Second Grade Programs

Your child continues his/her decoding, vocabulary and comprehension experience. His/her learning of fluency and expression, along with motivation to read is developed.

Your child continues grammar and spelling, and begins cursive writing development. Various writing assignments are given such as book reports, dictionary assignments, and editing skills.

Teachers continue to emphasize your child’s manipulative conception building. His/her numeration, computation, time, money, and graphing skills are extended. Your child’s skills in addition and subtraction to double digit and triple digit levels are continued. Multiplication, division and fractions are introduced to your child.

Your child is introduced to Science lab, thematic studies such as, simple machines, weather, reptiles and space, and an evaluation of the Earth. His/her problem skills related to the causes of sickness and community needs have developed.

A focus on the people in your child’s life and their roles in society are explored. Teachers introduce your child to cooperative learning. Classroom studies include the history of the nation and government branches, continued map awareness, and globe applications.

Your child continues reading in Spanish and verbalize at a beginner conversational level. He/she will extend his/her vocabulary and numbers, holidays, and cultural awareness. Your child will study the calendar, seasons, and months.

Your child learns music appreciation, movement, and singing through reading music and ‘musical ear’ development.

Your child’s skills progress through game development, using increased motor control and expansion of the sports programs.

Your child will apply keyboard skills to various programs and assemble information for content development and integration with other subjects.

Emphasis on skill development and examination of art continues as an expression of meaning. Your child will participate in art projects at school and at home.