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Oakland Unified School District

Grade 2

English Language Arts

EL Education is the provider of the OUSD ELA curriculum for grades K-5,.* The curriculum is standards-based, and relies heavily on fiction and nonfiction trade books. This curriculum is open access, and full materials are available to view and at the EL Education website

* OUSD Dual Language schools use the Benchmark Education curriculum for language instruction.

Module 1

Schools and Communities

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What is school, and why are schools important? Why is it hard for some children to go to school in their communities? How do communities solve these problems so their children can go to school? How are schools around the world different? How are they similar?

  • Off to Class: Incredible and Unusual Schools around the World by Susan Hughes
  • The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
  • The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown
  • The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig

Module 2

Fossils Tell of Earth's Changes

A whale skeleton perched on a rock, showcasing the majestic remains of the marine mammal.

What do paleontologists do? How do characters respond to major events? What can we learn from studying fossils? How do readers learn more about a topic from informational texts? How do authors write compelling narratives?

  • Curious about Fossils by Kate Waters
  • Fossils by Ann O Squire
  • The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs by Shirley Raye Redmond
  • Paleontology: The Study of Prehistoric Life by Susan Heinrichs Gray
  • Stone Girl, Bone Girl by Laurence Anholt
  • Fossils Tell of Long Ago by Aliki Brandenberg

Module 3

The Secret World of Pollination

A vibrant hummingbird with a purple and green body, gracefully hovering in mid-air.

How do plants grow and survive? How do pollinators help plants grow and survive? How do we get the fruits, flowers, and vegetables that we enjoy? How do we become researchers and share our learning?

  • Seed to Plant by Kristin Baird Rattini
  • What Is Pollination by Bobbie Kalman
  • Plant Secrets by Emily Goodman
  • From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons

Module 4

Providing for Pollinators

A bee pollinating a yellow flower with a green stem.

Why should people help pollinators to survive? How can I take action to help pollinators?

  • The Little Hummingbird by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
  • A Place for Butterflies by Melissa Stewart
  • A Place for Bats by Melissa Stewart
  • The Ant and the Grasshopper by Diane Marwood
  • Hey, Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose
  • The Lizard and the Sun by Alma Flor Ada

Math

Eureka Math2 (Eureka Math "Squared") is the adopted OUSD curriculum for elementary schools. The curriculum is aligned to California Common Core standards, which describe what students should know and be able to do in each subject in each grade.

Fall

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Module 1

Place Value Concepts Through Metric Measurement and Data • Place Value, Counting, and Comparing Within 1,000
English | Spanish
 

Module 2

Addition and Subtraction Within 200s
English | Spanish

 

Winter

A red alarm clock on a yellow background.

Module 3

Shapes and Time with Fraction Concepts
English | Spanish
 

Module 4

Addition and Subtraction Within 1,000
English | Spanish

 

Spring

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Module 5

Money, Data, and Customary Measurement
English | Spanish

Module 6

Multiplication and Division Foundations
English | Spanish

 

Science

For elementary science instruction, OUSD uses FOSS (Full Option Science System), a research-based science curriculum developed at the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley. This curriculum emphasizes hands-on activities and is aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS ). The order of the three modules varies from school to school, depending on the rotation of physical science kits at each school site.

Physical Science

Family Resource: Solids and Liquids

An orange ring floating in a serene pool of water.

How are solid and liquid materials similar and different?

How do the properties of solid and liquid materials relate to how they can be used and how they can change?

Investigations:

  • Solids
  • Liquids
  • Bits and Pieces
  • Solids, Liquids, and Water

Earth Science

Family Resource: Pebbles, Sand & Silt

A close-up of rocks and shells scattered on sandy beach.

What are the properties of rocks and how do they change?

How are small pieces of rock made and moved to change landforms?

How are different sizes of rocks used as resources to make useful objects?

Investigations:

  • First Rocks
  • River Rocks
  • Using Rocks
  • Soil and Water

Life Science

Family Resource: Insects and Plants

A bee on a pink flower against a green background, showcasing the beauty of nature's vibrant colors.

How do organisms live, grow, respond to their environment, and reproduce?

How and why do organisms interact with their environment and what are the effects of those interactions?

Investigations:

  • Mealworms
  • Brassica Seeds
  • Milkweed Bugs
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