California ~ Grade 2
Song
Standard(s) Addressed
All Songs
 
Music Standards

2.0 CREATIVE EXPRESSION
Creating, Performing, and Participating in Music

Students apply vocal and instrumental musical skills in performing a
varied repertoire of music.

Apply Vocal and Instrumental Skills
2.1 Sing with accuracy in a developmentally appropriate range.
2.2 Sing age-appropriate songs from memory.
2.3 Play rhythmic ostinatos on classroom instruments.

R1.6 Read aloud fluently and accurately and with appropriate
intonation and expression.
 
Thinking While You Read
 
2.0 Reading Comprehension
Students draw upon a variety of comprehension strategies as
needed (e.g., generating and responding to essential questions,
making predictions, comparing information from several sources).

Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text
2.2 State the purpose in reading (i. e., tell what information is
sought).
2.3 Use knowledge of the author's purpose( s) to comprehend
informational text.
2.4 Ask clarifying questions about essential textual elements of
exposition (e.g., why, what if, how).
2.5 Restate facts and details in the text to clarify and organize ideas.
 
Polly Wolly Prefix
 
R1.9 Know the meaning of simple prefixes and suffixes (e.g., over-,
un-, -ing, -ly).
 
The Writer's Song
 
W1.0 Writing Strategies
Students write clear and coherent sentences and paragraphs that
develop a central idea. Their writing shows they consider the
audience and purpose. Students progress through the stages of the
writing process (e.g., prewriting, drafting, revising, editing
successive versions).
Evaluation and Revision
W1.4 Revise original drafts to improve sequence and provide more
descriptive detail.

W2.1 Write brief narratives based on their experiences:
W2.1b Describe the setting, characters, objects, and events in detail.

WOEL1.6 Capitalize all proper nouns, words at the beginning of
sentences and greetings, months and days of the week, and titles
and initials of people.
 
Plural Y and F
 
R1.5 Identify and correctly use regular plurals (e.g., -s, -es, -ies) and
irregular plurals (e.g., fly/ flies, wife/ wives).
 
Parts of Speech
 
Grammar
WOEL1.3 Identify and correctly use various parts of speech,
including nouns and verbs, in writing and speaking.
 
Talk-Talk Song
 
WOEL1.5 Use quotation marks correctly.
 
4 Kinds of Sentences
 
 
Synonym Antonym Homonym Chant
 
R1.7 Understand and explain common antonyms and synonyms.
 
Fiction Doodle Dandy
 
R3.0 Literary Response and Analysis
Students distinguish between the structural features of the text and
the literary terms or elements (e.g., theme, plot, setting, characters).
Narrative Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text

R3.1 Compare and contrast plots, settings, and characters
presented by different authors.

W2.1b Describe the setting, characters, objects, and events in detail.

LS1.8 Retell stories, including characters, setting, and plot.

LS2.1 Recount experiences or present stories:
Describe story elements (e.g., characters, plot, setting).
 
Angles Song
 
 
Parallel and Perpendicular
 
 
Triangle Bush
 
 
Quadrilateral
 
MG2.1 Describe and classify plane and solid geometric shapes
(e.g., circle, triangle, square, rectangle, sphere, pyramid, cube,
rectangular prism) according to the number and shape of faces,
edges, and vertices.
 
Perimeter Area Song
 
 
Measurement Song
 
NS6.1 Recognize when an estimate is reasonable in
measurements (e.g., closest inch).
MG1.3 Measure the length of an object to the nearest inch and/ or
centimeter.
MG1.4 Tell time to the nearest quarter hour and know relationships
of time (e.g., minutes in an hour, days in a month, weeks in a year).
 
All Skip Counting Songs (3 Song, etc.)
 
NS3.1 Use repeated addition, arrays, and counting by multiples to
do multiplication.
SDAP2.1 Recognize, describe, and extend patterns and determine a
next term in linear patterns (e.g., 4, 8, 12 ...; the number of ears on
one horse, two horses, three horses, four horses).
SDAP2.2 Solve problems involving simple number patterns.