Second Grade Curriculum

Religion

  • Trinity
  • Our Parish
  • Prayer
  • Morality
  • Scripture
  • Student Liturgies
  • Liturgy of Word
  • Liturgy of Eucharist
  • Sacraments
  • Baptism
  • Eucharist
  • Reconciliation
  • Confirmation

Math

  • Problem Solving
  • Counting by 2, 3, 4, 5, 10
  • Odd/Even
  • 3-Digit Numbers
  • Rounding to 10
  • Fractions and Graphs
  • Symmetry
  • Addition/Subtraction of 2-Digit Numbers
  • Patterns - Repeating/Continuing
  • Calendar/Time/Money
  • Multiplication Facts - 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10
  • Story Problems
  • Measurement - Inches and Centimeters

Science

  • Plants and Animals
  • Weather
  • Earth Day - Recycling
  • Staying Healthy and Hygiene
  • Living Things and Habitats
  • Drug Awareness
  • Human Body

Language

  • Reading - vocabulary, comprehension, oral and silent reading, expression, main idea and details, predicting outcomes, cause/effect, sequencing, fact or fiction and comparisons, making inferences
  • Phonics - vowel sounds (regular/irregular), suffixes, prefixes, blends, digraphs, dipthongs
  • Grammar - types of sentences, parts of speech, grammar usage, capitalization, punctuation, letter writing, addresses, references, study skills, writing process
  • Titles
  • Accelerated Reading

Social Studies

  • Map and Globe Skills, Our Country, Our World
  • Getting Along
  • Neighborhoods
  • Current Events
  • Relate to Reading and Religion

Art

  • Tint and Shades
  • Use Diverse Mediums and Tools
  • Explore Elements of Art and Experiment
  • Activities: painting, sculpture, texture, "crayon painting", 3-D pictures, line in drawing

Library

  • Fiction and Nonfiction
  • Parts of Books
  • Sections of the Library
  • Title Page Information
  • Point of a Story
  • Caldecott Winners
  • Media
  • Video stories, books on tape, film strips
  • Book Fairs.

Music

  • Musical and Christmas Program
  • Form, Melodic Patterns
  • Music Notation, Music Symbols
  • Visual and Aural Instrument Recognition
  • Liturgical Music
  • Improvisation
  • Music Elements
  • Instrumental Recognition
  • Rhythm Patterns: Meter, Form-AB-ABA, Harmony, Long/Short
  • Composers

Physical Education

  • Relays
  • Striking and Catching
  • Running, Jumping, Skipping, Hopping
  • Dribbling, Rhythm
  • Parachute
  • Agility Drills
  • Soccer Skills
  • Dodging
  • Bean Bags/Dance
  • Sportsmanship

Computers

  • Educational Software for Drill-Load-Run
  • Identifying Parts of a Computer
  • Proper Use and Care
  • Log On/Off
  • Follows Oral Direction from Teacher and Prompts from Programs
  • Uses Alphabet and Number Keys

Special Program

  • First Eucharist
  • First Reconciliation
  • Book It
  • Service Projects, Student of the Day, Story Feast, Parish and River Field Trip
  • Cursive Writing