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1500 McDaniel Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
847-859-8030

GRADE TWO
SOCIAL STUDIES
Students will develop an awareness of
different cultures and common needs;
learn stories of individuals who have
influenced history; locate, describe, and
explain places, regions, and features of
the earth using geographic terms,
methods, and representations; and
demonstrate knowledge and use of
appropriate civil behavior and
understand how it impacts the balance
of rights and responsibilities in our
society.


SKILLS/CONCEPTS
Building Communities
Evanston/Skokie
Meeting Our Needs
Rules and Laws


PRIMARY MATERIALS
We the People (Houghton Mifflin)


ASSESSMENTS
Performance-Based and Authentic
Assessments

DISTRICT 65 CONTACTS

Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Hardy Murphy, 847-859-8010
supt@district65.net

Assistant Superintendent
Middle/Magnet/Special Schools
Curriculum and Operations
Susan Schultz, 847-859-8031
schultzs@district65.net

Assistant Superintendent
Elementary School
Curriculum and Operations
Ellen Fogelberg, 847-859-8051
fogelberge@district65.net

Director of Literacy
Demetra Disotuar, 847-859-8012
disotuard@district65.net

Math Coordinator
Suzanne Farrand, 847-859-8035
farrands@district65.net

Science Facilitator
Melanie Mudarth, 847-859-8049
mudarthm@district62.net

Social Studies Facilitator
Jamilla Pitts, 847-859-8004
pittsj@district65.net



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READING/LANGUAGE ARTS MATH
SCIENCE
Students will develop meaning for the
mathematics they learn. They will
internalize mathematical ideas, and gain
a sense of personal ownership of the
principles they encounter. Students will
use mathematical tools and technology
and analyze data.

SKILLS/CONCEPTS
Number Sense
Money and Time
Addition and Subtraction Facts
Multiplication and Division Facts
Geometric Concepts
Patterns and Rules
Decimals and Place Value
Fractions
Measurements


PRIMARY MATERIALS
Everyday Mathematics Program
Materials(University of Chicago)
Manipulatives


ASSESSMENTS
Unit Assessments
Curriculum-Based Assessment (CBA)
Science experiences will provide
students with activities appropriate to
their cognitive stages of development,
and serve as a foundation for more
advanced ideas that prepare them for
life in an increasingly complex scientific
and technological world.

SKILLS/CONCEPTS
Change
Diversity
Life Cycle
Motion
Balance/Counterbalance
Earth Material
Mixture
Natural Resource
Organizing (Beginning)
Comparing
Communicating
Observing


PRIMARY MATERIALS
FOSS Modules (Delta Education)
Insects
Balance and Motion
Pebbles, Sand, and Silt

ASSESSMENTS
End-of-Module Assessment
Portfolio Assessment
Curriculum-Based Assessment (CBA)


Students will read to comprehend a variety of
texts using appropriate strategies; understand,
interpret, and appreciate a variety of literature;
write to communicate for a variety of purposes
and audiences; listen actively and speak
effectively.

READING SKILLS/CONCEPTS

LANGUAGE ARTS SKILLS/CONCEPTS

PRIMARY MATERIALS
Treasures (Macmillan/McGraw-Hill)
Write Traits
Classroom Library

ASSESSMENTS
Illinois Snapshot of Early Literacy (ISEL)
Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA)
Unit Assessment
Curriculum-Based Assessment (CBA)
District Writing Test
Writing Process
Idea Development
Voice
Organization
Conventions
Word Choice
Sentence Fluency
Grammar
Study Skills
Spelling
Phonics/Spelling/
Word Study:
vowel variants
multi-syllabic words
spelling patterns
prefixes, suffixes,
and roots
high frequency
words



Comprehension:
literary elements
text structures and
features
fluency
vocabulary
cause/effect
summarizing
retelling/sequencing
strategy development
authors purpose