IREC 2015-2016 Long Range Overview

Webb: Grade 2
Language Arts
September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

Reading and Writing: Phonemic Awareness/ Phonics taught during D5 structure mini lessons (Jolly Phonics music/kinesthetic, visual), Look in the Middle
Assessments Sources: Building Readers Surveys, Jolly Phonics survey of sounds
Remediation; McCracken, Making Words, Imagine Learning
Words their Way timed as rolled out by IREC
CAF strategies menu within the structure of Daily 5 introduced initially through Launch Lessons. Reinforced through strategy groups and goal setting.
Debbie Miller: Comprehension Strategies taught as outlined below and cumulatively reviewed and reinforced through mini lessons and strategy groups.
Comprehension Instruction Using the Gradual Release of Responsibility
Schedule follows IREC document Assessment: (Kendall has said that there are assessments developed and we are in process of figuring out I can access them)

Classroom
Climate and
Routines:
Good Fit Books

Schema

Visualization/Sensory
Imagery

Asking Questions

Making Inferences

Determining Importance

Synthesis

Sentence Writing
6+1 Traits: conventions, fluency and presentation targeted continuously with exemplars/checklists used as rubrics for self-assessment. Launched with oral sentence brainstorming and modeling during arrival literacy time.
2 Words of the Day: Source Fry first 300 words

1.Telling/Command
2.Questions

1.Exciting/Strong
Feeling

1.Speaking
Quotation Marks

1.Compound
2. Begin with ly
words

1.Strong Verbs
2.Sensory
Using 5 senses

Begin with a
preposition

Short (one or two

words)

Simile (like or as)

1.Metaphor
2.Onomatopoeia

Review

Writers Workshop Themes and Genres

Conventions and Presentation are targeted on an ongoing basis
Traits overlap and are pre-taught/celebrated as determined by individual student writing so that when they are targeted specifically they are not new to students.
Presentation through Student modeling and mini celebrations Authors Chair/Partner sharing
6+1 Traits Assessment begins with exemplar self-assessment 6+1 Traits rubrics (Source: 6+1 Traits of Writing the Complete Guide for the Primary Grades). IREC grade 2 general writing rubric.

Ideas

Organization: EET

Creating a Writing
Culture

We are
Authors

Building sentence
writing skill to
point of
independence.

Pattern story
writing with
Readers Cafe

Listening to ideas
and voice.
Organization
Bats
Wow vs Blahmini unit

Finding my own
voice.

Organization:
Story Mapping

Family
Celebrations

Legends

Holiday Vignette
Writing
Letter Writing

Story Mapping
Expanding
independence
with story
mapping.

Personal Narrative

Expanding Word
Choice
Quest (picture
book series)Connects to
Miller,
comprehension
through questions
and inferences.

Stuck Story
Legends- create
your own book.

Fluency:
Generalizing what
we have practiced
during sentence
to our writers
workshop work.

Integrating Social Studies and LA

Project work
Including Oral Presentation
Newscast Format
and

We Are
Experts!
How To Books
Writing

Brochure Development

Bringing it
all together
through
Poetry
writing.
Creepy
Crawler
Research
Project

Presentation
: Writers
Caf

Math
September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

Mathematics Assessment:
Observation: IREC report card descriptors (NM Not Met No, but; AG Approaching Grade Level Yes, but; CG Competent at Grade Level Yes; EG Excellent at Grade Level Wow!) will
be taught to children and serve as a rubric for assessing observations
Grade 2 Excell Math Assessment Package
Ixl outcome progress/scores
Number (Basic Facts, Place Value), Daily Word Problem

Numbers to 100
(comparing,
ordering,
estimating)

Number

Patterns & Relations

Addition & Subtraction

Shape and Space

Patterns &
Relations

Data
Analysis

Measurement

Science
September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

Science outcomes will be assessed using I am a scientist rubric (lab work) and Show What You Know booklets/projects
Exploring Liquids

Boats and Buoyancy

Hot and Cold Temp.

Magnetism

Small, Crawling, Flying Animals

Social Studies
September

October

November

Looking At Places

December

January

February

Looking at People

March

April

May

Looking at Work

June
Looking at You

Art
September
Self Portraits
Drawing, Appreciation

October
Thanksgiving
Halloween
Painting, photography
and techno graphic arts

November
Remembrance Day

December
Holiday

Drawing,
Qualities and details

January

February

Winter Art
Expression Component 10
(i),
Qualities and details

Valentines Day
Actions and viewpoints,
Expression Component 10
(i)

March
St. Patricks Day
Main forms and
proportions,
Emphasis,
Unity

April
Easter
Painting

May
Spring
Mothers Day
Sculptures,
Analysis,
Photography and techno
graphic arts

June
Summer
Fathers Day

Fabric Art

Health
September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

Bucket Filling, Zones,

Relationship Choices(RC) Wellness Choices (WC) Life Learning Strategies(LLC)
Interactions (RC)
Personal Health (WC)

Interactions (RC)

Interactions(RC)

Personal Health (WC)

Safety and Responsibility

(WC)

Safety and Responsibility

(WC)

Personal Health (WC)

Safety and Responsibility
(WC)

Learning Strategies (LLC)

Learning Strategies (LLC)

Learning Strategies (LLC)

Understanding and
expressing feelings(RC)
Personal Health (WC)
Safety and Responsibility
(WC)
Learning Strategies (LLC)
Volunteerism(LLC)

Understanding and
expressing feelings(RC)

Understanding and
expressing feelings(RC)

Understanding and
expressing feelings(RC)

Group Roles and

Processes(RC)

Group Roles and

Processes(RC)

Group Roles and

Processes(RC)

Personal Health (WC)

Personal Health (WC)

Personal Health (WC)

Personal Health (WC)

Personal Health (WC)

Personal Health (WC)

Safety and Responsibility

(WC)

Safety and Responsibility

(WC)

Safety and Responsibility

(WC)

Safety and Responsibility

(WC)

Safety and Responsibility

(WC)

Learning Strategies (LLC)

Learning Strategies (LLC)

Learning Strategies (LLC)

Safety and Responsibility

(WC)
Life Roles and Career
Development(LLC)

Life Roles and Career

Development(LLC)

Life Roles and Career

Development(LLC)