Second Grade

Classroom Connections

In the second grade, enthusiasm, organization and the sharing of ideas are the key. Students develop academic and social skills they will use throughout their lives.

We have many unique and educational activities planned to help make the students' year educationally rewarding. It is our belief that each child has the right to grow both academically and socially, in a warm friendly atmosphere. Each second grader can become a sucessful independent learner. The students begin second grade "learning to read " and continue by "reading to learn."

Children experience new and exciting activities each day. Our curriculum is filled with a variety of skills and studies. Curriculum topics in the second grade are featured below.

Second Grade Curriculum

Language Arts	Math
Reading Writing Word Study (Spelling) Handwriting Speaking and Listening	Place Value Patterns Shapes Graphs Addition Subtraction Multiplication/Division Measurement, Time, Money
Social Studies	Science
What Is a Community? How are Different Communities Different? What Does A Map Show? What is Geography? How Do People Use the Environment? How Are Goods Made and Brought to Us? Who Provides Services in a Community? Who Provides Services in a Community? How Can I Be a Good Shopper? Why Do Communities Change? How Can One Person Make a Difference in a Community? How Do Leaders Help their Communities? What Does a Good Citizen Do? What Do Communities Share?	Pebbles, Sand, and Silt Balance and Motion Insects
Health	Teachers
Mental/Emotional Chemical Health Safety and First Aid Nutrition Environmental Health	Mrs. Bottem/Olijnek Mrs. Hoeft Mrs.Menas Mrs. Meyer Ms. Schroeder