From Genesis to Revelation themes, students learn that God is eternal, all-powerful, faithful, and loving. Scripture reveals Him as Creator, Ruler, Savior, and King. Mankind is sinful yet offered hope through God’s mercy, guidance, and redemption. Lessons emphasize trusting and obeying God, recognizing His presence, and applying biblical truth in daily life. Students learn verses, locate passages, use maps and timelines, understand genealogy and character traits, and develop skills such as sequencing, interpreting, inferring, and drawing conclusions. Through accounts of creation, the patriarchs, Moses, judges, kings, prophets, Christ’s birth, death, resurrection, and teachings, learners see God’s power, forgiveness, and plan of salvation. They are encouraged to worship Him alone, live humbly, serve others, resist temptation, share the gospel, give generously, and walk in faith as God transforms hearts and leads believers to eternal life.

• God is eternal, all-powerful, loving, faithful, and the Creator and Ruler of all things.
• Man is sinful, accountable to God, and in need of redemption through faith and obedience.
• Scripture reveals God’s character, His laws, and His plan to send a Savior for mankind.
• Students learn memory verses, Bible navigation, and how to locate books, chapters, and passages.
• Lessons build skills: sequencing, mapping, timelines, interpreting info, and drawing conclusions.
• God desires trust, worship, repentance, humility, and obedience from His people.
• Biblical accounts show God’s protection, provision, judgment, and mercy toward individuals and nations.
• Christ’s birth, life, death, and resurrection demonstrate God’s love and offer salvation to all.
• Believers are called to serve others, forgive, give generously, and share the gospel.
• Students apply Bible knowledge to everyday life, growing in faith, character, and understanding of God’s will.

Core Course: Bible

Not Applicable

• Book-Based Program

• Canvas

Yes

One Year

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

In 2nd Grade English, students develop strong foundational language skills while understanding that God created language for communication and truth. They learn the four language skills—listening, speaking, reading, and writing—and apply them through sentence construction, grammar, and creative expression. Students identify subjects, predicates, nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, and correct punctuation while writing complete, clear sentences. They explore four kinds of sentences, subject-verb agreement, verb tenses, contractions, and possessive nouns. Through structured writing lessons, students plan, draft, revise, proofread, and publish poems, personal stories, thank-you letters, instructions, and opinion paragraphs. They also study Hebrew poetry, shape poems, rhyming words, and descriptive language. Research skills grow as students learn to gather facts, take notes, identify main ideas, and write multi-paragraph reports. Students practice dictionary and library skills, understand fiction and nonfiction, and learn safe and godly use of technology. By year’s end, students communicate confidently with clear grammar, organized writing, and respect for God’s gift of language.

• Understand that God created language and learn to use the four language skills
• Write complete sentences with correct capitalization, punctuation, and grammar
• Identify subjects, predicates, nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs
• Distinguish statements, questions, commands, exclamations, and fragments
• Develop writing through planning, drafting, revising, proofreading, and publishing
• Compose poems, couplets, shape poems, personal stories, thank-you letters, and opinion paragraphs
• Strengthen vocabulary through synonyms, sensory adjectives, compound words, and plurals
• Practice dictionary skills, library use, guide words, reference materials, and research steps
• Build listening and comprehension skills, including main idea, facts, and details
• Use technology safely and ethically while learning to research and communicate wisely

Core Course: English

Not Applicable

• Book-Based Program

• Canvas

Yes

One Year

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

In 2nd Grade Handwriting, students build strong foundational skills by practicing both precursive and cursive letter formation. They learn to write all lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers, and common word formations while gaining confidence in spacing, sizing, and legibility. Throughout the year, students apply handwriting skills to meaningful tasks such as writing Bible verses, titles, community helper words, days of the week, number words, poems, hymns, and friendly letters. They also learn to alphabetize, use correct capitalization, write initials, and address an envelope. As students progress to cursive, they learn each letter step-by-step and apply their skills in practical activities, including recipes, holiday words, abbreviations, and the Pledge of Allegiance. By the end of the course, students demonstrate improved fluency, neatness, and consistency in both precursive and cursive writing.

• Practice full set of precursive and cursive letters
• Learn correct letter formation, spacing, and sizing
• Write numbers, number words, and common vocabulary
• Copy Bible verses, poems, hymns, and meaningful texts
• Practice titles, capitalization, homonyms, and compound words
• Learn alphabetizing and proper use of abbreviations
• Write friendly letters and address envelopes
• Complete activities with community helper words and holidays
• Apply cursive skills to recipes, pledges, and monthly themes
• Build fluency, neatness, and confidence in handwriting

Core Course: English

Not Applicable

• Book-Based Program

• Canvas

Yes

One Year

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Students develop strong reading comprehension through predicting events, recalling details, interpreting characters, and distinguishing genres such as fiction, nonfiction, biography, poetry, and drama. They learn to support answers with evidence, recognize text features, and use vocabulary in context. Phonics skills expand through digraphs, blends, long and short vowels, r-controlled vowels, contractions, suffixes, prefixes, and syllabication. Learners read orally with expression, portray characters, create audio recordings, and reread for fluency. They explore poetry through rhythm, rhyme, imagery, and sound words. Reading integrates biblical truth, helping students connect stories to Creation, Fall, and Redemption, recognize the gospel, and identify how characters show God’s love. Through comparing texts, using diagrams, timelines, glossaries, maps, and Venn diagrams, students grow in interpretation, critical thinking, and enjoyment of literature while applying reading skills across subject areas.

• Strengthen comprehension through predicting, questioning, retelling, comparing, and drawing conclusions.
• Develop fluency by rereading, oral expression, portraying characters, and creating audio recordings.
• Understand genres—fiction, nonfiction, biography, poetry, drama—and identify their key features.
• Apply phonics skills: digraphs, blends, long/short vowels, r-controlled vowels, contractions, prefixes, and suffixes.
• Use text features such as glossaries, captions, timelines, headings, diagrams, and maps to locate information.
• Interpret character traits, motives, emotions, problems, and solutions using evidence from the text.
• Recognize poetic devices including rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, imagery, and sound effect words.
• Build vocabulary awareness through context clues, synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and word forms.
• Connect reading to biblical truth—Creation, Fall, Redemption—and recognize gospel themes in stories.
• Foster enjoyment of literature, integrate reading across subjects, and express understanding through writing, drawing, and discussion.

Core Course: English

Not Applicable

• Book-Based Program

• Canvas

Yes

One Year

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Students build spelling proficiency by learning initial and final consonant blends, digraphs, short and long vowel patterns, r-controlled vowels, soft c and g, silent consonants, and vowel teams. They create new words, complete word families, rhyme, categorize words, and match words to pictures. Skills include applying spelling rules for plurals, adding suffixes (ed, ing, er, est), identifying base words, dividing words into syllables, and forming contractions. Students alphabetize to the first, second, and third letters, estimate dictionary placement, and recognize guide and entry words. They use words in context, write analogies, riddles, hinky pinkies, prayers, thank-you notes, and gospel letters. Practice includes proofreading, identifying misspelled words, illustrating meanings, completing analogies, and building compound words. Through repeated patterns and real-world writing tasks, students become confident spellers with strong phonics foundations.

• Master phonics foundations: blends, digraphs, short/long vowels, r-controlled vowels, vowel teams, and silent consonants.
• Build and analyze words through word families, rhyming, analogies, riddles, compound words, and new word creation.
• Strengthen grammar connections by using words in context, illustrating meanings, and completing writing tasks.
• Identify base words and apply rules for plurals, suffixes (ed, ing, er, est), contractions, and word forms.
• Develop proofreading skills by locating misspellings, correcting errors, and choosing correctly spelled words.
• Improve dictionary awareness by alphabetizing to multiple letters, recognizing entry and guide words, and estimating dictionary placement.
• Apply syllabication rules with compound words, consonant+le patterns, double consonants, and vowel patterns.
• Practice spelling patterns such as tch/nch, long-vowel spellings (ae/ai/ay, ee/ea, igh/y, oa/ow/o_e, u_e/oo), and tricky phonograms (au/aw/al, oi/oy).
• Use spelling to support writing—prayers, thank-you notes, get-well cards, gospel letters, and context sentences.
• Grow confidence by connecting spelling to reading comprehension, vocabulary, and real-life communication.

Core Course: English

Not Applicable

• Book-Based Program

• Canvas

Yes

One Year

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Students learn how communities form and change by studying the Creation Mandate, past and present cultures, and key figures in American history. They examine government at local, state, and national levels, understand citizenship, rights, responsibilities, elections, and the Constitution. Economics instruction includes scarcity, budgeting, productive resources, trade, producers and consumers, and work from a biblical worldview. Learners also research businesses, community history, and influential leaders such as Abigail Adams, George Washington Carver, Jackie Robinson, Jonathan Edwards, and others. Geography skills include map reading, regions, climate, landforms, natural disasters, and population density. Students explore American culture—Native American tribes, immigration, technology, arts, celebrations—and analyze how culture is shaped by beliefs, resources, and history. Through timelines, research projects, problem-solving, and community involvement, students apply social studies knowledge while recognizing how God’s truth shapes societies and individual responsibilities.

• Understand the Creation Mandate and how communities, culture, and work reflect biblical truths.
• Compare past and present communities, leaders, monuments, and historical influences.
• Learn government structure—local, state, national—roles of leaders, elections, laws, and citizenship.
• Practice economics: scarcity, budgeting, productive resources, trade, work ethic, and stewardship.
• Research community history, create timelines, study local businesses, and explore civic involvement.
• Develop geography skills: maps, regions, landforms, bodies of water, climate, and natural disasters.
• Examine American culture, celebrations, immigration, Native American tribes, and cultural values.
• Study influential Americans (e.g., Abigail Adams, Carver, Jackie Robinson, Jonathan Edwards) and their impact.
• Analyze how technology, communication, and transportation shape modern American culture.
• Apply Christian worldview thinking—evaluating culture, responding biblically, and serving the community.

Core Course: History

Not Applicable

• Book-Based Program

• Canvas

Yes

One Year

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

In 2nd Grade Math, students build a strong foundation in number sense, operations, measurement, and problem-solving. They master addition and subtraction with 1-, 2-, and 3-digit numbers, including renaming, estimating, and checking their work. Students learn to interpret and solve word problems using bar graphs, charts, tables, maps, and schedules. Measurement skills expand as they work with inches, feet, yards, centimeters, meters, pounds, ounces, grams, kilograms, cups, pints, quarts, gallons, liters, and both Fahrenheit and Celsius thermometers. Students develop money skills by identifying coins and bills, counting mixed sets, making change, and writing values using dollar and decimal notation. They also explore foundational multiplication and division through equal sets, arrays, number lines, and repeated addition. Geometry topics include symmetry, congruent shapes, plane and solid figures, perimeter, and coordinate graphs. Fractions, time, patterns, and place value up to four digits round out this comprehensive and engaging math program.

• Build strong addition and subtraction skills with 1–, 2–, and 3-digit numbers, including renaming
• Solve word problems using equations, bar graphs, charts, tables, schedules, and line graphs
• Develop measurement skills using inches, feet, yards, centimeters, meters, cups, pints, quarts, gallons, pounds, ounces, grams, kilograms, and temperature scales
• Read thermometers, compare temperatures, and estimate measurements and capacities
• Learn money skills: coin values, dollar notation, counting on, making change, and solving money word problems
• Understand place value up to 4-digit numbers; write numbers in standard and expanded form
• Explore early multiplication and division using equal sets, arrays, number lines, repeated addition, and missing factors
• Read maps, calendars, clocks, schedules, and graphs while determining elapsed time and comparing data
• Study fractions through equal parts, sets, comparisons, illustrations, and fair shares
• Identify geometric concepts including symmetry, congruence, plane/solid figures, perimeter, lines, and coordinates

Core Course: Math

Not Applicable

• Book-Based Program

• Canvas

Yes

One Year

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Students learn to investigate God’s world through scientific inquiry—observing, classifying, measuring, predicting, inferring, and communicating while using tools safely and accurately. They explore matter and its properties, states, changes, mixtures, and the water cycle, connecting these truths to God’s creation in Genesis. Earth science skills include understanding forces, the solar system, earth’s rotation and seasons, continents, landforms, layers of the earth, weathering, erosion, and conservation of natural resources through biblical stewardship. Life science includes classifying plants and animals, identifying their needs, life cycles, adaptations, habitats, food chains, and God’s design for creation. Students research habitats, build models, and evaluate human impact. Fossil studies compare worldviews, identify fossil types, infer from evidence, and understand dinosaur characteristics within a biblical framework. Human body studies cover systems—skeletal, muscular, circulatory, respiratory, nervous, and digestive—and emphasize health, nutrition, exercise, and God’s purposeful design.

• Build foundational inquiry skills—observe, measure, classify, infer, predict, communicate, and use tools safely.
• Understand matter: properties, states, changes, mixtures, water cycle, and biblically based origins.
• Apply the scientific method and engineering design process to problem-solving and real-life applications.
• Explore force, motion, speed, collisions, and recognize God as Creator of physical laws.
• Study the solar system, earth’s rotation, seasons, landforms, continents, and models of the earth.
• Investigate earth processes—weathering, erosion, crust layers—and design solutions to environmental challenges.
• Practice biblical stewardship by identifying natural resources, conservation methods, products, and fossil fuels.
• Study plants and animals—their needs, structures, life cycles, habitats, relationships, and food chains.
• Compare habitats, evaluate human impact, research ecosystems, and build working scientific models.
• Explore fossils, dinosaurs, and human body systems, connecting scientific understanding with a biblical worldview.

Core Course: Science

Not Applicable

• Book-Based Program

• Canvas

Yes

One Year

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

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