Term One Plans

Teacher:  Ms. L. Kennedy
Grade 2
Principal:  Ms. V. Hayward
Date: September, 2004
 

Expectations will be modified for 
students with special needs.



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Term Two Plans

Term Three Plans

Mathematics -
Overall Expectations
The Arts -
Overall Expectations
Physical/Health Education -
Overall Expectations
  • represent, compare and order whole numbers usingconcrete materials, drawings, numerals, and number words to develop an understanding of place value
Visual Arts
  • produce two dimensional works of art that communicate ideas for specific purposes describe how the ideas relate to their own knowledge

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Health Education 


  • describe parts of the human body and their functions, and behaviours that contribute to good health

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  • develop proficiency in adding and subtracting one and two digit numbers
Music
  • demonstrate an  understanding of the basic elements of music and communicate their response to music in  ways appropriate for this grade

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Physical Education


  • travel and change from one kind of locomotion

  • movement to another, changing pathways and directions
  • solve problems related to their day-to-day environment using concrete experiences of measurement and estimation 
Drama
  • interpret the meaning of stories, poems, and other material drawn from a variety of  sources and cultures, using several basic drama techniques
  • communicate understanding of works in

  • drama and dance through discussion, movement, and visual art work;
     
Term Focus:
  • investigate the attributes of 2-D shapes
Term Focus:
  • identify the five senses and their functions, identify similarities and differences between themselves and others, and describe ways to stay healthy
  • identify, extend, and create patterns
Visual Arts
  • produce 2-D works of art  using both primary colours and secondary colours and describes how they are created and the subject matter
  • listen attentively to instructions to travel in a variety of ways and to change from one kind of movement to another in a safe manner
  • collect, sort and organize data
Music
  • identify higher and lower pitched sounds and tempi in familiar melodies and reproduce specific pitches in call- and response activities and  accompany songs in an expressive way
    Student Tasks for Assessment:

    *participation in and answering questions during lessons
    and class discussions 
    *completing a book about the body
    *participation in games that develop locomotion skills
     
     

Term Focus:
Drama
  • can  use the vocabulary, tone of voice, and body movements appropriate for a specific character  when  in role 
  • compare, order, and represent whole numbers to 100 using concrete materials and drawings 
  • distinguish between real and imaginary  situations in drama
  • show counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's  to 50 on a number line 
  •  demonstrate the ability to move and control

  • their bodies in space and time
  • read and print the number words to twenty
  • use language and non-verbal means of

  • communication effectively for a variety of purposes both in and out of role
  • add and subtract one digit numbers mentally
Student Tasks for Assessment:
*completed 2-D  works of art and oral discussions
*drama and music presentations and completed assigned
activities
  • name the months in order,  read  the date, tell and write time to the quarter hour, and use a thermometer to determine temperature
  • demonstrate an understanding of  some standard units of measure: for length and distance and record the results of measurement activities in a variety of ways
  • identify and describe the  attributes of 2-D shapes using geometric language 
  • demonstrate an understanding of a  line of symmetry in a two-dimensional shape
  • recognize, describe and make different kinds of patterns
  • collect, sort and create displays of data and discuss the information focusing on posing questions about  the meanings of the data.
Student Tasks for Assessment:
*writing about Math in a Math journal 
*completed assigned worksheets
*oral discussions and answers to questions during lessons
*completed Math activities in other areas of the curriculum.
*completed computer activities 

 
 
English -
Overall Expectations
Social Studies -
Overall Expectations
     Science &     Technology- 
            Overall         Expectations
Learning Skills: Expectations.
  • read a variety of simple written  materials
  • describe contributions made by individuals and

  • groups to the local community
  • demonstrate an awareness of the forms in which water and air are present in the environment, and describe ways in which living things are affected by water and air 
  • show motivation / persist with tasks
  • express clear  responses to written materials relating

  • the ideas in them to their own knowledge and experience
  • demonstrate an understanding that Canada is a

  • country of many cultures and describe their family
    history
  • investigate the visible effects of air and water in the environment
  • contribute information  to the class
  • use and spell  some of the vocabulary correctly for grade
  • use maps to locate specific information.
  • investigate physical and behavioural characteristics and the process of growth  of different types of animals
  • follow class and school procedures
  • use correctly the conventions (spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.) specified for this grade level
Term Focus:
Term Focus:
Learning Skills: Assessment
  • communicate messages, follow instructions and directions, and apply the rules of participating in a conversation and working with others 
  • demonstrate an understanding that communities may be made up of many cultures and identify the cultural origins of various families’ members
  • demonstrate an awareness of air as a substance that surrounds us and takes up space, and whose movement

  • we feel as wind
*graphs, rubrics, checklists and anecdotal records kept by the teacher and shared with the children
  • retell stories and recount personal experiences presenting events in a coherent manner
  •  locate and communicate simple information about family history and traditions
  • identify ways in which changes in temperature affect all living things
     
 Term Focus:
  • make and read a variety of graphs, charts, diagrams, maps, and models for specific  purposes
  • recognize evidence of the water cycle
  • use a variety of reading strategies to understand a piece of writing
  • identify and describe the major  physical characteristics of   agroup of animals
  • use phonics to aid with reading new words and develop a sight vocabulary
Student Tasks for Assessment:
*writing in writing journal
*oral discussions during lessons
*a book about themselves
*a simple family tree identifying members of a family
*a model of a community
 
 
 
     
  • compare ways in which these animals eat their food (e.g., tear flesh, crack shells), move, and use their environment to meet their needs (e.g., gather grass and twigs to build nests);
  • identify constant traits (e.g., number of legs) and

  • changing traits (e.g., weight) in these animals as they grow, and compare the appearance of the young and
    mature animals to others of the same species;
  • print legibly, use spaces and margins appropriately and use a variety of sentences types
Student Tasks for Assessment:
*writing in Science Journals/ books
*oral discussions and answers to questions during lessons
*activities completed during the unit
*2-D and 3-D visual arts and construction projects on this topic
*completed computer activities
  • use periods and question marks appropriately;  use capital letters for proper nouns and the beginning of a sentence 
  • correctly spell words identified by the teacher and use phonics and other resources to aid with spelling more difficult word
  • present ideas in speech in a coherent sequence; interpret and respond appropriately to non-verbal cues 
  • allow others to speak, and wait their turn in conversations or class discussions
Student Tasks for Assessment:

*reading a variety of materials with the teacher
*completing  Reading Assessment Tasks
*sight vocabulary  checklists 
*recording  silent reading in reading journal
*completed reading activities in other areas of the curriculum
s read at home
*writing in writing journal and on the computer
*writing conferences with teacher
*completed writing activities assigned in all curriculum areas
*oral discussions and presentations in all curriculum areas