Second Grade Curriculum
Religion
The student will recognize that Jesus comes to us through the Eucharist in the form of bread and wine. The student will understand that we give and receive forgiveness through the Holy Spirit. The student will learn that God, as Creator, sends Jesus and the Holy Spirit to help and guide us. The student will learn the parts of the Mass, the various devotions and to call on God through prayer. The students will learn to continually develop a personal responsibility to make good choices and do the right thing.
Language Arts
The student will be able to recognize sight words, understand context clues, define synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, compound words and contractions, alphabetize, identify parts of a book, and use graphs and tables. Students will begin cursive writing. They will learn punctuation mechanics, proofread, revise, compose a friendly letter, write descriptive sentences, begin creative writing, learn new vocabulary and, orally, practice expression in dialogue. Students will compose and print a five sentence paragraph with a main idea and supporting details using correct grammar.
Math
Students skip count by 1's, 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 10's, 25's and 100's; compare and order numbers, identify ordinal position to tenth; identify sorting and patterning rules; solve routine and non-routine problems; master all basic addition and subtraction facts; master multiplication facts to 12; add and subtract two-digit numbers; picture and name fractions; measure to the nearest half-inch, centimeter and foot; compare volume; compare and measure mass; measure perimeter and area; tell time to five-minute intervals count pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters; identify geometric solids; identify lines os symmetry; identify angles; tally; create, read and write observations from real graphs, pictographs, bar graphs, Venn diagrams and line graphs.
Science
The student will be able to discuss factors which help and hinder survival. They will discuss how living things adapt to environment, care of the body, basic needs of humans, and life cycles of plants and animals. They will study prehistoric animals, describe earth's processes of water and its cycle and discover the beginning characteristics of states of matter and energy.
Social Studies
The students will develop understanding of concepts of neighborhood, groups with characteristics and structures, and dependence on one another. They will recognize the earth's physical features and compare people/customs of today with those of the past.
Physical Education
Our physical education curriculum is composed of physical fitness fundamentals, motion skills and movement, social skills and sportsmanship. Basic skills that enhance balance, endurance, strength and agility activities, ball handling skills individually, with partners and in groups, and rope jumping are taught. Each skill involves creative thinking, sportsmanship, fairness, cooperation and following directions.