Lower School - 2nd Grade Curriculum

Please scroll down this page to read specifics about the 2nd grade curriculum.

2nd Grade Language Arts Curriculum

• Literature based with emphasis on authors and novels
• Summarization and comprehension
• Phonics
• Writing for a variety of purposes including personal letters, and journals
• Expressive and narrative compositions
• Proofreading and revision skills
• Grammar and punctuation
• Manuscript and cursive handwriting
• List and dictation spelling
• Daily oral language

2nd Grade Mathematics Curriculum

• Numbers, operations, and data
• Money and time
• Two and three digit addition and subtraction
• Geometry and measurement
• Number sense and fractions
• Mastery of basic addition and subtraction facts
• Introduction of multiplication facts
• Problem solving and graphing

2nd Grade Science Curriculum

Life Science
• Living things grow and change
• Homes for living things

Earth Science
• Earth's surface
• Space and weather

Physical Science
• Exploring matter
• Energy in motion

Science Labs

2nd Grade Social Studies Curriculum

• Living in a community
• Our government
• Looking at the earth
• People past and present
• People at work
• Charts, graphs, and diagrams
• Maps
• Atlas skills

2nd Grade Foreign Language Curriculum (Spanish)

• Development of listening, speaking, and comprehension skills for everyday communication
• Vocabulary and basic parts of speech
• Spanish culture
• Enrichment activities including songs, games, dances, movies, and puppets

2nd Grade Fine Arts Curriculum

Art
• Continuation of the care of tools, various media, design principles, and art history
• Use of clay, paintings, and printmaking
• Focus on multicultural unit involving a countries artifacts, sounds, tastes, and clothing (textiles)
• Introduction of : drawing principles, body proportions, and facial features

Music
• Continuation of music curriculum
• Exploration of music concepts through piano, rhythm, and Orff instruments
• Introduction to the lives and music of great composers
• Smart board
• Performance opportunities include Christmas pageant, Spring Programs derived from classroom unit curriculum, singing in chapel, and community service
• Field trip- Educational Theatre

2nd Grade Physical Education Curriculum

• Cooperative games
• Skatetime
• Jump Rope for Heart
• Tennis
• Presidential Fitness Test (fall and spring)
• Cross-Curriculum games

2nd Grade Enrichment Curriculum

Library
• Literature-based with emphasis on authors and novels (fiction and non-fiction)
• Book Talks
• Biographies
• Card Catalog
• Reference Skills
• Accelerated Reader
• Readers' Theatre

Technology
• Curriculum Integration
• Basic Computer Skills
• Keyboarding
• Word Processing
• Long Distance Learning
• Instructional Video Applications
• SMART Board Interactive Experiences
• Advancec Computer Applications
• Internet Exploration
• Developmentally appropriate software in various content areas