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Meet our teacher, Mrs. Poff!
This year, our second grade class will be studying the following A-Beka curriculum:
Language Arts
Phonics and Reading
Review of vowels, consonants, blends, one- and two-vowel words, consonant
blends Recognition and use of all phonics special sounds in reading
Spelling rules: doubling consonants, dropping silent e, changing y to i
Oral reading
Cursive Writing
Review of letter formation
Guided creative writing
Creative writing journal
Daily seatwork practice in all academic areas
Introduction to 3/4-space writing
Spelling and
Poetry
Weekly phonics-based word list
Vocabulary words and definitions second semester
Weekly test
Reinforcement activities
Spelling glossary
Seven poems committed to memory
Language
Capitalization of first word in a sentence, days of the week, months of
the year, special holidays, people, and places
Correct punctuation at the ends of sentences
Complete sentences, questions, and exclamations
Words using suffixes, prefixes, abbreviations, compound words, rhyming words,
opposite words, same-meaning words, singular and plural words, singular
possessive words, and contractions
Alphabetizing words and other dictionary skills
Word usage rules
Writing of complete sentences, questions, exclamations, and short stories
Writing letters and thank-you notes
Creative writing
History and
Geography
America, Our Home
Our Flag
Our Patriotic Holidays
Our Songs
The People Who Built America
The Separatists
America's Indians
The Colonists
America's Pioneers
America's Cowboys
The New Americans
Tomorrow's America
Science
Plants
Enjoying the Plant World
Animals
Enjoying the Animal World
Health and Human
Biology
Enjoying Myself and Others
Earth and Space
Enjoying the Stars and Planets
Enjoying Planet Earth
Matter
Enjoying the Air Around Us
Energy
Enjoying the Air Around Us
Enjoying Things That Move
Conservation
Enjoying Things That Work Together
Health, Safety,
Manners
Health
Posture, Nutrition, Exercise, Rest, Cleanliness, Diseases
Safety
At home and away from home
On streets, Around water, During bad weather
Manners
Politeness, Thoughtfulness, Kindness, Thankfulness, Cheerfulness, Patience,
Respect, Table and Telephone Manners
Arithmetic
Number recognition, counting, and writing 1-10,000 and beyond
Numbers greatest and least 1-1,000
Counting and writing to hundred thousands, threes to 36, fours to 48
Ordinal numbers
Addition facts through 18, column addition, four-digit addition with carrying
Subtraction facts through 18, four-digit subtraction with borrowing
Multiplication facts 0-5
Division facts 1-5
Story problems
Multiple combinations
Estimation
Rounding numbers before and after by ones, twos, threes, fours, fives, and
tens
Counting and combining coins and bills
Telling time to the nearest minute
English and some metric measures
Drawing and measuring lines to one-half inch
Developing listening skills
Calendars
Place value to thousands
Unit fractions
Making change
Reading a thermometer
Reading pictographs, bar graphs, and line graphs
Roman numerals
Bible
This year, our second grade will be studying the following ACSI Bible
curriculum:
God and My Actions
Individual Bible characters are studied, emphasizing particular character traits of these individuals. Specific character traits in this study include humility, courage, self-control, faithfulness, compassion, honesty, encouragement and trust.
