Overview of Curriculum Content for 2nd Grade

Reading

*Main Idea & Details *Short Vowels
*Drawing Conclusions *Long Vowels
*Fact & Opinion *Prefixes
*Story Structure *Suffixes
*Sequencing *Base words

Math

Numbers to 1,000
Money to $10.00
Time- minutes, hours, AM/PM
Multiplication 0-12
Measurement
Fractions-halves, thirds, fourths

Religion

10 Commandments
The Saints
Sacraments- Baptism, Reconciliation, & Holy Communion
The Church’s Liturgical Year
Prayer- Sign of the Cross, Hail Mary, Our Father, Act of Contrition, Guardian Angel

Science

Living Things
Ecosystems, Food Chains & Food Webs
Heredity
Weather
Solar System
Force, Sound, & Matter

Social Studies

Our Community
Government
Our Country Long Ago
Holidays
Economics

Writing

Cursive- whole paragraphs
Research Paper
Narratives
Opinion papers
Grammar components