Basic Curriculum for Grade 2
Textbooks
- Margarita 2, epipedo 2, Tefhos 2- Text Book and Exercise Book by University of Crete (EDIAME)
- Mathaino Ellinika 2 (A + B) – Text Book and Exercise Book by Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus
- Paizo kai Matheno , epipedo deftero, tefxos 2, by University of Crete (EDIAME)
Listening / Speaking
- Interact with teacher in Greek
- Cultural and seasonal themes for discussion.
- Expand vocabulary through themes:
- Review themes taught in Grade One
- New themes: fruits, vegetables, parts of a house, methods of transportation, clothing
- Supplementary: Songs, poems, stories, word games
- Role play/Dramatizations (everyday or imaginative situations)
- View Greek videos for vocabulary, listening, and discussion
- View Simple Greek videos for listening and discussion.
Reading
- Review alphabet (upper and lower case)
- Learn consonant and vowel digraphs (αι, ει, οι, ου, αυ, ευ)
- Learn consonant digraphs (Στ, Μπ, Ντ, γγ, γκ, τζ, τς, γδ, θλ, χρ, ρτ, πρ, etc)
- Review word attack skills (syllabication, context, visual clues)
- Read stories from books mentioned above.
- Recognize words in and out of context
- Weekly vocabulary review
Writing
- Practise writing letters of the alphabet, vowels and consonants, words, sentences
- Improve handwriting: Copy passages from a text
- Students compose simple sentences to accompany pictures or drawings
- Seat work activities: Match/Unscramble words, sentences, fill in blanks (words, letters)
- Spelling/Dictation: children write simple words from weekly lesson on chalk board
Grammar
- Review the alphabet
- Distinguish between vowels, consonants
- Begin parts of speech: Articles ο, η, το Nouns: Singular-plural: ένα, πολλά
- Adjectives: Agreement with nouns (ο μικρός σκύλος, η μικρή γάτα, το μικρό παιδί)
- Verbs: Auxiliary verbs: είμαι, έχω (used in sentences), negatives using δεν
- Punctuation: using the period, comma, the stress mark
Arts
- Developing fine motor skills and coordination
- Following instructions
- Participating in sequential activities
Culture / History
- Review how we celebrate name days, October 28, Christmas, March 25, Easter
- Learn Lord’s prayer in Greek, Greek National anthem
- Role play family celebrations and traditions
- Aesop’s fables: What makes fables unique stories? What is the moral of each?
- History and Religion based activities
Dance
- Kalamatianos
- Koftos
- Podaraki
- Tsamikos
- Karagouna
- Hasaposervikos
- Syrtos
- Kouza
"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all"
ARISTOTLE