Second Grade
Segundo Grado
Segundo Grado
Second grade has Spanish three times a week for 40 minutes (120 mins/week).
2nd Grade Chapter Books
At the heart of our FLES Spanish program is a strong commitment to literacy-based language learning. Grounded in the research of language acquisition expert Stephen Krashen, we believe that compelling, comprehensible input—especially through reading—is one of the most powerful tools for language development. Reading provides students with repeated exposure to vocabulary, grammatical structures, and cultural context in a meaningful and memorable way. By engaging with rich and age-appropriate texts, students build both confidence and fluency as they internalize language naturally. This is why our curriculum includes carefully chosen chapter books and stories that support both linguistic growth and cultural understanding.
Capibaras usually swim well. Carlos is the only capibara in the Amazon Rainforest who can't swim. This entertaining animal story also has science and social studies cross-curricular content: it talks about four geographic regions of Ecuador, the Amazon Rainforest, South American animals, the water cycle, and deforestation.
In third grade, students will read the prequel Agua tóxica.