What Your Second Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good

What Your Second Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good Second-Grade Education Revised (Core Knowledge Series)

Give your child a smart start with
What Your Second Grader Needs to Know
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What will your child be expected to learn in the second grade? How can you help him or her at home? This book answers these all-important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that hundreds of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American second graders. Designed for parents and teachers to enjoy with children, featuring a new Introduction, this second-grade volume of the Core Knowledge Series presents the knowledge and skills that should be at the core of a challenging second-grade education, including
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â€¢ Favorite poemsâ€”old and new, from â€œCaterpillarsâ€ to Gwendolyn Brooksâ€™s prizewinning â€œRudolph Is Tired of the Cityâ€
â€¢ Literatureâ€”from around the world, with African folktales, American tall tales, European fairy tales, and classic myths from ancient Greece
â€¢ Learning about languageâ€”the basic building blocks of written English, all explained with a touch of humor and common sense
â€¢ World and American history and geographyâ€”visit Japan, explore ancient Greece, travel the Underground Railroad with Harriet Tubman
â€¢ Visual artsâ€”with activities and full-color illustrations of masterworks by El Greco, Van Gogh, Matisse, and others
â€¢ Musicâ€”basic theory, great composers, instruments, and fun-to-sing songs such as â€œIâ€™ve Been Working on the Railroadâ€ and â€œDo-Re-Miâ€
â€¢ Mathâ€”challenging lessons ranging from telling time to doing fractions, numbers to 100, and a first look at geometry
â€¢ Scienceâ€”the cycle of life and the seasons, levers and magnets, the wonder of the human body, and more, with lots of hands-on activities and stories about famous scientists
Country USA
Brand Random House
Manufacturer Delta
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber part_038531843X
ReleaseDate 2013-07-13
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780385318433

Country	USA
Brand	Random House
Manufacturer	Delta
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	part_038531843X
ReleaseDate	2013-07-13
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780385318433

What Your Second Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good Second-Grade Education Revised (Core Knowledge Series)

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