First and Second Grade Curriculum
The Archdiocese has written a curriculum that is used throughout the year. In addition, Common Core Standards are being used to guide teaching in Math and Language Arts. There is also a special set of standards for religion, social studies, and science.
Our language arts curriculum includes English, phonics, spelling, handwriting, literature, and reading. More specifically, areas that will be taught include: oral communication/reading aloud, writing for various purposes, following a writing process, comprehension, grammar and spelling, fluency/expression, reading strategies, and reading for a purpose.
-The classroom library is set up by types of books (animals, mystery, vehicles, phonics, etc.) The children will be learning how to choose a "just right book" for them while looking through the library.
-Each week there will be a new spelling test for students (one for first grade and one for second) which focuses on similar types of words in the same lists.
-First grade will be learning D'Nealian handwriting and second grade will be working on cursive handwriting.
Our math curriculum covers a variety of areas. Numbers and operations, measurement, probability, geometry, and algebraic relationships.
Our religion curriculum covers liturgy/sacrament, moral life, christian prayer, and creedal church.
Our social studies curriculum covers economics (explore careers), history, geography, political science, behavioral science, and catholic social teachings.
Our science curriculum includes earth science, physical science, and life science.