Second Grade

There is often a big shift from first grade to second. The children’s skills in second grade often make great leaps and bounds this year as their capabilities are expanding quickly. Their eagerness, courage, and willingness to try new things helps them make these gains and new discoveries about themselves and the world.

Folk tales from around the world, animal fables, and Native American legends provide the story focus for the literacy blocks as the children expand their writing skills. In reading, they are exploring word families, spelling patterns, and building fluency and comprehension. In math the concept of place value is introduced and there is continued work with the four processes, word problems, number patterns, and geometric shapes. Science topics include the study of local animals and the immediate natural environment. They will continue speech work, play with riddles, continue building their skills on the pentatonic flute, drama, rhythm games, jump rope, watercolor painting, and knitting and pearling.