What are you using for 2nd grade that you're excited about?

[Michelle My Bell]

I am starting to think about next year for my son and am wondering what everyone is planning to use next year. I am especially interested in hearing about lesser known or used programs. So, what are you excited about?

[ByGrace3]

We are in the middle of second grade here, and having a really good year. I think dd likes everything we are doing right now (except WWE, but we are taking a break from that.)

 

We love Biblioplan, love Elemental Science, love the SL readers and read alouds-- those are probably the highlights, but all the rest is going well too. :)

 

 

[BugsMama]

We just started grade 2- We're loving The Nature Connection and Nancy Larson Science.

[anmom]

We actually start 2nd grade tommorow (school year round...weird timeline :laugh: ) I am looking forward to starting Prima Latina, LOF, also Sassafras Science. My 2nd grader loves history and we are starting the middle ages, so I think it will be a lot of fun this year too (we use TOG for history).

[violamama]

Following.

 

I'm shopping for a good kid cookbook for our soon to be 2nd grader.

We love the VP readers and Long Story Short daily bible curric.

Other than some graphic novels/comics (in my siggy) we "reward" our 7 yo with things like math dot-to-dots, color by numbers and time on the iPad with learning apps.

 

He devoured this "algebra" teaching app (and I liked it, too!): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dragonbox+/id522069155?mt=8

[Five More Minutes]

We're enjoying most of our selections, but here are our top ones.

 

Language Arts: We're loving WWE2, MCT Island, Editor-in-Chief, and select pages from FLL3 that teach diagramming.

Math: Singapore, Primary Grade Math Challenge, and Life of Fred continue to be fun every single time we open the books.

History: Story of the World is still a hit.

 

In other subject areas, I'm satisfied with the programs we're using, but not necessarily excited about them.

[alisoncooks]

I've been planning for next year, too (2nd). I'm most excited about (finally) adding in history (Elemental Adv. in America) and "formal" science (Elemental Biology).

[Sahamamama]

We are in the middle of 2nd grade here. So far, we have enjoyed:

• Horizons Math 2
  
• Math Mammoth Blue Series
  
• Evan-Moor Poetry Guides -- We chose enough for a 6-week unit, some from the 2nd/3rd book, some from the 3th/4th book.
  
• All About Spelling, Level 3
  
• All About Homophones
  
• First Language Lessons 3 -- She especially likes the diagramming.
  
• Writing with Ease 2 -- She told me the other day, "I hope we always do WWE." ;)
  
• Memoria Press Prima Latina -- Simple and enjoyable.
  
• Ecoutez, Parlez French, Volumes 1 & 2 -- Simple and enjoyable.
  
• Recorder lessons -- I teach these at home.
  
• Bible Storytelling Felts-- They all love to listen to and tell Bible stories with these felts.
  
• The Christian Life Hymnal -- We each have a hymn book in a different color. They love having their own hymn books. :)
  
• Evan-Moor History Pockets -- We have done all of Native Americans and some of Life in Plymouth Colony.
  

 

Have a great year!