Second Grade Course Syllabus 2021-2022
3rd & 4th Quarter
Instructor: Theresa Guilbault
Room: 15
Telephone: 313-494-7000
Office Hours: By appointment
Note to Parents: This syllabus should serve as a guide for the remainder of the year. Students are still expected to come to school daily, on time, and
prepared. They are also expected to follow school rules listed in accordance to the school handbook, Detroit Public School’s Student Code of Conduct, attendance, group work/collaboration, safety regulations, etc.
Academic regulations and procedures are governed by district policy. Please refer to: http://detroitk12.org , http://michigan.gov/documents/mde.
Subjects Theme/Concepts Textbooks
Reading Fossils Tell of Long Ago 2nd grade
Pollination EL Education
Writing Writing Process & Traits EL Education
Paragraph Structure Write Source
Multiple Paragraphs
Informational Writing & Research
Handwriting Uppercase Cursive Letters
Spelling Words in cursive
Cursive practice throughout
the subjects
Phonics/Spelling -Consonant Blends
-Vowel Sounds
-/n/ & /r/ sounds
-lf, mb, & tch
-the schwa sound
-/kw/ & /skw/ sounds
-/s/ & /j/ sounds
-irregular plurals
-double consonants + y
-er & est
-latin roots
-greek roots
-foreign origins
Math Addition Eureka Math
Subtraction Second grade
Money Michigan Math
Multiplication
Division
Geometry
Measurement
Fractions
Probability
Social Studies Goods & Services Neighborhoods
Technology Book 2
Science Plant Life: Observable Characteristics Mystery Science (online)
Pollination EL Education
Friday is our assessment day for all concepts taught per
week. Graded Assessments will be
distributed to parents by Wednesday of the following
week.
Second grade Course Syllabus: Fall 2021-2022 1st & 2nd Quarter
Instructor: Theresa Guilbault
Class Location: Room #15
Telephone: (313) 494-7000
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: By appointment only
Subjects Themes/Concepts Textbooks
Reading Overcoming Learning Challenges Near and Far EL Education Grade 2
Schools from Around the World
Fossils Tell of Long Ago
Writing Personal Narratives EL Education
Writing Process & Traits Write Source
Paragraph Structure
Informational Writing & Research
English Common & Proper Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Sentence Types
Punctuation
Handwriting Lowercase Cursive Alphabet
Phonics/Spelling Long & short vowels
Pre-fixes/Suffixes
Antonyms/Synonyms
Homographs
Math Addition/Subtraction Eureka Math Second Grade
Measuring
Ordinal Numbers
Place Value
Inequalities/Ordering Numbers
Number Patterns
Rounding Numbers
Counting Money
Estimation
Introduction to Multiplication (Basic Math Facts)
Social Studies Neighborhoods (City, Country, & Suburbs) Neighborhood Book 1 Metropolitan Teaching & Learning Co.
Basic Map Skills
Science Properties of Water Next Generation Science Standards
Living Things Grow & Change (Plants) Harcourt Science
Habitats Mystery Science (on line)
Life Cycles
Basic Measuring Skills
Matter
Class Location: Room #15
Telephone: (313) 494-7000
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: By appointment only
Subjects Themes/Concepts Textbooks
Reading Overcoming Learning Challenges Near and Far EL Education Grade 2
Schools from Around the World
Fossils Tell of Long Ago
Writing Personal Narratives EL Education
Writing Process & Traits Write Source
Paragraph Structure
Informational Writing & Research
English Common & Proper Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Sentence Types
Punctuation
Handwriting Lowercase Cursive Alphabet
Phonics/Spelling Long & short vowels
Pre-fixes/Suffixes
Antonyms/Synonyms
Homographs
Math Addition/Subtraction Eureka Math Second Grade
Measuring
Ordinal Numbers
Place Value
Inequalities/Ordering Numbers
Number Patterns
Rounding Numbers
Counting Money
Estimation
Introduction to Multiplication (Basic Math Facts)
Social Studies Neighborhoods (City, Country, & Suburbs) Neighborhood Book 1 Metropolitan Teaching & Learning Co.
Basic Map Skills
Science Properties of Water Next Generation Science Standards
Living Things Grow & Change (Plants) Harcourt Science
Habitats Mystery Science (on line)
Life Cycles
Basic Measuring Skills
Matter