Second Grade
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Science comes to life in second grade. Boys apply their knowledge of animals while playing Zoolandia, a game designed to simulate real-world problems and push students to think critically and creatively to solve the issues.
Science comes to life in second grade. Boys apply their knowledge of animals while playing Zoolandia, a game designed to simulate real-world problems and push students to think critically and creatively to solve the issues.
Language Arts
- Demonstrate understanding of decoding and word recognition skills when reading a variety of texts both silently and orally
- Begin to self-monitor and apply comprehension strategies while reading independently
- Identify story elements
- Explore different genres of literature
- Use the writing process to compose grade-appropriate narrative, informational, and opinion writing samples during Writer’s Workshop
- Author a grade-appropriate book with developed characters, plot, and setting
- Apply appropriate vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, and grammar skills effectively
- Begin to understand parts of speech and their roles in a sentence
- Identify the types and parts of sentences
Social Studies
- Explore the state of Tennessee as a historian, geographer, and citizen
- Identify and discuss ways in which students are connected to Tennessee communities of the past, present, and future
- Discover the global connections that exist through imported and exported products of Tennessee
- Begin to understand the requirements and responsibilities of both a U.S. president and U.S. citizen
- Deliver a two-minute speech based on research about a U.S. president
- Discover and understand the significance of national landmarks and symbols
Math
- Understand place value concepts through the 1000s place
- Memorize and quickly retrieve addition and subtraction facts
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- Add and subtract whole numbers to 1000 with and without regrouping
- Solve expressions with missing addends or subtrahends
- Divide regions into fractional parts and add or subtract fractions with like denominators
- Understand and model repeated addition (multiplication) and equal shares (division)
- Multiply and divide with 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10
- Tell time to the minute
- Identify, describe, and create 2-D and 3-D shapes
- Count money amounts above $1.00 and make change up to $1.00
- Use measurement tools to investigate length and weight
- Collect, organize, and interpret data using graphs
Science
- Classify living and nonliving things
- Identify basic needs of all animals
- Identify environmental conditions required for plants’ growth
- Recognize ways animals adapt to the environment
- Identify the five groups of vertebrates and classify animals based on traits
- Begin to understand why animals become extinct or endangered
- Identify the parts of a plant or seed and explain their purposes
- Understand how living things are connected to one another and the environment
Curriculum Overview by Grade
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Curriculum Overview: Special Areas
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We intentionally educate and nurture the heart, soul, mind, and body of each boy.
Guiding Principles
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We know, nurture, and love each boy as a unique child of God.
Guiding Principles
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We teach the Bible and model the Christian faith to our boys.
Guiding Principles
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We aren't just teachers; we are life-long learners and students.
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We push students to engage as thinkers.
Guiding Principles
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In an increasingly connected world, our curriculum has a global perspective.
Guiding Principles
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Flexible teaching strategies seek to maximize learning for each boy.
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Our assessments aren't just a way to measure learning — we want our boys to demonstrate understanding.
Guiding Principles
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We seek to enroll boys from diverse backgrounds.
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We seek balance and excellence in all we do.
Guiding Principles
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We aren't just boy-friendly; we're boy-specific.
Guiding Principles
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Our program sets a foundation of learning that will help boys thrive beyond PDS.
Guiding Principles
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We take time to make sure our faculty and staff are growing spiritually.
Guiding Principles
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We hold high standards for ourselves, pushing ourselves to reflect, renew, and grow.