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Second Grade Curriculum
Building on a Firm Foundation
The second grade year builds upon the skills in the first grade. Students expand their knowledge as they develop confidence and proficiency in reading and arithmetic, and concepts in grammar, history, and science.
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Text
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Description
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Bible
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ABEKA Bible
Materials-Kit
Primary Bible Reader
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Bible is the most important half hour of the school day. Bible time includes the pledges to the flags, patriotic songs, Bible hymns, memory verses, prayer time, and the Bible lesson. Students study the lives of Old Testament heroes and the life of Jesus.
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Chapel
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Various Speakers
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Chapel is primarily designed to train the students in Christian character. Character training is one of the supreme goals of Christian education.
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Language Arts
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ABEKA
Language 2
Spelling and Poetry 2
Writing With Phonics 2
12 Readers
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Beginning language concepts are introduced in the language curriculum. Creative writing instruction is included in the writing curriculum. Daily students participate in oral reading, comprehension exercises, reading speed, punctuation rules, smoothness and word recognition. Silent reading with comprehension activities is used daily in seatwork. Students learn one spelling list per week. Spelling and Poetry 2 acquaints the students with a variety of poetry through classroom recitation and memorization. The poems are chosen because of their beauty of language, aesthetic appeal, and literary greatness or character-building qualities. There is an ACSI Speech Meet.
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Recreational Reading
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Book It Reading Program
600 Minutes Reading Program
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Students have the opportunity to be involved with two extracurricular reading programs. These programs enrich and reward the students for books read.
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Arithmetic
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ABEKA
Arithmetic 2
Speed Drills
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Manipulatives, lectures, and games are used to teach and master concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication division, time, temperature, rounding, money, place value, geometry, physics, estimation, and measurement.
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Science/Health
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ABEKA
Enjoying God’s World
Health, Safety, and Manners
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The science/health curriculum presents the universe as the direct creation of God. Students explore living things as well as physical scientific aspects of the earth, forces, systems, electric interaction, light, and shadows. The students have the opportunity to participate in a school-wide science fair through poster projects.
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SLi
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SLi Curriculum
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SLi is a curriculum that is designed to train the students to serve others, with the goal of developing the student to become a servant-leader.
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Computer
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Technokids
Mavis Beacon
Read, Write, and Type
Kid Pix |
Computer class provides an engaging and informative environment for computer students. The program provides a comprehension unit designed to teach Microsoft suite. Many of the software programs incorporate exciting, interactive games to motivate learners. This level of computer is fine tuning keyboarding with interactive typing programs.
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Music
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Music incorporates the use of the voice, listening skills, and various instruments to praise and worship God as our creator. Listening skills are developed by comparing and contrasting a variety of music.
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Art
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Art is a hands-on multimedia course with an emphasis on creating artwork based on the basic elements and principles of art (line, shape, color, etc.). Students will demonstrate through their artwork how to use the elements of art to show movement and express feelings. The Biblical goal is to help the students realize that the Creation is God’s artwork and that He was the original Creator and master Artist. The second grade students have the opportunity to show their pieces in a school-wide art show. Those who advance will have their work sent to ACSI regional.
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Library
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10,000 plus books
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Literature helps students grow intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually by demonstrating discernment, aesthetic values, and character. The students meet characters in their reading who successfully conquer by doing what is right. They realize the inevitable results of wrong doing. Good literature points students to Christ, to the wonderful world of creation, to Christian principles, and to a study of human nature.
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Physical Education
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Physical Education includes physical awareness, loco-motor skills, rhythmic activities, lead-up games for life-long fitness, and sports.
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Recess
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The students enjoy 30 minutes of adult supervised free play on the elementary playground. This opportunity is used by the teacher to develop social skills within the students.
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Field Trip
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Second grade participates in one field trip per year that is chosen to enhance classroom studies.
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Learning Centers
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Learning centers are designed to meet the needs of all learning styles as well as reinforce new concepts.
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