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Standards

The Curriculum of the Franklin Public Schools is based on the standards from the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. Here are the major topics covered in second grade in each content area.

Language Arts

Mathematics

  • Follows rules for discussion
  • Uses strategies to identify word meaning
  • Sounds out words
  • Reads orally with fluency and expression
  • Reads with comprehension
  • Identifies characters, setting, and elements of plot
  • Makes predictions about text
  • Distinguishes cause and effect
  • Identifies differences between fiction and non-fiction
  • Writes a paragraph with topic sentence, details, and clincher
  • Writes stories and narratives with a beginning, middle, and end
  • Uses capitalization and punctuation appropriately
  • Applies spelling skills in writing
  • Prints upper and lowercase letters and numbers legibly
  • Identifies the value of the digits in numbers to 1,000
  • Knows addition facts up to 20
  • Knows subtraction facts up to 20
  • Adds and subtracts three-digit numbers without regrouping
  • Identifies common fractions (1/2, 1/3, 1/4) as parts of a whole or parts of a set
  • Creates addition and subtraction patterns
  • Trades coins accurately
  • Constructs and solves number sentences
  • Describes attributes of two-dimensional shapes
  • Describes attributes of three-dimensional shapes
  • Tells time to the quarter-hour
  • Measures using inches and centimeters
  • Compares weight and volume of objects accurately
  • Organizes and interprets graphs, charts, and tables
  • Applies problem-solving strategies
  • Communicates mathematical reasoning effectively

Science

History and Social Science

Topics covered in Science:

  • Living Things: Pond Life
  • Changes/Properties of Matter
  • Simple Machines

Topics covered in History and Social Science :

  • History of Franklin
  • Geography



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Updated: Aug 29, 2009  



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