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2nd Grade
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| At the start of
each day: 1. Say Morning
Prayer/Rosary 2. Read Bible story or selection 3. Read short saint or hero story 4. Sing the National Anthem/Say Pledge |
Medieval
History:
Text: An Island Story
Week 25: Chp. 49: Wat Tyler's Rebellion
Chp 50: King Richard II
*Make a BOC
page on
Wat Tyler's
Rebellion
*Supplemental: Fine Print
"New Terms" thru
"Johann Shares..."
Week 26: Chp 51: Battle of Shrewesbury
Chp 52: Prince Hal goes to prison
*Make a BOC
page on
a person or event of your choice
*Supplemental: Fine Print
"Making it work" thru
"Betrayed"
Week 27: Chp 53: Battle of Agincourt
Chp 54: Maid of Orleans
*Make a BOC page on Joan of Arc
*Supplemental: Fav Medieval Tales
Finn Maccoul
Beowulf
The Sword in the Stone
Week 28: Chp 55: Red and White Roses
Chp 56: Queen Margaret
*Make a BOC
page on
the War of the Roses
*Supplemental: Fav Medieval Tales
Island of the Lost Chil...
The Song of Roland
Week 29: Chp 57: the Kingmaker
Chp 58: King Edward/Richard
*Make a BOC
page on
King Edward IV
*Supplemental: Fav Medieval Tales
Sir Gawain and the...
The Werewolf
Week 30: Chp 59: Two princes in the tower
Chp 60: a Make-Believe prince
*Make a BOC page on
King Richard III
*Supplemental: Fav Medieval Tales
Robin Hood
Chanticleer
*Try to read the same Carroll
poem at least three times a week.
*Note an unfamiliar word (no more than two) at each sitting
*Mention something (no more than one thing) that you like about the poem
Week 25:
Poetry:
-(3) poems from Fav Poems Old & New
-read "" (Carroll)
-read "" (Carroll)
-read "" paragraphs of bio (Carroll)
-Pick one
poem from last week to
copy into a poetry notebook and
to illustrate using pencils, crayons,
or paint. Memorize the poem (or a portion
of it this week. (This weekly activity is called
the "Poem of the Week")
Lit :Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory
Chps
16-20
Reading: Child reads aloud 5 min/day
and reads silently at least 10
min/day
using books
that are at ability level
Spelling: Lesson 25
( Language
Practice: 1 lesson/day
*optional)
Rod & Staff English:
Lessons 1-5 (Unit 5):
pp 242-251
Week 26: Poetry:
-(3) poems from Fav Poems Old & New
-read " (Carroll)
-read first "" paragraphs of bio (Carroll)
-Poem of
the Week
Lit : Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory
Chps
21-25
Reading: Child reads aloud 5 min/day and
reads silently at least 10 min/day
using books
that are at ability level
Spelling: Lesson 26
( Language Practice: 1 lesson/day
*optional)
Rod & Staff English:
Lessons 6-10 (Unit 5)
pp 252-261
Week 27: Poetry: -(3)
poems from Fav Poems Old & New
-read " (Carroll)
-read first "" paragraphs of bio (Carroll)
-Poem of
the Week
Lit: Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory
Chps
26-30
Reading: Child reads aloud 5 min/day and
reads silently at least 10 min/day
Spelling: Lesson 27
( Language Practice: 1 lesson/day
*optional)
Rod & Staff English:
Lessons 11-15 (Unit 5)
pp 262-271
Week 28: Poetry:
-(3) poems from Fav Poems Old & New
-read " (Carroll)
-read first "" paragraphs of bio (Carroll)
-Poem of
the Week
Lit : Lassie
"I Never Want another Dog" thru
"The Hiding Place on the Moor"
Reading: Child reads aloud 5 min/day and
reads silently at least 10 min/day
Spelling: Lesson 28
( Language Practice: 1 lesson/day
*optional)
Rod & Staff English:
Lessons 16-20 (Unit 5)
pp 272-281
Week 29: Poetry:
-(3) poems from Fav Poems Old & New
-read " (Carroll)
-read first "" paragraphs of bio (Carroll)
-Poem of
the Week
Lit :
Lassie
"Nothing Left but Honesty" thru
"The Fight for Existence"
Reading: Child reads aloud 5 min/day and
reads silently at least 10 min/day
Spelling: Lesson 29
( Language Practice: 1 lesson/day
*optional)
Rod & Staff English:
Lessons 21-25 (Unit 5)
pp 282-291
Week 30: Poetry:
-(3) poems from Fav Poems Old & New
-read " (Carroll)
-read first "" paragraphs of bio (Carroll)
-Poem of
the Week
Lit :
Lassie
"Nothing Left but Honesty" thru
"The Fight for Existence"
Reading: Child reads aloud 5 min/day and
reads silently at least 10 min/day
Spelling: Lesson 30
( Language Practice: 1 lesson/day
*optional)
Rod & Staff English:
Review One (p. 292-3)
Review Two (p. 294-295)
Extra activity (p. 296)
A Poem (p. 297)
1. The Burgess Bird Book/Jack's Insects: Read one chapter per week
2. Nature Walk/outing: Aim for one long outing per week.
3. Science study w/book: Science Smart
Week
25:
a. Study toads p.31
b. Project- Make a toad house p.30-31
Week 26:
a. Study plant growth
b. Project- root viewer p.32-33
Week 27:
a. Study seeds and flowers
b. Project- seed cast tiles p. 34-35
Week 28:
a. Measure the height of a building
b. Project- hypsometer p.42-44
Week 29:
a. Study pond ecology
b. Project- construct a backyard mini-pond
p.90-91
*or make a water garden in a barrel
Week 30:
a. Start planning your garden
b. Project- 1.Find a small area in your
yard to plant a garden in. You may want to make
it near your pond.
2.Notice if your area is very sunny (because there are no trees
shading it) or if it is fairly shady. *Plants usually like more sun
than shade.
3.Mark off your area. If it is grassy, spray grass & weed killer on it
and wait about 1 week.)
4.Visit a garden store and buy a bag of topsoil and a bag of composted
manure
5.With a shovel, dig up the area, turning the soil over.
6. Mix the topsoil and manure equally and spread over garden plot.
Then, mix into the soil.
2. review old lesson & introduce new lesson, preferably using a big wall-mounted chalk board
3. child does 1 lesson per day (except perhaps on nature-outing day)