ALPHA
Advanced Level
Program for Heightened
Achievement
Grade 2 Curriculum
Grade 2 Presentation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Every second grade student in the district has an ALPHA class once a week.  The ALPHA teacher leads a critical thinking activity with all of the students in each second grade classroom.
  1. Creative and Critical Thinking
    • Originality
    • Perspectives
    • Reasoning
    • Innovation
    • Brainstorming
    • Persistence

  2. Multiple Intelligences
    • Visual
    • Linguistic
    • Musical
    • Kinesthetic
    • Mathematical
    • Naturalistic
    • Knowing Yourself
    • Knowing Others

  3. Collaborative Project
    • Application of concepts from prior units
    • Teamwork
    • Leadership
    At the end of second grade some students are identified to participate in the program to begin the following year.

 Patricia Seibold
716-926-2744
pseibold@lakeshorecsd.org