Second Grade
Skills Kids Need to Begin Second Grade
- Control talking during worktime and when the teacher is talking
- Ability to work in a small group productively to accomplish projects or solve a problem
- Fundamental reading skills including all phonics and basic sight words
- Manuscript handwriting with proper spacing of words and complete sentences
- Count and write numbers to 100 and perform addition and subtraction of numbers to 10
- Use simple graphs and recognize simple fractions
- Improved gross-motor and fine-motor coordination
- Curiosity and interest in basic science explorations of animals, insects, rocks, dinosaurs, and other elementary science topics
- Ability to converse about events in her world with adults and peers and to talk in front of a group of people
- Ability to organize her belongings and school supplies to be prepared in the classroom
Next > The Seven-Year Old - What Second-Graders Learn
Note to Parents...
Children, families, and schools vary so widely that it's possible only to state general guidelines for the skills needed to start the grade and those the child will learn in this grade. So, don't panic if your child or school doesn't match the list exactly. Just be aware of these skills and work on them with your child this year.
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