Austin Elementary

Dekalb County Schools

Syllabus

Language Arts

Grammar, Usage and Mechanics
     *Different Kinds of Sentences
     *Parts of Speech: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs
     *Handwriting: Manuscript (Explore Cursive)
     *Punctuation Marks

Accessing Information/Reference Skills
     *Alphabetize
     *Use Page Numbers to Locate Parts of a Book
     *Use Title Page, Table of Contents, Index, Glossary and Appendix
     *Identify Author, Illustrator, Publisher and Publication
       Information

Writing Workshop

Units
     *Narrative
     *Informational
     *Persuasive
     *Response to Literature

Math

Major Concepts:
     *Estimation
     *Number Sense and Numeration
     *Whole Number Concept and Computation
     *Geometry and Spatial Sense
     *Measurement
     *Statistics and Probability
     *Fractions
     *Algebra
     *Critical Thinking and Proving Correct Answers

Science

*Properties of Matter
*Animal and Plant Life Cycles
*Patterns of the Sun and Moon
*Stars
*Changes in the Environment
*Energy (Motion: Source of Energy and Changes in Speed and Direction Using Push and Pull)
*Energy (Light and Heat: Identify Sources of Energy and How Energy is Used)

Social Studies

*Introduction to 2nd Grade Concepts
*Our Georgia
*Georgia's First People
*Georgia Becomes a Colony
*Georgians and Civil Rights
*Being a Georgian Today: Jimmy Carter and Me

**Main Focus is on Georgia History, Landscape, and General Economics