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SECOND GRADE CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
BIBLE (Bob Jones) – The second grade Bible curriculum covers Bible stories from Genesis through Paul’s first missionary journey to teach the students that the Bible is God’s Word and that they need Christ as their personal Savior. Intimacy with God and application to their daily lives is emphasized. Weekly Bible memorization is included along with monthly character traits.
MATH (A Beka) – This is a traditional approach to mathematics that lays the foundation for understanding math, increases the child’s capacity to understand concepts, and helps the child develop those concepts. This program expects students to learn and remember necessary facts. Concepts include addition and subtraction; four to five place numbers with borrowing and carrying; multiplication and division tables to five; problem solving, logical thinking, money, Roman numerals, graphs, calendar, time, measurements, fractions, and geometry.
READING (Bob Jones) – Reading for Christian Schools emphasizes comprehension and develops phonics systematically. A variety of selections – family stories, adventure stories, Christian realism, historical fiction, Biblical accounts retold, biographies, information articles, folktales, poems, and plays – not only teach reading well but also encourage growth in Christian character. Novels with Christian themes are also read.
PHONICS (A Beka) – This program provides fast, accurate, oral practice of phonics skills. Using charts, it focuses on the sounds needed most for beginning readers.
SPELLING (ACSI) – Spelling is taught daily. The spelling lists are arranged according to phonetic sounds.
HANDWRITING (A Beka) – Cursive is taught in second grade incorporating the phonetic sounds from the Phonics program.
LANGUAGE (Bob Jones) – This program alternates between grammar and creative writing. Poetry, letter writing, stories of different venues, and a term paper are part of the creative writing that is taught. Sentence structures, punctuation, capitalization, nouns, verbs, and adjectives are part of the grammar component of this curriculum. Journal writing is emphasized each day, as well as varied writing activities that coincide with social studies and holidays throughout the year. Daily Oral Language by Evan-Moore is used to enhance grammar skills.
SCIENCE (Bob Jones & Delta Science Modules) – Science is taught through the hands-on program of Delta Science Modules. The many science experiments lead the children through the scientific method. Using the modules, second graders study magnets, force and motion, and weather. A unit on fossils and dinosaurs taught from the Creationist viewpoint along with a unit on butterflies where the students watch the life cycle of the Painted Lady are also taught.
SOCIAL STUDIES – (A Beka) – Second graders step back into history and learn what life would have been like in our country’s early days. They learn the history of our flag, patriotic songs, holidays, and study the lives of groups that made valuable contributions to our American heritage. Units that coincide with holidays are also taught. These include Christmas around the world, Presidents, Martin Luther King, and Texas.
TECHNOLOGY - Curriculum is used to continue to build knowledge using Microsoft Office Word in a variety of projects. Students use clip art, text, backgrounds, and borders to created documents in class. Second grade students are also introduced to beginning keyboarding skills.
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