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. Students read a map and use a globe to find continents, countries, oceans, and the equator. They identify cause and effect relationships, compare and contrast stories and events, and use context clues to determine the meanings of words. Children identify characters and their characteristics in a story, properly use a table of contents, and read sections of a local newspaper.
Students apply spelling words in everyday writing.
Students maintain proper posture while writing and continue to use manuscript writing in daily lessons. Students use Phonics for Reading and Spelling as the handwriting guide. Students correctly use ending punctuation marks, continue to write using an introduction and a conclusion, and write for a variety of purposes and audiences. Children identify the subject and predicate of a sentence, differentiate between common and proper nouns, and properly use singular and plural nouns. They find the perimeter and area of an object, compute the date within one week, and solve division and multiplication story problems using pictures.