Second Grade Curriculum

Language Arts

Second grade is a comprehensive review of phonics, spelling, writing, and language in which mastery is required.  Reading groups and writer’s workshops are established.  Reading groups provide oral reading instruction, including fluency, comprehension, and story mapping.  Writer’s workshop incorporate simple grammar and conventions that are demonstrated in complete sentences and short stories.  We utilize the Six-Trait writing method to guide and teach children steps in preparing and writing complete sentences and paragraphs; which in turn lead to well thought out and organized letters and reports.  Workshop also reviews letter formation and introduces cursive writing.

Math

Second grade emphasizes the fact that our numeration system is a base ten system.  It also places heavy emphasis on the memorization of the basics.  Students will add and subtract double digit numbers requiring regrouping. Students revisit place value, money, time and geometry.  Fractions and whole number operations are also revisited to ensure mastery and to develop readiness for third grade.

Social Studies

Second grade builds upon first grade Social Studies and stays in the framework of America, our home.  Students learn about patriotic holidays and songs.  The students learn about people such as, the Separatists, the American Indians, the colonist, and the American Pioneers and cowboys who built and shaped America.  They discover reasons why people (immigrants) left their homes and came to America from all over the world.

Science

Students learn to appreciate and enjoy the wonderful world that God created.  They explore the plant and animal world, earth and space, and energy, conservation and matter.  Health and human biology are also explored.

Bible

Second grade theme is the God of Freedom.  It begins in Genesis 6 reviewing God’s covenant with Noah and Abraham.  Children learn how Abraham’s descendants become enslaved to Egypt and how God raised up a leader, Moses, to free them. Students learn and memorize the Ten Commandments and realize how we apply them to our lives today.  They end the fall semester with Joshua taking Jericho and the children of Israel finally enjoying the promise.  Students learn that God is a God of rules.

In the spring, students learn that Jesus sets us free to obey the great commandment as in Matthew 23:37 & 39. They realize he frees us to worship, to read his scriptures, to pray, and to care for others, and frees to be “best friends” with Jesus.