Grade 2 Curriculum 2009-10 · Religion- Continue to develop the knowledge of the Christian Community and the Catholic Church, prepare the children for the sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist. Learn about Jesus through Bible stories. Develop the ideas of right and wrong, responsibility for oneself and our family and neighbors,respect for all people. · Mathematics- Strong emphasis on number facts through 18. Teach regrouping and renaming of two and three digit numbers. Measurement in standard and metric. Shapes. Fractions. Problem solving, higher level thinking skills, word problems, grouping of objects in various ways. Use manipulatives to work math problems. · Reading/Language Arts- continue to develop: phonics skills, spelling skills, main idea and details in stories, reality and fantasy, reading articles to obtain information, telling sentences and questions, writing skills, manuscript and cursive handwriting (cursive after Christmas), parts of speech (nouns, verbs, and adjectives), contractions, antonyms, homonyms, synonyms, oral reading, talking in front of a group, sharing the thoughts and ideas that the children put on paper, journaling, listening skills, independent reading. · Science/Health- animal families, personal safety, D.A.R.E. program, magnets, plants, Zoo visitors. · Social Studies- Communities, maps and globes, awareness of the world around them. Changes in the communities, transportation, communication, Second Step Program, Bullying Program. · Computer- Accelerated Reader skills and basic computer skills will be developed. Use of the internet by the children. · In addition to encouraging strong Christian Values in our children, our strongest emphasis is in the language arts and math areas. We are supplying the building blocks for the children’s future education. Without strong skills in these two areas, the children cannot succeed in the future grades.