2nd Grade

2nd Grade Curriculum
 

THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE PARENTS FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND COOPERATION DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.

Ms. Serra

Religion:  Church, Baptism, Saints, Lord’s Prayer, Hail Mary, Act of Contrition, Apostle’s Creed, The Rosary, Ten Commandments, Psalms.
Students will be prepared for their First Penance and First Holy Communion


Social Studies: Communities, Neighborhoods, States, Our Country
Geography; Maps and Charts, Graph skills
Government: Local, State and Federal
Native Americans, 13 Colonies, Famous Americans, Landmarks

Science: Earth Science, Plants, Animals, Food Chains, Food Webs, Weather, Seasons, Dinosaurs, Matter, Energy, Forces and Motion, Sound, Space, Technology

Mathematics: Understanding Addition and Subtraction, Fact Strategies, Place Value to 100 and money, 2-digit and 3-digit addition and subtraction, Time, Data, Graphs, measurements, probability, Understanding Multiplication and Divisions, Place Value to  1,000, Word Problems

Technology: Review computer hardware and software, how to use them properly and terminology.  Microsoft Word to further practice keyboarding, mouse, and word processing skills. Students learn how to use the Internet by visiting various educational websites for research in order to complete school-related word processing projects.

Reading: Reading and Recognizing Different Genres: Fiction, Non Fiction, Narrative, Realistic Fiction, Expository Nonfiction, Folktale, Animal Fantasy, Poetry, Biography

Phonics: Initial, Final and Medial Consonants, Short Vowels, Long Vowels, Consonant Blends, Syllables, Digraphs, Diphthongs, Silent Letters R-Controlled Vowels, Abbreviations, Inflectional Endings, Suffixes, Prefixes, Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms

Grammar:  Sentences, Subjects, Predicates, Questions, Statements, Commands, Exclamations, Proper Nouns, Singular and Plural Nouns,Plural Nouns that Change Spelling, Possessive Nouns, Verbs and Verbs  with Singular and Plural Nouns, Verbs for Present, Past and Future, Linking Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Pronouns, Contractions, Capital Letters, Quotation Marks, Commas, Compound Sentences, Writing a Paragraph

Penmanship: Review of Manuscript, Cursive Writing

Specials: Weekly Classes include Physical Education, Music, Art, Computers, and Spanish. Fall and Spring Field Trips.