2009 - 2010
SECOND GRADE BIBLE
(Genesis through Joshua)
A. Primary texts and materials
Each child:
1. The Holy Bible (KJV)
2. Veritas Press Genesis - Joshua Series card set
Teacher only:
3. Westminster Catechism
4. Wee Sing Bible Songs
5. Journey Through the Bible
6. Veritas Press Genesis - Joshua Teacher’s Manual
B. Primary objectives - The student will be able to:
1. Locate the biblical events studied in his Bible.
2. Articulate that God has sovereignty led through all Scripture.
3. Recite the books of the Bible, several Pslams and assorted verses.
4. Recite from memory the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17)
5. List the 32 events on the flashcards in order with Scripture references
6. Understand the events studied by reading them in Scripture.
7. Explain the relationship and differences between the Hebrews and the Egyptians.
8. Locate on a map of the world the key places where biblical events studied occurred.
C. Primary teaching methods
1. Large group instruction - Using Bible reading, story-telling and
the Veritas Press Bible Cards.
2. Large group participation - Using daily singing and reciting
3. Completion and worksheets and tests from Veritas Press Teacher’s manual.
4. Research work.
5. Integration with art, geography, and music.
6. Study, drill, and review flash cards.
7. Field trips to museum exhibits.
8. Guest speakers.
SECOND GRADE ENGLISH GRAMMAR
A. Primary texts and materials
1. Daily Oral Grammar
2. Penmanship paper with illustration area
3. Trinitarian Academic Catechism
4. Various parts of speech worksheets
5. Imitation in Writing Aesop’s Fables
B. Primary objectives - The student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding that God gave us letters and language.
2. Memorize the eight parts of speech and parts of a sentence.
3. Accurately identify a noun, pronoun, subject, direct object, or object of the preposition.
4. See how language is expressed using sentence patterns.
5. Distinguish between common and proper nouns.
6. Diagram sentences and inverted sentences with subjects, verbs, and adjectives.
7. Use correct capitalization and punctuation.
8. Write an expository and narrative paragraph.
C. Primary teaching methods
1. Large group instruction
2. Individual instruction/work
3. Chanting and review games
D. Approximate time per week - 25 minutes per week
SECOND GRADE LINGUISTICS
A. Primary texts and materials
1. Grammar of Spelling Grade 2 teacher manual
2. Lined Paper & Folder
3. Trinitarian Academic Catechism
B. Primary objectives - The student will be able to:
1. Accurately spell, alphabetize and use all words on all spelling lists.
2. Consistently apply spelling rules in assigned work (75% or better).
3. Demonstrate adequate improvement in spelling skills and correct use
of spelling rules (e.g. adding s, es, ing, er, est ed to words.)
4. Understand a compound word.
5. Correctly spell the days of the week, months of the year and number words one to twenty.
6. Accurately spell complete name.
7. Begin to integrate linguistics with other subjects.
C. Primary teaching methods
1. Large group instruction
2. Individual instruction/work
3. Chanting and review games
4. Spelling Bees
5. Use of weekly spelling list
SECOND GRADE READING AND HANDWRITING
A. Primary texts and materials
1. The schools literature titles (see literature list)
2. Reproducible Phonics Worksheets
3. The Victory Drill Book (as needed for remedial work)
4. Literature guides
5. Classically Cursive Book 1
B. Primary objectives - The student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate adequate knowledge and use of phonic fundamentals.
2. Demonstrate an adequate improvement in his reading skills through
the level of comprehension apparent in normal reading through written and
comprehension exercises.
3. Apply a satisfactory number of new vocabulary words to his written and oral
presentations.
4. Gain understanding of the meaning of new words through the application of
contextual clues.
5. Correctly comprehend the literal and inferential meaning in a work through group
discussions and practicing contextual study.
6. Recall the qualities of the characters in stories and recognize if they are worth
admiring, God-fearing, etc.
7. Recognize and identify story types (e.g. fantasy, fiction, mystery, non-fiction,
poety) by the style and pictures in the literature.
8. Show where to find the author, title, publisher, title page, content page and
dedication page in a book.
9. Regularly participate in a schedule of oral reading and silent reading of literature.
10. Demonstrate a love of reading that manifests itself by showing interest in and
ability to comprehend and enjoy books with increasing levels of difficulty and complexity.
C. Primary teaching methods
1. Small reading programs where students read orally, listen, and follow along with
other students
2. Individual oral reading to the teacher, aide, or volunteer
3. Discussion about the book, in large or small group, and answering oral and written
questions.
4. Using pictures, objects, projects, personal stories, guest speakers, and field trips to
increase comprehension and vocabulary, relating as much as possible to the lives
of the students.
5. Provide time for silent reading and teacher or guest reading to students.
6. Integrate with art, Bible, grammar, history, Latin etc.
D. Approximate time per week - five hours
SECOND GRADE LITERATURE LIST
The following is the list of adopted titles that will be assigned in this grade’s reading program. Although certain titles are assigned to specific grades, the teachers may when necessary, use titles above or below their grades. It is desired that, if a student completes his entire elementary at this school, he will have read 11 books each year. Outside recreational reading is highly encouraged. Required reading (I.e. books we will reading class) are noted with an asterisk (*).
| TITLE |
AUTHOR |
| A Bear Called Paddington |
Bond |
| Aesop’s Fables* |
Aesop/Whitling |
| Babar |
Warner |
| Bears On Hemlock Mountain |
Dagliesh |
| Boxcar Children 1* |
Warner |
| Boxcar Children 2* |
Warner |
| Courage of Sarah Noble, The |
Dagliesh |
| Enchanted Castle, The |
Nesbit |
| Encyclopedia Brown* |
Sobol |
| Great Wonder, The |
Howard |
| Hitty: First Hundred Years |
Field |
| Hundred Dresses |
Estes |
| Indian in the Cupboard |
Reid |
| Little House on the Prairie* |
Wilder |
| Little House in the Big Woods |
Wilder |
| Owls In the Family* |
Mowat |
| Pinnochio* |
Collodi |
| Railway Children, The |
Nesbit |
| Velveteen Rabbit* |
Moore |
| Sarah, Plain, and Tall |
MacLacklan |
| Teddy Roosevelt |
Troll |
| Winnie-the-Pooh |
Milne |
SECOND GRADE MATH
A. Primary texts and materials
1. Classical Math 2 worksheets, teacher’s manual
2. Flashcards and several visuals
3. Variety of manipulative materials (hands on materials such as counters, clocks,
linking cubes, geoboards, play money, etc)
B. Primary objectives - The student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the understanding that God gave us numbers and mathematical
systems to help us in life and to also help us understand His immutable
(unchangeable) and logical character.
2. Complete each assigned math work/worksheets satisfactorily (75% or higher).
3. Promptly and correctly, with at least 75% accuracy , mentally solve math problems
using 0 - 12 with addition, subraction, and multiplication.
4. Begin to solve basic division problems.
5. Complete written story problems (using time, temperature, calendar, etc.)
6. Solve beginning level division, algebra, and geometry problems.
7. Use math skills to correctly recognize and use money.
8. Apply math skills to other subject areas (e.g. Bible, history, etc.) as can naturally occur.
9. Correctly tell time to the minute with 90% accuracy.
10. Design, comprehend, and decode simple graphs and scales with 75% accuracy.
C Primary teaching methods
1. Large group instruction: using manipulative and/or integration with other subjects
2. Individual and small group work using Saxon Math materials
3. Math games
4. Use of play money, clocks, etc to reinforce skills/concepts
D. Approximate time per week - four and a half to five hours
SECOND GRADE HISTORY
(TENNESSEE STATE)
A. Primary texts and materials
1. Teacher created materials
2. Miscellaneous Tennessee history materials
B. Primary objectives - The student will be able to:
1. Be familiar with the task community helpers and the importance in serving.
2. Develop patriotism as they learn about our community’s heritage, its great
leaders, and places.
3. Describe how lifestyles (dress, jobs, entertainment, food) of people living in
this area have changed over the period.
4. Recite US State and Capitals and the US Presidents.
5. Recite major historical events that took place in our state.
C. Primary teaching methods
1. Large group instruction using maps, pictures, guest speakers, artifacts, stories,
models and other visual helps.
2. Build models, make foods, crafts, do drama, make maps.
3. Field trips.
SECOND GRADE SCIENCE
A. Primary texts and materials
1. A Beka Discovering God’s World
2. Miscellaneous teacher crated materials
B. Primary objectives - The student will be able to:
1. Stimulate interest in science through a study of the wonders of creation.
2. Know the five senses studying hands, fingerprints, hair, eyes, ears, and tongue.
3. Know how toys work studying water (sink or float), air, wind wheels, ramps, levers and magnets.
4. Know about instinct and dominion studying animals from birth to death.
5. Know the importance of insects, butterfly metamorphosis, and ants.
6. Discover the uses and parts of a plant.
7. Know about the four seasons.
8. Understand that the greatness of nature’s design points to a Master Designer.
C. Primary teaching methods
1. Large group instruction using the methods of observation, experimenting and other hands-on-activites
2. Creative writing
3. Field trips
SECOND GRADE ART
A. Primary texts and materials
1. Drawing with Children
2. How to Teach Children Art
3. Trinitarian Academic Catechism
4. Drawing paper, sketch paper, paint, clay
B. Primary objectives - the student will be able to:
1. Describe the beauty, colors, textures, sizes, etc. found in the Creation that God gave to us.
2. Correctly hold, use, clean-up, and store all tools and materials.
3. Use entire space given for creating work (I.e. fill the paper).
4. Define, describe and create the Elements of Art (line, shape, color value, texture,
form, and space) in a creation made by God or man
5. Identify and recreate similar proportions in observed objects.
6. Manipulate a variety of lights and darks, color/B&W in drawing.
7. Correctly used overlapping and size to illustrate size and distance/depth in space.
8. Copy form an Illustration or photograph using above skills and tools.
9. Create a sculpture.
10. Enjoy works of art, pay attention to the fundamental mechanical aspects of the work
itself as well as to the meaning conveyed by the artist and its creator.
11. Integration with other subjects.
C. Primary teaching methods
1. Large group instruction
2. Individual attention to skill development
3. Copying form given materials, photographs, still-lifes
D. Approximate time per week - one hour