Elementary School Course/Curriculum Offering
#2162 2nd Grade
Course Fee:Bible:
Identify characters in, and describe the events leading to the Exodus and Conquest of the Promised Land
Identify the important aspects of Christian living & discipleship
Demonstrate understanding of worship, fellowship, prayer, and the study of God’s word as necessary to Christian growth by identifying its application in different life situations
Language Arts:
Reading
Read and understand a variety of types and forms of reading materials (genres)
Develop and use reading skills and strategies to increase fluency and comprehension
Develop a sense of story by identifying literary elements
Language
Understand sentence structure and apply it in speech and writing
Identify parts of speech and demonstrate understanding of its role in sentences through proper use in speech and writing
Develop study and reference skills
Name the steps in the writing process and apply these in creating different types of writing for different purposes
Spelling
Develop word analysis skills using phonetic categories: long and short vowels, digraphs and blends, diphthongs
Classify words by its visual patterns (word shapes)
Compose sentences from dictation and note-taking
Analyze words through proofreading
Writing
Describe each of the Six Traits of Writing
Distinguish the six traits within literary examples
Apply the trait with student writing
Math:
Add and subtract to the thousands place
Multiply to 5 and divide to 3
Develop an understanding of numbers and number systems
Describe and explain patterns, relations, and functions
Apply mathematical models to represent relationships (equations and drawings)
Analyze and explain properties of 2 and 3 dimensional shapes, symmetry and perimeter
Use attributes of objects (length, weight, volume, time) and apply appropriate tools and systems to measure it
Analyzing data represented in graphs & tables and use information to determine outcomes
Science:
Define and explain the states of matter & identify its properties
Identify the sources of light & conclude that light produces heat
Classify objects according to how well light can pass through them
Explain how shadows are made and tell how shadows change
Identify plants and animals found in different habitats
State differences between habitats
Make a model of habitats & environments
Describe what living things need to survive
Experiment to determine how people and natural forces can change the environment
History:
Use map skills to find locations on U.S. and world maps
Identify community helpers and state their roles in building and sustaining communities
Write about their family history and heritage
Discuss the events leading to the discovery and settlement of the New World
Name the main branches of the U.S. government and state its functions
Define and explain some basic economic concepts, such as goods and services, supply and demand, etc.
Penmanship:
Apply the Zaner-Bloser 4 Keys to Legibility—shape, size, spacing and slant, in copying handwriting samples
Use the four keys of legibility in creating personal writing
Textbooks
- Math: Arithmetic 2, A Beka Publishing, 1994
- Language Arts: English 2 for Christian Schools, BJU Press, 2003; Writing and Grammar, BJU Press, 2003; Reading for Christian Schools 2-A and 2-B, Reading for Christian Schools Worktext 2A & B, Bob Jones Press, 1999; A Reason for Spelling, Concerned Communications, 1999
- Social Studies: Daily Geography, Great Source Educational Group, 1992 and Heritage Studies 2 for
Christian Schools, Bob Jones, 1996 - Science: Discovery Works Level 2, Concordia/Houghton Mifflin
- Bible: Biblical Choices for a New Generation Second Grade, Standard Publishing Company, 2003
ABC Handling Money, Crown Ministries - Writing: Write Source, Houghton-Mifflin 2004
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