Guest lahmeh Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 (edited) I'm just curious what you would do for a 2nd grader and why. Thanks very much for any opinions! :001_smile: Edited December 28, 2009 by lahmeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kls126s Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I have a second grader. Neither is exactly what I would do, but right now we're doing R&S grammar, WWE, many Sonlight readers, and SWO. We're switching to AAS in the Spring though. My dd is a natural speller, but I'm going to combine both kids in AAS soon. However - I don't have any experience with R&S for anything besides grammar, so I'm probably not a good one to discuss the relative merits of either plan. I've been very happy with our Language Arts approach though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Is there a reason why you're going with GWG over FLL? If it's because you're starting in 2nd grade, you could easily condense FLL 1/2 into a single year or if you've got a bright kid start with FLL3. I wouldn't personally use R&S because it's a Protestant program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I should break this down by semester... Summer/Fall: CLE LA 200 Singapore Math 1b, 2a Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day Sonlight Core 1 Sonlight Readers 2 Interm/Adv HWOT Cursive Map Skills 2 Suzuki violin Piano Winter/Spring: Writing with Ease Music of the Hemispheres Grammar Island (Thanks, People) Singapore Math 2b, Kumon workbook review of math Mind Benders Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day Stratton House Science - the microscope one Sonlight Core 2 Sonlight Readers 2 Advanced - finish up HWOT Cursive - finish up Map Skills 2 - finish up moving from Violin to Cello Piano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsiew Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 #2 choice is almost exactly what I'm doing with my 2nd grader. We just don't use the SL readers. We just read classical, historical or science related literature. The other choices we use and like! However, I do have to say with my younger two I'm going to start with FLL and see how that goes. Mostly because my ds5 has a difficult time with fine motor. The other kids are all good with writing and I decided to stick with GWG for them. (Although, I have to say that I like GWG because it doesn't require a lot of writing... just right I think.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Darn its...we do BJU Spelling also, but my kid knows every word in this workbook...kind of a waste of money for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lahmeh Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I tried CLE up to LU 106. I ended up skipping so much and choosing bits and pieces I decided we needed something else. I've bought and sold FLL. I can't put my finger on it but I just like GWG better. I've already purchased it...just haven't used it yet. I also have AAS and WWE ready to use. I was just thinking R&S would be easier...maybe? Reading sooo many reviews lately on R&S it seems most who have used it love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 (edited) Here's what we'll be doing for 2nd... Math - Horizon 2 then 3 LA - CLE Reading Comp - Critical Thinking Co. Bible - R&S (we've already done CLE 2) copywork - daily dictation - 1x a week Core - MFW Creation to Greeks / TOG 1 LG reads Edited December 29, 2009 by Kayaking Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeAndTheBoys Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I can't imagine doing all R&S--I love the parts of R&S we've used, and I'll add in more parts, but I couldnt' do it all. Same with CLE. R&S Grammar--excellent; we did Grade 2 last year, and we'll do Grade 3 next spring or fall. WWE--love it. We do the SL readers, but I also do Pathway with workbooks because I don't feel like I can pull all of the reading comp, etc out by myself. Your spelling choice--I know nothing about. We're using R&S and it's fine; DS is a good speller so I haven't spent a whole lot of time and effort finding the perfect spelling program--easy and good has been my criteria. Betsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atozmom Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Here's what our 2nd grade year will look like: R&S English AAS ETC WWE A mix of readers - Nora Gaydos, Primary Phonics, some SL and whatever else might be sitting on our shelves or avail at the library. We are using AAS now and LOVE it! My son actually looks forward to doing his spelling everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I wouldn't personally use R&S because it's a Protestant program. I believe Mennonites/Anabaptists would reject being classed as "Protestants". Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I chose WWE etc because I prefer beloved classics to textbook and workbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmy Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Your second choice is what I am using for 2nd grade - we haven't done WWE consistently but we try. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I'd personally use FLL instead of GWG, but I love AAS and WWE for my 2nd grader. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closeacademy Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Neither. I tried the R&S option and it was too much/too boring. What I am doing with my 2nd grader is: listening to her read when she is stuck on a word, I write it out letter by letter as she makes the sounds I read the Ruth Heller Grammar Picture books to her copyscribe copywork books Spell to Write and Read What we have tried that worked so-so: a word wall and word bank Montessori grammar boxes (she needs to be able to read the words to sort them) Rod and Staff phonics, reading workbooks and readers (they move too fast) What we are going to do when we restart: Oak Meadow (which includes listening to her read either their readers or books from the library) work slowly through the SWR lists doing the enrichment activities I hope you figure it out. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I believe Mennonites/Anabaptists would reject being classed as "Protestants". Bill Well, they're not Catholics or Eastern Orthodox Christians. Wikipedia states: "These forerunners of modern Mennonites were part of the broad reaction against the practices and theology of the Roman Catholic Church known as the Protestant Reformation." If they were part of the Protestant Reformation, wouldn't that make them Protestants? :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 For LA my 2nd grader is using WWE Seton English for grammar and as a LA catch-all ETC A spelling workbook that mysteriously found its way to my bookshelf, is it ACSI Spelling? Not worth remembering in any case. We needed a little change from Seton and WWE so now dd is using PLL. I like all of them and will return to WWE and Seton when we we feel like another change. I love ETC. I recommend it, but you may not need it if you'll do AAS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura W. Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Choice #2 would appeal to me more. I'm doing 2nd grade for the third time this year. Two things I've used each time are FLL and Sonlight readers. Of course, this is coming from someone who's switching to CLE LA and Reading (though my second grader won't start it until he's in 3rd grade). Blessings, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn E Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 For my 2nd grader we are using CLE LA along with the CW Primers. It's a very nice blend. We use CLE for reading, although dd also reads the Sonlight readers independently. Dd did GWG 2 last year, and, while I really like the program, I prefer the review of CLE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 There is no other button. For 2nd grade I am: finishing OPGTR - love it! AAS - love it too! FLL - 1/2 Reading related to history and science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apCrazy4Jesus Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 R&S Reading (I love how they get so much of God's word with this. If you do ancients for History the 2nd grade reader is a PERFECT fit ) FLL (He LOVES this) WWE/Imitation in writing: Aesop's Fables AAS (Zooming thru this) Rummy Roots (Fun game for building vocabulary) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apCrazy4Jesus Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I can't imagine doing all R&S--I love the parts of R&S we've used, and I'll add in more parts, but I couldnt' do it all. Same with CLE. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lahmeh Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Thank you everyone for your replies! I want to use the reading from Rod and Staff most of all for the same reasons apCrazy4Jesus said so maybe I'll go with that and AAS, WWE and GWG. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I believe Mennonites/Anabaptists would reject being classed as "Protestants". I've never heard that before, and I've studied Anabaptists and Mennonites and attended Bible studies in their churches and had pre-Baptism classes in one. I have it from a Brethren preacher with a PhD in his field that Anabaptists are a subclass of Protestants. All the Mennonites I've known have been pretty proud of their protesting ancestors, actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I've never heard that before, and I've studied Anabaptists and Mennonites and attended Bible studies in their churches and had pre-Baptism classes in one. I have it from a Brethren preacher with a PhD in his field that Anabaptists are a subclass of Protestants. All the Mennonites I've known have been pretty proud of their protesting ancestors, actually. I dunno. I have Swiss-German Anabaptist ancestors who fled persecution by Reformed Calvinists, and came to the "New World" in the eighteenth-century. I've always known Anabaptists to think of themselves as a "third way", neither Protestant (and part of the Radical Reformation rather than the Protestant Reformation) not Catholic. Maybe we need a "spin-off" thread? Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 We're secular, so I wouldn't chose 1 to begin with, but I do prefer to use multiple programs for different aspects over 1 text for all. My second (and my first) grader is using FLL, WWE, Spectrum Spelling, and I pick our reading selections and wing our discussions and activities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 (edited) I voted for R&S, but I do love Peacehill Press products too. I haven't used the reading books from R&S at all though. Once my kids are on their feet running with reading I just have them read to me from a real book that is slightly challenging to them. My ideal is FLL for the first few grades, then moving to R&S English after that, and R&S spelling. We use/used Phonics Pathways for reading lessons until they no longer needed phonics instruction, then did the reading to me as described above. eta: The writing my kids do is in line with TWTM suggestions, so I imagine it's similar to WWE. I pull it from their reading, history or science. Edited December 29, 2009 by SilverMoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Maybe we need a "spin-off" thread? Bill We could start a spin off thread, but your experiences are just as valid as mine and I see no reason to consider them conflicting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Lea Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Honestly, for a 2nd grader all I would do is AAS and the Sonlight Readers and read alouds. Grammar can wait and you child will get plenty of dictation with AAS or narration by narrating after they read a SL reader or after you read aloud a SL read aloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testimony Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I just did copywork, dictation, and narration with my children from the books they read. I did not really bother with formal language arts of any kind until third grade. It did not hurt any of my children. They always tested well with grammar on the IOWAs. I am currently using for my younger son FLL3. He is in 4th grade. I personally started him with a living book called Grammar-land. I got it from google books for free. My son loved it. All of the programs that you mentioned are excellent programs. I think that if you look at them from a purely academic stand they hold up very well. I think that if you look at the style of how each is done, it might help you to better decide. Blessings in your homeschooling journey! Sincerely, Karen http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/testimony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveBaby Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I would choose : Other. I love R&S Spelling for 2nd grade. I would skip formal grammar at this age. I have also just used narration, copywork and dictation for their intro into writing and used lots of good books for reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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