Learning overview: 

Second grade is a year to continue to grow from the foundations of first grade.  It is a year to put into action the skills of reading for understanding and enjoyment. To expand writing abilities from a few sentences to a few paragraphs and see how it can be a tool to use to further express ourselves. A time to take our skills in single digit  adding and subtracting and apply to two and three digit problems as well as build flexible thinking when solving a given problem.  A time to explore the different properties of matter, how wind and water can bring changes to the Earth and the dependency needs of plants.  Learning how to use geographic tools for finding and identifying locations, how people of various cultures influence neighborhoods and communities over time and availability and use of resources, goods and services.