Teach children to acquire the skills necessary to enhance their pursuit of knowledge
Instruct at individual level and learning style
Encourage each child to take responsibiltiy for his/her own thoughts, feelings, and learning
Demonstrate that learning is an adventure that will be enjoyed for a lifetime

Language Arts

Decode using various strategies
Use word attack skills
Read a variety of literature based on fiction and nonfiction
Use different strategies for decoding
Increase reading fluency and comprehension
Recognize cause and effect
Interpret information from diagrams, charts, and graphs
Follow written instruction
Compare contrasting plots, settings and characters
Write clear and coherent sentences
Introduce writing traits

Math: Second grade math is designed to bring the child from a concrete/conceptual to the symbolic level

Place Value
Number relationships and fact families
Math facts by rote
Measurement in appropriate units
Appropriate math vocabulary
Classifying and relationships among shapes
Analyzing data and verifying answers
Graphing techniques
Learning multiplication facts
0,1,2,3,4,5,10,11

Social Studies: Social Studies is integrated with Language Arts

Learn to make time lines
Compare today to long age

Science/Health

Physical Science: Study motion, force, magnets, sound and vibrations
Life Science: Examine lifecycles of plants and animals
Earth Science: Compare physical properties of rocks and minerals with further investigation into rocks, soils and fossils
Health Science: Learn basic care of personal hygiene, nutrition, and drug awareness