Second Grade is a wonderful place. Second grade is a time of discovery and of learning to use all the skills learned in first grade. This age group is growing in independence by leaps and bounds.
Math and reading subjects are refined and enhanced with new skills. The second grade Book Club invites the students to write questions about the stories they have read. As the students sit in a circle, they are in charge of taking turns and asking the questions.
Math and reading subjects are refined and enhanced with new skills. The second grade Book Club invites the students to write questions about the stories they have read. As the students sit in a circle, they are in charge of taking turns and asking the questions.
The mastery of cursive handwriting allows the students to feel a part of the grown-up world. Also as part of this time of maturing, students are encouraged to be problem solvers by telling their side of the story and listening to others.
Curriculum Summary
- Fact and opinion
- Inferences
- Main Idea
- Details
- Sequencing
- Classifying
- Drawing conclusions
- Making Judgments
- Context Clues
- Decoding
- Following directions
- Using a dictionary
- Using a table of contents
- Predicting outcomes
- Synonyms/Antonyms/Homonyms
- Vocabulary/word usage
- Cause/effect
- Syllables
- Parts of a book
- Fiction/non-fiction
- Using references
- Poetry
- Graphic organizers
- Story characters
- Moral/Parts of a story
- The Writing Process
- Letter Writing
- Landforms
- Neighborhoods and Communities
- Working together: Rules, laws, leaders, voting, city hall
- Pioneers: Westward movement, food, clothing, social activities, schools, homes, chores
- Native Americans: Regions, songs, dance, customs, legends, language, names
- Celebrate America: Our flag, famous presidents, national symbols, pledge of allegiance, patriotic songs, the White House, Capitol, Famous Americans, national monuments, national holidays
- Wants and needs: Basic human needs, wants, factory, goods, services, taxes, volunteers, consumers, and jobs
- Maps and globes: Symbols, terms, landforms, directions, water forms
- Landforms: Continents, water forms, surface changes
- Hemispheres
- Regions