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2nd Grade Curriculum Guide

Reading

Phonics:

  • Diphthongs

  • Blend diagraphs

  • Root words, prefixes, and suffixes

  • Know 200 basic sight words

  • Divide words into syllables


Fluency:

  • Read orally with expression

  • Read orally with awareness to punctuation

  • Perform a readers’ theater


Comprehension Skills:

  • Summarize

  • Sequence events

  • Cause and Effect

  • Main idea/Details

  • Make comparisons

  • Logical conclusions

  • Draw inferences

  • Fact/Opinion


Reading Genres:

  • Nonfiction

  • Classic literature

  • Poetry


Novel Studies:

  • The Courage of Sarah Noble

  • Prairie School

  • Charlotte’s Web

  • Cricket in Times Square


Language Arts

Write a variety of genres:

  • Autobiographical

  • Report of Information

  • Narrative

  • Persuasive

  • Letter

  • Poetry


Grammar:

Parts of speech:

  • Subjects

  • Predicates

  • Adjectives

  • Adverbs

  • Articles

  • Pronouns


Word Study:

  • Compound words

  • Synonyms

  • Antonyms

  • Homophones

  • Possessives

  • Contractions

  • Latin


Editing Process:

  • Correct punctuation and capitalization

  • Variety of sentence structure

  • Dictionary skills

  • Thesaurus skills

  • Paragraph structure

Cursive writing

Math

Place Value

  • Estimating

  • Mental math

  • Place value to 1,000

  • Round to the nearest 100 and 1,000

  • Order and compare numbers

  • Expanded, standard, and written forms


Operations:

  • Mastery of addition and subtraction facts to 18

  • Three-digit addition and subtraction with regrouping

  • Multiplication facts through 5’s

  • Skip count by 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, and 10s.

  • Two step word problems


Time and Money:

  • Tell time to five minute intervals

  • Elapsed time

  • Count coins

  • Make change

  • Use analog clock


Unit of Measure:

  • Measure length, volume, and weight.

  • Standard units

  • Metric units

  • Measure temperature

  • Measure perimeter


Geometry:

  • Polygons

  • Identify lines as horizontal or vertical

  • Identify perpendicular and parallel lines

  • Lines of symmetry

  • Interpret graphs, tables, and charts

  • Identify three dimensional figures


Fractions:

  • Meaning of fractions through manipulatives

  • Naming fractions

Social Studies

Geography:

  • Map terminology

  • Locate equator, prime meridian, and poles on a globe

  • Land and water form terms


Early Civilizations:

  • Ancient Greece

  • Ancient India

  • Ancient China

  • Culture

  • Architecture

  • Location

  • Contributions and influences on modern world


Modern Civilizations:

  • Japan


American Government:

  • The Constitution

  • The Branches of government

  • Principal’s of government


The War of 1812:

  • President James Madison and Dolley Madison

  • British Imprisonment of American Sailors

  • Old Iron Sides

  • The British burn the White House

  • Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key, “The Start Spangled Banner”

  • Battle of New Orleans, Andrew Jackson


The Civil War

  • A nation divided

  • Battles

  • Famous Figures

  • Underground railroad

  • Aftermath

Science

The Cycle of Life and Seasons:

  • Plants

  • Frogs

  • 4 Seasons


The Water Cycle:

  • Evaporation

  • Condensation

  • Precipitation


Insects:

  • What makes an insect an insect

  • Life Cycles

  • Metamorphosis


Simple Machines:

  • Lever

  • Pulley

  • Wedge

  • Screw

  • Inclined Plane

  • Wheel and axle

  • Friction

  • Work


Magnetism:

  • Magnetic Poles

  • Using a compass


Human Body:

  • A healthy diet

  • Vitamins and minerals

  • Cells building blocks of life

Theology

Basic Catechism:

  • The Creed

  • The Sacraments

  • The Ten Commandments

  • Mary, Our Mother


Preparation for First Confession:

  • Steps for a good confession

  • Understanding of God’s grace

  • Venial and mortal sin

  • The Ten Commandments


Preparation for First Communion:

  • The Last Supper

  • Understanding Transubstantiation

  • Understanding of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

  • Vessels and vestments


Prayers:

  • Morning Offering

  • Angelus

  • Regina Coeli

  • Memorare

  • Act of Contrition

  • Saint fair

Enrichment

Spanish:

  • Colors

  • Animals

  • Calendar

  • Numbers 1 to 20

  • Greetings

  • Clothing

  • Classroom

  • Adjectives

  • Prayers


Music:

Basic Elements of Music:

  • Rhythm

  • Melody

  • Pitch

  • Instrument families

  • Songs of the Church


Listening and Movement:

  • Respond to music with movement

  • Perform rhythm patterns

  • Demonstrate steady beats


Physical Education:

  • Gross motor skills/balance

  • Coordination

  • Group games

  • Sportsmanship


Visual Arts:

  • Explore line, shape and color

  • Drawing

  • Painting

  • Architecture

  • Sculpture

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