What to Expect in the 2nd Grade
- Weekly Chapel
- Special classes will be Music, Computer, Art, Spanish, PE
- Weekly Library Visits
Bible
- Bible Grade 2, ACSI/Purposeful Design Publications
- Bible study from Genesis to the Life of Paul
- Character traits
- Weekly Bible verses
Reading and Literature
- Reading 2, Bob Jones
- Reading A-Z
- Accelerated Reader
- Fountas and Pinnel Literacy
Language Art
- Spelling 2, Bob Jones
- Write Source 2, Holt
- Handwriting Grade 2, Bob Jones
- Learning and applying spelling rules
- Applying phonics rules to enhance good reading
- Classifying simple sentences
- Using correct punctuation in writing
- Writing clear sentences and paragraphs
- Begin identifying parts of speech
History
- Heritage Studies 2, Bob Jones
- Early American history, including Pilgrims, Colonial Times, and Pioneers
Math
- GO! MATH, Holt, Texas Edition
Science
- Science 2, Bob Jones
- Living and nonliving things
- Communities and environments
- Creation and evolution
- Natural resources
- Forms of matter
- Sources of light
- Solar systems
- Laws of the earth
- Force and motion
- How the body works
Expected field trips
- Houston Museum of Natural Science
- NASA
- Main Street Theatre
Special Events and Projects
- Science Habitat Project
- Beach Day after completion of the novel The Treasure of Pelican Island
- Mother’s Day Tea Party
- Field Day
- Junior Achievement