Welcome to Second Grade!
Below is an overview of our 2nd grade curriculum.
Language Arts
Students are taught to express their ideas effectively and clearly, both orally and in writing. Students are provided daily with opportunities to develop skills in reading, writing and word study. In 2nd grade children apply these skills by writing Personal Narratives and informative reports, note taking in Science journals, letter writing and social notes, and poetry writing. The children take part in literacy groups as well as individual presentations of research projects and reports.
Science
Children are encouraged to exercise their natural curiosity and to make assumptions based on their perceptions. Children are provided with hands-on experiments and are given the opportunity to experiment, ask questions, and find their own answers. We use both Delta and FOSS Science Kits in our science studies. Thematic units include:
- Sound
- Weather
- Endangered Species
- Life Cycles – Butterflies and Chicks
- States of Matter
Social Studies
Through integrated units of study and literature, children explore a variety of topics including culture, individuals, groups and their interactions; governance; economics; and geography. Thematic units include:
- Introducing the Past: Then and Now
- Historical Chapel Hill and Durham
- Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement
- Kibbutzim and Cooperative Communities
- Quilts and the Transmission of Community Stories
- Tikun Olam (Community Service) Project - Literacy
Math
The Everyday Math program allows children to develop understanding of math
concepts gradually through repeated exposure to topics. This program emphasizes
the application of mathematics to real world situations. Topics include:
Number sense
0-999
- Place value
- Addition and subtraction of multi-digit numbers
- Multiplication
- Length, time
- Symmetry and congruence
- Probability
- Number sentences
Field Trips
Chapel Hill Museum
North Carolina Museum of Life and Science
Schoolhouse of Wonder on the Eno River
Post Office
Duke Homestead
Visits to Judea Reform, Beth-El, and the Kehillah
Judaic Studies & Family Programs
- Use of the Let’s Explore Pamphlet Series – Jewish symbols and rituals, Including T’fillin, Tallit, Kippah and the Siddur
- Tal Am Workbook on Shabbat
- The Ten Commandments
- Let’s Discover God Pamphlet Series, Brachot and T’fillah
- The Family Program will focus on the Ten Commandments, and will allow
each family to create their own rules/commandments for their
family, do some fun role-playing about right and wrong, and play
an interactive t.v. game show.