Second Grade

Welcome to Second Grade!

Our curriculum offers many opportunities for learning fun!

The Everyday Mathematics series is a rich and varied interactive program which includes these main features:

A problem-solving approach based on everyday situations
Frequent practice of basic skills
An instructional approach that revisits concepts regularly
A curriculum that explores mathematical content beyond basic arithmetic

Our Literacy Block includes many aspects of:

Reading (guided, shared, and independent reading, phonics, vocabulary, work attack and comprehension strategies)
Writing (Being A Writer Program)
Spelling (Rebecca Sitton program: spelling and related language skills for a lifetime of spelling in the real world and in everyday writing)
Grammar and Usage: (DOL and writing related mini-lessons)
Vocabulary (Steck-Vaughn Program: increasing and enriching vocabulary through literature)

The FOSS science program includes a variety of engaging experiences where students learn science concepts through active inquiry and investigation. Our main units of study are:

Insects
Balance and Motion
Air and Weather

Our Social Studies curriculum incorporates topics from our text book People Together and Scholastic News magazine including:

Family Ties (family trees and traditions, communities, transportation)
A World of Countries (map skills, landforms, continents, and oceans
A Working World (wants and needs, products and services,
Discovering Our Past (explorers, first settlements and colonies, slavery, famous Americans
Celebrations (national holidays, holiday celebrations around the world