Enhancing Basic Skills Leading to "I did it!"
Smile Zemi
for Home Learning
- The contents are designed to encourage independent learning.
- The learning flow ensures thorough comprehension.
Mathematics
Learn a Variety of Calculation Strategies
In Grade 2, your child is expected to solve 2-step word problems. This will require them to understand 2-step calculations and be able to add and subtract 2 and 3-digit numbers. They will also begin to study real-life applications of math, such as the value of money and the metric system.
My child gets confused when using the break apart strategy and the concept of place value!
Smile Zemi
teaches one step at a time, as if a teacher were sitting
right beside them.
By practicing with a wide range of problems, your child will
deepen their understanding of the strategies they’ve
learned.
Your child can organize information and show their work by writing directly on tha tablet, allowing them to make their thoughts clear and giving them a solid understanding of the process to solve the problem.
Your child will learn various strategies found within Common Core State Standards, including the Regroup Strategy.
My child is struggling in solving word problems with multiple steps.
Smile Zemi
gives them hands-on videos.
Your child will learn how to organize the content of word
problems and understand where to start.
I'm not sure if my child fully understands the value of money.
Your child will be able to understand different forms of currency by dragging and dropping clear images that give them a deeper understanding.
English Language Arts
Establish the Foundations for Upper Grade Learning
Students in Grade 2 will learn how to find the information necessary to answer questions from the text.
They will also acquire basic knowledge of adjectives and adverbs.
Improve reading comprehension skills while learning about different cultures through fables and folk tales from around the world.
Understanding the relation between the feelings of characters and what happens in the story is difficult for my child.
Understanding how to ask who, what, where, when, why, and how will allow your child to more easily identify important information in a story.
Develop the ability to accurately identify the author’s intentions (inform/explain/describe/persuade).
Finding information in texts is difficult and time-consuming for my child.
Smile Zemi teaches your child the role of titles, boldface, and indexes, so that they can find information more efficiently.
Your child will learn how to use adjectives and adverbs, which are particularly difficult to master within the confines of the second-grade curriculum.
My child finds it difficult to distinguish between adjectives and adverbs.
Smile Zemi offers a wide range of examples and illustrations so that even difficult concepts like adjectives and adverbs can be learned in a fun way.
Your child will acquire literacy and vocabulary skills by mastering the phonics and affixes necessary for reading and writing words. Steady, efficient practice helps to ensure retention of new words.
By learning the relationship between sounds and letters, your child will learn to use sound patterns to figure out the spelling of new words.
By learning the relationship between sounds and letters, your child will learn to use sound patterns to figure out the spelling of new words.
Clear explanations of syllable separation will help your child to recognize syllables when they see them, allowing them to read new words.
Clear explanations of syllable separation will help your child to recognizes syllables when they see them, allowing them to read new words.
Prefixes, suffixes, and base words are explained with easy-to-understand illustrations. As your child memorizes and understands these word parts, they’ll become able to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Prefixes, suffixes, and word stems are explained with easy-to-understand illustrations. As your child memorizes and understands these word parts, they’ll become able to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Improve spelling with spell-from-sound quizzes. Once a new word is learned, your child will be able to review it over time to ensure they never forget how it's spelled.
Improve spelling with spell-from-sound quizzes. Once a new word is learned, your child will be able to review it over time to ensure they never forget how it's spelled.
Word Bank keeps track of all the words your child spelled correctly. Being able to see their own progress will motivative them to learn even more words.
Your child can have fun reviewing words through games like Word Search and Word Scramble, ensuring they retain those words!
Repetition increases confidence and fluency. By solving a variety of math problems and completing different grammar exercises regularly, your child can establish a solid foundation for even more learning.
The Achievement Test is held twice a year to assess your child’s academics providing the appropriate prep courses to improve areas of weakness.
Full review will be conducted in the spring to prepare for the next grade level. Children in grades 3-5 will take the State Test Prep.
The Achievement Test is held twice a year to assess your child’s academics providing the appropriate prep courses to improve areas of weakness.
Full review will be conducted in the spring to prepare for the next grade level. Children in grades 3-5 will take the State Test Prep.
Smile Zemi offers many ways to help your child study throughout the year without losing focus.
Here are some of the great examples:
Up your child's motivation with Smile Zemi's fun rewards. The more you study, our system enables you to unlock and discover more of "new fun" promoting academic achievement at the same time.
Transform mundane studying into a fun learning activity by engaging in different seasonal events. Get into the habit of studying and pursue learning all year round.
Track your child’s daily study time, scores, and more! You can also exchange messages and stamps with your child. Parents’ praise and encouragement motivate your child to learn more!