SECOND GRADE SCOPE AND
SEQUENCE
Writing letters and thank-you notes
Creative writing
LANGUAGE ARTS (ABeka)
Phonics and Reading
Review of vowels, consonants, blends,
one-and two-vowel words, consonant
blends
Recognition and use of all phonics
special sounds in reading
Spelling rules: doubling consonants,
dropping silent e, changing y to i
Oral reading
Writing
Review of letter formation
Guided creative writing
Creative writing journal
Daily seatwork practice in all academic
areas
Spelling
Weekly phonics-based word list
Vocabulary words and definitions
second semester
Weekly test
Reinforcement activities
Spelling glossary
Grammar
Capitalization of first word in a
sentence, days of the week, months of
the year, special holidays, people, and
places
Correct punctuation at the ends of
sentences
Complete sentences, questions, and
exclamations
Words using suffixes, prefixes,
abbreviation, compound word, rhyming
words, opposite words, same-meaning
words, singular and plural words,
singular possessive words, and
contractions
Alphabetizing words
Word usage rules
Writing complete sentences, questions,
exclamations, and short stories
Dictionary skills
ARITHMETIC (ABeka)
Number recognition 1-10,000
Counting and writing to hundred
thousand, threes, fours
Ordinal numbers
Addition and subtraction facts through
18, column addition, four-digit addition
with carrying
Multiplication facts 0-5
Division facts 1-5
Story problems
Multiple combinations
Estimation
Rounding
Number before and after by ones, twos,
threes, fours, and tens
Counting and combining coins and bills
Telling time to the nearest minute
English and some metric measures
Drawing and measuring lines to one-half
inch
Developing listening skills
Calendars
Place value to thousands
Unit fractions
Making change
Reading a thermometer
Reading pictographs, bar graphs, and
line graphs
Roman numerals
HISTORY (BF)
America’s Christian History-B-class c.
Colonial America
A More Perfect Union: the Story of our
Constitution-class copies
The Winter at Valley Forge
The Courage of Sarah Noble-class c.
The Cabin Faced West
The Matchlock Gun
Your Story Hour CD 1-3
America’s Symbols of Liberty unit
LITERATURE (FACE)
Literature of the Bible-Psalm1
Poetry-Hiawatha
Children’s Classic-Heidi
Benjamin West and His Cat
Shakespeare-Comedy of Errors
SCIENCE (ABeka)
Plants
Enjoying the Plant World
Animals
Enjoying the Animal World
Health and Human Biology
Enjoying Myself and Others
Earth and Space
Enjoying our Earth and Sky
Matter
Enjoying the Air Around Us
Energy
Enjoying the Air Around Us
Enjoying Things That Move
Conservation
Enjoying Things That Work Together
ART (FACE)
Elements of design through the study of
Creation
Basics of drawing
Basics of color and value in painting
Basics of color and value in pastels
Clay projects
Printing
Mixed media
Egyptian art
Christian cathedrals
Select Artist (history, style)
Christian Perspective on art and
individuality
GEOGRAPHY (FACE)
Review of earth-land masses, water, and
atmosphere
Review continents
Seven continents’ major featuresmountain ranges, rivers, plains, seas,
deserts, islands
North America’s political map
John Smith-first cartographer in North
America
Map of Virginia
Climate, vegetation, and animal life of
North America
BIBLE
(The Young Peacemaker, Biblical
Choices)
Biblical Conflict Resolution,
The God of Freedom: Values of
Obedience, sharing your faith, love for
God, friendship
God Frees His People; Genesis 6-9, 1215; Exodus 1-14
Freedom with Rules; Exodus 19;
Leviticus 26; Numbers 13; Deuteronomy
31, 34; Joshua 6, 23, 24
Jesus Sets Us Free to Obey the Great
Commandment; Matthew 5-28; Mark
11; John 15; 2 Timothy 3; Hebrews 10
Jesus Sets Us Free to Serve; Mark 12;
Luke 10, 16, 21, 23-24; 2 Timothy 3;
Hebrews 10
MUSIC (FACE)
Singing: building a repertoire of a
variety of songs; echoing a short melodic
pattern; matching pitch; using proper
posture
Moving: moving to singing and rhythm
games; clapping, stomping, and
marching to different patterns
Creating: composing verses for songs
Understanding and Playing Instruments:
keeping a steady beat; playing rhythm
and accompaniment instruments;
learning about instruments of the
orchestra
Appreciation: learning about great
composers; developing listening skills;
learning about music from historical
periods; listening to composers songs,
listening to God’s voice or vision in
songs
Hearing: understanding and repeating
rhythm patterns; distinguishing whether
notes move up, down, or stay the same
Music Writing and Theory: learning
duration of basic notes and rests; adding
to understanding of basic notation;
learning the letter names of the pitches
in ascending and descending order
Theory: note names; note and rest
values; dynamics
P. E. (FACE)
Internal Objectives: develop listening
skills; develop respect for teachers and
fellow students; learn good
sportsmanship; develop confidence;
develop a good attitude; learn to follow
directions; develop self-control; develop
cooperation with others
External Objectives: develop skill and
coordination; gain a general knowledge
of rules of games and sports such as
cooperation games, kickball, soccer,
tumbling & gymnastics, jump for heart
(jump roping), volleyball, and t-ball;
develop an interest in playing these
sports later in life; learn to exercise;
develop endurance; develop physical
strength; strengthen weaknesses;
participate in the President’s Fitness
Program; develop good health habits;
learn to play with others safely; show an
overall improvement; begin a new group
of exercises each quarter; practice sports
during the appropriate season; discuss
proper nutrition, good dental health,
good personal hygiene; play games and
work on skills with the ball