Second Grade

Religion is very exciting in second grade. The second-grade students prepare for two sacraments: First Reconciliation (confession) and First Holy Communion. To help them prepare for these sacraments, they use the Finding God, Reconciliation and Eucharist textbooks by Loyola Press.

Throughout the year, students work on the skills necessary to help them increase their reading fluency. They also work on reading-comprehension skills such as comparing and contrasting, asking and answering questions from the text, and finding main ideas and details in a story. In addition, second-graders practice grammar rules and learn new concepts such as homophones, compound words, contractions, prefixes and suffixes.

Students receive a new spelling list each week, which focuses on different spelling patterns. On Fridays, they take a spelling test on those words.

In science, second-graders study plants, volcanoes and animal habitats. They conduct many experiments to help them understand these concepts and help make learning science more fun. Some of the units cover maps, communities, and plant and animal habitats and adaptations.

In social studies, students read about communities and their members both past and present. They also learn about the U.S. government, citizenship and what makes a community special. Second-graders learn how to read maps and how to properly use a legend and a compass rose. During this time, students are encouraged to think critically and ask thoughtful questions.

In math, second-graders begin the year with basic number sense and work their way up to numbers to 1,000. The curriculum also includes basic geometry skills, counting money, telling time and the beginning steps of multiplication.

Label these items:

• Backpack (no wheels)
• Reusable water bottle
• Headphones (3.5mm jack)
• Pencil box with clasp
• 2 boxes Twistable Crayons (12 or 24-pack)
• 1 box markers
• 1 set Crayola Watercolors (16-count)
• Scissors
• Black composition book (wide ruled) 

Do NOT label these items:

• 2 packs pre-sharpened Ticonderoga #2 pencils (30 each)
• 1 pack Magic Rub white erasers
• 1 box Elmer’s glue sticks (no purple)
• 2 black fine-tip Flair brand pens
• 2 red fine-tip Flair brand pens
• 2 yellow highlighters
• 1 Clorox wipes (large cylinder)
• 2 boxes Kleenex
• 2 black Sharpies
• 8-pack black Expo markers
• 1 ream white copy paper (Please drop off at the front office.) 

Additional Supplies by Last Name:

• A–F: Gallon sealable bags and unscented baby wipes
• G–Z: Sandwich sealable bags and paper towels 

Optional:

• Target, Walmart, Walgreens, Hobby Lobby and Amazon gift cards

Art Supplies:

• 9×12 Mixed Media Sketchbook
• Basic Sketching and Drawing Pencil Kit