2nd Grade - Whitesburg Christian Academy

Learning Targets
Reading
Literary Elements – main idea/detail, sequencing,
character/setting/plot
Comprehension Skills – compare/contrast, cause/
effect, fact/opinion
Genre identification and book reports
Vocabulary enrichment
Grammar – sentence structure, parts of speech,
punctuation, capitalization
Spelling – phonetic principles and sight words
Formal writing process
Math
Writing and identifying numbers within 1,000 in
standard and expanded form
Addition and subtraction within 1,000 with and
without regrouping
Mental addition and subtraction within 1,000
Counting money – dollar bills, half dollars,
quarters
Telling time to hour, half-hour, and quarter-hour
Science
Characteristics of the six major animal groups
Identify geological features of Earth
Describe the water cycle
Identify basic components of the solar system
SECOND GRADE TEACHERS
Teresa Brumlow and
Kristi Chatham
Mrs. Brumlow holds a
bachelor’s degree in
elementary education from
UAH, and has been
teaching for 27 years. “It is such
a privilege to help mold and
shape the next generation of
learners. I love watching
children discover their strengths
and become confident thinkers!”
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Mrs. Chatham holds a
master’s degree in elementary
education from the University
of Alabama, and has been
teaching for 5 years. “I am so
thankful for the opportunity to
teach at the Academy. I love
learning the kids’ personalities
and seeing how much they
grow!”
Second Grade
Warriors
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Social Studies /History
Relate the principle of democracy and the
founding of our nation
Identify continents, oceans, and states
Production/distribution process
Immigration to the U.S.
Bible
Verse memorization and application
Bible story discussion and application
Handwriting
D’Nealian manuscript and cursive
Whitesburg Christian Academy
7290 Whitesburg Drive
Huntsville, Alabama 35802
Phone 256.704.7373
www.WhitesburgChristianAcademy.org
Second Grade Warriors
Service Projects
CASA Pen Pals and supply collection
Scarf and mitten tree supporting
Alabama Baptist Children’s Home
Field Trips
Special Activities
High School Plays (The Lion, the
Witch, and the Wardrobe)
Read A Genre—
(RAG) Tag Reading
Santa’s Village
Read-In Day
Science Day
Christmas cards for nursing home
residents
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Planetarium
Homebound Christmas Caroling
Jeremiah 29:11
bracelets
Canned food
drives
Rock Your
Pink Day to
support breast cancer research
Huntsville Botanical Gardens
Thanksgiving Brunch
Birmingham Zoo
Christmas Around the World