2014-2015 2nd Grade Homeschool Weekly Plan

The long-awaited plan! This is what we have come up with so far. I purchased 2nd and 3rd grade "Complete Curriculum" workbooks at Sam's Club. They have worksheets for spelling, reading, reading comprehension, and math skills. We will use these as a jumping-off point. Dino can breeze through the easy ones, and we can focus more on the skills he isn't as familiar with. These should give him some "easy" work to start each day with.

I have also purchase the Life of Fred elementary curriculum. It is primarily a math curriculum, but it includes reading comprehension, history, and life skills as part of each lesson.

For science and geography, we will do a lot of hands-on activities: go on nature hunts, study anatomy diagrams online, and flip through a good ol' paper atlas for geography.

I have writing tablets, notebooks, and lap-sized chalkboards and whiteboards to use for handwriting.

All of this is extremely flexible, and will likely change and evolve as we go through the year, so that we can focus on his education gaps and on things that he expresses more interest in.

Five Days a Week:
o Bible - Scripture memorization, Memorize the books of the New Testament, Daily Bible story to read and discuss

o Reading - Alone (silently by himself)

o Breakfast & Lunch - Obviously

o Chores - Make beds, Get dressed, Brush teeth, Do laundry, Clean house, etc

Four Days a Week:

o Math, Spelling, Reading Comprehension - worksheets; math focus: multiplication, fractions, and telling time; Life of Fred

o Reading - Aloud (Dino to Mom, Mom to Dino)

o Handwriting - Cursive writing tablet, Journal

Twice a Week:

o Science - Anatomy (Human, Bugs, Animals), Biology (Plants)

§ Alternate in a unit of Geography

o Computer - PBS Kids website and other educational web games, Typing practice

o PE - Exercise videos (aerobics, yoga, etc), Walk, Hike, Bike ride, Gym Day on Mondays

o Music - Piano and/or recorder (his choice)

Once a Week:

o Arts and Crafts - Color wheel, Shading, Shapes, Make gifts (Christmas, etc)

o Cooking - Bake bread and treats on Fridays to learn measuring, fractions, and chemical reactions!

o Cub Scouts - Monday evenings

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