The second grade teachers are Mrs. Avery and Mrs. Wright. There are 16 students in each class. During a typical day in second grade at Lakeview students read, study math facts, solve math problems, write stories and poems, work on computers, go to Art, Music, or Physical Education, and have dance breaks. Their favorite part of the day is centers and math, where they practice addition and subtraction, and they learn about measuring. Reading is an important part of the second graders' day, and they have many favorite books.
Second graders use computers in their classroom and also go to the computer lab to learn.
They use ClarisWorks for Kids, MathKeys, My Own Stories, Kid Pix, Tesselmania, Number Munchers, Word Munchers, and Oregon Trail. Sometimes they use the Internet for special projects. They take field trips to the Planetarium to learn about stars and planets. Each year they attend a special Arts in Education performance. They also attend the Industry in Education Expo every other year.