Second Grade Literature Overview

2^nd Grade Literature Year Overview

 

Quarter One

A.     Introduction of the subject:

a.      Make Literature title page for notebook.

b.      Literature definition, purpose, and standards (doc). Notes

c.      Literature definition, purpose, and standards (doc). Quiz

B.     Heidi

a.      Make Heidi title page

b.      Author introduction: Johannes Spyri

c.      Switzerland’s Individuality

                                                              i.     Map study

                                                             ii.     Contributions to liberty (Story of Liberty) including reformation heroes and Geneva Bible

                                                            iii.     Character of the people as described in S of L

                                                            iv.     Optional Goat Lapbook, if desired.  This connects Science, Art, and Bible.

d.      Record elements of Literature: Define and give examples of setting, plot, characters, theme, and style (Style as a literary element doc: Dr. Suess vs. Peter Rabbit)

                              e. Theme of sowing and reaping

f. Theme of Forgiveness and the prodigal son.

g. Special Day: Heidi Day

Quarter Two

               A.  Christmas Poetry

                              a.  Make poetry title page

b.  Prose and Poetry definitions

B.     Children’s Classics: Benjamin West and his Cat Grimalkin

 

 

Quarter Three

C.      Biography: Pocahontas by D’Aulaire

a.      Make Pocahontas title page.

D.     Children’s Poets: “Hiawatha” by Longfellow

a.      Memorize a portion of the Prologue, “Hiawatha’s childhood”

b.      Notes on picture pages of Hiawatha’s childhood, marriage and lamentation.

c.       Marriage coloring page and/or drawing.

 

Quarter Four

A.     Biography: Benjamin Franklin by D’Aulaire

B.     Literary Types definitions (doc): fiction, non-fiction, drama, and letters with Biblical examples.

C.      William Shakespeare—Bard of the Bible title page

a.       “The Comedy of Errors”

D.     Emily Dickinson

a.      Memorize “The Bee” and “To Make a Prairie”

E.      Poetry of the Bible: The Psalms.  Read 23^rd Psalm

 

1st Quarter

2nd

3rd

4th

Lit

Heidi

14 c.'s

14 lessons of 1c each

Christmas Poetry

3 poems

3 lessons of 1 poem each

Pocahontas

45 pgs

4 lessons of 11p each

Ben Franklin

48 pgs.

4 lessons of 12 p. each

Benjamin West

147 pgs.

15 lessons of 10p each

Hiawatha

22 c.'s/10 min.

2 c./day=11 lessons

Comedy of Errors

7 pgs.

4 lessons of 2 p. each

4 intro lessons

3 intro lessons

Dickinson

3 poems

3 lessons of 1 poem each

Psalms

1 psalm

1 lesson

6 intro lessons

 

 

Free Reading book list on goats:

Animal Tales (ISBN 0-7853-6999-6) “Goat Kids” by Catherine McCafferty

A Baby Goat for You by Walter Chandoha
A photographic journey follows two kids through the farmyard.

Beatrice’s Goat by Page McBrier
Beatrice is a young girl from the small African village of Kisinga in western Uganda.  This is the story about how goats enabled her to go to the United States to school. 

Friendship Saves the Day by Karen Ravn
Lanie Lamb is upset with Gallagher Goat after he eats her precious curtains. This is a story of friendship and forgiveness.

G is For Goat, by Patricia Polacco
An excellent alphabet book that teaches about goats.  Beautiful pictures.

The Goat in the Rug by Charles L. Blood and Martin Link
Geraldine is a goat, and Glenmae is a Navajo weaver. One day, Glenmae decides to weave Geraldine into a rug.  The reader learns, along with Geraldine, about the care and pride that goes into making a rug.

The Goat Lady by Jane Bregoli
Two children meet the lady next door and learn a lot about goats, tolerance, thankfulness and love.

Gregory The Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat and Jose Aruego
Gregory the goat eats nutritious food and his parents are alarmed!  They try to teach him to eat “junk” food, but finally accept him as he is.
Gregory Lapbook Components

The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Janet Stevens
Updated folktale.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff/Just a Friendly Old Troll (Another Point of View) by Alvin Granowsky 
Read the traditional story of The Billy Goats Gruff.  Then turn the book over and read the story from the troll’s point of view.

Top of the Heap by Cynthia A. DiTaranto.  
Although change is inevitable, what counts is how you deal with it.   In this book, a trip to a local goat farm helps a child make the transition from city to country life.  Join Maggie and Montie as they find their way, like Blackie, to claim the Top Of The Heap!

The Usborne Book of Farm Animals by Felicity Everett
This book takes young children on a farmyard tour, introducing each animal in turn and showing how it lives, feeds, and rears its young.

The Kingfisher First Animal Encyclopedia by Jon Kirkwood
Brief description of various goats with illustrations.

 

 

 

Thankful for:

 A Season of Study.

I realized this morning that homeschooling my children has caused me to be in constant study for the last 13 years.  One day I might break out of the books, but not anytime soon!  Here are a sampling of Bethan's Charlotte Mason Amblesideonline Y10 books.  I try to read ahead or preread as much as I can:

Most Inspiring/Powerful:  Thomas Sowell's Vision of the Annointed
Best Christian:  Shonda Parker's Naturally Healthy Woman
Best Written: On Writing Well
Most surprising: Walden (What a rebel!)
Grossest: Wicked Bugs (Although Frankenstein might be next, click the link for B's poetic narration of it)

She has many other readings online such as speeches, documents, and Missionary Nursing books.  We also regularly consult our nature guides especially our bird guides.

Her biggest surprise today was discovering as she read Causes for Secession, that the idea that the South did not withdraw because of slavery, was wrong!  Every point made involved slavery from the Southern states own admission.

The Workshop

It has been a place of creativity, study, and learning for Tom in a big way lately.  He's constructing non stop between his Charlotte Mason school reading and writing.

His biggest influence and chosen teacher: Jorge Sprave

Friends

I really enjoyed getting together on New Year's Eve with co op friends for a game night.  These kids really get along great with each other, and I love that.  I was really blessed that Abi's friend Becka drove up to visit her for a few days.  She was so happy.

 Kitchen Addition

I am also thankful for a much needed addition to the kitchen, the island!  I debated for years, but finally went for it and LOVE its helpfulness and practicality.

Well as you can see, we are still looking for our counter top stools to match, IKEA doesn't carry the brown anymore :-( so we'll see what we can do.  Maybe white ones?  What do you think?

Its that time of year again...

I had posted this last year: Our lent calender full of Christian Heroes--centuries of "people of the cross" whom we celebrate for their love of God, love of man, and service to humanity. Of course at our house paintings are often in progress and we hope to add more this year as we journey to Easter....

We made some improvements but Chad says were not done yet... We are so trying to get to this!  One year we made a George Mueller game in homeschool and so *hopefully* we'll get to it today as we celebrate him as a holy hero!

The awesome designer at work in nature. Math & Science & Bible & Literature---interrelate and blow our brains!

This is a great book to get from the library before going to the Museum of Science and Industry's new "Numbers in Nature" exhibit.  I was amazed at this book because I am one of those non-Math types who love to find an inspiring historical personal divine connection in Mathematics.   This was what was missing from my public school education.  So anyhoo--you can read Blockhead   and discover how the great designer, the God of Heaven and Earth has left his (mathematical) fingerprint on all nature.   The exhibit really shows the breadth of it...how the spiral (Fibonacci's sequence) and the golden rectangle can be found in the solar system, in humans and in plants and animals... its so amazing to see art, math, and design all coming together and revealing the glory of God.  I wish they would have had worship music at MSI, but I was praising!!
Fibonacci sequenceand then my face in the fibonacci sequence...if i put my eye in the littlest square, my chin perfectly touched the bottom of the spiral...