Please post 2nd grade plans

[Pajama Mama]

I'm starting to look for ideas for next fall and would love to hear what others are doing(or have already done). We're using TOG1/SOTW1 now-a 5th with a 1st grader. I'm thinking of TOG2/SOTW2 for 6th/2nd grades. We're Catholic so I have our catechism books picked out. Continue with Singapore Math. Maybe listen in for Science Explorer books with big brother? No latin but we need to add spanish. We've tried several but nothing stuck with us. Help

[Jami]

Hmm...I admit this is just off the top of my head and I haven't though much about next year yet. My ds will be a 2nd grader and my dd will be mostly-2nd grade (math I'm not sure yet where she'll be).

Latin--Minimus and Latina Christiana most likely, I may yet look more closely at Lively Latin though.

Math--Horizons 2 and possibly some Singapore over the summer or on Fridays. Still thinking through if and how I want to add that in. I'm not even sure which level of Singapore will correspond, 1b or 2a?

Copywork/Dictation and Writing--from our literary selections, narrations, may also work through Matt Whitling's Imitations in Writing: Aesop depending on their readiness.

English Grammar--mostly in the context of Latin and Copywork/Dictation, maybe FLL3

History--American history with Truthquest, SOTW III, This Country of Ours

Classical Studies--D'Aulaires myths, Gould's Plutarch (Greeks)

Literature--Ambleside's Year 2 literary selections, LCC suggestions for independent and family reading, Highlands Latin School 2nd grade recommendations; some read-alouds, some independent reading

Bible--Training Hearts/Teaching Minds for Shorter Catechism, Studying God's Word from CLP

Everything else--I'll probably continue to mix LCC and Ambleside, so we'll use Ambleside's rotation on composers and artists, do science and nature with living books and interest-led, geography will probably follow our history studies and focus on the US, we'll read some Shakespeare (Lamb's or Nesbit's) and poetry.

We'll continue Suzuki violin lessons and group classes, ballet, soccer, and other fine arts classes that strike our fancy through the program we attend on Mondays. Dh teaches drawing.

Jami

[Pajama Mama]

I guess I'm looking at the fall because now is a good time to buy used curriculum. There seems to be alot of choices. We will receive our tax refund in late Feb-early Mar. So I buy used and whatever I can't find I buy new when refund arrives. Thanks for posting. It helps to get the ideas flowing:)

[Trivium Academy]

Bible: Explorer's Bible Study, Beginnings II
PE: exercise in the morning
Explode the Code 5
Mechanics, Grammar & Usage Gr2 (Mailbox) switching to Primary Language Lessons
Spelling Workout C
Poetry Memorization (http://triviumacademy.blogspot.com/2007/04/2nd-grade-poetry-memorization.html)
French (http://triviumacademy.blogspot.com/2007/08/french-lessons-example.html)
Horizons Math 2
Tapestry Yr 2 Redesigned
Earth (http://triviumacademy.blogspot.com/2007/04/earth-science-plans-grammar-stage.html) | Space (http://triviumacademy.blogspot.com/2007/05/space-lesson-plans-ready.html) | Geography Science
Private Piano Lessons

[one l michele]

07/08 School Materials:
(2nd) – all of the following daily
Reading:
Sonlight 2 Readers with Guide
Pathway 2 Readers
Spelling:
SWR dictation
Typing Instructor for Kids
English:
FLL 2
Math:
Horizon math
Logic:
Primarily Logic

(K) – all of the following daily
Reading:
Daily Reading
Spelling:
SWR copywork
Math:
Horizon K

Both R/K Together:
Reading: (daily)
Sonlight Core C Read-Alouds
Geography and History: (daily)
Sonlight Core C
US History: (a unit per month)
I Love America Part 1 by Julianne Kimber
Science: (twice a week)
My World Science - Sonoran Desert, Sound & Light and Electricity & Magnetism, Rocks & Minerals
Music: (once a week)
Discoveries in Music
Art: (once a week)
Artistic Pursuits K-3 book 1
Health: (once a week)
Health, Safety, & Manners by Abeka
Ed Online (United Streaming)

[allearia]

I am very happy with most of our choices this year for first grade, so second grade will probably be a continuation:

Finish FLL
Continue with SWR
Lots of poetry memorization
Reading/Writing/Copywork coordinated with grammar, spelling, poetry and history
SOTW 2 and activity book
RightStart Math C
REAL Science Astronomy and Earth from Pandia Press
Monart art classes
Private piano lessons
Elementary Spanish from United Streaming
Gymnatics and Soccer

[Narrow Gate Academy]

Math: Singapore Math 2B/3A and Miquon Green/Yellow
Spelling: Finish SWO C and D
Grammar: Cover FLL material with my own lesson plans
Writing: copywork and introduce cursive
Reading: library books
History: Truthquest AHYS 2 and 3
Science: Apologia Zoology 2 and unit on earth/astronomy
Spanish: ??
Critical Thinking: BTS1, VPSB2, MindBenders, and DooRiddles
Memory Work: to be determined
Art: ??
Music: Getting to Know..., Classical Kids, piano lessons
PE: ??

We still have a few holes to fill in, but that's our starting list.

HTH

[Closeacademy]

What we started 2nd grade with:

TOG 2/SOTW 2 combo
We tried to do mapwork, vocab and the writing component
Anne's School Place Year 1 Bible
Easy Grammar Daily Guided Review for 2nd and 3rd alternated with KISS Grammar Workbook 2
Singapore 2b
Copywork related to history or grammar
SWR organized into lists of words by phonogram or rule to spell.
Science with lapbooks and notebooking and had just finished up My Pals are Here Science 3b

When we went to Hawaii in October for 2 weeks I had a realization that we were just sort of pushing through everything and I was so tired at the end of the school day and a lot of times we just never really got to bible, history or science. :eek:

So we are finishing off the year with::)

Singapore Math 3a
Fun rhythmic drill of math facts (mainly just tossing a ball around and singing the facts)

Fables and writing summaries of them

Just the phonograms and rules from SWR (2 a week)--I made trigger word sentences that feature all the sounds and pictures to go with each phonogram. We write the sentences for copywork and the other days copy our summary writing.

Minimus Latin

McCall-Harby's Test Lessons in Reading 1 time a week

We alternate between art, science, and handcrafts to end our school day. Things we are doing include watercolor, clay, felting, knitting, magnets, and other great fun projects to end the day.

We are also at bedtime reading the D'Aulaire biographies, Holling C. Holling's books and we read non-fiction and fiction books about a different animal each week.

[Jill, OK]

Bible - Reading aloud from Golden Children's Bible, memorizing the Nicene Creed

Reading - We have a "I read to you - You read to me" time, where she brings me a book she wants me to read to her, and then I choose a book that *I* want to read to her (usually science-related...but then again, her choices usually are, too. Unless they're horse-related). She reads from each of these selections, too.

Writing - Copywork is usually narrations, taken from reading, or sentences using spelling words (I dropped SWO and went back to using Phonics Pathways as a speller). Just started adding in dictation, too.

Math - She started Rod and Staff 3 this year (orally or on the whiteboard), and still works on Singapore, too. (Finishing up 1B shortly, then moving on to 2A)

We do some playing around with MUS manipulatives, they listen to French and Japanese songs (Teach Me tapes), we find places on our blanket maps, and...that's about it.

We'll start 'formal' grammar and history next year. (SOTW and Rod and Staff).

[Karen in CO]

TOG2 / SOTW2 audio
Minimus then moving into Lively Latin
RS4K Chemistry and Sonlight Discover & Do videos + kits
R&S math
planning to do Writing Tales but waiting for the new SWB writing book
continuing the Poetry memorization program from IEW

I am going to do TOG at half pace so that we can slow down and enjoy the history. My dd loves history and enjoys staying in a time period for a long time before she wants to move on. So hopefully half pace will allow her enough time to enjoy this time, if not we will slow down more.

She reads really well so I don't have a reading program planned for her next year, she just gets 3 chapter books, 1 craft book, 1 history book, 1 science book and one other non-fiction book from the library each week for her reading time. I am using copywork from our reading to cover spelling a least for another year.

[Grace]

Our 2nd grade plan for next year:

Math-
Abeka
Evan Moor Daily Word problems
Quarter Mile Math

Language-
Growing with Grammar or Abeka with FLL
Daily grams

Spelling-
Spelling Workout

Phonics-
time4learning.com
?Possibly ETC computer

Writing-
Handwriting practice with copy work
?Maybe writing tales


Reading/Literature-
Read books at level
?Maybe use a Veritas Literature guide or two
?Or How to Report on Books by Evan Moor

History-
listening to CHOW with older sisters
SOTW audio

Science-
Human body unit and Earth Science unit (?REAL science)

Geography-
Evan Moor Daily Geography

Logic-
puzzles from edhelper.com

Music-
piano lessons
music ace

Art-
outside class

Spanish-
LaClase Divertida

PE-
karate, gymnastics, soccer, and home school PE

[Laura Corin]

Our curriculum for 2nd grade is in my siggy.

Best wishes

Laura

[BabyBre]

Math: Saxon 2
Grammar: FLL 2
Spelling: Finishing Horizons 1, switching but not sure to what
Writing: Writing Strands 2
History: SOTW 2
Science: Science in a Nutshell (earth and astronomy)

[dangermom]

We're in 2nd grade right now. Here is what we do:

Memory work: Selected poems and scriptures. They get used as copywork too.

Copywork/Dictation: Copywork 3x/week, dictation 2x/week of selected passages from our history or science, or from a favorite book, a poem, or a scripture.

Handwriting: Two pages of Getty-Dubay Italic daily. Currently learning cursive.

Spelling: Spelling Workout. She does a lesson on Monday and tests on Friday, nothing else.

Grammar: Rod & Staff 3 -- we alternate with CW. A daily lesson when we're doing it.

Writing: Classical Writing Aesop A: every other week.

Latin: Latina Christiana, slowly.

Math: Saxon 3.

History: 3x/week. Day 1, read SOTW 2 and do mapwork. Day 2, read extra stories or do activity. Day 3, she re-reads the SOTW chapter and does a narration.

Science: 2x/week. We did Earth science with the Usborne Encyclopedia of Our World and Nancy vanCleave's Earth Science for every kid, plus library books. Now we're doing astronomy with the Usborne book of Earth and Space (I think) and The Child's Guide to the Night Sky, library books and the local observatory. We do pretty much what we do with history.

Golly, this sounds like more than it is. We try to be done by noon.

[tess in the burbs]

My son will be doing 2nd in the fall as well. So far we have:

FLL(second half)
reading daily/read aloud to him weekly
ETC (6,7,8)
copywork
Earth Science with Easy Classical schedule
SOTW
MUS-Beta
Prima Latina

[Malenki]

Haven't looked too carefully yet but we'll continue what we're doing for the most part I think.

Bible: KJV reading; memory work with Papa in the evenings; old testament readings from children's bible and discussion

Math: Rod & Staff 2

English: Phonics Pathways; Explode the Code (the last of the books); Rod & Staff 2; we may add a spelling to reinforce the phonics; copywork; dictation; he's learning cursive this year and I'm not sure we'll need a workbook for next year or not

Reading: required reading; unsure at this point where he'll be so for now I've got in mind that he will be reading something!

Literature: read-alouds from various lists (Ambleside, Sonlight, 1000 book list, etc.)

Latin: ?? we're finishing Prima Latina shortly; not sure how to proceed yet

Other language: we may add in a modern spoken language as this is his strength and he may need more time to catch up his reading skills before moving ahead with Latin

History: Truthquest AHYS II; anything else that catches our interest

Science: library books, videos, nature magazines, tons of hiking

P.E.: daily stretching & calisthenics; hiking; karate maybe ($$)

Art: free drawing time, R&S ArtPac 2 if he's interested, books from the library for art appreciation

Music: continue recorder; tons of music appreciation

Critical Thinking: not doing anything now but playing a load of board games; may get him a fun book to play with when he's in the mood


We also emphasize chores around the house and helping others. We are finished in the mornings here but often read aloud quite a bit in the afternoons (fall, winter) or go hiking or to a park (spring and summer).

[Plaid Dad]

Here are our plans for next year:

Daily Subjects

Latin: Lively Latin 2
Greek: Elementary Greek 1
Math: Singapore PM 2A/2B
Composition: Classical Writing Aesop A

Weekly Subjects

Literature: Norse and Celtic Myths
Geography: Evan-Moor Geography Units North and South America
Religion: Memoria Press Christian Studies I, catechism
Science: Harcourt Science 4
History: The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (Payne)

[prairiegirl]

I don't have too much planned right now for next year as ds is having problems with reading. For right now, my focus is on the basics.

Reading: OPGTR, Explode the Code

Math: Rgiht Start Level C, living math books and activities

Copywork from Aesop's Fables

If ds can get his reading turned around, I may start him on FLL. I won't start him with with history or science until Gr. 3.


Julia
mom of 3 (8,7,5)

[SnowWhite]

For grade two:

BJU Math 2
WinterPromise LA2
WinterPromise American Story 1
WinterPromise World Around Me Science
God Made Music 2
continue I Can Do All Things Art
continue WinterPromise Chess: A Knight's First Moves

(see a theme here? LOL)

[Chris in VA]

2nd Grade this year

SOTW w/AG
Rod and Staff Grammar 2 (but not using this a lot--we caught up today by doing 4 lessons orally and only 1 lesson written)
Writing thru narrations in History
Horizons Penmanship Cursive (haven't done much yet)
Saxon 3
Home Science Adventures microscope lessons, Hands of a Child moon lapbook,
some of Trivium's Earth and Space science plans, nature study
Free reading of whatever dd7 chooses, currently lots of Nancy Drew, re-reading the Little House books, some Magic Treehouse--she reads about 2 hours daily on her own.
Read Alouds include some from history, some just from the shelves--currently The Apple and the Arrow
Art and music occasionally, usually free choice

If I could, I'd put her in Monart lessons.

[Surfside Academy]

Bible:
Reading thru The Child's Story Bible

Math:
Math U See-Gamma supplemented w/ Singapore's Challenging Word Problems

History:
SOTW 2 w/ Activity Guide

Spelling:
SWR

Grammar:
GWG and some FLL

Writing:
Copywork from whatever literature we're reading at the time. Possibly Writing Tales 1??

Literature:
Medieval/Middle Ages literature to go along with SOTW 2.
Easy chapter books for ds to read-aloud

Science:
RS4K or Noel Chemistry (haven't decided yet)

Art/Music & Language at coop

[Phyllis in Canada]

Grade 2 for youngest dd in the fall:

Grammar: Growing with Grammar
History: finish SOTW 2
Science: ???
Math: MCP Math B
Geography Trails
French: The Easy French
Lots of reading

[Darcy from LWM3B]

Pajama Mama - How is TOG going from a Catholic perspective? I looked at the samples and love that it's all laid out for me, but I've struggled with some of the perspectives and presentations of "Christian" curricula whenever the RCC is mentioned (not in TOG, but others...). How have you handled it?

And here is my 2nd graders stuff:
Singapore + Horizons math, IG, CWP
SOTW 2 (totally behind!)
Animal studies, science, Discovery Education streaming
copywork, dictation, narration across curriculum
Happy Scribe, and copywork (made by OhElizabeth and Heather in Va)
Bible Stories, Tomie dePaola
various readers, read alouds

May add on some ETC for the remainder of the year so we're ready for Lively Latin in 3rd.

[Bee]

I'm not sure of everything yet but this is what I have decided upon-

LA:FLL,Language Lessons for Little Ones Vol. 2,ETC books 5-7,Pathway readers grade 2.
History:SOTW vol 2 (of course!).
Science:Sonlight's Science 1.
PE:dance and swimming.

I still need to decide on math,handwriting,spelling,art and music.

[Testimony]

Math: Family Math and some of Singapore Math
Reading: A Beka 3rd grade readers
Science and Nature: Christian Liberty Readers and Science books from the library
History: Fifty Famous Stories
Geography: Beginning Geography by Rand McNally
Writing/Copywork/Dictation: From any of the books he reads
Bible: One Year Bible (NLT)
Logic: Building Thinking Skills Level 1 (first half) and Mind Benders Warm Ups
Grammar Lessons are done throughout the reading lessons.

I have done a lot of lread alouds to him this year. Most of them have come from Ambleside Online, except With Lee in Virginia by G.A. Henty. I cheated and found books on tape at the library.

Blessings,
Karen
www.homeschoolblogger.com/testimony

[Rebecca]

I am teaching second this year(and will be next too!)

Penmanship: Memoria Press 3
Math SM 1B/2A
Grammar: FLL 2


LA/SCIENCE/HISTORY/LITERATURE/ART/NATURE STUDY/Etc...:
Living Books Curriculum Grade 2

I couldn't be happier with Living Books Curriculum.

Rebecca

[SandraDumas]

Covenant Home 2
Hey Andrew 3
Artistic Pursuits
Prima Latina

[ShelzNH]

Bible

Community Bible Study (http://www.communitybiblestudy.org/)1 day a week + homework
Listen to Word of Promise Audio Bible
Awana

Math

RighStart finish B Start C

Spelling

Mixture of SWR and All About Spelling

Copywork

2x a week Bible Verses and Poetry etc...

Memory

Geography Songs (Audio Memory)
Science Songs (Intellitunes)
AWANA verses
Poetry
Grammar Songs (Audio Memory)

Science

Apologia Astronomy 3 x weekly

History

SOTW 2 audio CDs, reading books

Music, Art, Drama

Violin Lessons
MAFA (http://www.mafa.net/)

Other

Soccer
Geography Club

[King Alfred Academy]

I am trying to figure this all out myself. I am tossing around the idea of moving towards a more Latin Centered Curriculum (after having read Drew's book and lots of posts here), but I am not quite sure. With that being said, here are my plans as of now for second grade next year...

Math...Right Start Level C

Spelling...All About Spelling II then moving onto III

Science...Apologia Astronomy and Lapbook from Live and Learn Press

Grammar...Finishing up FLL

Latin...Minimus (Starting this in a few weeks) then moving onto Lively Latin or Latin for Children A.

History...SOTW vol 2 with Activity Guide and LOTS of reading (our family LOVES the middle ages!)

Not sure if I am going to introduce cursive writing yet or wait another year.

Thanks for starting this thread. I like seeing other's plans.

[Jenny in Atl]

Art and Music Appreciation
Classical Writing Aesops (slowly over two years with lots of journal writing)
Growing with Grammar 3
History Odyssey level 1 Middle Ages
Lively Latin
My World Science & Plato's CyberEd
Recorder & Choir
Singapore Math 3b/4a
United Streaming Spanish, The Fun Spanish and RS Spanish
Reading for SL core 2 and others of her own choosing
PE

[Sue in WI]

Our 2nd grade plans:
Math: Saxon 3
History: Story of the World 2
Science: WTM recommendations
Art: Artistic Pursuits
Music: Guitar (taught by Daddy)
Latin:Prima Latina
P.E.: various CD's and DVD's
Spelling: Spelling Workout B
Literature:WTM recommendations for 2nd grade
Grammar: FLL (part 2)

[KathyBC]

BIBLE
Child's Story Bible (Vos) - 1-2x/wk. oral narration

MATH
MathQuest 2
Games & books

WRITING
Copywork
Just about to start PLL or Language Lessons for Little Ones vol. 2

ENGLISH
Explode the Code 3
Reading aloud picture books
Games with younger sister from Scaredy Cat Reading Program
Listening to read-alouds from many genres and subjects - poetry, etc.

HISTORY
SOTW 3

CANADIAN STUDIES
Some units from Come Sit By Me vol. 2
Canada, My Country (Ward)

SCIENCE
R.E.A.L. Science - some Life and some Earth & Space

P.E.
Hockey (Sept.-Mar.)
Soccer (Apr.-June)

ART
Artistic Pursuits
His own pursuits, too. ;)

[KarenC]

My youngest will be in second grade this summer. I'm still working on the 6th grader's schedule, so I haven't thought much about 2nd grade yet.

ETC - Will start Splelling Workout when the ECT series is complete
Read Alouds and read to me
Singapore math
copy work
PLL
earth science - science in a nutshell kits and associated reading
SOTW -Middle Ages
Art - ? Maybe Usborne's Intro to Art and How to Teach Art to Children.
Music - She will probably start violin in Nov.
soccer, swimming, and gymnastics

Karen

[nuttman]

Math- Horizons 2
Science- Considering God's Creation
History- Story of the World 2
Reading- BJU 2 plus books
Grammar- FLL
Latin- Prima Latin

[OneRoomHomeSchool]

Our *tentative* plan for this fall:

Explode The Code - books 4 and 5
Language Lessons for Little Ones - 3
Learning to Spell Through Copywork - A
Pathway Readers

Singapore Math - 2A, 2B
Math Facts for Copywork

Read Alouds:
Science/Nature, History, Literature, Bible

[cin]

I have started working on this, and this is what I have so far:

Math, Reading & Grammar: Rod & Staff
Latin...Prima Latina and/or Minimus
Vocabulary (in place of spelling) taken from our literature & Maybe Words are Wonderful
Writing: SWB
Bible: R&S reading is taking us through the Bible. I have a devotional book for girls and Awana
PE: Gymnastics
Music: Whatever I teach at Co-op
Art: Drawing with Children, then Artistic Pursuits
Typing: Looking for a typing game online
Science: God's Design Life Science (animals, body and plants)

Still working through the details, which includes reviewing pricing <sigh> and availability.