Second Grade

English Language Arts (ELA) – Understand the main idea in various texts,  participate in class discussions, and write for varied reasons and audiences. 

Math – Extend understanding of place value to add and subtract within one thousand and solve word problems using concrete models and drawings. 

Science – Learn about the diversity of life in different habitats, bodies of water, and how wind and water can change the shape of land. 

Computer Science – Describe an everyday object without using its name.

Financial Education – Identify the differences between needs and wants. 

Health and Physical Education – Learn about body systems and the relationship between behaviors, choices, and consequences to prevent illness and disease.  

Social Studies – Investigate the geographic and economic aspects of community life and how communities organize themselves. 

The Arts – Explore movement; develop singing skills; demonstrate audience skills;  explore art genres and styles. 

Educational Technology – Participate in an information exchange with students from another area of the United States.