

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Curriculum Overview

Teacher:  Mrs Jaime Leonard

Language Arts (Reading, Writing, Spelling, Speaking, Listening and Grammar)

The children will experience a wide range of instructional activities in listening, reading, writing, discussing and/or speaking through the literary elements of fiction, traditional literature, poetry, biography and non-fiction.

Writing fluency (sentence structure, grammar, creative stories)
Handwriting Without Tears    (Jan Z. Olsen)
Book Reporting
Book Publishing
Yearbook

Reading - Scott Foresman

Scott Foresman Reading is a research-based approach that ensures reading success.  This program supports the five critical areas of reading instruction as identified by the National Reading Panel Report:  Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Text Comprehension. 
  • Student Book – student anthology organized around themes that provoke student’s curiosity and interest.
  • Leveled Readers:  Books for independent reading.
  • Supplementary grade level books and chapter books,
  • Practice book supports and practices skills related to reading comprehension, writing, grammar, mechanics, spelling, and phonics .
  • Teaching Charts

 
Themes
1.    You + Me = Special
2.    Zoom In!
3.    Side by Side
4.    Ties Through Time
5.    All Aboard!
6.    Just Imagine!

 

Math              enVisionMATH, Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley, 2009.

Topics

  1. Understanding Addition and Subtraction
  2. Addition Strategies
  3. Subtraction Strategies
  4. Place Value to 100
  5. Counting Money
  6. Mental Addition
  7. Mental Subtraction
  8. Two-Digit Addition and Subtraction
  9. Using Addition and Subtraction
  10. Geometry
  11. Fractions
  12. Measurement: Length and Area
  13. Measurement: Capacity and Weight
  14. Time and Temperature
  15. Graphs and Probability
  16. Numbers and Patterns to 1,000
  17. Three-Digit Addition and Subtraction

 

Social Studies (integrated into curriculum)

Textbook:       People and Places (Scott Foresman, 2008)

  1. Where We Live
  2. Our Earth
  3. Working Together
  4. Our Country Today
  5. Our Country Long Ago
  6. People and Places in History
  7. American Holidays
    1. Columbus Day
    2. Election Day
    3. Thanksgiving
    4. Presidents’ Day
    5. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday
    6. Memorial Day
    7. Flag Day
  8. Map Skills
  9. Current Events

Science

Teacher:  Mrs. Lebovitz (also incorporated in Language Arts and Math Units)

Textbook:  Science 2000 by McGraw Hill/National Geographic

  1. Life and Earth Science-Habitats
    1. At Home in a Canyon
      1. Needs of living things
      2. Living in rocky homes
      3. Animal life cycles
    2. Making a Home in the Canyon
      1. Properties of rocks
      2. Rocks change
      3. At home in a cave
    3. Plants
      1. Plant Life Cycle
      2. Plant Parts
      3. Needs of Plants
    4. Water
      1. Water Cycle
      2. Conservation
      3. Pollution
  2. Earth Science – Changes All Around
    1. Heat
      1. Heat and Change
      2. Heat on the Move
    2. Light and Sound
      1. Light on the Move
      2. The Night Sky
      3. Listen to Sound
      4. Sound on the Move
    3. What we learn from rocks
      1. Imprints
      2. Clues to past
  1. Physical Science - Watch it Move
    1. Forces and Machines
      1. Pushes and Pulls, Big and Small
      2. Forces and Change
      3. Levers
      4. Ramps
    2. Forces and Magnets
      1. All About Magnets
      2. A Magnet’s Force
  2. Life Science - Human Body
    1. Your Heart and Lungs
      1. Your Heart at Work
      2. Your Lungs at Work
    2. Body Systems - Working Together
    3. Dental Hygiene

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