Magic Tree House Merlin Harry Potter: The Illustrated Tuesdays at the Castle The Secret Mermaid Collection, The Worst Witch 7 The Marvelous Magic of The Dragon with a The Wayward Witch and The Sixty-Eight Rooms (The The Kingdom of Wrenly The Heidi Heckelbeck Collection: Independent Reads for Second GradeĮmily loves to read. So maybe we just like series because there is less mourning that way. It seems like there is a mourning period (at least for us) when a book ends. We tend to get invested when the story keeps going and we were more excited to race through a book knowing there was another one waiting. Read Alouds for Second GradeĪ very large portion of what we read was book series. The majority of the picture books we read each year can be found on Read Aloud Revival’s a year of picture books list. But, we also read a lot of picture books in addition to chapter books. I will be specifically sharing the chapter books we enjoyed throughout the year. Most of our days begin and end with me reading aloud to Emily. Reading aloud plays a very crucial role in our homeschool. Our homeschool is largely comprised of books and games. Second Grade Books to Read Aloud & Independently Fridays (Fine Art Friday) we will do an art project together or enjoy a local Art Walk that is hosted one Friday a month.Thursdays (Think & Tinker Thursdays) we will do a science experiment or a S.T.E.M.Wednesday (Nature Walk Wednesday) we will go for a nature walk or do a lesson in Wild Math.Tuesdays (Teatime Tuesday) we will enjoy poetry teatime together.Mondays (Mail Time Monday) we will open and enjoy one of our subscription letters or boxes.Once my husband gets home from work we will do an afternoon activity together as a family. There are six loops built and each includes a language arts component and a “Hogwarts Class” (this is our courses from Waldock’s Wizards and Wands and Passport to More Adventures). The next thing we will do is our “loop time” this will have a maximum of one hour a day. Sometime through the day up to this point she will need to have read for at least 15 minutes, if she has not read yet this will be when we do that. Once all four have been selected they will be erased to be chosen from again (essentially this is a self directed math loop). She will have four math selections to choose from, each day she will cross off the one she did. Once we are done with morning basket, Emily will have a choice for her Arithmancy/Math for the day. Next, we will move into our breakfast and morning basket time. We began each day with morning chores like making beds and getting read for the day. Here is a basic overview of how we approached our second grade year. Supplemental/Extra Material: What Your Second Grader Needs to Know, Evan Moor Skill Sharpeners in all Subjects, and tons of Usborne. Art, Nature, And Extras For Second GradeĮlectives: Exploring Nature with Children, Chalk Pastel, Rooted Childhood, CG Kids From Seed to Table, and of course tons of elective games. History & Geography: Waldock’s Wizards and Wands, Passport to More Adventures, Subscription Letters, Universal Yums, and of course tons of history & geography games. Science: Waldock’s Wizards and Wands, Passport to More Adventures, Sassafras Science books, and of course tons of science games. Science, History, and Geography for Second Grade Homeschooling Math: Evan Moor Daily Math Grade 2, Life of Fred Dogs and Edgewood (maybe more), Teaching Textbooks 3.0 Math 3, Wild Math 2nd/3rd Grade, and of course tons of math games. Language Arts: Grammar Galaxy Nebula and Protostar, Explode the Code books 4 and 5, Brave Writer Jot it Down, and of course tons of language arts games. Homeschool Language Arts and Math For Second Grade While following our daughters interests for the other subjects. We choose to use multiple resources to teach language arts and math goals. Please keep in mind that we will be dabbling in these resources and not necessarily completing all of them in their entirety. ![]() I based all of my choices around the fact that we wanted to have a magical homeschool year. These curriculum choices reflect our continued shift to play based and interest led learning. Second Grade Books to Read Aloud & IndependentlyĬurriculum Choices For Homeschooling Second Grade.Art, Nature, And Extras For Second Grade.Science, History, and Geography for Second Grade Homeschooling.Homeschool Language Arts and Math For Second Grade. ![]()
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