In 2nd grade our team welcomes students into a curriculum rich environment that is rooted in classical principals. We also focus on character development with the Capturing Kids Hearts program. In the classroom students will engage in hands-on activities and discussions in an inclusive environment. Their learning is complemented by activities and field trips which supplement the topics they learn about in the Core Knowledge Sequence. Some of the fun activities that 2nd graders will experience are; Greek Day, Fire Safety visits, field trips to the Joyous Chinese Culture Center and the Olympic/ParaOlympic museum, just to name a few!

• Language Arts: Comprehension and Discussion of Read-Alouds, Drama, and Poetry and Informational Text

• Reading: Phonics, Reading Comprehension, Drama, and Poetry, Nonfiction and Informational Text

• Writing: Narrative Writing, Informative/Explanatory Writing, Persuasive Writing (Opinion), Spelling, Parts of Speech and Sentence Structure, Capitalization and Punctuation

• World History and Geography: Early Asian Civilizations, India, China, Modern Japanese Civilization, The Ancient Greek Civilization

• American History: American Government: The Constitution, The War of 1812,Westward Expansion, Pioneers Head West, Native Americans, The Civil War, Immigration and Citizenship

• Mathematics: Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Number and Operations in Base Ten, Measurement and Data, Geometry

• Science: Properties of Matter, Organisms and Their Habitats, Exploring Land and Water, Electricity and Magnetism, The Human Body

As well as Poetry, Sayings and Phrases, Visual Arts, and Music