Language Arts: Phonics & Language

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1 Ponics Application Grammar Sentence Structure Language Development GRADE 2 Language Arts: Ponics & Language Ponics and Language 2 is used to practice concepts taugt in ponics and language class. Te front of eac page is used as classroom practice; te back of te page is for completion during independent seatwork. Ponics instruction is te culmination of te Abeka intensive ponics program. After reviewing vowel sounds, consonant sounds, and ow to blend tem togeter, students learn consonant blends, diptongs, digraps, and clue words to elp tem remember tese sounds. Students apply wat tey ave learned on a deeper level tan first grade. Language concepts learned in first grade are expanded as students learn to apply te following concepts: recognizing and correctly punctuating four kinds of sentences; identifying and correctly using nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs; identifying subject and predicate of sentence; using and identifying compound words, ryming words, antonyms, synonyms, contractions, and singular possessive words; forming plural nouns by applying spelling rules. By te end of te year, students will ave a strong ponics and language foundation upon wic to build. Added Enricment Review games Enricment activities and suggestions Four temes (pond, jungles, travel, camping) to enance lessons Glossary section to expand vocabulary and practice researc skills During independent seatwork: Using adjectives and adverbs to enance writing Using proofreader's marks to correct sentence errors Using glossary to practice researc Continual review and application of previously taugt material Evaluation Oral and written ponics and language Language and ponic skills are included in weekly tests Skills Development Review long- and sort-vowel sounds, consonant sounds Review and master one- and two-vowel rules: Wen tere is one vowel in a word, it usually says its sort sound. Wen tere are two vowels in a word, te first one says its long sound and te second one is silent. Blend consonants/special sounds wit vowels: Students write te blend of a given word; circle te special sound and mark te vowel Master 132 special sounds and clue words: special sounds include consonant blends, diptongs, digraps, 11 suffixes, 5 prefixes Demonstrate ability to provide oter example words tat contain special sounds List all te special sounds in a given word after it is orally dictated Identify special sounds in a given word and know wy tat special sound is used Coose te correct sound in a given word wen tere is more tan one spelling for a sound: ck in duck/k-e (ex.: back ck in duck follows a sort vowel sound; bake k-e follows a long vowel sound oy in boy/oi in coin (ex.: joyful oy in boy must be cosen because it is at te end of a root word; point oi in coin must be cosen because it is in te middle of te root word) tc in patc/c in curc (ex.: matces tc in patc must be cosen because te sound follows a sort vowel; cimes c in curc must be cosen because tc in patc cannot be at te beginning of a word) g in giant, dge in fudge, j in jar (ex.: cage g in giant must come before e, i, or y; badge dge in fudge must follow a sort vowel) c in city/s consonant (ex.: century c in city comes before e, i, or y Coose te correct beginning sound: Recognize coices in te following consonant blend sounds wen given blends or words to spell: st in stop, pl in plane, tr in train, bl in block, cl in clock, fl in flake, gl in glue, br in bride, dr in drum, pr in pray, gr in grin, sm in smoke, sc in scat, sk in skate, sp in spade, cr in crab, tw in twins, spl in splas, spr in sprain, scr in scream, qu in squeak, sn in snack, sl in sleep, str in stream, sw in swim, tr in tree Use prefixes correctly wen eard in a dictated word Recognizing silent letters in words containing gn in gnat, kn in knot, wr in wrinkle, eig in eigt Coose between wor in worms/war in warm by listening to te beginning sound Coose wa in was wen beginning wit a word sounding wit sort o/ w sound Coose te correct ending sound in a given word: Correctly use ll, ff, ss at end of a word suffix -s says s or z Recognize te following sounds at te end of sort words: e in me, o in go, y in fly Use suffixes correctly wen eard in a dictated word Adding more tan one suffix to a word Coose ay in pray wen a long a sound is at te end of a root word Coose y in baby at te end of certain words ending wit a long e sound Coose le in little at te end of certain words ending wit an l sound Coose between -ed in looked/-ed in played wen a root word follows a t or d sound Coose ougt in tougt/augt in caugt at te end of a root word wit a sort o/ t sound Coose ture in pasture at te end of certain words wit te same sound as c in curc along wit an er sound (ex.: fracture) Recognizing silent letters wen spelling words wit ig in nigt, alk in walk, le in little, -ed in looked, -ed in played, tc in patc, mb in lamb, ougt in tougt, augt in caugt, dge in fudge, ould in could, oug in enoug Recognize coices in te spelling of special sounds aving or containing te same sound: e in me, y in baby, -y in rainy, -ly in slowly, ie in brownie o in go/ow in bowl ay in pray, ea in steak, ey in obey, eig in eigt s in sip, tion in nation, sion in missionary t in tick/tr in tree sc in scat/sk in skate or in morning/war in warm ou in out/ow in owl 32 Ponics & Language cont. p. 33

2 Ponics & Language cont. c in curc/tc in patc, ture in pasture er in verse, ur in nurse, ir in bird, ear in eart, -er in bigger, wr in wrinkle, or in sailor, ar in dollar oo in toot/ew in flew oi in coin/oy in boy oo in book, ou in could, u in pus a in adopt, o in sovel, a in banana, a- in asleep, oug in enoug, ou in country all in ball, alk in walk, au in faucet, aw in saw, ougt in tougt, augt in caugt g in giant/dge in fudge air in air, arr in carry, are in care, err in cerry Spell compound words correctly by applying special sound application tips/rules Read compound words wit speed and accuracy Read callenge words wit speed and accuracy Develop listening troug dictated sentences; using ponics application skills wile students: Remember eac word Spell eac word correctly Spell contractions correctly Spell number words, days of te week, monts of te year Capitalize correctly based on rules learned Coose correct ending punctuation Understand tat syllables are parts of words Correctly divide words into syllables between: Double consonants; root words and suffixes A vowel and a consonant; two differing consonants Prefixes and root words Identify te number of syllables in a given word Identify root words Demonstrate ability to add prefixes and suffixes to a root word wile spelling te new word correctly by applying te following rules: Wen a root word ends wit a single consonant and te vowel is sort, te consonant is usually doubled before adding a suffix beginning wit a vowel. (ex.: swim + ing = swimming) Wen a root word ends wit a silent e, te e is usually dropped before adding a suffix tat begins wit a vowel. (ex.: ike + ed = iked) Wen a root word ends wit a y and te suffix begins wit an e, cange te y to an i before adding te suffix. (ex.: try + ed = tried) Wen a root word ends wit a y and te suffix is -ly, cange te y to an i before adding te suffix. Grammar Capitalization: First word in te sentence Days of week and monts of year Holidays and special days Names of people Te word I Titles Punctuation: Using periods to end sentences Using question marks and exclamation points to end sentences Using an apostrope to sow ownersip ( s) Using apostropes in contractions Using commas to separate tree of more items in a series Te sentence: Recognize complete sentences Recognize questions, exclamations, and commands Learn terms: exclamatory, declarative, interrogative, and imperative sentences Define and identify nouns Define and identify verbs Define and identify adjectives tat tell wat kind and ow many Define and identify adverbs tat tell ow Identifying complete subject and predicate of sentence Identifying simple subject and predicate of sentence Diagramming simple subject and predicate of sentence Word study and diction: Add suffixes and prefixes to root words Determine number of syllables Recognize and use correctly: Compound words, ryming words Opposite words (antonyms), same-meaning words (synonyms), same-sounding words (omonyms) Singular and plural words; singular possessives Contractions Divide words into syllables Alpabetize words Correctly use words suc as sit, sat, set; learn, teac; may, can; to, too, two; rigt, write; blue, blew Abbreviate days of te week, monts of te year, selected Englis measures, selected titles suc as Dr., Mr., Mrs. Correctly use a glossary (terms: guide words, entry) Correctly use a dictionary (terms: guide words, entry, definition) Composition Write: Complete sentences Original sentence Rewrite a sentence correctly Answer a question in complete sentence Added Enricment Extra practice available in Seatwork curriculum: Copy sentences Finis/correct sentences Write original sentences Glossary skill exercises Dictionary skill exercises 33

3 GRADE 2 Language Arts: Reading Meadows 2c 2c Wonders of Imagination 2d 2d Students will advance teir reading and compreension skills as tey reinforce te application of ponics rules. Te early readers correlate wit te progression of te concepts and sounds presented in te ponics curriculum. Subsequent readers include cildren s classics, stories from America s past, selections by famous autors, and stories wit eroes tat te cildren can emulate. One reader is a juvenile novel, anoter presents life in Israel in te days of Crist, and oters include fables, animal tales, stories from cildren s classics, biograpical stories, poetry, Scripture readings, and patriotic stories. Literary Value Caracter-building temes suc as gratitude, responsibility, elpfulness, 83 autors, including well-known writers industry, perseverance, courage, suc as Beatrix Potter, A. A. Milne, Robert patriotism, and integrity McCloskey, Hans Cristian Andersen, Robert Louis Stevenson, Nataniel Haw- Materials torne, Sara Cone Bryant Readers (9) containing sort stories Selections and adaptations from cil(101), poems (90), plays (3), crafts (1), dren s literature suc as Make Way for recipes (2) Ducklings, Poo and Piglet Go Hunting Cristian fiction novel; biblical times/ and Nearly Catc a Woozle, Te Tale of culture, and geograpy book; early Peter Rabbit, Te Golden Touc American times/culture book, international cultures and folktales book; information book about animals Primary Bible Reader includes Scripture reading Evaluation Weekly oral reading grade RED indicates first introduction of content. Reading Skills Development Read and decode (sound out) words by applying ponics sounds and rules Read orally and silently and complete compreension activities Strive for increasing vocabulary, accuracy, correct enunciation, fluency, prasing, alertness to punctuation, good expression, compreension, appropriate pace for grade level, volume, and poise Follow along as oters read orally Receive differentiated instruction wit ability grouping Compreend a variety of reading material maps, carts, graps, recipes, posted signs suc as instructions/guidelines Literary Concept Development Expose students to literary terms main caracter, plot, setting, moral Identify te story s title, autor, main idea, main caracter, moral, autor s intent, setting, plot Describe te main caracter s appearance, feelings, actions based on textual inference Describe setting (were and wen te plot takes place) by identify- ing descriptive words Explain ow caracters relate to events of te story Understand cause/effect, problem/solution as tey relate to te caracters in te story Discern te meaning of a story Compare te same story by two different autors Predict te story s outcome Compare predictions to actual outcome Readers Fun wit Friends 18 stories and 9 poems, 1 song, 1 play including modern-day temes relating to animals and people and Scripture selections, introductions and story temes featuring Cristian virtues and caracter traits; ponetic progression from one-vowel words to two-vowel words and comparing similar one- and two-vowel words, troug special sounds from Basic Ponics Carts 6-8; practicing ryming words and compound words; building vocabulary using advanced words and definitions; introduction to literary terms title, autor, main caracter including questions, caracter comparisons, caracter web, carting comparisons; coral reading, sequencing, illustration analysis, silent reading selections, and oter enricment activities; creative writing/drawing and storytelling for cecking compreension; Tink About It! and Wat Do YOU Tink? ask factual, inferential, and interpretive compreension/discussion questions. 34 Quests for Adventure 15 stories, 27 poems, 28 riddles called Can You Guess? including present-day temes relating to adventure and Scripture selections; building vocabulary using advanced words and definitions; introductions and story temes featuring Cristian virtues and caracter traits; ponetic progression using special sounds from Basic Ponics Carts 9-11; reviews literary terms title, autor, main caracter; introduction to literary term plot including recalling events of a story in proper sequence, and climax questions, illustration analysis, coral reading, play-acting, silent reading selections, and oter enricment activities; creative writing/drawing, for cecking compreension; Tink About It! and Wat Do YOU Tink? ask factual, inferential, and interpretive compreension/discussion questions. Across te Meadow 15 stories, 20 poems, 1 play including classic literature, as well as a variety of oter styles and Scripture selections; building vocabulary using advanced words and definitions; introductions and story temes featuring Cristian virtues and caracter traits; ponetic progression using special sounds from Basic Ponics Carts 12-13; igligt famous autors and some of teir bestknown works; reviews literary terms title, autor, main caracter, plot; introduction to literary term setting including, recognizing descriptive words and prases, illustration analysis, storytelling, crafts, recipes, caracter webs, silent reading selections, and playacting and oter enricment activities; creative writing/drawing, for cecking compreension; Tink About It! and Wat Do YOU Tink? ask factual, inferential, and interpretive compreension/discussion questions. Wonders of Imagination 12 stories 11 poems, 1 play, 3 Have You Ever Wondered? feature pages, including classic literature and stories wit fanciful temes and Scripture selections; building vocabulary using advanced words and definitions, illustration analysis; carting comparisons; introductions and story temes differentiating reality and imaginative fiction igligting Cristian virtues and caracter traits; practicing ryming words; reviews literary terms title, autor, main caracter, plot, setting; introduction to literary term moral including cause/effect and problem/solution questions and creative writing/drawing, word webs, and play-acting for cecking compreension; silent reading selections; Tink About It! and Wat Do YOU Tink? ask factual, inferential, and interpretive compreension and discussion questions. Troug te Skies 12 stories and 8 poems including classic literature as well as a variety of styles and topics and Scripture selections; building vocabulary using advanced words and definitions; introductions and story temes featuring Cristian virtues and caracter traits; illustration analysis; igligt famous autors and some of teir bestknown works; reviews literary terms title, autor, main caracter, plot, Reading cont. p. 35

4 Reading cont. setting, moral, including caracter web, carting comparisons, carting cause/effect, questions, silent reading selections, and oter enricment activities; creative writing/drawing exercises for cecking compreension; Tink About It! and Wat Do YOU Tink? ask factual, inferential, and interpretive compreension and discussion questions. Growing Up in Early America 17 stories, 9 poems, 7 poto/caracter fact pages wic correspond to time periods, 1 craft project wit directions, 1 recipe wit conversion cart, including classic literature, istorical fiction and nonfiction, folk tales, legends, and articles relating to life in early America from 1620 troug te early 1900s, istorical fun facts, wit Scripture selections; carting comparisons; caracter web; building vocabulary using advanced words and definitions, silent reading selections, and oter enricment activities; igligt famous autors and some of teir best-known works, as well as oter early American writers; reviews literary terms title, autor, main caracter, plot, moral, setting; creative writing/drawing exercises for cecking compreension; Tink About It! and Wat Do YOU Tink? ask factual, inferential, and interpretive compreension and discussion questions. Wat Can YOU Do? are creative prompts tat encourages students to tink about oters. Growing Up around te World 15 stories, 8 poems, 1 recipe, 1 lyric, world map wit icons for eac country, 12 poto fact pages representing eac country, including classic literature, istorical fiction and nonfiction, folktales, legends, favorite stories from around te world, and Scripture selections; building vocabulary using advanced words and definitions; introduction to foreign words/vocabulary including audio demonstrations for foreign pronunciations; caracter web, word web, carting comparisons, art/poto analysis, silent reading selections, and oter enricment activities; reviews literary terms title, autor, main caracter, plot, moral, setting; creative writing/drawing exercises for cecking compreension; Tink About It! and Wat Do YOU Tink? ask factual, inferential, and interpretive compreension and discussion questions. Growing Up Were Jesus Lived a 10-capter informational book describing ancient Israel in te days of Crist including maps and diagrams; treasure cest of Scripture selections for reference and comparison; building vocabulary using advanced words and definitions; illustration observation, interesting cultural facts, carting comparisons, Scripture songs, sample Aramaic writing, riddles, silent reading selections, and oter enricment activities; Tink About It! and Wat Do YOU Tink? ask factual, inferential, and interpretive compreension and discussion questions. All Kinds of Animals an informational book containing 15 capters about animals; igligt animal information facts and fun facts; observ- ing animal tracks; discerning false information; observing animals in teir abitat; Bible application igligting intelligent design; sequencing order of events; considering carts and instructions; building vocabulary using advanced words and definitions; carting comparisons; glossary of animal profiles; silent reading selections, word webs, and oter enricment activities; reviews literary terms caracter, plot, setting; creative writing/drawing exercises for cecking compreension; Words to Practice analyze advanced words; Tink About It! and Wat Do YOU Tink? ask factual, inferential, and interpretive compreension and discussion questions. My New Name a Cristian fiction novel containing a caracter sketc, 13 capters; Bible application; vocabulary enricment; reviews literary terms title, autor, main caracter, plot, moral, setting; carting comparisons; games, storytelling, illustration analysis, silent reading selections, word webs, and oter enricment activities; creative writing/drawing exercises for cecking compreension; factual, Wat Can YOU Do?, inferential, and interpretive compreension and discussion questions. Reading Compreension 2 a collection of advertisements, science articles, sort stories, recipes, instructional pages for tinking and problem solving; index of literary application; identifying main caracter appearance, feelings, actions, as well as main ideas moral, autor s intent, cause/effect, problem/solution, context, details, fact/ opinion, fantasy/reality, visualization, prediction based on fact and textual inference; includes carting comparisons, caracter webs, puzzles, diagrams, coloring seets; factual, inferential, and interpretive compreension questions Primary Bible Reader class reading selections and passages from te Old and New Testaments Compreension, Discussion & Analysis Skills Development Answer factual and interpretive questions for most stories and poems Answer inferential compreension and discussion questions Identify main caracter, main idea, autor s intent, setting, or moral Understand te parts of a story ow to organize tem to form a plot for creative writing Compare and contrast caracters, events, and information; sarpen problem solving skills; relate cause to effect wit caracter webs and Venn diagramming Analyze and draw conclusions from art, illustration, potos, and carted information Differentiate fanciful and realistic events Language Arts: Cursive Writing/Creative Writing W i g 2 wit Ponics Fift Edition Penmansip Creative Writing I! Cursive Writing: Building upon eac grade, te consistent step-by-step approac to good penmansip presented in Writing wit Ponics 2 empasizes neatness and correct letter formation in daily practice. Writing abits wic are polised during second grade will greatly influence students penmansip skills trougout life. Creative Writing: Beginning in lesson 81, penmansip class will focus primarily on creative writing skills and some penmansip review. Creative writing skills will be taugt in a sequence tat will prepare students to write teir own stories incorporating iger level tinking skills into imaginative writing. Added Enricment Decorative journal containing 17 dated journal entries Creative writing ex. during: Science (6) History (12) Healt (3) Evaluation Tests (31) Skills Development Acieve good writing position: Sitting properly in desk Holding pencil correctly Slanting paper correctly Review correct formation for all lower and uppercase letters and numbers 1 10 Perfect writing skills for a good, overall appearance: Forming difficult letters correctly Creative Writing cont. p

5 Creative Writing cont. Placing letters correctly on te lines Using proper spacing between letters and words Slanting letter properly Writing slowly and carefully Making smoot connections between letters, difficult letters, blends Using key strokes: trace, wave, loop, oval, mountain Keeping size consistent wile making a connection witout te elp of a dotted line Writing witout use of dotted lines Double-spaced writing Correctly write Blends, words, sentences, paragraps, and poems Creative writing Reviewing te writing process learned in 1st grade: read and gater, tink and plan, write and rewrite, ceck and polis, sare your results Use proper punctuation and capitalization; simple sentence structure; recognize difference between prases and sentences; complete sentences, write sentences using suggested words, proper paragrap form, coose titles; develop stories using suggested temes; sequencing; writing a process summary, starting/concluding sentences; writing friendly letters; writing persuasive letters; writing original poetry; writing an acrostic; incorporating caracter development, plot setting, and moral into writing; dated journal entries Compositions include tese temes: Imaginative, istorical, caracter building, Bible story, poetry, scool, "ow to" Compositions During creative writing (8) During seatwork (27) Language Arts: Spelling & Poetry sand Fourt Edition castle In second grade, spelling is taugt as an individual subject for te first time. Te spelling curriculum continues to be correlated wit ponics. Te spelling lists in Spelling and Poetry 2 reinforce te ponics concepts wic te students are learning. By te end of te year, students will be learning vocabulary words and teir definitions. Poems for memorization ave been selected for teir beauty of language, literary greatness, and caracter-building qualities. Added Enricment Spelling lists (33): Spelling words (549) Vocabulary words (54) Organized by special sounds Workseet activities (132): Build on previous concepts Reinforce new concepts Homework seets (33) include spelling list Spelling games (16) Evaluation Spelling tests (33) Spelling Skills Development Master spelling lists including: 48 sigt words and 3 contractions 27 commonly misspelled words 12 abbreviations 54 vocabulary words and definitions Use vocabulary words in proper context Apply spelling and ponics concepts troug daily: Teacer-directed oral practice Independent written practice Hear and see spelling and vocabulary words in example sentences, in order to: Clearly picture eac word s meaning; differentiate between sound-alike words Use words correctly wen speaking and writing Learn spelling rules: Know: one- and two-vowel rules; k comes before i and e; c comes before a, o, and u Correctly use at end of word: double consonants ll or ss; ck after a sort vowel; ke after a long vowel Double a consonant before adding a suffix tat begins wit a vowel Drop te silent e Learn ow to spell words containing special sounds of similar sound wit different spellings Workseet Activities: Solving crossword puzzles; tinking of omonyms and ryming words Creating prases; grouping similar words togeter Understanding te meaning of vocabulary words Finding misspelled words and knowing ow to correct tem Matcing contractions wit teir words Combining root words wit te suffixes -y, -er, -est, -ly, -en, -es, -ed Using prefixes a-, al-, be-, en-, un- Poetry Skills Development Memorize 8 lyrical poems Develop appreciation of poetry Perform in front of an audience Recite in unison Develop appropriate expression and volume Improve compreension Learn definitions and use of unfamiliar words Maintain interest and increase understanding wit compreension questions 36

6 Second Edition GRADE 2 Aritmetic Work-text Te traditional work-text Aritmetic 2 builds a foundation for learning more abstract concepts and teaces students ow to apply matematical concepts to real-life situations. Concepts taugt or reviewed in Aritmetic 2 include counting, place value, addition and subtraction, money, time, graps, simple geometry, multiplication and division, and Roman numerals. Students will apply te skills and facts tey ave learned as tey complete word problems tat are based on concrete situa tions. New material is built on prior learning and encourages students to tink troug new concepts. Aritmetic 2 and curriculum include daily reasoning questions tat callenge students tinking ability. Added Enricment Higer-level tinking activities Abeka games Tematic units: pond, travel, jungles, camping Review games Teacing tips Enricment activities Evaluation Daily skills-development exercises Written tests Oral tests: combinations, answers, and detailed instructions for weekly oral tests included in daily lesson plans Numbers Recognize and understand numbers: 1 1,000 1, ,000 Counting: By ones, twos, fives, and tens to 100 By trees to 36 By fours to 48 By twenty-fives to 300 Continue counting patterns Tally marks Writing numbers: By ones, twos, fives, and tens to 1,000 By trees to 36 By fours to 48 Dictation to undred tousands Comparing before and after: By ones, twos, fives, tens By twenty-fives and undreds Number words: Use of one to twelve Use of tirteen to twenty, tirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eigty, ninety, one undred Place value: Ones, tens, undreds Tousands, ten tousands, undred tousands Money: round to nearest dollar; to nearest ten Roman numerals: Counting and value: ; 50; 100; 500; 1,000 Reading clock using Roman numerals Basic rules for Roman numerals: Add repeated Roman numerals Add wen lesser numeral follows greater one Subtract wen lesser numeral comes before greater one Addition Addition families: 1 18 Horizontal and vertical form Add doubles Addition terminology Addition twins (concept of commutative principle) Timed mastery Word problems: oral, written Mental aritmetic: Problems wit up to 5 single-digit numbers Estimate sums Carrying: To tens and undreds places in 2- and 3-digit problems To ten-tousands place in 3- and 4-digit problems Horizontal problems wit carrying Money: add dollars and cents Subtraction Subtraction families: Vertical and orizontal form Subtract: 0, 1, 2; all of a number Half of a number Subtraction terminology Timed mastery Word problems: oral, written Mental aritmetic: Problems wit up to 5 single digit numbers combining subtraction and addition Subtraction wit borrowing: 2 and 3 digits 4 digits Borrowing: From tens place in 2-, 3-, and 4-digit problems From undreds place in 3- and 4-digit problems Aritmetic cont. p

7 Aritmetic cont. From tousands place in 4-digit problems Wit zeros in te minuend Money: subtract dollars and cents Multiplication Building blocks: Counting by twos, trees, fives, and tens Counting by fours Word problems: oral, written Graps to sow multiplication facts Terms: factor, product Multiply: By 1, 0 Tables, 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 Find missing factor Multiple combinations Multiplication twins (concept of commutative principle) Division Concept of division Building blocks: dividing groups of objects Recognize symbols: and Word problems: oral, written Terms: dividend, divisor, quotient Divide: By 1 Tables 2, 3, 5, 10 Division combinations (division ouse) Fractions Parts of a wole and group: one alf, one tird, one fourt Finding te fractional part of a wole number Comparing fractions Word problems: oral, written Mixed numbers Decimals Money: use of dollar sign ($) and decimal point (.) in addition Align decimal points wen adding and subtracting dollars and cents Problem Solving & Applications Building blocks: oral word problems Word problems: Addition, subtraction Multiplication, division Money Fractions Carrying, borrowing Steps of problem- solving process Applications for broader and deeper understanding of concepts: Time, lengt, temperature Graps, weigt, money Fractions, recipes Time Clock: Hour and minute ands a.m. and p.m. o clock (:00); alf past (:30) Quarter past; quarter till; tree-quarters past Five-minute intervals One-minute intervals Table of time: Seconds, minutes, ours Days, monts, year Calendar: Monts of year, days of week Days in year, weeks in year Date Time lapse Dates as digits Money Recognition and value of penny, nickel, dime, quarter, alf dollar Counting pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, alf dollars Combining coins for any amount Converting to cents using dollar sign ($) and decimal point (.) Word problems: oral, written Recognize symbols: $ (dollar) (cent) Adding money using dollar sign ($) and decimal point (.) Determining cange Rounding to nearest dollar Measures Word problems: oral, written Temperature: Degrees: reading, writing Introduced to: Celsius scale Freezing and boiling point of water Body temperature on Fareneit scale Lengt: Quarter-inc Inc, foot, yard, centimeter Meter Abbreviations Smallest to longest Comparing lengts Applications: measuring, drawing Weigt: Ounce, pound, kilogram Gram Applications Dozen, alf dozen Capacity: cup, pint, quart, gallon Graping, Statistics, Probability Bar graps: Horizontal Vertical Pictograps Line graps: plot point on line grap Circle graps Read a grid, a map Comparing graps 38 Aritmetic cont. p. 39

8 Aritmetic cont. Geometry Plane figures: circle, square, rectangle, triangle Plane figures: oval, exagon, trapezoid Solid figures: spere, cube, pyramid Vertex: identify number of vertexes in plane and solid sapes Edge and face: identify number of edges and faces in plane and solid sapes Measure, draw, and compare lines Scale drawings Symmetry Locations on a coordinate plane Perimeter: Rectangle Square Geometric Sapes History & Geograpy Our America takes students back into istory to learn wat life would ave been like in our country s early days. Students will study te lives of groups of people wo ave made valuable contributions to our American eritage: te Pilgrims, Native Americans, early colonists, pioneers, cowboys, and immigrants. In addition to maps and geograpical facts, Our America also features information about our flag and te istory beind our patriotic olidays and songs. Review questions and activities trougout te text elp to ceck students compreension. Added Enricment Vocabulary boxes featuring difficult words and definitions Activities included in student text and teacer edition suc as games, class parades, art projects, class diorama Songs suc as Swing Low, Sweet Cariot and Pawpaw Patc passed down troug istory from early Americans Creative Writing (12) Sweet Land of Liberty Americans: Unique people Flag: symbol of America America's freedoms: freedom of speec, press, religion, and assembly, using your freedoms wisely Early America Native Americans First Americans Regional differences: way of life varied according to location Separatists Escaping from England to Holland Leaving Holland for te New World Pilgrims Travelling on te Mayflower Landing in te New World Meeting te Native Americans/making friendsips: Samoset, Squanto Learning ow to survive: planting corn, fising, unting Activities Weaving a mat Watcing maize grow Landmarks/symbols: Plymout Harbor/Plymout Rock American Holidays: Tanksgiving Day Colonial America Colonial Life: Wat is a colony Wat were colonial ouses like: clapboard, log cabins, stone, plantations Wat did colonists eat: meat and vegetables, food tat could be dried Colonial Sops: Wat kinds of sops: silversmit, blacksmit, joiner, cobbler, apotecary, cooper, witesmit How were tings bougt/sold: bartering system Colonial Scools: Most cildren taugt at ome Scool was seasonal One-room scoolouses: teacer called scoolmaster, taugt all students in same room Hornbook/New England Primer Activities: Making an oiled-paper window Making a ornbook A Free America George Wasington Frenc and Indian War Te Declaration of Independence Wy colonies wanted to declare freedom from England July 4, 1776: date of declaration Piladelpia, Pennsylvania: Place were signers of Declaration met American War for Independence George Wasington leads Colonial army Reason for war: freedom from England United States of America History cont. p

9 History & Geograpy cont. 13 original colonies become 13 states George Wasington cosen as first President Flag of te United States of America Liberty Tree and Rattlesnake flags Colors/design of flag: 13 stripes, alternating red and wite, 13 wite stars in field of blue Betsy Ross: seamstress, possibly made 1st flag Pledge of Allegiance: meaning of words Landmarks/Symbols: Statue of Liberty Liberty Bell Wasington Monument American Holidays: Independence Day July 4 Wasington's Birtday/Presidents' Day tird Monday in February Flag Day June 14 Flag etiquette America's Songs: "Yankee Doodle" A Growing America Te Battle of 1812 Fort McHenry, Baltimore, MD America's Songs: "Te Star-Spangled Banner" Originally was a poem Became national antem in 1931 Landmarks/Symbols: Smitsonian Institute America's Songs: "My Country, 'Tis of Tee" Written by Samuel Francis Smit Tune is from German ymn America's Pioneers Westward expansion frontier Daniel Boone, Wilderness Road Wagon master/wagon train Pioneer's possessions Wat it was like traveling west America's Songs: "Pawpaw Patc," "Skip to My Lou," "America te Beautiful" Te Underground Railroad: Leaders: Harriet Tubman, William Still, Tomas Garrett, Levi Coffin Landmarks/Symbols: Levi Coffin House Underground Railroad "station" America's Songs: "Swing Low, Sweet Cariot" Our Country Argues: States' rigts/slavery Abraam Lincoln Landmarks/Symbols: Lincoln Memorial American Holidays: Memorial Day May 30 Veterans Day November 11 Te American West Railroads "Iron Horse" Effects of railroad on Native American way of life treaties Union Pacific/Central Pacific transcontinental railroad finised in 1869 Canged wat kinds of foods people ate Cattle Rancing Brands Cowboys: job, equipment needed Cow towns Cattle drives: cuck wagons, wranglers, stampedes America's Songs: "Git Along, Little Dogies"; "Goodbye Old Paint" A New America New Americans: immigrants Dreams, goals: freedom of worsip, finding good job, good education, enoug food to eat, owning land/ome America's Songs: "God Bless America" American Free-Enterprise System How businesses work: consumer/producer, supply/demand American Work Etic American Holidays: Labor Day first Monday in September American Inventions/Inventors: sleeping car, assembly line, airplane, telepone, ligt bulbs, ponograps, motion pictures More American Inventors and Scientists: Garrett Morgan: breating mask, traffic ligt Norman Borlaug: global unger Dr. Robert Surney: scientist for NASA Igor Sikorsky: elicopter Mary Anderson: windsield wiper Dr. An Wang: computer memory Americans of Creativity: Fanny Crosby: ymns Jon Pilip Sousa: conductor/composer Norman Rockwell: art, Saturday Evening Post American Atletes Wo Canged te Game: Jackie Robinson: baseball Knute Rockne: football Jim Torpe: Olympic atlete Americans of Courage: On te Battlefield: Sergeant Alvin York, Sergeant Silvestre Herrera, 101st Airborne, Navajo Code Talkers Courage in Space and Science Discovery Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin: Apollo 11 mission Crew of te Callenger Courage on te Mission Field: Jon and Betty Stam Jim and Elisabet Elliot Last States Added to Union: Alaska, Hawaii added Territories of United States: Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands Activities Writing your own code Tomorrow's America Good Citizensip Communities: cities/urban areas, suburbs, towns, rural Privilege to Pray Privilege to Serve Geograpy Study Globe Cardinal/secondary directions, compass rose Seven Continents and five oceans Hemispere Equator Poles 40 History cont. p. 41

10 2 Fift Edition GRADE 2 History & Geograpy cont. Coasts Home state Regions of United States 13 original colonies, 50 state locations Capital city (Wasington, D.C.) Location of England, Holland (Te Neterlands) Mississippi River, Gulf of Mexico Neigbors to nort and sout: Canada and Mexico Map Key Landforms: ill, mountain, valley, gorge, lake, river, island, peninsula Appalacian and Rocky Mountains Great Lakes, Great Plains Volcano, Glaciers Mt. Denali Science Enjoying God s World guides te student s study of God s plan for creation. Students will increase bot teir reading compreension and teir knowledge of scientific concepts wile learning about te uman body, plants, animals and teir abitats, matter and energy, and eart and space from God s viewpoint. Troug te ow and wy questions tat are answered in tis text, cildren will learn about te world around tem wile developing teir tinking skills. Enjoying God s World also includes ands-on activities and demonstrations tat elp to increase eac student s compreension of basic science concepts. Added Enricment Additional ands-on learning activities in daily lesson plans Lesson activities (17) Additional activities (90) Experiments (7) Creative Writing (6) Human Biology Balance of living tings Special to God: five senses and sense organs Eyes: pupil, iris, lens Ears: outer ear, ear canal, eardrum, vibrations, sound waves Nose: nostrils, odors, molecules Tongue: taste buds, works wit smell Skin: sweat, pores, goose bumps, epidermis, dermis, follicle, root Bones: skeleton, skull, collarbone, soulder blade, upper-arm bone, breastbone, ribs, finger bones, backbone, ipbone, tigbone, kneecap, toe bones Body Systems: Nervous System brain, spinal cord, nerves Digestive System teet, stomac, intestines, waste Muscles: skeletal, cardiac Tendons Heart: blood vessels, veins, arteries Lungs: oxygen, carbon dioxide, inale, exale, bloodstream Teet: front cutting, pointed tearing, back grinding, crown, enamel, roots Activities & Demonstrations: Discovering ow to block sound waves Watcing your pulse Making a map of your teet Plant World Uses for plants: oxygen, nutrients Parts of a plant Flowers or cones: make seeds, ave pollen How oneybees elp te plant world nectar Stems: vines, tree trunks Leaves: veins How leaves make food in green plants cloropyll, sunligt, carbon dioxide, water, sugar Wy green leaves cange colors in te fall decay, dormant Roots: root airs How roots elp te soil topsoil, subsoil, erosion How seeds travel wind, water, people, animals (itcikers) Reproduce after teir kind Activities & Demonstrations: Seeing ow water rises up a stem Watcing a plant grow Animals and Teir Habitats Habitats unique to eac animal Ocean Habitat Kelp, kelp forests, krill Equipment Migration, instinct Pond Habitat Freswater abitat Different food available How abitat stays balanced Forest Habitat Four tings eac abitat must ave water, space, food, selter Keeping abitats balanced food cain, predator, prey Examples of different animals: wales, sarks Difference between saltwater, freswater Examples of different animals: beaver, turtle Space difference compared to ocean Selter: beaver lodge and dam Equipment: teet cisels, engineer webbed feet, tail Examples of different animals: cipmunk, bear, owl Land abitat Science cont. p

11 Science cont. Dependent on trees for food and selter Predators/prey of forest maintain balance How abitat stays balanced Selter: nests, burrows, dens Hibernation and lowered body temperatures Savanna Habitat Examples of different animals: lions, giraffes, elepants, zebras, ceetas Grasslands abitat Two seasons: rainy, dry Animal groups: grazers, erds, prides, cubs Rainforest Habitat Four layers: emergent, canopy, understory, forest floor Examples of different animals: monkeys, slots, butterflies, snakes, toucans, tree frogs, jaguars, leopards, fungi, termites, worms, tigers, gorillas, wild pigs, insects Examples of plants: tall trees, vines, mosses, flowers, ferns Tick vegetation provides plenty of food Gives off oxygen Medicine comes from variety of plants Insects and Teir Habitats Live in all land abitats Insect legs: six legs, designed for different jobs running, jumping, gatering pollen, grasping Parts of an Insect: ead, torax, abdomen, spiracles How insects grow Life Cycle of a Butterfly: egg, larva, pupa, adult, crysalis, cocoon Life Cycle of Grassopper: egg, nymp, adult, outside skeleton Harmful insects: flies, termites, beetles, grassoppers Helpful insects: spiders Animal protection God's special design: long legs, wings, ability to play dead, orns, antlers, appearance, taste Examples of different animals: turtle sell, skunk spray, porcupine quills, fawn spotted coat, some butterflies taste Activities & Demonstrations: Discovering wy webbed feet elp te beaver swim Finding te tree body parts of insects Watcing a caterpillar cange Science Investigation How scientists work Scientific metod: observe and ask questions, guess and predict, experiment and gater data, study data and sare it Terminology: investigate, metod, experiment, prediction, data, teory Were scientists work: lab or place of study Science tools: and lens, microscope, telescope, ruler, scale, beaker, termometer, stopwatc Science safety: andling materials, tools, wearing goggles Activities & Demonstrations: Be a scientist! Practice te scientific metod wit plants. How Tings Work God's plan for order in te universe Energy Makes tings go Forms: eat, water, wind, sound Engines use fuel, electricity for energy Force and Movement Pus or pull on object Types: gravity, friction, magnetism Magnetism: Attracts or repels Nort and Sout poles Uses: motors, recycling, airport security, medical imaging, computer memory Work and Macines Examples: weel and axle, inclined plane/ramp, pulley, lever Terminology: effort, load, fulcrum, effort force Canging Movement Inertia Effects of friction: wears tings down, eats tings up States of Matter States: solid, liquid, gas How matter canges: melting, freezing Activities & Demonstrations: Using energy from wind and moving water to turn a pinweel Be a scientist! Practice te scientific metod wit gravity. Be a scientist! Practice te scientific metod wit magnetism. Discovering more about ow magnets pull Be a scientist! Practice te scientific metod wit macines. Measuring a solid Measuring a liquid Comparing volumes of air Te Air Around Us God's perfect design of air for people, animals, and plants Atmospere How atmospere makes te sky blue Weater Ingredients: eat, water, wind Appropriate cloting/protection: sunscreen, waterproof Types of wind: breeze, gust, gale Wat makes te wind blow: cool air eavy, warm air ligt Water Cycle Evaporation: water vapor Condensation: water droplets, make clouds Precipitation: Rain drizzle Sleet rain tat is frozen before it falls Snow crystals, snowflakes Hail appens during spring, summer Oter kinds of wet weater: umid, foggy, frost Storms: Hurricanes: landfall, eye Tornadoes: touced down Tunderstorms: ligtning, static electricity, tundercloud Blizzards: blowing snowstorm Oter Kinds of Severe Weater: Floods Drougts Predicting Weater Meteorologists, forecasts, radar, satellites, weater balloons Wat to do during bad weater Activities & Demonstrations: Demonstrating tat air is real Watcing evaporation and condensation Be a scientist! Practice scientific metod wit precipitation. 42 Science cont. p. 43

12 Fourt Edition GRADE 2 Science cont. Eart and Space Stars: Wat is a star purpose, place, number, brigtness Wat is a sooting star meteoroid, meteor, meteorite Wat is a constellation Examples of constellations: Big Dipper, Little Dipper, Orion Sun God's plan for te sun Star closest to Eart How does sun's energy elp Eart ligt, eat, makes weater How does Eart travel around Sun spin, orbit and tilt create seasons Moon: God's plan for moon Reflects sun's ligt Description of moon's surface: craters Astronauts: need for spacesuit Moon's cycle in sky: crescent How moon affects Eart: ig/low tide cause circulation of water Space Science: Space travel: space suttles, space station, spacewalk, space probes, landers, rovers Planets of Solar System: God's plan for solar system: order and size of eac planet Description of eac planet: Mercury, Venus, Eart, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Eart: Designed for Life God's provision and plan in His design for our planet Landforms: canyon, mountain cain, deserts, mountains, valleys, rainforests Our Responsibility: Natural resources: food, water, rigt kind of air, energy sources, building materials Stewardsip: taking care of wat God as given us Repurposing, reusing, recycling Activities & Demonstrations: Finding constellations Be a scientist! Practice te scientific metod wit day and nigt. Discovering ow moonligt works Be a scientist! Practice te scientific metod wit orbital forces. Healt Te purpose of Healt, Safety, and Manners 2 is to teac te basic facts of ealt and safety; to teac courtesy at ome, at scool, and everywere; and to instill witin students a desire to take care of te body God as given tem. Added Enricment Hands-on learning activities, carts, and cecklists in student book, teacer edition, and daily lesson plans (28) Healt My Body My Home God's plan for your body How to stay Healty Building Good Habits Building Good Nutrition Energy Nutrients Tools for Nutritious Meals: Need to eat a variety of eac Vegetables: Contain vitamins, minerals, fiber Divided into 5 groups: dark green, red and orange, starcy, beans and peas, oters 2 3 servings per day Fruits: Contain vitamins, minerals, fiber Contain vitamin C 2 3 servings per day Protein: Builds muscles Helps body eal Need some everyday Body cannot store protein Examples: meat, beans, nuts, eggs Grains: Contain carboydrates, vitamins, minerals Give your body energy 4 5 servings per day Half of grains sould be wole grains Fat: stored energy Dairy: Contains milk, yogurt, ceese, pudding, etc. Contains calcium Builds strong bones/teet Need some every day Healt cont. p

13 Healt cont. Healty Fats: Not a food group Helps eart stay ealty Helps body absorb needed vitamins Examples: olive oil, canola oil, nuts, olives, avocados Water: Helps: digest food, get rid of waste, blood flow, control body temperature Body does not store water Drink about 5 glasses of liquids eac day Drink more during ot weater Building Healty Meals A Nutritious Breakfast Most important meal of day Needs to contain coices from at least 3 food groups Lunc Te Middle Meal Gives energy to keep going Sould contain several food groups Protein, grain, vegetable or fruit, milk or water Time for Dinner Last meal of day Gives body energy until breakfast Helps you sleep soundly Sould contain several food groups Snacks are needed Give energy between meals Avoid sugar Examples: fruit, vegetables, low-fat ceese sticks, ard-boiled egg, granola bar, low-fat yogurt Restaurant Coices Make ealty coices Examples: fruit instead of Frenc fries; milk, water, or juice instead of soda; grilled cicken sandwic instead of amburger or cicken nuggets Activities My Food for te Day Building Healty Habits Practicing Good Posture: Way you old your body wen sitting, standing, or walking Helps you ave better breating and more energy Soes tat fit correctly elp posture Activities Good posture test Exercising Your Body: Any activity tat uses muscles of body Examples: swimming, running, jumping rope, walking Benefits Keep ealty weigt Sleep better Tink clearly Strengten muscles Feel better about yourself Goal is 60 minutes per day Playing outside: sunsine provides vitamin D Play quietly if tired Activities Animal Exercises: Tiger Toucdown, Flamingo Stand, Elepant Swing, Ostric Run, Seagull Wing Stretcer Getting Enoug Sleep Muscles rest and store up energy Muscles, skin, and bones repair and grow You are more alert Sould sleep ours at nigt Have a routine: Go to bed at same time eac nigt Avoid eating eavy meals or exercising before bedtime Turn off any screens 30 minutes before bedtime Sleep in dark, comfortable, quiet room Use a nigtligt, if needed Keeping Your Body Clean Outer covering of body, protects against dirt and germs Use sunscreen Was cut wit soap and water Was ands often to prevent spread of germs Was after using batroom, blow nose, toucing animals, or garbage Was correctly: wet ands and apply soap, rub ands, rinse and dry ands Use nailbrus and keep nails trimmed Avoid biting fingernails and putting fingers in mout Was face twice a day Take a sower/bat regularly Was air regularly Brus/comb air eac day Wear clean clotes every day Taking care of your teet Purpose of teet: cew food, speak clearly, ave a great smile Brusing teet: Prevents cavities After meals or twice a day Removes sugars and acid from teet Brus for 2 3 minutes Tootbrus sould ave soft bristles Tootpaste sould ave fluoride Fluoride makes teet stonger Store tootbrus in clean, dry place Avoid saring tootbrus Flossing teet Floss once a day Visit dentist twice a year Limiting sugar elps keep teet ealty Taking Care of Your Eyes Avoid toucing/rubbing to prevent te spread of germs Make sure tere is enoug ligt to see clearly Avoid looking directly at sun wear sunglasses Wear eye protection wen needed during sports Have vision cecked yearly Caring for Your Ears Use sunscreen or wear a at to protect from sun Wear a at in cold weater to protect from frostbite Wear a elmet wen playing sports Was regularly Avoid putting small objects into ears Use earplugs around loud noises to prevent earing loss Keep volume of music low Limit use of eadpones, earbuds 44 Healt cont. p. 45

14 Healt cont. Your Nose Keeps You Healty Nose warms and moistens air you breate Tiny airs catc/collect dust and germs Cover nose and mout wen sneezing A Visit to te Doctor Helps keep you ealty Regular ceckups even wen not sick are important Help you know if growing/developing normally Time to ask questions Tools used during visit: Blood pressure cuff Stetoscope Doctor may suggest immunizations Doctor may remind you of safety abits Ask questions Activities My Healt Habits Cart Safety Safety Under Construction: be alert, learn safe way to do tings Preparing for an Emergency Call only if an emergency Know address and pone number Activities: Emergency Information Safety in My Home Avoid running inside Be careful on stairs Ask for elp wen needing to reac someting too ig Put tings away to prevent tripping Carry sarp tings wit point facing down Do not run wile carrying sarp objects Answer door/pone only wit permission from adult Safety in te Kitcen Have an adult present Wear an apron to keep clotes neat Was ands and counters before beginning Help wit measuring, pouring, stirring Avoid eat, sarp objects, and appliances tat only adults sould use Help set te table Help clean up after eac meal Safety in te Batroom Turn on cold water first to avoid being burned Put tings away Wipe up any spilled water Use te tings tat belong to you Avoid playing wit anyting in medicine cabinet Take medicine only wen parents give it to you Only use cleaning supplies wit an adult present Gun Safety Only responsible adults sould andle guns 4 steps for safety: Stop wat you are doing wen you see a gun Do not touc te gun Leave te area were you see te gun Tell an adult Fire Safety Always let an adult andle matces/ligters Be careful around lamps, eaters, and candles Tell parents or adults if a fire is seen Have an escape plan if ouse is on fire Crawl on floor to avoid smoke Feel door for eat Firefigters: Equipment is for protection Do not be afraid tere to elp you Wat to do wen clotes catc on fire: Stop, drop, cover face, and roll Do not run Activities: Fun wit safety at ome word searc Safety Away from Home Police officers are friends Know parents' names, telepone numbers, and address Good Safety Habits: Ask permission before going anywere Tell an adult were you are going Wen alone, do not talk to people you don't know Do not ride in car wit stranger Do not pet stray animals Do not eat anyting you find witout permission from adult Personal Safety Walking Safety Pedestrians Walk on sidewalk or single file on left side of road Cross street at corner/use crosswalk Ask permission before petting someone's animal Stay still if stray animal approaces. Call out for elp. Look bot ways before crossing railroad tracks. Stand back from railroad tracks if train is going by Recognize tese signs: Traffic ligts, crosswalk, railroad crossing, road work, bike route Safety on Weels Bicycle Safety: Wear elmet Keep bot ands on andlebars unless signaling Use and signals wen turning or stopping Ride on rigt side of road Walk bike across intersections Don't let friends ride on bike wit you Skateboarding/Rollerblading: Wear elmet, knee pads, elbow pads Find a smoot, dry place to ride Stay away from traffic Car Safety: Buckle seat belt Talk quietly Keep ands inside car Use door closest to curb wen exiting Bus Safety: Stand away from curb wile waiting for bus Wait until driver opens door to move Wear seat belt if available Stay seated Healt cont. p

15 Healt cont. Talk quietly Keep ands and ead inside bus Wait your turn wen exiting Look left, rigt, and left again before crossing te street Winter Sports Safety: Wear warm clotes Use sunscreen Eat and drink to stay energized and ydrated Stay seated wen sledding Make sure all equipment fits and works correctly Water Safety: Pools, lakes, ocean, boat: Walk Don't run No pusing Take a break Use sunscreen Don't swim alone Obey te lifeguard Play were bottom of lake is visible Stay wit an adult at lake/ocean Ask permission before toucing animals Face ocean instead of beac to avoid being knocked over by waves Wear life jacket wen in a boat Be prepared for canging weater bring extra jacket, drinks Keep ands and feet inside boat Storm Safety: Go inside a building wen see ligtning or ear tunder Stay away from windows Wait to take a bat/sower If outside, stay away from trees and water Stay in car Activities Remember: Safety First Manners Courtesy A Manners Journey Say "please" and "tank you" Speak loud enoug to be eard Look directly at person to wom you are speaking Wait to speak unless it is an emergency Say "excuse me" wen interrupting or walking in front of people Greet people and use teir name "Everyday Courtesy" Manners sown by cild in story: Serving food to guests Said "please" to broter wen asking for elp and "tank you" wen e received elp Greeting Mrs. Reed, is Sunday Scool teacer Wen introduced to Dad's boss, e looked at im and spoke loud enoug to be eard Said "excuse me" wen e ad to walk in front of a guest Kindness "Jimmy Tries Kindness" Manners sown by cild in story: Cild was kind to pet and took care of it Cild said kind words to oters 46 Cild was elpful and kind to a new student Wen cild was unkind to someone, e asked God to forgive im Cild went to te person to wom e ad been unkind and told im e was sorry and asked for forgiveness Say and do tings to sow oters tey are special to you and to God Be friendly and elpful to oters wen tey need elp Try to understand ow oters feel Wen you do someting wrong to oters, say you are sorry and mean it Forgive oters as God forgives you Ceerfulness Everyone enjoys being around a appy, ceerful person Te Bible says our good words and smile start in our eart We can ask God to cange our eart from sad to glad Te joy and gladness God gives will sow in our words and countenance "Making Canges" Manners sown by cild in story: Cild does is broter's cores Cild becomes upset but asks God to forgive im and elp im ave a joyful eart Wen cild wants to say unkind words, e asks God to elp im say rigt, ceerful words Respect "Honoring Mr. Miller" Manners sown by cild in story: Cild and is family invite an older man at teir curc to join tem at a banquet Cild elps older man by taking is plate to te table Cild listens and does not interrupt as older man talks Giving respect to someone sows tat you understand tat te person is important You sould respect your parents, teacer, pastor, and principal You sould sow a special respect or onor to older adults Greeting adults you know by name and listening to tem sows respect Tougtfulness "Jimmy Learns to Help" Manners sown by cild in story: Cild realizes is cousin is blind but te same person e as always known Cild learns tat is cousin uses is oter senses and cane for guidance Cild and broter forget to elp teir cousin at te ice cream sop Mom corrects cild and broter and tey apologize to cousin A tougtful person tinks of oters and looks for ways to elp and encourage tem God wants us to treat oters like we want to be treated A tougtful person looks for ways to be tougtful to oters at ome and scool Tankfulness "Saying Tank You wit Words and Deeds" Manners sown by cild in story: Cild tanks friend's mom for inviting im Cild and friend tank friend's mom for snack Cild elps pick up toys before e leaves Healt cont. p. 47

16 Healt cont. Before leaving, cild tanks friend's mom for inviting im and for te snack Cild writes a tank you letter Tank oters wen tey are kind to you Tank God in prayer for te tings He does for you Patience "Being Patient Can Do Many Tings Have You Tried It?" Manners sown by cild in story: Cild as to wait for breakfast Cild waits to answer questions Cild as to wait to take is turn on te slide Wen cild interrupts parents e must give a definition of patience and an apology Being patient means waiting witout getting angry You sould be patient wit everyone You can ask God to elp you be patient wit oters Manners for Meals Meal times are important times for families Meals are a time to enjoy food and family Good manners and pleasant conversation make any meal better "It's Time to Eat!" Manners sown by cild in story: Cild sets te table correctly Cild learns to pass food correctly around te table Cild realizes e must cew wit is mout closed Cild sees is parents act kindly to servers in busy restaurant Cild at fast food restaurant does not take too many napkins or silverware Bible Second graders will enjoy learning about a variety of Bible caracters including Josua, Judges, Rut, Jona, and Moses. Te Abeka Flas-a-Cards elp students visualize events as tey study te life of Moses and is journey from Egypt to te Promised Land. Students will learn about Moses decision to suffer wit God s people rater tan live in luxury; tey will also learn tat even toug Moses cose to follow God, e still faced many trials. By studying Bible caracters suc as Moses, students will learn ow to respond to real-life joys and struggles. Evaluation Graded memory verse passages (8) Lessons 66 stories using Abeka Flas-a-Cards Salvation Series (5 lessons) Life of Moses Series (20): Moses in Egypt; Journey to Sinai; Journey troug te Wilderness First Cristmas (5) Josua (7); Judges (6); Rut (3) Crucifixion and Resurrection (9) Jona (2); Favorite Bible Stories 1 and 2 (10) Te First Tanksgiving Music 62 songs Coruses, ymns of te fait, oliday songs, patriotic songs including: 10 new ymns and songs; 8 new coruses Memory Work New passages (8) containing 54 verses Review verses (31) Doctrinal Truts 39 questions/answers Increase Bible knowledge of basic doctrines: te Bible, God, sin, salvation, eaven, assurance of salvation Prayer Time Learn to pray wit tanks giving for eac oter, our nation, tose in autority over us 47

17 Music Te traditional, patriotic, oliday, and fun selections in Songs We Enjoy 2 ave deligted cildren for many years. Enricment ideas for teacing new songs and ideas for motions and props are included trougout te book. Te sing-along CD makes song time enjoyable for te students and easy for te teacer. Skills Development 68 songs Define 32 unfamiliar words in te lyrics Exercise creativity by acting out songs wit props Improve coordination by tapping or clapping wit leader to steady beat Learn to: Follow a song leader wile staying togeter wit class or CD Sing in a round wile staying togeter wit group and staying on pitc Discover istorical information contributing to songs origin Reinforce Bible stories troug fun Bible songs Benefit from fun activities tat spark and keep interest: Play acting; singing in a round; answering riddles Humming; enunciating silly words; eco singing; drumming sounds Using dynamic contrast Variety of Songs to Memorize Fun, folk, oliday, spirituals and gospel, patriotic Arts & Crafts Art Projects 2 is a full-color book designed to expand eac student's creativity and imagination. Te mont-by-mont seasonal, patriotic, academic, and keepsake projects teac students not only to appreciate te beauty of art but also to express temselves in a way tat is pure, lovely, and of good report. Studying te color weel elps students build a foundational understanding of art concepts and tecniques, wile exploring te new medium of calk. Includes glossary of Art terminology. Arts and Crafts 38 projects Concept and Tecnique Development Media and Art Types Crayon, paper, pencil, glitter, painting, glow-in-te-dark painting, fibers and mixed media, calk, marker, colored pencils, felt Illustrating: color weel, story, song, Scripture, poem, istorical culture/story, measures, temperature, constellations Cutting from template, cutting out centers, creative cutting, poking, fringe cutting, cutting strips, layered cutting Tracing, drawing, drawing step-by-step, geometric sapes, outlining, overlay, directional coloring, stippling, sading, folding, detailing, animated expressions, coloring skin, coloring from observing poto, texturizing, atcing, cross-atcing, ruler rubbing, printing/stamping, blotting, dabbing/sponging, fork rocking, dragging, pressing, drawing using symmetry Mosaic, landscape, collage, embossing, weaving, lacing, salt painting, glue color cannel, arcitecture: bridge types, snowscape, monoprint, agamograp, monogram, creating musical instrument, ink transfer, master copy using loose grip, swab rubbing, using side of calk to sade, side and pressure strokes, lengtwise stroke curved, swirled, looped, broken (dased, dotted) lines, drooping lines Color Color weel; primary, secondary, intermediate colors; color mixing visually Primary, secondary, intermediate color mixing, color coding Color family, tints, sades Complementary colors, analogous colors, neutral colors, monocromatic colors, warm and cool colors Color sceme: fall, Cristmas, patriotic, sunset, masculine Varying pressure for ligt/dark colors Overlay, blending, swab blending, swab rubbing, blending: skin, air, eyes, lips Observing color moods: exciting, peaceful, playful, serious; observing colors in nature Moods: joyful, appy, sad, peaceful, fearful color symbolism 3D Forms Movable parts, turning parts, paper sculpture, 3D crafting, structures, kirigami, template Using geometric sapes to create objects, 5-sided box saping, 6-sided box saping, cone saping, cylinder saping, layering Paper curling, paper rounding, cenille stem curling, twisting, tissue paper twisting, scoring Accordion fold, Z fold Pop up art, boardgame and pieces Raised surface, symmetry 48 Arts & Crafts cont. p. 49