A Note to 2nd Grade Teachers

Over the years, a few 2^nd grade teachers have asked what a 3^rd grade teacher expects from the incoming 2^nd graders. Here I have put together a few things you might want to consider.

Each of your students is expected to

   
·       Identify and read all 2^nd Grade HFW
·       Decode words with short, long, or variant vowels, trigraphs, and blends
·       Decode words with silent letters
·       Decode multi-syllable words
·       Alphabetize a series of words
·       Be able to use a dictionary or glossary to find words
·       Produce a series of rhyming words
·       Listen actively, ask relevant questions to clarify information
·       Retell and paraphrase text in ways that maintain meaning and logical order
·       Be able to add and subtract smaller than 1,000
·       Recall basic facts to add and subtract within 20 automatically
·       Use place value to compare and order whole numbers up to 1,200 using             comparative language, number and symbols (>, <, or =)
·       Determine odd and even numbers up to 40
·       Partition objects into equal parts and name the parts using words
·       Read and write time to the nearest one-minute increment using analog and digital clocks

Have a great year of teaching!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Waters