Freedom Hill Elementary School

1945 Lord Fairfax Rd, Vienna, VA 22182
Main Office 703-506-7800 | Fax 703-506-7897
Attendance Line 703-506-7878 | Clinic 703-506-7810

Principal: Tim Stanley
Assistant Principal: Jessica Lewis

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Second Grade Team
Marissa Bonaiuto
Erika Davis
Jessica Kim
Christian Snell

Language Arts Program Overview
The language arts curriculum includes objectives that support students’ development in the skills of reading, writing, and oral language. These skills are developed through direct instruction, modeling by teachers, and guided practice. Teachers plan a balance of learning experiences that build upon oral language and include phonemic awareness, phonics, and use of fiction and nonfiction for reading practice.

Mathematics Program Overview
Second grade students continue to develop number sense with an emphasis on grouping and regrouping through the hundreds, including money amounts. Operations are expanded to include multiplication/division concepts and addition/subtraction facts to 18. They estimate and measure using both standard and nonstandard units; continue to develop concepts of time, temperature, and money equivalencies; explore relationships among two-dimensional shapes and sort solids. Second graders collect, count, sort, display, and compare data; create and extend number patterns; find addition/subtraction function rules and missing addends.

In second grade Mathematics, students learn concepts based on the following strands:

• Number Concepts, Theory, Sense
• Operations
• Measurement
• Geometry
• Data Analysis/Statistics/Probability
• Patterns/Functions/Algebra
• Problem Solving/Application

Science Program Overview
The Fairfax County Elementary Science Program of Studies is a hands-on curriculum designed to provide students with a basic understanding of Earth and space, life, and physical science concepts. Students develop a solid base of science knowledge, apply learned knowledge to solve problems, communicate information, use experimental design, and make connections to science in our everyday world. The program materials include units that provide hands-on experiences, science tradebooks, Windows on Science videodiscs, and specific web sites correlated to each science unit.

In second grade Science, students learn concepts based on the following strands:

• Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic
• Earth and Space Science
• Life Science
• Physical Science

Social Studies Program Overview
Social Studies instruction incorporates the four strands of history, geography, civics, and economics. Students study individuals who have made significant contributions to the United States and its history. They study three American Indian tribes from three regions (the Eastern Woodlands, Plains, and Southwest) to understand how groups adapt to their environment and meet their basic needs in different ways. Students learn about early European explorers who came to America. They study the ancient empire of Mali and the contemporary culture of Mexico.

In second grade Social Studies, students learn concepts based on the following strands:

• History
• Geography
• Civics
• Economics