Students use references, including dictionaries and glossaries, to build word meanings and confirm pronunciation. Second grade students revise and edit their own writing to make ideas more clear and precise. Students use appropriate capitalization and punctuation. Students use singular and plural nouns and adjust verbs for agreement. In Grade 2, students' penmanship is characterized by letters that are properly formed, words that are properly spaced, and overall compositions that are legible.
Students begin to take simple notes and compile notes into outlines.
Building mathematical understanding requires that children acquire basic knowledge and skills in mathematics and learn how to apply these skills and knowledge accurately and confidently in their everyday life . In addition to understanding basic mathematical concepts, children must become good problem solvers . They must learn to explore, predict, reason, and communicate in the language of mathematics, as well as use a variety of strategies effectively to solve routine and non-routine problems. During math instruction each day, Barksdale students in kindergarten through fifth grade will have an opportunity to solve problems using critical thinking skills, practice facts, participate in whole group lessons that help students build a strong math foundation, and learn through a variety of enrichment stations and small groups that are designed to meet the individual needs of each child. In this way the child s learning progresses along a continuum from concrete bridging to the abstract.