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Second Grade
RELIGION
God Gives Us Life and Love
- God is the Giver of gifts
- Jesus is God’s best gift.
- Jesus lives in the Church
Jesus Calls Us to Give Ourselves in Love
- Jesus shows us how to love God Our Father
- Jesus shows us how to love others
Sacramental Preparation
- First Reconciliation
- First Holy Communion
The Church
- One Church
- Mary, Mother of the Church
LANGUAGE ARTS
- Emergent Literacy
- Print and word awareness
- Visual and auditory Awareness/discrimination
- Phonemic awareness
- Vocabulary concepts
- Text awareness
- Listening and speaking
- Writing
Word Study
- Decoding: Phonics
- Decoding: Structural analysis
- Vocabulary
Reading, Comprehension/Critical Thinking
- Strategic reading
- Comprehension
Appreciation and Responding to Literature
- Literature: Author’s Craft
- Literature: Genre
- Story structure
Writing
- Writing process
- Composition
Language Conventions
- Spelling
- Grammar
- Usage, Mechanics
Study Skills
- Locating information
- Study and test taking
SOCIAL STUDIES
- Knowledge and Understanding
- History
- Geography
- Economics
- Culture
- Ethics and belief systems
- Social and political systems
Civic Understanding and Values
- National identity
- Constitutional heritage
- Citizenship
Skills
- Map and globe skills
- Critical thinking
- Social participation
SCIENCE
Living Things Grow and Change
- plants grow and change
- animals grow and change
- people grow and change
- Homes for Living Things
- habitats for plant and animals
- changes in habitat
Exploring Earth’s Surface
Earth’s resources
Earth long ago
Space and Weather
- the solar system
- Earth’s wonders
- Exploring Matter
- observing and measuring matter
- changes in matter
Energy in Motion
- forces and motion
- hearing sound
MATHEMATICS
- Number Strand
- Number sense and numeration
- Concepts of whole number operations
- Whole number computation
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
- Fractions and decimals
- Money
Geometry and Measurement Strand
- Geometry and spatial relationships
- Measurement
Time and calendar
Temperature
Linear measurement
Weight (mass)
Capacity (volume)
Perimeter, area, and volume
Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability Strand
- Data Analysis and Statistics
- Probability
Patterns, Algebra, and Functions Strand
SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL SKILLS & WORK HABITS
- Personal Developmen
- Show respect for others
- Observe school/classroom rules
- Exhibit a positive attitude
- Exhibit self-discipline
- Accept responsibility
- Show respect for personal/school property
- Cooperate in group activities.
Work/Study Habits
- Work up to potential
- Work independently
- Follow oral and written directions
- Show organizational ability
- Use time wisely
- Work neatly and accurately
- Attempt to solve problem
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
- Show basic skill development
- Exhibit sportsmanship/cooperation
- Listen and follow directions
- Willingly participate
MUSIC
- Sing with the teacher
- Imitate various rhythmic patterns
- Sing with names and gestures
- Sing “Do-Re-Mi” scale up and down
- Sight read notes for “Do-Re-Me”scale as presented by gestures
- Exercise the fundamentals of good vocal technique
accurate pitch
clear diction
rhythm
