This year, children continue to familiarize themselves with the fundamentals of arithmetic and literacy, further developing a repertoire of skills that were initially introduced in Grade 1. Teachers continue to use movement, rhythm, and rhyme as key instructional tools.
Language Arts: Lower Case Letters, Parts of Speech, Reading, Oral Recitation, Drama
Literature: Fables, Legends of Saints and Heroes
Mathematics: The Four Operations Continued, Concrete Computation, Column Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication Facts
Social Studies: Native American Lore
Science: Nature Studies and the environment through observation, gardening, cooking
Form Drawing: Linear Forms
Spanish and German: Songs, Dances and Games, Poetry and Stories, Alphabet and Numbers
Physical Education: Cooperative Games, large muscle activities, jump rope, circle games
Practical Arts: Knitting and Purling, crocheting
Visual Arts: Painting, Drawing, Beeswax Modeling
Music: Pentatonic Flute, Singing
