Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.2.1), THEO Life Readiness (LR.2.1), Common Core Grade 2 (RL.2.1–2.3, 2.NBT.1–3, SL.2.1), NGSS 2-LS4, C3 Social Studies (D2.Civ.2.K-2)
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | God Made the World — and He Made You on Purpose | Retell that God created the world and people on purpose, and explain what it means to be made in God's image. |
| Math | Tens and Ones — Place Value to 100 | Read, write, and build two-digit numbers by naming how many tens and how many ones. |
| Reading & Phonics | Story Elements — Characters and Setting | Identify the characters and the setting of a short story and tell how you know. |
| Writing & Handwriting | Complete Sentences — Capital, Complete Thought, End Mark | Write complete sentences that begin with a capital letter, tell a complete thought, and end with the right punctuation mark. |
| Science | Living and Nonliving Things | Sort objects into living and nonliving and name what living things need to stay alive. |
| History & Social Studies | Rules at Home and School — Why We Have Them | Explain why rules exist and give examples of rules at home, at school, and in the community. |
| Art & Making | The Element of Line | Draw at least five different kinds of lines and use them to make one picture. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Naming Your Feelings | Name at least four feelings and tell where each one is felt in the body. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.2.2), THEO Life Readiness (LR.2.2), Common Core Grade 2 (RL.2.5, 2.NBT.5–6, SL.2.2), NGSS 2-LS2, C3 Social Studies (D2.Geo.1-2.K-2)
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | Noah Obeyed God — Trust You Can See | Retell the story of Noah and explain that obedience is what trust looks like on the outside. |
| Math | Adding Two-Digit Numbers with Regrouping | Add two-digit numbers within 100, regrouping ten ones into one ten when needed. |
| Reading & Phonics | Beginning, Middle, and End — Retelling a Story in Order | Retell a short story in order, naming what happened at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end. |
| Writing & Handwriting | Writing a Story in Order — First, Next, Finally | Write a short three-sentence story that happens in the right order using order words. |
| Science | Parts of a Plant and What Plants Need | Name the main parts of a plant, tell what each part does, and list what a plant needs to grow. |
| History & Social Studies | Reading a Map — Symbols, Map Key, and Compass Rose | Use a map key and a compass rose to find places and describe directions on a simple map. |
| Art & Making | Primary and Secondary Colors | Name the three primary colors and mix them to make the three secondary colors. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Self-Control — Stop, Think, Act | Use the Stop–Think–Act steps to pause before reacting to a strong feeling. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.2.3), THEO Life Readiness (LR.2.3), Common Core Grade 2 (RI.2.2, 2.NBT.5, L.2.2, SL.2.4), NGSS 2-LS4, C3 Social Studies (D2.Civ.2.K-2)
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | David and Goliath — Small Boy, Big God | Retell the story of David and Goliath and explain that courage comes from trusting God, not from being the biggest. |
| Math | Subtracting Two-Digit Numbers with Regrouping | Subtract two-digit numbers within 100, regrouping one ten into ten ones when needed. |
| Reading & Phonics | Main Topic and Key Details in Nonfiction | Name the main topic of a nonfiction passage and list two key details that tell about it. |
| Writing & Handwriting | Telling Sentences and Asking Sentences | Write telling sentences ending with a period and asking sentences ending with a question mark. |
| Science | Animal Habitats and What Animals Need | Name what every animal needs to live and explain how a habitat provides those things. |
| History & Social Studies | Community Helpers — People Who Serve Us | Identify community helpers, describe what each one does, and explain how their work serves everyone. |
| Art & Making | Geometric and Organic Shapes | Tell the difference between geometric and organic shapes and use both in one drawing. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Brave Even When Afraid | Name what fear feels like in the body and use three steps to take a brave action anyway. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.2.4), THEO Life Readiness (LR.2.4), Common Core Grade 2 (RL.2.1, 2.OA.3, L.2.1b, W.2.2), NGSS 2-ESS1/2-ESS2, C3 Social Studies (D2.Eco.1.K-2)
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | The Good Samaritan — Who Is My Neighbor? | Retell the parable of the Good Samaritan and explain that a neighbor is anyone who needs your help. |
| Math | Even and Odd Numbers | Decide whether a number up to 20 is even or odd by pairing objects and by looking at the ones digit. |
| Reading & Phonics | Asking and Answering Questions About a Story | Ask who, what, where, when, why, and how questions about a story and answer them using details from the text. |
| Writing & Handwriting | Nouns — People, Places, and Things | Identify common nouns in a sentence and sort them into people, places, and things. |
| Science | Weather and the Tools That Measure It | Describe daily weather and name the tool that measures temperature, rain, and wind. |
| History & Social Studies | Needs and Wants — Making Wise Choices | Sort items into needs and wants and explain why families take care of needs first. |
| Art & Making | Warm Colors and Cool Colors | Sort colors into warm and cool families and use both to change the feeling of a drawing. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Kindness and Empathy — Noticing How Others Feel | Read another person's feelings from their face and body, and choose one kind action in response. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.2.5), THEO Life Readiness (LR.2.5), Common Core Grade 2 (RL.2.3, RI.2.3, 2.NBT.2, 2.OA.3, L.2.1d, W.2.3), NGSS 2-PS1-1/2-PS1-4, C3 Social Studies (D2.Eco.2.K-2)
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | Zacchaeus — The Man Who Made It Right | Retell the story of Zacchaeus and explain that real change shows up in what a person does next. |
| Math | Skip Counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s to 100 | Skip count by 2s, 5s, and 10s to 100 and use skip counting to find how many are in equal groups. |
| Reading & Phonics | Cause and Effect in a Story | Identify what happened and why it happened, using the words because, so, and then. |
| Writing & Handwriting | Verbs — Action Words in a Sentence | Find the verb in a sentence and choose strong, exact verbs when writing. |
| Science | Solids, Liquids, and Gases | Describe the three states of matter and explain how heating or cooling can change water from one to another. |
| History & Social Studies | Goods and Services in Our Community | Tell the difference between goods and services and name people in the community who provide each. |
| Art & Making | Texture — How Things Feel and How to Draw It | Identify real texture by touch and create the look of texture on paper with pencil marks. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Honesty — Telling the Truth When It Is Hard | Explain why honesty builds trust and practice telling the truth in a hard moment. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.2.6), THEO Life Readiness (LR.2.6), Common Core Grade 2 (RL.2.9, RL.2.3, 2.MD.7, L.2.1e, W.2.5), NGSS 2-PS2 (forces and motion), C3 Social Studies (D2.Eco.1.K-2)
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | Ruth and Naomi — Loyal Love | Retell the story of Ruth and explain what it means to stay faithful to someone when it is hard. |
| Math | Telling Time to the Nearest Five Minutes | Read an analog clock to the nearest five minutes and write the time using a.m. and p.m. |
| Reading & Phonics | Comparing Two Stories | Compare and contrast two versions of a story, telling how they are alike and how they are different. |
| Writing & Handwriting | Adjectives — Words That Describe | Identify adjectives and use exact describing words to make writing clearer. |
| Science | Pushes and Pulls — How Things Move | Identify pushes and pulls as forces and predict how the strength and direction of a force changes motion. |
| History & Social Studies | Spending, Saving, and Giving | Explain the difference between spending, saving, and giving, and make a simple plan for money. |
| Art & Making | Pattern and Repetition | Recognize patterns made by repeating shapes or colors and design an original repeating pattern. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Perseverance — Trying Again After It Gets Hard | Explain what perseverance is and use a plan to keep going when a task feels too hard. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.2.7), THEO Life Readiness (LR.2.7), Common Core Grade 2 (RL.2.1, 2.MD.8, L.2.1, W.2.6), NGSS 1-ESS1 (patterns of the sun, moon, and stars), C3 Social Studies (D2.Geo.2.K-2)
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | Daniel and the Lions' Den — Praying Anyway | Retell the story of Daniel in the lions' den and explain why Daniel kept praying even when it was against the law. |
| Math | Counting Money — Coins to One Dollar | Identify pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters and count a mixed group of coins to find the total value. |
| Reading & Phonics | Making Predictions | Use clues from the text and what you already know to predict what will happen next, then check the prediction. |
| Writing & Handwriting | Writing a Friendly Letter | Write a friendly letter with all five parts and address an envelope correctly. |
| Science | Day and Night — The Sun, Moon, and Stars | Explain that day and night are caused by the spinning earth and describe patterns in the sun, moon, and stars. |
| History & Social Studies | Landforms and Bodies of Water | Name and describe common landforms and bodies of water and locate them on a simple map. |
| Art & Making | Space — Foreground, Middle Ground, and Background | Create the feeling of depth in a drawing using foreground, middle ground, and background. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Patience — Waiting Well | Explain what patience is and use a strategy to wait calmly when something takes longer than you want. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.2.8), THEO Life Readiness (LR.2.8), Common Core Grade 2 (RI.2.5, RL.2.1, 2.OA.4, W.2.1, L.2.1), NGSS 2-LS2 / patterns of seasonal change, C3 Social Studies (D2.His.1.K-2, D2.His.2.K-2)
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | Ten Men Were Healed — One Came Back | Retell the account of the ten men who were healed and explain why saying thank you matters to God. |
| Math | Arrays and Repeated Addition | Build and read arrays in rows and columns, and write a repeated addition sentence that matches the total. |
| Reading & Phonics | Fiction and Nonfiction — Knowing Which Is Which | Tell the difference between fiction and nonfiction and name the text features that give a nonfiction book away. |
| Writing & Handwriting | Opinion Writing — Say What You Think and Why | Write an opinion paragraph with a clear opinion, two reasons joined by linking words, and a closing sentence. |
| Science | The Four Seasons and How Living Things Change | Name the four seasons in order, describe the pattern of change in each one, and record what plants and animals do. |
| History & Social Studies | Long Ago and Today — How Everyday Life Has Changed | Compare life long ago with life today and explain how tools and inventions changed the way families live. |
| Art & Making | Contrast and Emphasis | Explain how contrast in color and value creates emphasis, and make an artwork with one clear center of interest. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Gratitude — Noticing What You Already Have | Explain what gratitude is, notice specific good things, and say thank you to a real person out loud. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.2.9), THEO Life Readiness (LR.2.9), Common Core Grade 2 (RI.2.6, 2.MD.1, 2.MD.3, L.2.1e, W.2.5), NGSS K-2-ETS1 engineering design, C3 Social Studies (D2.Civ.2.K-2, D2.Civ.6.K-2)
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | Solomon Asked for Wisdom | Retell how Solomon asked God for wisdom and explain what wisdom is and how to ask for it. |
| Math | Measuring Length with Inches and Centimeters | Measure objects with a ruler in inches and centimeters and choose the right unit for the job. |
| Reading & Phonics | Author's Purpose — Why Did They Write It? | Identify whether an author wrote to persuade, inform, or entertain, and give a clue that proves it. |
| Writing & Handwriting | Adverbs — Words That Tell How, When, and Where | Find adverbs in a sentence and use them to tell how, when, or where an action happened. |
| Science | Simple Machines — Tools That Make Work Easier | Identify the lever, inclined plane, wheel and axle, and pulley, and explain how each makes work easier. |
| History & Social Studies | Voting — How Groups Make Choices Together | Explain what voting is, why the group follows the result, and how a good citizen votes wisely. |
| Art & Making | Symmetry and Balance | Recognize symmetry, find a line of symmetry, and make a symmetrical design. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Making Wise Choices — Stop, Think, Choose | Use a three-step habit to think through a choice and predict what happens next. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.2.10), THEO Life Readiness (LR.2.10), Common Core Grade 2 (2.NBT.1, 2.NBT.3, RL.2.6, L.2.1c, W.2.5), NGSS 2-ESS1/2-PS1 earth materials, C3 Social Studies (D2.Geo.2.K-2, D2.Civ.6.K-2)
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | The Basin and the Towel — Jesus Served His Friends | Retell how Jesus washed His disciples' feet and explain what humble service looks like today. |
| Math | Place Value to 1,000 — Hundreds, Tens, and Ones | Read, write, and build three-digit numbers using hundreds, tens, and ones. |
| Reading & Phonics | Point of View — Who Is Telling the Story? | Identify who is telling a story and explain how the story would change from another character's view. |
| Writing & Handwriting | Pronouns — Words That Take the Place of Nouns | Use pronouns correctly to replace nouns and make sentences smoother. |
| Science | Earth's Materials — Rocks and Soil | Describe the properties of rocks and soil and explain where soil comes from. |
| History & Social Studies | Urban, Suburban, and Rural — Three Kinds of Communities | Compare urban, suburban, and rural communities and describe the community where you live. |
| Art & Making | Form — Making Art You Can Walk Around | Tell the difference between a flat shape and a three-dimensional form, and build a simple sculpture. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Humility — Serving Without Being Noticed | Explain what humility is and practice one act of quiet service this week. |
Week 11
Peace · Choosing Peace
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.2.11), THEO Life Readiness (LR.2.11), Common Core Grade 2 (2.NBT.7, RL.2.2, L.2.2a, W.2.3), NGSS 1-PS4 sound and vibration, C3 Social Studies (D2.Geo.1.K-2, D2.Geo.3.K-2)
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | Abraham and Lot — Choosing Peace Over Winning | Retell how Abraham gave up first choice to keep peace, and explain what a peacemaker does. |
| Math | Adding Three-Digit Numbers with Regrouping | Add two three-digit numbers, regrouping ones into tens and tens into hundreds. |
| Reading & Phonics | Fables and the Lesson They Teach | Identify the moral of a fable and explain how the story's events teach it. |
| Writing & Handwriting | Proper Nouns and Capital Letters | Tell the difference between common and proper nouns and capitalize proper nouns correctly. |
| Science | Sound — Vibrations You Can Feel | Explain that sound is made by vibrations and describe what makes sounds loud, soft, high, or low. |
| History & Social Studies | The Seven Continents and Five Oceans | Name and locate the seven continents and five oceans on a map or globe. |
| Art & Making | Value — Light and Dark in a Picture | Create a value scale from light to dark and use value to make a drawing look solid. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Peacemaking — Solving Problems With Words | Use calm words to solve a disagreement instead of yelling, hitting, or walking away angry. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.2.12), THEO Life Readiness (LR.2.12), Common Core Grade 2 (2.NBT.7, RI.2.5, L.2.2c, W.2.1), NGSS 3-LS1-1 life cycles, C3 Social Studies (D2.Civ.14.K-2, D2.His.3.K-2)
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | Five Loaves and Two Fish — A Boy Who Gave What He Had | Retell how a boy's small lunch fed a huge crowd, and explain what it teaches about giving. |
| Math | Subtracting Three-Digit Numbers with Regrouping | Subtract three-digit numbers with regrouping, and check the answer by adding back. |
| Reading & Phonics | Text Features — Finding Facts Fast | Name common nonfiction text features and use them to locate information quickly. |
| Writing & Handwriting | Contractions — Two Words Joined Into One | Form and spell common contractions, placing the apostrophe where letters were removed. |
| Science | Life Cycles — How Living Things Grow and Change | Describe the stages of a frog and a butterfly life cycle and explain what a life cycle is. |
| History & Social Studies | American Symbols and What They Stand For | Identify important American symbols and explain the idea each one represents. |
| Art & Making | Collage — Making One Picture from Many Pieces | Create a torn-and-cut paper collage using overlapping shapes to build a whole scene. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Generosity — Giving Without Being Asked | Explain what generosity is and plan one specific way to give this week. |
Standards this week: Cumulative Term 1 review of THEO Bible & Faith, THEO Life Readiness, Common Core Grade 2 (RL/RI.2, L.2, W.2, 2.OA, 2.NBT), NGSS Grade 2, C3 Social Studies. Every item comes from material actually taught in Grade 2 Weeks 1–12. Nothing new is introduced. Formation over information
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | Twelve Weeks of Bible Stories | Retell this term's Bible stories and say what each one shows about God and about how we can live. |
| Math | Numbers, Adding, Subtracting & More | Show you can use place value, add and subtract, tell time, count money, and measure. |
| Reading & Phonics | Reading Like a Thinker | Show you can find story parts, retell in order, and think about what you read. |
| Writing & Handwriting | Building Good Sentences | Show you can write complete sentences and use nouns, verbs, adjectives and other word types. |
| Science | Exploring God's World | Show what you learned about living things, weather, matter, motion, the sky, sound and the earth. |
| History & Social Studies | My Community, My Country, My World | Show what you learned about rules, maps, communities, money choices and America. |
| Art & Making | The Artist's Toolbox | Show you can name and use the art elements and ideas from this term. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Growing a Strong Heart | Show you can name feelings and choose kind, honest, patient and peaceful ways to act. |
