Second Grade Curriculum

  

Math:  Silver Burdett Ginn

  • Basic addition and subtraction facts to eighteen.
  • Build patterns to establish readiness for algebra.
  • Problem solving to build thinking skills.
  • Hands on measurement activities.
  • Place value to 1,000.
  • Number sense and readiness for multiplication.
  • Time and money.
  • Adding and subtracting two digit and three digit numbers.
  • Dividing figures into equal parts and fractional parts.
  • Introduction to multiplication and division.

Reading: Scott Foresman

  • Decoding and word study:  consonant clusters, digraphs, long and short vowels, prefixes, and suffixes.
  • Vocabulary:  word meaning, synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and classification.
  • Comprehension:  main idea, details, sequence, word referents, and cause and effect.

Phonics:  Sadlier

  • Initial, medial, and final consonants.
  • Short and long vowels.
  • Consonant blends and digraphs.
  • R-controlled vowels.
  • Vowel digraphs and vowel diphthongs.
  • Contractions.
  • Suffixes, prefixes, synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms.

 

 

Spelling:  Scott Foresman

  • Introduction of spelling principles.
  • Independent practice.
  • Dictionary skills and spelling word review.
  • Proofreading and writing.
  • Weekly spelling tests.

Language Arts:  McGraw Hill

  • Declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences.
  • Subject and predicate of sentences.
  • Nouns:  singular, plural, common, proper, and pronouns.
  • Verbs:  action, regular, and irregular verbs.
  • Contractions.
  • Pronouns:  personal, subject, and object.
  • Adjectives:  comparative and superlative.
  • Fables, myths, fairy tales, folk tales, and poetry.
  • Composition of stories.
  • Punctuation marks.
  • Study skills:  parts of a book, dictionary, library, maps, charts, and atlas.

Handwriting:  Zaner-Blozer

  • Practice in upper and lower case manuscript.
  • Presenting upper and lower case cursive.

Social Studies:  Silver Burdett Ginn

  • Use of maps and globes.
  • Recognizing symbols on maps.
  • Location and direction.
  • Learning about our world:  New York City, the Southern Mountains, Mississippi River, the plains, and the desert.

 

 

 

Science:  Silver Burdett Ginn

  • Interactions of living things.
  • Light and color.
  • Dinosaurs and fossils.
  • Solids, liquids, and gases.
  • Health and safety.

Religion:  Silver Burdett Ginn

  • Basics of our faith.
  • Sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Communion.
  • The Catholic Church and us.