Second Grade Curriculum Use the crest, to the left, to navigate back to our home page. Work at this grade level continues the development of basic fine motor capabilities, and involves increased emphasis on control and accuracy with scissors and drawing tools. Paper folding continues and increases in complexity, and more involved folds for simple pop-up book techniques are discovered. The comparison between real space and the illusion of space in two-dimensional artwork. Students are encouraged to become more discerning when looking at two-dimensional artwork.
Students make pictures representing objects in space.
Use of converging lines to create an illusion of space. Students build on prior lessons and are introduced to the idea of linear perspective. Simple pop-up techniques. Children practice use of scissors and accuracy in folding to create cards, books, or paper sculptures. Children review of mixing primary colors to create secondary colors.