1st and 2nd Grade Class

1st and 2nd Grade begin each day with a Biblical devotion, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the Pledge to the Christian Flag. The class then completes its weekly recitations. These recitations include Bible memory verses, manners, poetry, and important terms or facts.

1st Grade Subjects

Christian Studies: This subject is taught using Memoria Press’s The Story Bible and Christian Studies Enrichment. 1st Graders will learn that Scripture is true and beautiful. They will learn Bible verses that are subsequent to what they have already learned in Kindergarten. This will bring more understanding to Biblical concepts already learned in Kindergarten. They will hear and discuss Bible stories from the Hebrews’ entrance into Canaan to the end of the Old Testament. They will memorize 17 Bible verses, the Doxology, and the names of the twelve apostles.

Reading and Literature: This subject is taught using Memoria Press’s Storytime Treasures set. This set acts as a guide for reading and comprehending classic children’s stories such as Frog and Toad, Little Bear, Stone Soup, and Make Way for Ducklings. Students will learn to read with fluency, follow a storyline and orally retell a story, and know how to predict events in a storyline. Students will learn the meaning of literary terms such as plot, character, author, and illustrator.

Penmanship: This subject is taught using Memoria Press’s Copybook II, Composition and Sketchbook II, and New American Cursive I.  1st Graders will learn to correctly and neatly copy manuscript. They will learn to write cursive letters using correct formation and form letter connections in cursive. They will learn to write in complete sentences.

Phonics and Spelling: This subject is taught using Memoria Press’s Classical Phonics, First Start Reading, and Traditional Spelling I. 1st Graders will master CVC and CVCC words and gain working knowledge of all English phonograms. They will learn to encode spelling words and spell these words correctly.

Math: This subject is taught using Saxon Math I. 1st Graders will master skip counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s. They will master basic addition and subtraction facts. They will learn to add two-digit numbers, measure by inches, feet, and centimeters, tell time to the half hour, count coins, identify polygons and geometric solids, and create and read graphs.

Social Studies and Science: This subject is taught using living books, recitations, and Memoria Press’s First Grade Enrichment. 1st Graders will learn about the major holidays in the United States, U.S. presidents, emergency services, and the history and founding of America. They will learn characteristics of mammals, amphibians, and reptiles, how to maintain good health, and a working knowledge of the weather.

2nd Grade Subjects

Christian Studies: This subject is taught using Memoria Press’s Story Bible and Christian Studies Enrichment. 2nd Graders will learn that Jesus Christ is God and has come to save us from our sin. They will read and discuss Bible stories from the beginning of the life of Christ through the early church. They will memorize 23 Bible verses, the books of the Old Testament, and the twelve tribes of Israel.

Reading and Literature:  This subject is taught using Memoria Press’s Literature Guides which accompany Animal Folk Tales of America, Prairie School, The Courage of Sarah Noble, Little House in the Big Woods, and Tales from Beatrix Potter. 2nd Graders will learn to understand complex poems with instruction and discussion with their teacher. They will learn to compare and contrast ideas, distinguish between fact and fiction, and sequence events.

Writing: This subject is taught using Memoria Press’s Composition and Sketchbook II, New American Cursive II, and Cursive Copybook I.  2nd Graders will be introduced to poetry composition. They will learn about paragraph writing and descriptive paragraphs.

Language Arts and Spelling:  This subject is taught using Memoria Press’s Traditional Spelling II, English Grammar Practice, and Core Skills Language Arts II.  2nd Graders will master identifying and giving examples of the eight parts of speech. Students will master phonograms and encode words from a weekly word list.

Latin:  This subject is taught using Memoria Press’s Prima Latina and Prima Latina Copybook. 2nd Graders will learn 125 Latin vocabulary words and memorize simple Latin prayers and Latin sayings.

Math: This subject is taught using Saxon Math II.  2nd Graders will build upon previous knowledge to solve routine and non-routine problems, master multiplication facts to 5, add and subtract two digit numbers, picture and name fractions, tell time to five-minute intervals, count coins, identify lines of symmetry, and create and read graphs.

Social Studies and Science: This subject is taught using living books, recitations, Memoria Press’s Second Grade Science and Enrichment and Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans. 2nd Graders will learn about major holidays of the United States, U.S. presidents, U.S. government and laws, historic Americans, and world geography. They will learn about the solar system, stars, types of weather, animal migration, and the respiratory system.

1st and 2nd Grade students also participate in specials. These include Chapel, P.E., Art, and Music.