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1085 S. 10th Ave.  Tucson, Arizona 85701  (PHONE: (520) 225-1500 FAX: (520) 225-1501)

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Mission: We are Responsible and Peaceful!

Vision: Drachman Montessori’s community nurtures the whole child.  Together we guide and empower one another toward individual excellence.  As responsible and peaceful citizens of the world, we honor our cosmic task.

 

 

 

 

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Second Grade Montessori Curriculum

  Math Geometry Language Writing Biology Geography History
Aug/Sept Golden Beads, mult., fraction, addition, sub., snake game Angles, right, obtuse, acute, protractor, measurement of angles; simple polygons Review of Parts of Speech; phonic, cursive Focus on sub, predicate; what is a sentence; objectives of writing 5 kingdoms; Vertebrates vs. Invertebrates; Fish, function and parts Earth's Story; Land and water forms; Strait, channel, canal Calendar, history, the year and its part
Oct Ordinal/Cardinal numbers; Stamp game, mult.; small bead frame, mult. bead board; mult board Polygons, concave, convex; angles; measurement of angles using circles Run on Sentences; topic sentences; complete sentences; objectives; Phonics Daily News writing practice; writing using objective Amphibians, function, parts; Fish beginning study North America map; Australia/
Africa; Land and water forms, cape isthmus peninsula; Parts of a Flag
BD/AD time line; The clock, common terminology

Linear clock, AM, PM

Nov Greater than, less than; Golden beads to thousands; Estimation and rounding; Small bead frame; Mult. finger board Angle: measurement using square and triangle; Triangles classified according to side and angle Weekly Reader; questions on each Quotation marks, capitals, periods Reptiles; function and parts; nomenclature Land and Water; gulf, bay, cove, fjord, lagoon;

Parts of a Mountain; Parts of a River

History of Language
Dec Counting Money; count by multiples, multiplication finger boards, word problems Angles; measuring, degrees, polygon angles Harcourt reading practice for testing Topic sentences, what is a sentence Reptiles; body function and parts; animal question and answer game South America; map, rivers, parts of a mountain Time; The Black Strip, the age of man
Jan Mult. finger boards; stamp game subtraction; small bead frame; money; mult bead bars Triangles, equilateral, right angles, equality, subtraction of angles Topic sentences, main ideas Characters; descriptions, fact/opinion

Syllable

Writing with objectives

 
External parts reptiles;

Five Kingdoms

Body functions of reptiles

Nature of elements, evaporation

Gravity and Velocity

Suns rays, temperature

Fundamental needs; earliest humans

Nutrition

 

Feb Mult by 10; division bead board; measurement; measurement, mult. with missing digit place value to million Quadrilaterals, difference between triangles; types; Information from books, Table of contents, Index; Fiction, Nonfiction, Story Writing Alphabetize to 2 words;

Spelling patterns;

final e; drop e for ing, y to i

Research papers

External parts mammals;

Five Kingdoms

Body functions of mammals

 
US map, states and capitals;

Composition of the earth, blanket and insulation

Fundamental needs through the ages;

The clock, what is a day; marking off the hour

 
Mar Small bead frame, 1 digit multiplier;   division bead board; numbers to millions; checkerboard numbers and composition; concept of decimal Constructive triangles, triangles, pinwheels; Congruence and similarity Note taking, Summarization, resource gathering; sentence writing with expression; Phonic spelling rules Capitals, Punctuation, paragraphs, following directions when writing 5 Kingdom, knowledge questions; plants Study of Air, occupies space, air rises, air over land and water, wind, air pressure Fundamental Needs, cultures; Changing needs of cultures
April Decimals concepts, with whole numbers; checkerboard 1 digit multiplier; Large bead from 2 digit multiplier Circle, parts, sectors, arc, circumference Reading for meaning, prediction, sequence in reading, character trails; spelling rules Objectives in writing, punctuation, review for tests Arthropods, function and external parts; social insects Study of Air, local weather, wind, rain;  The work of Water, The work of Rivers, Water cycle Study of Advancing Cultures
May Small bead frame, dynamic; golden bead division, checkerboard 2 digit mult. Circumference,  position of one circumference related to another Reading syllables, reading for meaning; Reading newspapers, magazines Writing facts and information, descriptive writing Parts of Flowers, insects and flowers Cultural link to Rivers; Erosion power of water; The work of Oceans; How the earth has affected humans Study of Advancing Cultures

Web Master: Principal Jesús Celaya, Ph.D.; Drachman (K-6) Montessori Magnet: 520-225-1500  jesus.celaya@tusd1.org