Second Grade
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Mrs. Reecia Phillips
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Mrs. Judy Smith
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Second grade builds on a foundation that began in kindergarten and first grade. Each student varies in his or her rate of language development and the reading and writing curriculum adapts to individual needs of the students.
Emphasis is placed on encouraging reading for pleasure and discovering its usefulness in obtaining information. There is also oral reading by the teacher of selected literature, followed by various language arts activities. The books read provide a writing model for students to help develop their own writing compositions. Writing journals are used for students to express their own feelings and experiences. Sentence structure, capitalization, punctuation, and correct word usage are areas stressed throughout the year.
The second grade math program reviews and extends the concepts and skills of the previous levels. The program content consists of numeration and counting, problem solving and mental math, data collection and analysis, geometry, measurement, money, fractions, and the introduction of multiplication and division. Students are given various opportunities for drill to aid in their mastery of basic facts.
The science and social studies program provides experiences that help the children to develop and apply critical thinking skills and to develop work-study habits.
Enrichment classes in Music, Bible, Computers, Library, Spanish, Physical Education, and Art help the development of a child’s character and self esteem.
LANGUAGE ARTS
Phonics and reading:
- Review of vowels, consonants, blends, one and two-vowel words, consonant blends
- Recognition and use of all phonics, special sounds in reading
- Spelling rules: doubling consonants, dropping silent e, changing y to an I
- Non-phonetically spelled sight word lists
- Oral reading
- AR reading
Spelling:
- Weekly phonics-based word list
- Vocabulary words and definitions
- Weekly test/dictation
- Reinforcement activities
- Spelling glossary
Writing:
- Cursive – review of letter formation
- Guided creative writing
- Creative journal writing
- Daily seatwork practice in academic areas
- Introduction to 3/4 space writing
Language:
- Capitalization of first word in a sentence, days of the week, months of the year, special holidays, people, and places
- Correct punctuation at the ends of sentences
- Complete sentences, questions, and exclamations
- Words using suffixes, prefixes, abbreviations, compound words, rhyming words, synonyms, antonyms, singular and plural words, singular possessive words, and contractions
- Alphabetizing words and other dictionary skills
- Word usage rules
- Writing of complete sentences, questions, exclamations, and short stories
- Writing letters and thank-you notes
MATH
- Number recognition, counting, and writing 1 – 10,000 and beyond
- Numbers greatest and least 1 – 1,000
- Counting and writing to hundred thousands, three’s to 36, fours to 48
- Ordinal numbers
- Addition facts through 18, column addition, four-digit addition with carrying
- Subtraction facts through 18, four-digit subtraction with borrowing
- Multiplication facts 0 – 5
- Division facts 1 – 5
- Story problems
- Multiple combinations
- Estimation
- Rounding
- Numbers before and after by ones, twos, threes, fours, fives, and tens
- Counting and combining coins and bills
- Telling time to the nearest minute
- English and some metric measures
- Drawing and measuring line to ½ inch
- Developing listening skills
- Calendars
- Place value to thousands
- Unit fractions
- Making change
- Reading a thermometer
- Reading pictographs, bar graphs, and line graphs
- Roman numerals
SOCIAL STUDIES
America, our home:
The people who built America:
- The Separatists
- America’s Indians
- The Colonists
- America’s pioneers
- America’s cowboys
- The New Americans
Christmas around the world
SCIENCE
Life Science:
- Plants
- Animals
- Human biology
Physical Science:
- Matter
- Energy
- Conservation
Earth Science:
HEALTH
Health:
- Posture
- Nutrition, exercise, and rest
- Cleanliness
- Diseases
Safety:
- At home and away from home
- On streets
- Around water
- During bad weather
Manners:
- Politeness
- Kindness
- Cheerfulness
- Respect
- Thoughtfulness
- Thankfulness
- Patience
- Table and telephone manners
Textbook List
READING
A BEKA
A Handbook for Reading by McCary, Hicks, and Sleeth
Publisher/Copyright Date: Pensacola Christian College © 1995
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Story Tree, 2.1 by Hicks
© 1996
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Treasure Chest, 2.2 by Shimmin and Hicks
© 1995
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Hidden Treasure, 2.3 by Hicks
© 1986
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No Longer a Nobody, 2.4 by Nordtvedt
© 1991
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Paths of Gold, 2.5 by Hicks
© 1986
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Sunshine Meadows, 2.6 by Beck, Conrad, and Sleeth
© 1996
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Silver Sails, 2.7 by Hicks
© 1986
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All Things – Even Frisky, 2.8 by Nordtvedt
© 1991
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Growing Up Where Jesus Died, 2.9 by Smith
© 1988
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All Kinds of Animals, 2.10 by Moore
© 1988
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Primary Bible Reader, Selected KJV Passages edited by Howell
© 1995
Books Read To Class:
Brown Flat Stanley
Dahl Fantastic Mr. Fox
MacLachlan Sara Plain and Tall
Robinson The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
White Charlotte’s Web
White The Trumpet of the Swan
Additional Studies:
Weekly Reader
Published by: Weekly Reader Publishing
PHONICS
A BEKA
Letters and Sounds, 2 Phonics Seatwork Text by Shimmin, et. al.
© 1995
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Letters and Sounds, 2 Tests by Shimmin and Sleeth
© 1996
WRITING
A BEKA
Writing with Phonics, 2 by Rigsby
© 1995
LANGUAGE ARTS
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Language Seatwork Text, 2 by Conrad
© 1996
Spelling and Poetry, 2 by Ashbaugh
© 1995
ARITHMETIC
A BEKA
Arithmetic, 2 Worktext K by Howe
© 1994
Arithmetic, 2 - Tests and Speed Drills by Howe
© 1994
SCIENCE
A BEKA
Enjoying God’s World, 2 by Moore and Sleeth
© 1996
SOCIAL STUDIES
A BEKA
Our America, History/Geography Reader, Grade 2 by Moore
© 1996
HEALTH
A BEKA
Health Safety & Manners Reader, Grade 2 by Shimmin
© 1996
