Second Grade Curriculum
Religion: One In Christ, is a study of Bible stories from Adam and Eve to Moses and King David. Nine separate small unit booklets also include the coming of Jesus, His miracles, teachings and life. Students learn of God’s love for them. Second graders memorize selected Bible verses and the Ten Commandments. Each Wednesday students attend a school chapel service.
Reading: Zaner-Bloser Super Kids, helps second graders practice phonics, reading fluency, writing, and life lessons. We will follow the Super Kids as they learn to work through problems that everyday students encounter at school. Along with this we will be focusing on solidifying the basics on phonetic sounds in words, sight words, and becoming incredible readers. Super Kids does a fantastic job of introducing leveled book clubs as well as nonfiction magazines every other unit. Through Super Kids, we will have our 12 spelling words and 10 sight words every week.
Writing: Students are encouraged to write regularly. Writing is integrated throughout the day and intertwined in many subject areas. We also have a weekly sectional of Writer’s Workshop where we focus on a different convention of writing. Students are asked to write in a journal along with illustrating what they have written. Students use Handwriting Without Tears to become proficient in their printing in preparation for third grade when they will be taught cursive.
Mathematics: Big Ideas is a rigorous program that provides a balance of conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and application as important building blocks. Big Ideas allows second graders to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Big Ideas allows second graders to reason abstractly and quantitatively. Big Ideas allows for constructing and modeling mathematical concepts, using appropriate tools. Each chapter covers a new subject area that uses various and consistent types of strategies in order to address various learning styles. Along with the chapters covered in class, students will become fluent in addition facts 0-12, subtraction facts 0-12, and Students will utilize the math section of Moby Max to further enhance their math skills.
Science: The following units are taught in Second grade: Properties of Matter, Exploring Plant Life, Ecosystems, Earth’s Systems, Space and Weather. Student learning through the use of hands-on activities as well as experiments.
Social Studies: The following units are taught in Second grade: Government and Democracy, Historical Thinking, Geography, Cultures, and Economics. Students learn map and globe skills, as well as chart and graph skills.
Art: Second graders have art instruction each week. The focus of the art program is not only to teach students the elements of art (line, shape, form, color, texture, composition and perspective), but also to foster creativity.
Music: We use Hal Leonard’s Essential Elements Music Class Curriculum. Our music curriculum focuses on grade leveled music concepts, standards, and SEL competencies. Each lesson has supporting songs and resources delivered in a flexible and adaptable format.
Physical Education: Second Graders have Physical Education twice a week. Students participate in activities to develop strength, endurance, flexibility, and Christian sportsmanship. They work to develop basic skills in individual and team sports .
Computer: Second graders visit the computer lab twice weekly. Units include computer terminology, digital citizenship and safety, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, searching the Internet, keyboarding, coding, and robotics with the Lego WeDo 2.0 robots.
Cultural Experiences: Students go on field trips that are related to units and learning activities in class.