Scope and Sequence for 2nd Grade

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(Scope and sequence information was gathered from World Book Encyclopedia . It provides information for grades k-12 . This information and more can be located at http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Home on the bottom right side of the website)

2nd grade Scope and Sequence

what every 2nd grader should know before entering 3rd grade.

Social Studies

* Holidays and festivals
* Patriotic celebrations
* Communities in other lands: past and present
* Family and family history
* Families around the world
* Neighborhoods
* Community services and helpers
* Shelters, stores, and food
* Citizenship and social responsibility
* Interdependence of people
* Basic geography: oceans, continents
* Map skills

Science

* Useful and harmful animals
* Life cycle
* Birds and insects in winter
* Animal babies
* Animal defense of themselves and their young
* Plant and animal food
* Dinosaurs and other extinct animals
* Food chain
* Plant reproduction and growth
* Habitats and homes
* Weather and its effects on earth
* Effects of the seasons on the lives of people, animals, and plants
* Climate
* Water cycle
* Air and atmosphere
* Magnets and forces
* Gravity
* Earth and sky
* Sun, moon, planets
* Simple constellations
* Exploring space
* Scientific method and scientific inquiry

Language Arts

* Reading silently for purpose
* Dramatizations and interpretative or oral reading
* Use and meaning of quotation marks in reading
* Story development: beginning, middle, end
* Simple book reviews
* Listening skills
* Organizing ideas and impressions
* Alphabetizing through second letter of a word
* Using dictionary guide words
* Vocabulary development
* Homonyms, synonyms, antonyms
* Methods of word attack
* Ways to study spelling
* Simple punctuation and capitalization
* Refining manuscript handwriting
* Writing independently in manuscript form
* Brief and simple letters and journals
* Narration, description, letters, poetry
* Increasing skill in handling books: table of contents, and index

Health and Safety

* Personal cleanliness
* Dental hygiene
* Basic food groups
* Communicable diseases
* Preventive measures against disease
* Neighborhood safety

Mathematics

* Counting, reading, writing to 1,000
* Counting by 2’s, 3’s, 4’s, 5’s, and 10’s
* Ordinal numbers to 10
* Zero as a place holder
* Using sets and number facts
* Addition and subtraction facts to 20
* Basic multiplication and division facts
* Multiplication and division facts as inverse operations
* Multiplication properties of 0 and 1
* Place value through 100’s
* Fractions in daily life
* Decimal numeration system
* Basic concept of ratio
* Geometry puzzles and activities
* Estimation
* Common customary and metric measures of time, weight, length, volume, shape, temperature
* Telling time and using the calendar
* Handling money (coins)
* Problem solving
* Charts and graphs

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Newcomer to Catholic homeschooling?

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New Homeschooler Beware:

Home school organizations may try to sell families new to homeschooling only a portion of their curriculum materials. You should always ask if book you are purchasing etc., is all that you need to teach your child that subject. Find out if there are teacher’s resource material to go with it.

Most likely if those new to the whole home school thing are not sure what to buy and from whom. Beware of companies who sell their exclusive core books at a Catholic Home School educators conferences. Unaware, you may find yourself without a much needed teacher manuals or lesson planning materials that go along with these books. Whereupon after the fact, you realize that unless your signed up with their program, the necessary teachers curriculum cannot be obtained.

Over spending on Curricula:

It is believed that this is part of the cause of over buying books, or signing on with home studyl organizations that don’t meet the needs of your child the first year out. The good news is if your not ready to dive into a particular Catholic homeschool program, there are many non-exclusive teaching materials that can eventually be located and purchased through other sources.

If you have done just that, purchased books with no manuals or resources, begin a search for the publisher and name of the book. Engaging in an online search will likely produce the publishers website, as well as places like Amazon.com, half.com, and other key sites where good used teacher’s manuals can be found at discounted prices. Plus, locating the publisher site often times include teachers resources and online activities that go along with the lesson.

Another cause of buying unnecessary books and resources in the first year of home school is, experimenting with curricula to find one that works for your children while learning style and understanding their style. This isn’t a total loss if you don’t mark in the books your first quarter – you can always resell the materials and make most if not all of your money back on it. Or donate it to another homeschooler.

The KEY to making it through the first year without spending a mint is: Listen to seasoned homeschooling families when they say, hold back on spending too much in the first year until you understand the learning styles of your child. Watch for learning signs; expecting children to learn one way, yet teaching another only leaves one frustrated. There are plenty of resources and samples materials online and in bookstores that can at least get you started in on the journey through homeschooling – until you understand what is necessary, wanted and desired. Why not begin with what’s on your own bookshelves? Don’t forget the Internet as well. Their is a vast resource of free materials.

See my reference guide, a list that compares 2nd grade Catholic homeschool programs. Well not really their programs, but the curriculums they use. It shows which schools are using the same books and which schools have their own material.

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Unconditional Love

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When the going gets tough remember Jesus’ unconditional Agapé Love.

Here is a little something I created. I hope it helps inspires you on those less than perfect day to keep your focus on Jesus and remember prayer goes a long way.