| Second Grade Main Schedule |
| Easy Classical Second Grade Main Schedule includes 36 week-long schedules plus 70+ pages of charts, sheets, and helps that will enhance your child’s learning. These 70+ pages are broken down into a language arts section, an art section, and a physical education packet. You also receive detailed instructions on how to use our schedules as well as instructions on how to use the
curriculum you purchase. We send you all of this neatly placed in a 1 ” 3-ring binder. More Info... |
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Second Grade Main Schedule
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| General Resources |
| The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer provides a great overview of classical education and instructions on how to implement the classical style of learning in the homeschool. Shepherding a Child's Heart provides a great foundation for effective parenting that will encourage children to think through the ramifications of their actions and begin to chose to obey based on their love for God rather than a need to conform to their parents desires. Say Goodbye to Whining... gives practical suggestions for implementing the concepts learned in Shepherding a Child's Heart. Wise Words for Moms is great calendar-like pamphlet that lists appropriate verses to read to your child while disciplining him for sins or offenses common to children. These verses back up Mom or Dad's discipline with Scripture. |
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| Chores |
| Many parents today spend endless hours trying to entertain or inundate their children with activities geared toward making them happy. This often ends poorly, leading to unsatisfied children and frustrated parents. Instead, parents should focus on providing a balance between fun activities and giving children opportunities to be responsible. Parents can accomplish this goal by assigning their children chores around the house. Doing chores and getting paid for a job well done, helps the child to feel like an integral part of the family. It also allows them to make the connection between working hard and making money. Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace Jr. is a great resource for helping you to do this. |
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| Bible |
| Leading Little Ones to God is written in clear language, this classic Bible storybook gives you short devotions you can share with children. Each lesson includes a story, a Scripture verse to memorize, a prayer, and a song. It's a wonderful way for children to learn about who God is, why Jesus came to Earth, and how we should act today. Choose the Study Bible or the Jesus Story Bible based on the maturity and attention span of the child. |
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| Phonics/Reading |
| Phonics Pathways enables the child to learn the abstract concept of sounding out letter and word sounds. Use this book as a review if your child still needs practice with reading fluency. Basic Phonics Skills can be used again this year to reinforce the skills being mastered in Phonics Pathways. Most children should be reading fluently by the end of second grade. If you child is still struggling with mastering this skill after the end of this year, it would be good to get him/her evaluated. |
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| Spelling |
| The books in the Spelling Workout series are organized around a test-study method. Students take a pretest, self-correct and rewrite words, study through the practice exercises, and take a final test. Student lessons include fun riddles and puzzles, and conclude with a wrap-up and review; cumulative reviews of multiple chapters are also provided. |
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| Handwriting |
| This is a great handwriting program, which teaches the child to write using italic handwriting. Many children find this type of handwriting easier to master, and also find the transition between writing print and writing in cursive much easier. The instruction manual has a couple of pages of instruction for each level in the program. Only purchase the instruction manual if you haven't purchased it in a previous grade. |
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| Choose a copybook that compliments the history you plan to study. The history copybooks below provide a great way for the student to practice handwriting while copying historical literature, poems, verses, and quotes. The exercises included in these copybooks are integrated with the Easy Classical History Schedules. They provide three days worth of copywork exercises per week. These history copybooks come in two levels: K-3 (basic) and 4-6 (cursive). Choose the copybook that coincides with the history unit you plan to study. |
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| Writing |
| Choose one a writing guide that complements the history you plan to study. This guide includes 36 step-by-step lessons walking you through the concepts taught in the Institutes for Excellence in Writing curriculum, but breaking them down so that you can more easily lead the younger student through the lessons, while the older student can work more independently. This guide seamlessly integrates the history topics covered in the Easy Classical History Schedules with IEW's Teaching Writing: Structure and Style. Provided in each guide is a summary paragraph compiled from the history readings scheduled for the week, with the concepts taught in IEW's writing curriculum in mind. |
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WWH: OT and Ancient World
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WWH: NT, Greece and Rome
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WWH: Middle Ages, Ren. Ref.
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WWH: Early Modern Times
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WWH: Modern Times
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| Grammar |
| Shurley English is a creative grammar program that utilizes a variety of techniques that enables children with different learning styles to grasp the rules of the English language. Through audio jingles, workbook exercises, study notes, and tests the child's understanding of these concepts continues to grow through the lessons and through the different levels in the series. |
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| Latin |
| Song School Latin 1 is a great introductory Latin program for the second grader. Lessons are peppered with songs, enjoyable vocabulary, illustrations, handwriting practice, stories, games, and engaging activities. Children who use this program love learning Latin! |
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| Math |
| Saxon Math 2 continues teaching young minds in an incremental manner, slowly building upon previously learned concepts and increasing retention. Math 2 covers working with larger numbers, geometric shapes, Venn diagrams, graphs, basic calculations, simple fractions and multi-step problems. If you are unsure whether this is the right level for your child, use this placement test. Make sure to purchase the Teacher's Manual, Workbooks, Fact Cards, and Math Manipulatives. |
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| Art |
| Drawing with Children is an excellent introduction to drawing even for the young child. We have coordinated the art lessons taught in Drawing with Children with our science and history schedules. Mone Brookes's easy to follow, lesson by lesson approach to drawing has yielded astounding results with children of all ages and beginning adults. Her unique drawing program has created a revolution in the field of education and a sense of delight and pride among the thousands of students who have learned to draw through her Monart Method. |
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| Physical Education |
| Homeschool Family Fitness provides a variety of exercises and activities that encourage fine motor and gross motor skills. We schedule daily muscular strength and fitness assignments as well as bi-weekly aerobic exercises throughout the year. |
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| Critical Thinking Skills |
| Building Thinking Skills 1 develops vocabulary, reading, mathematical reasoning, and analytical skills. It provides highly effective verbal and nonverbal reasoning activities to improve vocabulary, reading, writing, math, logic, and figural-spatial skills, as well as visual and auditory processing. This exceptional skill set provides a solid foundation for academic excellence and success on any assessment test. |
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| Science |
| Easy Classical Main Schedules are different from the Complete Schedules in that they do not include Science and History schedule pages. The science and history are separated out of these schedules so that you can mix and match the Main Schedules with the Science and History that meets the needs of your children. If you are looking for Complete Schedule options click here. Below are listed the Science options you can choose: |
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| History |
| Easy Classical Main Schedules are different from the Complete Schedules in that they do not include Science and History schedule pages. The science and history are separated out of these schedules so that you can mix and match the Main Schedules with the Science and History that meets the needs of your children. If you are looking for Complete Schedule options click here. Below are listed the History options you can choose: |
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