In light of the school's mission statement "Honoring God," we have two goals in second grade:

1. honor God by respecting authority and others, and
2. work to keep a productive atmosphere.

We also seek to help children gain a better understanding of God and His world, and how they fit into His plan. The various elements of our curriculum work well together to meet each child's learning style and challenge their abilities.

Bible

Our Bible curriculum includes five elements: Kingdom Principles, Peacemaker, Study of New Testament books, Moses, & Bible memory work. We use what is learned in Bible in other subjects to tie everything together and give students a worldview focusing on God and His Word.

Math

Math study, using Saxon Math, includes a mastery of basic addition and subtraction facts, along with time, money, fractions, carrying, borrowing, and graphs.

Language Arts/Literature

Language study, includes learning sentence parts and applying that to paragraph writing. We use the Spalding Method, "Writing Road to Reading," to teach spelling, reading, and phonics. This method also addresses each child's learning style to help them become better writers, spellers, and readers. We review manuscript writing during the first part of the school year. Starting in January we begin cursive. This makes a good transition and helps the children to stay motivated for the last half of the year.

History

In History we study the 50 states, pilgrims, colonists, pioneers, cowboys and immigrants.

Science

Science focuses on chemistry, physics, meteorology, oceanography, and geology. These subjects are approached through reading and experiments. Some of our special events include field trips, science and book reports, visits to the library, and guest speakers.

Each child makes a notebook during the school year. In this notebook they put pages showing what they have learned in Bible, Language, Math, History, and Science. This becomes a record of second grade, and reminds them of God's hand in their life and learning.