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| My child… | Yes | Not yet |
|---|---|---|
| is comfortable and confident in self and abilities | ||
| respects others and the rights of others | ||
| follows classroom rules and routines | ||
| accepts responsibility for behavior and actions | ||
| uses materials appropriately and respectfully | ||
| makes independent choices of materials and activities | ||
| sustains attention to work over time | ||
| works, plays and shares with others | ||
| interacts easily with adults | ||
| participates in group activities | ||
| shows empathy and caring for others | ||
| uses words to reason and resolve conflicts | ||
| seeks help when unable to resolve conflicts | ||
| completes tasks |
| My child… | Yes | Not yet |
|---|---|---|
| shows independent interest in reading | ||
| listens with interest to stories and texts read aloud | ||
| constructs meaning from print | ||
| understands and interprets stories and short passages | ||
| recognizes new words using phonics and context clues | ||
| has a basic sight vocabulary | ||
| follows written directions | ||
| identifies main idea and characters, sequences events and predicts outcomes | ||
| distinguishes beginning, middle and ending sounds | ||
| adds, deletes or changes sounds to make new words | ||
| segments one-syllable words into sounds | ||
| reads compound words and contractions | ||
| reads words in common word families | ||
| answers who, what, when, where, how and why questions | ||
| retells the central ideas of a reading |
| My child… | Yes | Not yet |
|---|---|---|
| accurately writes their last name | ||
| writes words, phrases and sentences to share messages | ||
| recognizes conventions of print: punctuation and parts of speech | ||
| writes simple stories with a beginning, middle and end | ||
| writes complete, spaced sentences with capitals and punctuation | ||
| prints uniformly and legibly | ||
| spells grade-level words | ||
| finds words in a picture dictionary | ||
| uses strategies for spelling new words | ||
| uses correct spelling for common words | ||
| understands synonyms and antonyms | ||
| identifies beginning, middle and ending consonants | ||
| recognizes long and short vowel words | ||
| identifies word endings | ||
| identifies plural forms and compound words |
| My child… | Yes | Not yet |
|---|---|---|
| follows directions that involve a series of actions | ||
| participates in discussions and conversations | ||
| expresses ideas clearly: describes, answers and retells | ||
| describes an object using two or more properties | ||
| uses "i" and "me" correctly | ||
| speaks in complete sentences |
| My child… | Yes | Not yet |
|---|---|---|
| counts by 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s | ||
| identifies, orders and writes numbers 0 to 100 | ||
| knows addition and subtraction facts | ||
| adds and subtracts two-digit numbers without regrouping | ||
| shows beginning understanding of place value | ||
| makes reasonable estimates of quantities | ||
| identifies whole, halves, thirds and fourths | ||
| names and uses ordinal numbers | ||
| plots and identifies whole numbers on a number line |
| My child… | Yes | Not yet |
|---|---|---|
| identifies and draws basic shapes | ||
| solves simple spatial and measuring problems with objects or drawings | ||
| recognizes and uses rulers, scales and thermometers | ||
| understands spatial relationships, symmetry and reflections |
| My child… | Yes | Not yet |
|---|---|---|
| recognizes and adds money to $1.00 | ||
| tells time to the hour and half-hour | ||
| uses drawings and words to explain maths thinking | ||
| collects and records data with tallies, lists, charts and graphs | ||
| reads a graph or chart and draws conclusions | ||
| classifies, sorts and compares objects in different ways | ||
| makes, copies and extends patterns with actions, objects and words |
| My child… | Yes | Not yet |
|---|---|---|
| shows a positive attitude toward science | ||
| describes, classifies and compares objects by their properties | ||
| knows the same material can be a solid, liquid or gas | ||
| knows things can be done to materials to change their properties | ||
| knows many things are made of smaller pieces | ||
| understands basic concepts of energy | ||
| understands habitats and tells different habitats apart | ||
| knows the solar system | ||
| understands how the solar system affects life on earth | ||
| knows the basic needs of all living things | ||
| observes characteristics and behavior of living and non-living things | ||
| understands how living things depend on each other | ||
| uses investigation to find information | ||
| uses tools to gather scientific information | ||
| asks questions about the natural and physical world | ||
| makes logical predictions from observations | ||
| communicates scientific information in many ways |
| My child… | Yes | Not yet |
|---|---|---|
| compares everyday life in different places and times | ||
| understands history tells real stories of real people | ||
| understands categories of time and calendar time | ||
| recognizes cultural differences, traditions and contributions | ||
| knows significant individuals in united states history | ||
| knows the people and events honored by holidays | ||
| knows how buildings, monuments and statues are linked to history | ||
| uses maps and globes to find places that matter to them | ||
| identifies the seven continents and their features | ||
| knows how people, products and ideas are moved | ||
| understands how and why rules are made | ||
| recognizes major elected officials like the president and governor | ||
| understands that officials are elected by the people they serve | ||
| understands the role and responsibilities of a citizen | ||
| distinguishes human resources from natural resources | ||
| knows goods vs services and consumers vs producers | ||
| begins to understand markets and exchange | ||
| understands the basic functions of a bank |
Worksheets › Second-grade readiness
Free printable second grade readiness checklist: 105 skills in reading, writing, maths, science, social studies and social skills, with Yes / Not yet boxes. Skill: Second-grade readiness across 9 areas. Level: Grade 1 & Grade 2 — also suits Year 2 (UK).
Yes — it is free to print for home or the classroom. Sign in with a free Pagine account, then use the Print button or save it as a PDF.
It is designed for Grade 1 & Grade 2 (ages 6–8), but use it with any child who is ready.
Second-grade readiness across 9 areas.
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