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Trimester 1 Learning Targets

* = Target can be extended

LITERACY

Foundational Skills

  • Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words. (Trimester 1 List)

Language

  • Produce, expand and rearrange complete simple sentences.

  • Generalize learned spelling patterns when writing words (e.g., cage, badge; boy, boil).

Vocabulary

  • Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing  flexibly from an array of strategies.

​Informational Text

  • Demonstrates comprehension of a text by determining the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.

Informative Writing

  • Introduce a topic.

  • Use facts and supporting details to develop points.

Opinion Writing

  • Introduce the topic or book; state an opinion.

    Develop an opinion about a topic or book with reasons and supporting details.

MATH

Operations & Algebraic Thinking

  • Fluently add within 20 using mental strategies.

  • Fluently subtract within 20 using mental strategies.

Numbers and Operations in Base Ten

  • Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones.

Measurement and Data

  • Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.

SCIENCE

Life Science

  •  Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.

  • Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow. 

  •  Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Inquiry

  • Create questions to help guide inquiry about a topic and explore facts from various sources that can be used to answer the developed questions

    Gather information from one or two sources and evaluate the credibility of a source by distinguishing between fact and opinion

  • Ask and answer questions about arguments and explanations

  • Use listening, consensus-building, and voting procedures to decide on and take action in their classrooms.

Social Emotional Learning

  • Recognize emotions and how they are linked to behavior

  • Demonstrate behaviors expected for the situation

  • Identify the feelings and perspectives of others, recognizing that others may experience situations differently from oneself

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