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Second Grade Curriculum

CompassLearning
This online alternative provides interactive, virtual classes with complete curriculum in mathematics, language arts, science, and social studies, plus critical thinking – all correlated to the latest national and state education standards. Lessons incorporate engaging graphics at all levels and lively auditory support at lower grade levels. In addition, more than 100 thematic, interdisciplinary project-based units are offered for the intermediate grades that combine computer-based instruction, research, and offline resources. Lesson plans are provided to parents online to guide them through the curriculum. Workbooks in mathematics, language arts, science, and social studies are also provided to each student for supplemental needs, along with high-quality literature geared to the student's grade level.

Visit the CompassLearning Web site to learn more about the curriculum and to view sample CompassLearning lessons.

Language Arts - Reading comprehension and strategies; decoding skills; writing to develop and define ideas; writing for different audiences; listening and speaking skills; grammar, mechanics, and usage; spelling; handwriting; thematic units that integrate social studies and science into language arts

Mathematics - Number sense; representing fractions; operations; money; patterns, relationships, and functions; analyze mathematical situations using algebraic symbols; two- and three- dimensional shapes; coordinate geometry; transformations; spatial geometric modeling; measurement of time, length, weight, and temperature; graphing; data interpretation; probability

Social Studies - Wants versus needs; comparison of locations of people, places and environments; American symbols, icons, buildings, celebrations, and holidays; importance of jobs and value of work; geography and map skills

Science - Patterns in nature; characteristics of force and motion; basic characteristics of earth and space

Technology - Weekly activities using Internet Resources