Mi Escuela y Mi Comunidad
My School and Community
This year at a glance
Grade 2 widens the circle from home to school and neighborhood. Students begin combining words into their own short phrases, reading words they already know by ear, and asking questions — not just answering them.
By the end of Grade 2, students can say:
- I can describe my school and town in simple words.
- I can ask and answer what time it is (on the hour).
- I can politely ask for food and thank someone.
Standards
Every unit is aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards (Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, Communities) with NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do statements as learning targets. See the full curriculum map.
10 units, one connected story
Units are being produced in order and will unlock here as they are finished — the same interactive lesson format as Kindergarten Unit 1.
Bienvenidos Otra Vez
Review of greetings, family, and numbers — now with students asking the questions.
Plan readyMi Escuela
Classroom objects and school places — el lápiz, el libro, la biblioteca.
Plan readyLos Ayudantes
Community helpers: teachers, doctors, firefighters — who helps us and how.
Plan readyNúmeros a 100
Counting by tens, prices, ages — numbers students meet in real life.
Plan readyEl Tiempo y las Estaciones
Weather reports and seasons — students give the morning forecast.
Plan readyLa Comida
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner vocabulary — what we eat and when.
Plan readyEn el Mercado
Market role-play: asking for items, please and thank you, simple prices.
Plan readyMi Pueblo
Places in town and what happens there — el parque, la tienda, la escuela.
Plan ready¿Qué Hora Es?
Telling time on the hour and half hour, connected to the daily schedule.
Plan readyNuestro Show
Presentational showcase: students perform a market scene or weather report.
For families & teachers
🏠 At home
Play “I spy” in Spanish at the grocery store using food and number words. Let your child handle small real-life exchanges: counting apples, reading prices.
🍎 In the classroom
This is the year reading begins — but only of words students already know orally. Heritage speakers can lead the market role-plays. IEP/504: visual schedules and picture menus support every unit.