Second Grade for Abigail 2009-2010

 

Second Grade for Abigail

2009-2010 School Year Preparations...

Principle Approach

Literature:

D’Aulaire’s Pocahontas (Jamestown)

Longfellow

Johanna Spyri’s Heidi Switzerland (Heidi Day)

Christmas Poetry

Eugene Field

Lewis Carroll

Emily Dickinson

Shakespeare “Comedy of Errors” Lamb’s tales or Chute’s Stories

Benjamin West and his Cat Grimalkin

D’Aulaire’s Benjamin Franklin

 

History:

Founding of Jamestown.  Jamestown Day at Thanksgiving

(Plimoth Plantation Day Packet; To Have and to Hold Syllabus; Jamestown Drama)

John Smith/ Pocahontas

North American Indians and Pagan culture

Thomas Jefferson

Lewis and Clark

Liberty Day

*Current Events: Weekly God’s World

 Geography:

Build replica of Jamestown Colony

 

Reading:

Spelling with Writing Road to Reading

Comprehension Exercises with Spaulding

English Grammar with Grammar notebook

McGuffey’s Second Eclectic Reader. (I used the 1907 but the 1830's or 1850's is way better spiritually speaking!!)

Art:

Egyptian

Christian Cathedrals

Da vinci

Vermeer

Benjamin West/Josh Reynolds

Renoir

Rockwell

 

Math:

Beta  Math U See

 Homeschool resources to look for

Charlotte Mason/ Ambleside--

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

Social Studies
Geography:
*Tree in the Trail by Holling C. Holling
*Seabird by Holling C. Holling

Biographies/American History:
*Joan of Arc by Diane Stanley
*Abraham Lincoln by Ingri D'Aulaire
*Study Cherokee Indians 

 
Current Events:
*Weekly God’s World “Taking Off” Newsletter

Bible
*Daily Bible readings
*Weekly character trait study & memory verse

Art
*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 

 

AFTER MORE THOUGHT....

I came up with a mixed plan approach including elements of Principle Approach, Charlotte Mason, and Traditional schooling (texts):

Science:

A.                        Nature study in good weather w/ Comstock’s guide.  Record drawings and observations in Nature Journal.

B.                        Enjoying God’s World text

C.                        Pagoo in winter.  Visit Aquarium afterwards.

D.                        Burgess Animal Book.  May create audio/listen to Librivox recordings in quiet time.

 

Geography:

A.    Main text is Maury’s First Lessons.   Supplement with National Geographic pictures. 

B.    Map studies of Switzerland and North America to correspond with Lit and History studies.

C.    Pagoo  (Oceanography)

D.    Seabird if there is time.

 

Quiet Time Listening  (Afternoon downtown/alone time in rooms)

A.    Carnival of the Animals by Saint Saens

B.    Beethoven by Classical Kids

C.    Hallelujah Handel by Classical Kids (December)

D.    Mozart’s Magic Fantasy by Classical Kids

E.     Burgess’ Animal book, bird book

F.     Heidi  (as a supplement to our reading or in a pinch)

G.    Magic Tree house  (if we can find it)

 

Free Reading  (These books available for afternoon reading or evening reading)

A.    Nature Readers

B.    “The Columbus Story”

C.    God’s World News

D.    Jefferson Biographies

E.     Seminoles

F.     D’aulaire’s Columbus

 

I also worked out my literature plan in detail based on the Noah Plan Curriculum which utilizes the Principle Approach

Literature:

 

Quarter One

A.    Heidi

a.      Author study of Johannes Spyri

b.     Switzerland’s Individuality.

                                                              i.     Map study

                                                            ii.     Contributions to Christianity include heroes of the reformation and the Geneva Bible

                                                          iii.     Contributions to liberty (Story of Liberty Bell p. 20-26)

                                                          iv.     Character of the people

                   v.     Goat Lapbook

Quarter Two

            A. Heidi con’t

                        a. Principles of individuality, sowing and reaping, and prodigal son.

                        b. Special Day: Heidi Day (Noah Plan: Literature Guide)

            B.  Christmas Poetry

 

Quarter Three

A.    Biography: Pocahontas by D’Aulaire

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

a.      Memorize a portion of the Prologue

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

 

Quarter Four

A.    Biography: Benjamin Franklin by D’Aulaire

B.    William Shakespeare—Bard of the Bible: “The Comedy of Errors”

C.    Emily Dickinson

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

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

a.      Study sheep and shepherding p. 74,75 lit guide

b.     Memorize and sign