Year 2 Program and Books

Most of these books can be found HERE.

BibleThe Children's Bible –Read aloud NT major stories in order
or read from the Bible (see reading list)
Your Story Hour Audio tapes of Bible Vol 1-4

For private daily bible reading children may use:
Keep a Bible journal
Awesome Book of Bible Facts by Sandy Silverthorne
***What Would Jesus Do? By Charles Sheldon, revised by Haidle
Missionary Stories and the Millers by Mildred Martin
These are My People-Gladys Alyward (Biography) by Mildred Howard

Habit Training
Polite Moments Vol 1 by Gary Maldaner
**What the Bible says about being a Girl/Boy publ. By Pearables

WritingTranscribe (copy) from reading books and quote jar (lined paper)
Begin keeping a journal once a week
***Writing In Narrative Book 1 by Peter Joel and Dr. Leslie Simonson (optional)

Grammar (optional)
Daily Grams 2/3 - 2pgs wkly by Wanda Phillips
A Cache of Jewels by Ruth Heller

Tales
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb
Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Viking Tales (wks 16-30)
*Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
**The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
**The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds
***The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
A Door in the Wall Marguerite de Angeli
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
Stories of the Pilgrims by Margaret Pumphrey
St. George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges
William Tell by Margaret Early
Child’s Book of Heroes edited William Bennett illus. by Michael Hague
Aladdin (choose an illustrated non Disney version)
***The Bible Smuggler by Louise Vernon

Additional Reading
Heidi by Joanna Spyri
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Five Little Peppers by Margaret Sidney
The Light Princess by George McDonald adapted by Robin McKinley, illus by Katy Treherne
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
Chatterer the Red Squirrel by Thornton W. Burgess
Poor Mrs Quack by Thornton W. Burgess
Dick Wittington and His Cat by Marsha Brown
A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
The Boxcar Children Series 1-19 only by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Highlights Children’s Magazines

Poetry
*Walter De La Mare
**Eugene Field
**James Whitcombe Riley
***Paul Revere's Ride Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
***Sing Song Christina Rossetti

American History
(Colonial Times1629-Revolutionary War1776)
This Country Of Ours by H.E. Marshall (main text)
If you lived at the time of the American Revolution by Kay Moore
**Benjamin Franklin by D’Aulaire
Mary Geddy's Day by Kate Waters
North American Indians by Marie and Douglas Gorsline
***George Washington by D’Aulaire

World History(Medieval/Early Renaissance 400AD -1600AD)
Child's History of the World - V.M. Hillyer (main text)
Usborne Medieval World by Jane Bingham
Marco Polo by Charles Graves
Joan of Arc by Diane Stanley

Geography
A laminated wall map of the World (mark places you are studying with dry erase pens)
A laminated wall map of the United States (mark places you are studying with dry erase pens)
How we Learned the Earth is Round by Patricia Lauber
Fill in Colonies map as they are studied and add to My America Book:
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/colonies.pdf
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/colonies.pdf

Natural History and Science
Keep a Nature Notebook
Handbook of Nature Study by Anne Botsford Comstock- may he used for special studies and for reference as well as various field guides and picture books.
Thornton Burgess Animals
*Magic School Bus inside the Human Body by Joanne Cole illus. by Bruce Degen bk
*Great Dinosaur Mystery and the Bible by Paul Taylor(spend 6 wks)
**Pagoo by Holling C. Holling
**Magic School Bus On the Ocean Floor
***Magic School Bus Electric Field Trip
***Starting Point Science Vol 1-Weather, Plants, Electricity, Underground by Susan Mayes
*** Science Activities Vol 3- Battteries, Body, Weather by Usborne(optional)

Picture Study
Study reproductions of six pictures by a famous artist.
Ambleside's Artists
http://www.artrenewal.com/

Mathematics
Scott Foresman Exploring Math 2 workbk (second half)
The King's Commissioners by Aileen Friedman
The 512 Ants on Sullivan Street by Carol Losi
Subtraction flash cards
Place value popsicle sticks
Gram Cubes
Math computer game CDs

Foreign LanguageIllustrated children's tales with audio cassettes
Transcribe sentences from tales.
Children translate small passages into English orally

Drawingfrom nature and from history tales
Draw 50 Animals by Lee j Ames- draw one animal per week
Learn the use of color pencils

Recitations
Learn two suitable passages of 6 verses from NT per term. Focus on parables
One Psalm per term
One poem of child's choice from poet studied per term.

Suggestions:
*Psalm 23, Luke 2: 8-15 (Birth of Jesus), Matthew 13:3-9 (The Sower)
** Psalm 1:1-6,Matthew 18:10-14 (The Lost sheep), Matthew 6:6-14 (the Lord’s prayer)
*** Psalm 8: 1-8, Matthew 28:1-6 (the Resurrection), I Corinthians 13:1-8a (Love)

Music
Progressive Recorder Method for Young Beginners Book 2

Composer Study
If you are studying composers in historical order:
AO selections of Medieval Music, otherwise Music and Moments with the Masters selections

Singing
Various foreign language songs
Two folksongs (see master list in historical order) and two hymns per term

ElocutionMcGuffey’s Eclectic 2nd Reader (1st half)

Physical Education
running, skipping, galloping, throwing and catching a ball
aerobics and stretching exercises

HandiworkHelp in house and garden
Sewing, cross-stitch, rug hook are some suggestions
See Handicraft list for more ideas