Leanna76 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Hi! Please help! I bought MFW ECC at the curriculum fair , but when I got it home and looked it...I'm sorta thinking it may be too hard for my second . She reads , but there seems to be so much to cover. I didn't do Adventures because we did American History last year and didn't want to do it again. Help! I can only take it back today without having to pay shipping :-\ Thank you!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanna76 Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 Oops....I meant second grader.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edeemarie Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 We are using ECC this year (just finished our 2nd week) and I also chose it over Adventures because we had already studied American History. You will be fine with a 2nd grader as long as you remember that you don't have to do everything. We use the Book Basket A LOT and don't even touch the Advanced assignments. We are using reading the Complete Book of Animals, which I would highly recommend getting if you don't already have it. There are some things we have adjusted along the way (like for the vocabulary, they copy the word and draw the picture and I write the definition), but the student sheets seem to be working out fine. As long as you remember that ECC was written to include much older students also and you don't have to do everything I think you will be fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Sylvia will be going through it as a 2nd grader too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 An older child will certainly get more out of it, but if you remember what the PP said about not doing everything, you should be ok. Do the "fun" stuff. Forget about all the worksheets and do some maps, color flags, cook a meal from the country studies, read some good supplemental children's books, the missionary stories, etc. Since you already have it...just make the most of it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beccad777 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 We did ECC with a 4th grader and a 2nd grader and my 2nd grader did great! I had to adjust a few things for her, but she got a lot out of it and I don't regret doing it. We did the Complete Book of Animals, and I let her copy things from the whiteboard instead of just reading it and her taking notes. I also would dial back the dictation of the memory verse unless your kids are used to dictation. That was a source of frustration for her. Don't skip the missionary read alouds. They were probably the best thing about the whole year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 This website was wonderful for bringing ECC down to my 2nd and 3rd graders' levels. http://www.homeschoolcreations.net/2010/08/geography-notebooking-pages/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leanna76 Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 Thank you, everyone!!!! You guys have been very helpful :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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