Second Grade
LANGUAGE ARTS
The language arts curriculum focuses on reading, comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and grammar, phonics, spelling, listening and speaking skills. The phonics program includes sound-symbol association, sound blending and dictation. Different literary genres are introduced including mysteries, fairy tales, folk tales, fables, biographies, realistic fiction, poetry and animal stories.
Various types of writing are emphasized, including creative writing in journals, stories, poetry and book reports. Process writing includes peer conferencing, editing, teacher conferencing and publication of hand-written and illustrated books.
MATHEMATICS
Mathematics concepts covered include addition and subtraction with and without regrouping, odd and even numbers, place value to the thousands, measurement, money, time, geometry, problem solving and fractions. Multiplication and division concepts are introduced. Students are flexibly grouped for math studies according to skill level.
SOCIAL STUDIES
The social studies curriculum is built upon the concept of community. Units on self-awareness, community planning, historical figures and United States history are developed around this central theme. An understanding of, and appreciation for, the elements needed to establish a successful community forms the basis of these units. In-depth study of the pilgrim and pioneer communities is included.
