Working With Words is the phonics/spelling portion of our language arts curriculum.  We continue to work on words already presented in first grade as well as adding more words for second graders.  We spend a lot of time learning how to use the chunks or patterns of words to spell other words. 

We do writing everyday.  We want your second grader to see them self as a writer who can write interesting stories that have a beginning, middle, and end.  We spend much of our time working on personnel narratives, as that is the writing genre assessed in 4th grade.  We will experiment with other forms of writing as well.  This year we are pen pals with another second grade class at a school in Hastings to get even more real life writing practice. 

Math is a continuation of the Saxon math program.  It is a fast-paced program that presents many varied math topics in a repeated cycle.  We cover many math topics, including: telling time, money, facts, word problems, fractions, graphs, geometry, number sense, and more.  Math consists of a math meeting, fact practice, lesson and guided practice.  There is homework on most days with the exception of Friday or the last day of the week.

Social studies and Science are also included in the curriculum.  Social studies topics include: culture, family heritage, Native American People, and our country and its symbols.  Science topics include: plants, push/pull, the solar system, and more.