Children identify antonyms and synonyms and use comprehension skills to answer questions about a story. Handwriting Second-grade students continue to form all letters and words correctly, both uppercase and lowercase letters in manuscript. Students maintain proper posture while writing and begin to use cursive writing in daily lessons. Students use Phonics for Reading and Spelling as the handwriting guide. Children identify the subject and predicate of a sentence, differentiate between common and proper nouns, and properly use singular and plural nouns.
Students learn to write friendly and business letters.
Students tell time to the minute, solve story problems involving money, and correctly use scales and other measuring devices. Students recognize all coins, the days of the week, what a number series is counting by, fractional parts of a group, and basic geometry concepts. Science Second-grade students learn how light travels, about different forms of energy, about the reflection and absorption of light, and how to identify different sources of heat energy. Students identify what causes sound energy, identify what causes day and night, and understand how shadows help people tell time. Second-graders learn about the three branches of the U.S. government, identify the main responsibility of each branch, and describe the role of judges in solving problems.