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This course introduces students to the world of art and architecture. Students will learn about paintings and sculptures. They will see art that looks realistic and abstract. They will discover how artists use lines, shapes, colors, patterns, textures, and forms in artworks. They will discuss portrait, landscape, and still life artworks. They will discover art forms from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Inspired by the artworks in the course, students create their own artworks using many different materials and techniques. Throughout the course, students draw, paint, and sculpt a variety of works, including self-portraits, landscapes, and still lifes.

In this course, students continue learning about health and fitness. They learn about common illnesses and diseases and how to prevent illness. They will explore how to handle their emotions, build friendships, and ways to stay safe and make healthy choices. Lessons cover goal setting, mental health and wellness, bullying and cyberbullying, exercise and activity, and injury and violence prevention. Students participate in fitness activities in each lesson. Students practice performance strategies like fielding and striking and develop fundamental movement patterns at different levels, speeds, and positions. The course emphasizes lifetime fitness habits, and students acquire tools to build mental, social, and emotional health through lessons about problem solving, stress reduction, and goal setting

Second graders investigate six social studies components in the course. The components covered in these units include map skills, geography, history, culture, economics, and civics. Within each unit, students explore various elements giving them a broad introduction to social studies knowledge and providing a base for future learning. Students learn mapping skills including parts, types, reading, and creating maps. An easy transition into geography follows, where students put their map skills to use exploring the features of communities, states, the country, and the world. In discovering the meaning of history, students investigate using sources to learn more about themselves and their communities. They also explore the lives of people who influenced history as leaders, inventors, and trailblazers. In the next unit students are off on an adventure to discover cultures around the world and in their own communities. In the remaining two units of the course, students learn the basic parts and operations of an economy and government.

English Language Arts 2 provides a well-balanced approach to literacy that connects reading, writing, grammar, word study (including vocabulary and spelling), and handwriting into one integrated program. The course comprises 12 thematic units. Each unit contains workshops in which reading, writing, and word study are anchored by a focus text. Through read-aloud videos, independent reading, and close reading activities, students explore both classic and contemporary works in different genres and formats-fiction, poetry, drama, nonfiction, and magazines. Through studying model writing from the reading selections, students use the writing process to complete a variety of short and long compositions. Students learn about grammar, usage, and mechanics and apply those skills as they write, revise, and proofread their work. Students grow their vocabulary by leaning the meanings of words from the reading selections, as well as their ability to determine word meanings through strategy-based instruction on concepts such as word relationships, context clues, and word parts. Foundational concepts of phonological awareness and phonics are also included. Spelling instruction focuses on common spelling patterns and understanding how to apply them to words beyond those on the spelling lists.

Math 2 is designed to support true depth of knowledge required by today’s standards. With rich content to form conceptual understanding and enough practice to support mastery, including time built-in for individualized independent practice, games, and offline practice, Math 2 includes the tools and technology that students need to succeed. Math 2 focuses on numbers through 1,000; time and money; two-digit addition and subtraction; length; story problems; shapes; number patterns; and data displays.

Science 2 brings science alive by providing students with a combination of virtual lab investigations (with options for hands-on learning), interactive lessons, and an array of e-books that capture students' attention and grow their interest in science. Students engage in science and engineering practices as they explore topics such as matter and its interactions, changes to the earth, and plants and animals. Throughout the course, students conduct investigations using digital tools and simulations. Some labs also include alternative investigations that use household materials.