Language Arts – Open Court – 2002 Edition; ACSI Spelling – 2001 Edition; Write Reflections
Students understand the basic features of reading. Our program continues to build on the foundational base of kindergarten and first grade. By the end of second grade the students will have attained the following skills:
Reading- Studentsunderstand the basic features of reading. They select letter patterns and know how to translate them into spoken language by using phonics, syllabication, and word parts. They apply this knowledge to achieve fluent oral and silent reading. They effectively use decoding strategies and word recognition skills in reading. Students progress in vocabulary development.
Comprehension – Students read and understand grade-level-appropriate material. They draw upon a variety of comprehension strategies as needed (i.e., generating and responding to essential questions, making predictions, comparing information. Students comprehend and analyze grade-level-appropriate text. They read and follow two-step written instructions independently.
Literary Response and Analysis – Students read and respond to a variety of significant works of children’s literature. They distinguish between the structural features of the text and literary terms or elements (i.e., theme, plot, setting, characters.)
Writing Strategies – Students write clear and coherent sentences and paragraphs that develop a central idea. Their writing shows they consider the audience and purpose. Students progress through the stages of the writing process (i.e., prewriting, drafting, revising, editing.). Students create readable documents with legible handwriting. They understand the purposes of various reference materials (i.e., dictionary, thesaurus).
Writing Applications – Students write compositions that describe and explain familiar objects, events, and experiences. Students’ writing uses standard English and the writing process.
Grammar and usage – Students write and speak using standard English.
Sentence Structure – distinguish between complete/incomplete sentences
Grammar – identify and use nouns and verbs correctly
Punctuation – use appropriate end marks and use commas in letter greetings and closures,dates, words in a series
Capitalization – capitalize all proper nouns, words at the beginning of sentences and greetings,months and days of the week, and titles and initials of people.
Spelling – spell frequently used, irregular words correctly (i.e., was, were, says, said), spell basic short-vowel, long-vowel, r-controlled, and consonant-blend patterns correctly.
Listening and Speaking Strategies – Students listen critically and respond appropriately to oral communication. They speak in a manner that guides the listener to understand important ideas by using proper phrasing, pitch, and modulation.
Speaking Applications – Students deliver brief recitations and oral presentations about familiar experiences or interests that are organized around a coherent theme. Student speaking uses standard English, organization, and delivery strategies.
Math – Houghton-Mifflin 2002 Edition
This program provides a curriculum that balances skills, conceptual understanding, and problem solving, instruction and practice to help children become proficient in computational skills, helping children become good mathematical problem solvers, enabling children to use correct mathematical terms to communicate their understanding of math concepts.
Units of study are: Addition and Subtraction Facts to 20; Numbers and Patterns to 100; Data and Graphing, Money, Adding and Subtraction two-digit numbers, geometry, fractions, and probability; Multiplication and division; measurement; time and calendar, numbers and patterns to 1000; adding and subtracting three-digit numbers.
Bible – Association of ChristianSchools International 1995 Edition
Second graders begin learning about Bible characters in two and three week units. Throughout the year, they study thirty-six character traits from the lives of bible characters and how to emulate these traits in their daily lives.
Study units included:
Moses -being humble, courageous, and diligent
Joshua -loving God’s Word, obeying God, and following God wholeheartedly
Daniel -Being confident in God, faithful to God, and successful
Job -controlling your tongue and being patient
Esther -Listening to wise advice and being unselfish
Elijah -trusting god and being bold
Jesus -being merciful and compassionate
Ruth -being loyal and a loving servant
David -making wise choices and being sorry for sin
Nehemiah -cooperating and standing against the crowd
Miriam -being responsible, praising God, and learning to respect authority
Abraham -listening to God, learning honesty, and praying for others
Martha -believing in God
Peter -learning self-control and learning to accept others
Paul -encouraging others and sharing your faith
Social Studies – Our America – A Beka 1996 Edition, Teacher Created Materials
Students explore the lives of actual people who make a difference in their everyday lives and learn the stories of extraordinary people from history whose achievements have touched them, directory or indirectly.
Geography – This section includes: Our world, country, state, and community; map skills, geographic terms, geography in relationship to family history; land use; weather and land and water resources.
Our Country – Topics include: our government; how laws are made and administered; our country in relationship to the rest of the world; Patriotic holidays and symbols; Citizenship – Individual Action and Character; Heroes – People Who Made a Difference; Production and consumption; Occupations related to production and consumption.
Family Heritage – Units include: Immigration/Multicultural Studies; Family History; Student Timeline; Compare Current Cultures with Past Cultures.
Science – Enjoying God’s World – A Beka 1996 Edition, Teacher Created Materials
This course of study includes the following areas of study:
Life Science – Life cycles – Stages in the life cycles of animals and plants; how life cycles differ; inherited traits; environmental effect on plants; how living things of one kind vary.
Health and Safety – How germs cause illness; how illnesses spread; prevention of illnesses and injuries; how to stay healthy.
Physical Science – Energy and Motion – Characteristics of light; measuring motion; how forces affect motion; sound waves; pitch and volume; heat energy and uses of natural resources for heat.
Earth Science – Earth’s Materials – properties and composition of soil and rocks; uses of rocks, plants, soil, and water; weathering and erosion; how fossils provide clues about the earth’s history.
