Lower School

Program Guide 2005-2006

Second Grade

Reading:

oral and silent reading; story structure; fantasy and realistic fiction; poetry; predictions, drawing conclusions, inferences, summarizing, main idea, details, compare and contrast, cause and effect, fact and opinion

Novels:

Sarah, Plain and Tall; Pippi Longstocking

Language/Phonics/Spelling:

synonyms, antonyms, homonyms; compound words; consonant blends; digraphs, vowel sounds; contractions; affixes; syllables; word attack skills

Grammar/Composition:

parts of speech; punctuation and mechanics; beginning research; usages; vocabulary; spelling; the writing process; journals; creative writing; friendly letters; book reports; research reports

Handwriting:

Zaner-Bloser

Math:

add and subtract with and without regrouping two and three digit numbers; time; money; measurement - length, weight, temperature using American standard and metric units; plane and solid figures; graphing; symmetry and spatial perception; fractions; number sequence patterns; beginning multiplication and division; estimation; problem solving and reasoning skills

Science:

air and weather; balance and motion; magnets; sound and beat; plants

Social Studies:

communities - build a city; map skills; Native Americans, pilgrims, pioneers; create cabin diorama; Christmas around the world; world cultures; states; presidents

Study Skills:

dictionary skills; library skills; beginning research; alphabetizing; vocabulary definitions; following oral and written direction

Enrichment Programs:

Art, Foreign Language, Guidance/Counseling, Library, Music, Physical Education, Science Lab, and Technology