For your information, here are second trimester benchmarks for second graders. These align to the common core state standards and are taken into consideration for determining student progress in the winter trimester. 2nd Trimester Second Grade Benchmarks Language Arts Ask and answer appropriate and relevant questions Read aloud with accuracy and fluency ( grade level benchmark) Recognize and produce rhyming words Use phonics knowledge to read unknown or nonsense words Demonstrate understanding of genre/plot of story from title and pictures and/or other text features (captions,graphs) Retell a story’s beginning, middle and end Identify non-fiction vs. fiction Know and use text features (Table of Contents, glossary, bold prints) Identify and analyze main character Explain how specific images contribute to and clarify a text Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedu...