Description

What's Included

The following literature and materials are included with 2nd Grade:

2nd Grade Coursebook
2nd Grade Resource Book
Intermediate Recorder: builds upon the foundation of recorder playing that was introduced in Grade 1. Families needing a different level recorder book may request a substitution at checkout by adding a note to the Shipping Instructions field.
Tuck Me In Tales & Other Stories
The Book of Cultures
Ben & Meg
Old Mother West Wind
Fables
Four Fun Friends

Please note:

The materials in the K-3 Essentials Package which includes The Heart of Learning OM Guide to Teaching the Early Grades OM Crafts for the Early Grades OM Circle Time CD and Healthy Living From the Start are NOT included in this package. These materials are used in Kindergarten through grade 3 and therefore you only need to purchase them once. While these books are not strictly required they are highly recommended and are referenced directly in the coursebook.

Additional Materials Needed

The books in the K-3 Essentials Package (The Heart of Learning Healthy Living from the Start Guide to Teaching the Early Grades and Crafts for the Early Grades) are NOT included in this curriculum package. While these books are not strictly required they are highly recommended and are referenced directly in the coursebook.
2nd Grade Craft Kit With Recorders: optional kit containing craft items used in the 2nd grade curriculum.
Essentials Craft Kit: optional kit designed to be used alongside our K-3 Essentials Package and includes many of the common craft items you’ll need in your homeschool.

2nd Grade Overview

View a sample of our 2nd grade curriculum here.

Oak Meadow’s 2nd grade curriculum expands on your child’s natural intelligence and growing confidence as a reader and writer.

In language arts reading emerges from writing and observations of animals and nature become the subject of poems writing and stories. The rhythmic nature of rhyming poems becomes a natural and playful means of working with phonetic letter sounds as students develop their independent reading skills.

In social studies students continue to develop their understanding of history geography economics and civics. Fables and folktales provide the backdrop for learning about ancient cultures and universal human themes. Students explore the themes of good citizenship by learning about the lives of inspiring individuals.

In math the second grader’s growing understanding of mathematics and confidence in manipulating numbers leads to work with the multiplication tables and gaining skill with the four processes.

In science students continue to develop their observation skills as they explore the world of animals. Themes such as interdependence natural rhythms and classification provide the foundation for close-up investigations into the plant and animal kingdoms.

Through hands-on and investigative activities in art crafts music and health students engage in explorations of color and craft develop their recorder playing skills and conduct inquiries into topics related to their healthy development.

Projects crafts and activities through the year include: