Mr. Williamson's Second Grade Class

     Welcome to second grade!  We are beginning to explore new learnings in reading, writing, math and science as we  enter the 2023-2024 school year.   Our goal is to help our students become independent thinkers and learners who will seek knowledge of the world around them.   One of the most important understandings we promote is that the family is an integral part of each child's academic, social and emotional progress. 

 During this school year, we will be introduced to technology, writing, math, social studies and science areas.  Students will  develop Spanish language sklls through weekly lessons in direct instruction as well as well as through video presentations. By reinforcing communication, students will acquire competencies that will provide a firm foundation for further instruction in higher grades. 

     In our core curriculum, not only do our students focus on learning in the content areas, but are provided with opportunities to practice new learnings and to utilize strategies to promote their own abilities to problem solve independently.

In language arts, students will be exposed to various texts and genres to provide  a greater understanding of different texts and how they are constructed.  By reading different texts,  the learner will be able to write in a multitude of genres.  Genres we will be concentrating on this year will be fiction, nonfiction, poetry, chapter books and multicultural awareness.

In mathematics, students will be exposed to different ways of problem solving, and more importantly, how to explain how they arrived at a specific answer.  This understanding is metacognition and assists learners in becoming strategic in approaching new material.

Science is approached through weekly STREAM lessons, hands-on experiences which place students in the role of active scientists.  Topics are selected to mirror the child's world and interests.  Literacy enhances science through the reading of appropriate magazines and articles.

Social studies reflects ourselves, our community and our world.  The curriculum is designed to promote citizenship and  critical problem solving.  Understandings will be gained via articles, newscasts, classroom magazines and group discussions.