We're "officially" starting second grade next week, so I thought I'd post our plans for Kathryn’s school year. This is taking Ambleside Online's "Year 2" and adding in a few things of my own. We'll have a lot of free reading in addition to this, too, as well as other fun stuff, like field trips, that pop up throughout the year. And as always, if you have any questions, feel free to email me!
Language Arts
Literature:
*Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb
*Little Pilgrim's Progress by Helen Taylor
*Parables from Nature by Margaret Gatty
*Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
*The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
*Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle
Poetry:
*Complete Poetical Works of James Whitcomb Riley
*Rhymes and Verses: Walter De La Mare
*The Complete Poems of Christina Rossetti
*The Oxford Book of Children’s Verse - various poets
Penmanship:
*Italics C transition to cursive
*Additional copywork from poems
Science:
*The Handbook of Nature Study by Anna B. Comstock
*Burgess Animal Book by Thornton Burgess
*Pagoo by Holling C. Holling
*Christian Liberty Nature Reader Books 2 & 3
*Exploring Creation with Botany by Jeannie Fulbright
*Weekly nature study
Math
*Horizons 3
Social Studies
Geography:
*Tree in the Trail by Holling C. Holling
*Seabird by Holling C. Holling
*Continue notebook about the 50 states
World History:
*Our Island Story by H.E. Marshall
*This Country of Ours by HE Marshall
*Story of the World Vol. 2 by Susan Wise Bauer
Biographies/American History:
*Joan of Arc by Diane Stanley
*The Little Duke by Charlotte Yonge
*Abraham Lincoln by Ingri D'Aulaire
*Study Cherokee Indians & Georgia state history
Current Events:
*Weekly God’s World “Taking Off” Newsletter
Bible
*Daily Bible readings
*Weekly character trait study & memory verse
*Big Truths for Little Kids: weekly lesson
Art
*Little Annie’s Art Book: a drawing program by Barry Stebbing
*Study an artist & their works each term
Music
*Piano lessons (maybe... the one car thing is a challenge)
*Listen to music from various composers, including: Bach (Baroque), Franz Liszt (Early Romantic), Gustav Mahler & Anton Bruckner (Late Romantic period)
*Hymns for a Kid’s Heart -- includes info on composers
Handicrafts
*Weekly sewing, embroidery, or similar project
