End+of+the+Year+Second+Grade+Skills

=By the end of the year my second grader should be able to: =
 * [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRBBaRvlY_zGAezMEKJcTk9BbGmI7TGXTyrrOeHBx97VLYp3XZQdAeFlOAR width="307" height="336" align="right"]]Begin to reason and concentrate
 * Improve his ability to process information
 * Improve her focus on a specific task
 * Work cooperatively with a partner or small group
 * Understand the difference between right and wrong
 * Make connections between concepts so he will be better able to compare and contrast ideas
 * Expand his vocabulary
 * Correctly use irregular verbs
 * Read fluently with expression
 * Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions about a piece of reading
 * Revise and edit a piece of writing
 * Use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives
 * Recognize most irregularly spelled words such as because and upon
 * Begin to use a dictionary
 * Do mental math for single-digit addition and subtraction problems
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Add single- and multi-digit numbers with regrouping
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Demonstrate an understanding of place value
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Tell time to the nearest five minutes, using AM and PM
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Know the basic concept of multiplication (for example, 2 x 3 is two rows of three and 600 is six 100s)
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Skip counting by 2, 5 and 10
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Add through 9s
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Subtract through 9s
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Create/describe simple patterns
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Tell time to the hour and half hour
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Know months and days
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Identify odd and even numbers
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Ordinal positions
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Simple graphing
 * <span style="font-family: Cambria,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Identify both 2 and 3 dimensional shapes