2nd Grade

RELIGION

Students will:

• Listen and retell stories of Jesus in own words

• Understand the liturgical calendar

• Participate in frequent prayer experiences using a variety of formats

• Relate Jesus’ teachings to real life experiences

• Participate in service opportunities

• Know signs of sacraments: Baptism/Eucharist and Reconciliation

• Know and recite prayers as well as pray spontaneously

• Treat others with respect/love

• Actively participate in liturgy

• Know major Church feasts

• Understands role of Peter/ Pope and Church leaders (hierarchy)

• Continue progress in learning and applying Assessment of Catechesis Religious Education (ACRE) terminology for grade level

• Prepare for and receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Eucharist

 

FAMILY LIFE

Students will:

• Relate how parents share their life with their children as special gifts from God

• Tell how to help build good family relationships

• Be able to tell how their parents and other family members love them

• Explain the human body is a creation and a gift from God

• Relate how friends can help friends grow

• Recognize that we are equal before God

• Identify how responsibility is part of being a disciple of Jesus

 

VIRTUS

Students will:

• Participate in Lesson 5: Grooming

• Participate in Lesson 6: Recognizing Risky Adult Behavior

• Participate in Lesson 7: Internet Safety

• Participate in Lesson 8: Creating and Following Family Rules

 

MATHEMATICS

Students will:

• Read, write, and compare numbers 100-999 and understand hundreds place value

• Regroup to the hundreds

• Recall addition and subtraction facts and processes to 20

• Learn division/multiplication facts 0, 1, 2, and 5

• Understand linear (inch, foot, yard, centimeter, meter) and liquid (cup, pint, quart, gallon, liter) measures

• Recognize and label fractions in halves, thirds, and fourths

• Solve addition/subtraction problems using three digit numbers

• Estimate and/ round to the nearest hundred

• Solve multi-step word problems

• Solve problems using bills and coins

• Interpret data on a bar graph and other representations

• Collect and record data and create graphs

• Tell time to the nearest hour ½ hour, quarter hour

• Understand elapsed time

 

LANGUAGE ARTS

 

Reading

Students will:

• Read and enjoy literature (fiction and nonfiction)

• Recognize grade level vocabulary

• Reading with fluency

• Read for understanding (main ideas, sequences, details)

• Recognize Literary elements (characters, setting, plot)

• Read Independently

• Gain information and follow multi-step directions

 

Phonics

Students will:

• Decode (blending, diphthongs)

• Apply Word analysis

• Learn Systematic Vocabulary

 

Grammar

Students will:

• Punctuate/ capitalize/ spell correctly

• Recognize Parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives)

• Distinguish Plurals/ possessives

 

Writing

Students will:

• Understands the writing process (rough draft, edit, final draft)

• Conduct research – locate, gather, analyze (Book reports)

• Write a friendly letter and label appropriately (i.e. Heading, body, greeting, etc.)

• Write a paragraph that stays on topic

 

SCIENCE

Students will:

• Use the scientific method (research, hypothesis, experimentation, findings, conclusion)

• Use scientific tools (balance, magnets, measuring cups, etc.)

• Talk and write clearly (present, explain, collaborate)

• Learn to preserve the earth (reduce, reuse, recycle)

• Understand the lifecycle of plants and animals

• Identify and classify animals and animal groups

• Understand characteristics of various plant and animal habitats

• Understand the effects of weather

• Learn about rocks and minerals

• Understand how sound, light and force work

• Understands the 5 senses

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

The students will:

• Differentiate between things that happened long ago and things that happened yesterday

• Demonstrate map skills by describing the absolute and relative locations of people, places and environments

• Explain governmental institutions and practices in the U.S. and other countries

• Understand basic economic concepts and their individual roles in the economy and demonstrate basic economic reasoning skills

• Understand the importance of individual action and character and explain how heroes from the past have made a difference in others’ lives

 

TECHNOLOGY

Students will:

• Recognize and use input/output devices (mouse, keyboard, monitor, etc.)

• Complete tutorial typing

• Use the Internet responsibly

 

FINE ARTS

Art

Students will:

• Learn elements of Art (shape, texture, color)

• Create original art using multimedia

• Know art is created all over the world

• Appreciate art of others

 

Music

Students will:

• Perform music skills appropriately

• Role-play and reenact various stories, plays, and songs

• Foster an appreciation for various types of music

 

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Students will:

• Participate in activities that promote physical fitness, body awareness, sportsmanship, and development of motor skills

• Learn about proper nutrition

• Have an opportunity to participate and learn the fundamentals of organized sports