MrsMe Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 What subjects do you do and how long is your school day for Grade 2? I'm trying to see where to pare down or if I'm right in there for time. Seems to be taking us a while. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommytobees Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 My 2nd Grader is 7 years old...total time: required work: 2 hours 15-30 minutes; busy work an additional 30-45 minutes LA (spelling, reading, FLL3, writing) & History & Science: 8am-9:45am Math: 9:45am-10:15am (occasionally 10:30am, but not often) Independent work (Wordly Wise, computer-critical thinking, computer-math games): 30-45 minutes Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 What subjects do you do and how long is your school day for Grade 2? I'm trying to see where to pare down or if I'm right in there for time. Seems to be taking us a while. Thanks! Actually diligently applying himself to the task at hand? Three hours tops. Dawdling, taking breaks, sharpening pencils, sipping water, complaining and daydreaming? One to two hours. Some qualifiers... My kid is slow. Verdi's just really, really slow about everything, not just schoolwork. Some times I think V.'s intentionally doing everything as slowly as humanly possible. There's even a seven second delay between saying something to V. and seeing it register on V.'s face. Don't take me the wrong way; my child is brilliant. Verdi comes up with amazing ideas on a regular basis. It just takes V. a long time to interact with the world, like V.'s actually on another continent and there's a long time delay because the connection is weak. Also, Verdi's eight, which is third in NY but 2nd in many other states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmy Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 (edited) My oldest is in 2nd and we typically school into the afternoon but the primary reason for that is that I'm juggling 3 young kids schooling (and 1 very needy non-schooling 2yo!). If just he and I were working together gung ho, we could finish much earlier in the day. Also, the after lunch stuff tends to be more less of the hard core academics and more of the fun learning things we do just cause we like to.....we don't watch any tv or do any video games/computer time during the school week so we tend to fill our days with more activities that could be called school but in fact are just fun for us. That being said we typically do: Morning Math + math drill time Spelling and Handwriting Grammar or Writing (alternate days usually, sometimes we do both) History reading plus coloring page / activity page and narration Science - reading science books and working on activities picture study OR composer study (1-2 times a week each, these are short) read aloud (me reading to all the kids) art project or craft or free art time Reading to himself (1/2 hour history, 1/2 hour guided by mom free reading choice) Edited to add: My son's day can go quick or it can go slow, depending on his own choices and focus. He's a serious dawdler and it's hard for me to reign that in sometimes because if he's "working" on something independently chances are I'm tied up doing something with one of the other 3 kids (or hiding in the bathroom eating the last cookie...;)) Edited November 10, 2008 by Emmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchbark Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Bookwork: usually two hours, three hours tops. Piano, outdoor stuff, hands-on projects, etc, would be on top of that, but not everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenC Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 One Fridays it's usually a little less. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeinfl Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 3 hours. After that we are both mush. :) Dee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 (edited) Our 2nd Grade takes about 2 hours for book work (it can be much less - depending on effort!), which includes * First Language Lessons 2 * Horizons Math 2 * Rod and Staff Bible 2 * Rod and Staff Spelling 2 * Voyages in English 2 * Writing With Ease * Proverbs People Then later in the day we alternate - * Rod and Staff Science 2 and * Story of the World 1 cds with AG We do these M-Th and the history takes an hour twice a week, science an hour a week, plus some fun thrown in as I feel like it. I aim to nature walk or do something interesting outside once a week. I also try and get the kids to watch their Spanish dvd (20 minutes) every day, usually while I shower... * Las Clase Divertida - Spanish I also have the kids read for about an hour a day, usually some in the morning (lounge time) and then some before bed. I do a read aloud either on cd or a chapter or a few every night (well, as every as I can pull off, LOL!!). ETA - And piano practice - about 15-20 minutes a day. Edited November 11, 2008 by Kayaking Mom Added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closeacademy Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Last year we spent 1 hour a day four days a week on schoolwork. Singapore Math SWR Phonograms linked to Aesop's Fables Rewriting of a fable and copied in best penmanship (1 fable every week) Story of the World Singapore Science Minimus Latin Good luck. We started this year out with TOG and dropped it because our days were 2-3 hours and really overkill so switched to a lighter schedule which got the job done and left everyone happy.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 My seven year old does: Writing With Ease Growing With Grammar The Fun Spanish Singapore math Spelling practice from teacherfilebox critical thinking some days and then together with his younger brother we do: Winterpromise AS 1 Science Bible Spanish We spend 2 1/2 to 3 hours on an average day on all of this. And then he reads quietly for at least 30 minutes a day and we do fiction (not for history) read alouds for another 30-40 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 (edited) My dd attends a cottage school one day a week, and I work on Friday, and we do a co-op science and girl scout one day a week so our schedule is probably different than many. Monday, Wednesday, Friday Math - 20 minutes (one lesson each day normally 20 minutes but some days much longer) Writing with Ease - 10 - 20 minutes Just Write - 10 minutes Can Do Print - 10 minutes Tuesday Math - 20 minutes (one lesson) Writing with Ease 10-20 minutes helper in preschool co-op class I teach her sister - 1 hour music 1 hour earth science - 1 hour girl scouts - 2 hours on alternate tuesdays swimming 2 hours on alternate tuesdays Thursday cottage school 9am - 3:30pm literature unit study science art spanish pe music Untimed but daily Reading - at least an hour of me reading and an hour of her reading subject varies from fiction to history and science Edited November 11, 2008 by Karen in CO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iquilt Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 (edited) We are spending about 12 hours/week on schoolwork, including the following: Horizons math 4 lessons/week WWE 4 days/week FLL2 2 lessons/week Prima Latina 1 full lesson/week Explode the Code - 12 pages/week (currently in book 5) Zaner-bloser handwriting, cursive - 4 pages/week Explorer's Bible Study - 8 pages/week OPG - finishing this up next week, will probably add spelling in January SSR - 30 minutes/minimum per day 7 days/week SOTW - 2-3 hours/week Science - 2 hours/week art/music - 1-2 hours/week In addition to this work she has piano each week and choir and sports as the seasons come and go; we just finished soccer and will start basketball next year. HTH Edited November 11, 2008 by iquilt forgot Code Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMe Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 :ack2: UGH. I have some work to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camibami Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 My 2nd grader has the following schedule: Math- about 45 minutes to 1 hour. That includes fact drill. then she's off while I work with her big sister for an hour or so. Then she reads aloud about 20 minutes, I read to her about 10 minutes (usually a Aesop story or a poem or 2), and she does copywork. Then SL LA, SWO, Mindbender(s), handwriting, PP. That takes about 45 minutes. Then she does EWTC on her own while I make lunch, about 15 minutes. I read history during lunch, after lunch she gets a break while sis does Latin, then depending on day we usually do another hour to hour and a half of science, geography, music, art, Korean. But they do thsoe together and they are "fun", so its not so much work as the morning is. Total is about 4 hours, but spread outish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennefer@SSA Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Wow. It seems our day takes us much longer than many. Ds7 has severe ADHD and for now we are choosing (for now) not to medicate. He works very slowly and is very distracted. We have a puppy, a 4yo and a 2yo so natural distractions are common. Ds7 can be distracted by a speck of dust in the air so you can imagine when the puppy starts barking or little brothers start fighting...:001_huh: As for our day - Math/Logic - 1 hour (can be up to 3 if I do not stay on him non-stop) Language Block - FLL3/Classically Cursive/Spelling Wisdom- 1 hour Reading-30 min (20 he reads to me and I finish out whatever part of the chapter that is left and we discuss) Spanish - 30 min per day - T/Th video and M/W Spanish games History/Science - 30 min per day - M/T history and W/Th Science Friday - Drawing lessons/art appreciation and music appreciation That is our schedule in a perfect world but that rarely happens like that. Something always takes longer than it should and probably average 5 hours of school per day when you add in distractions and interruptions. Sigh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 My oldest is almost 7. We don't do more than 3 hours per day, including about 60 minutes of history read-aloud. A full day takes about 5 hours including breaks and lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakblossoms Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 We are really relaxed. No more than 1 hour of formal schooling such as Math, Explode the Code, handwriting, AO readings...(mine is officially a 3rd grader but he is more on a 2nd grade level because of our homeschooling beliefs). Anyhoo...he often spends time doing other schooly things like drawing, animal related things, educational games, listening to audio books, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 It's hard to say since I have mix his younger sister and brother in also, it takes 3-4 hours to work with the 3 of them, but his work alone would probably be only 2 hours. He does: WWE PLL Rod and Staff spelling We were doing MUS but we're taking a break and just reviewing math facts atm. SL reader SL Core 1 history read alouds Most days we draw and do some creative writing; totally not necessary, he just enjoys it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I have a 2nd and a 3rd grader and we do about 3-3.5 hours of work total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2att Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I have an 8-year-old second grader. School probably takes us around 2 hours per day, 4 days per week. Sometimes I imagine it would be closer to 3 hours, depending on his mood--I don't really keep track. My signature shows what our day entails. It's a good pace for him, and second grade is going ever so much better than first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titus.Two.Five Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 What subjects do you do and how long is your school day for Grade 2? I have a 2nd grade, 7 yr old boy. Our subjects are: Daily: Bible and Memory Work Science or History Reading Lessons Phonics Spelling Language Lessons Math Handwriting Piano practice Total time: 2.5 hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMe Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 Thank you for your replies. They were very helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I have a 7 year old 2nd grader and an accelerated 6 year old 2nd grader. Their work takes about 2.5 hours a day as others have said, that's days where we do everything on the list. I think an hour per grade is a good benchmark in general. Here are our subjects and general timeframe: Rod and Staff Math--30-45 min. Language Arts--WWE, FLL, The Natural Speller, New American Cursive handwriting practice, current literature study (we take turns reading and this is our source for WWE material)--45-60 min. Prima Latina--10-15 min. Memory work--10-15 min. History/Science/Bible--VP History spine, various books--30-45 min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 My 2nd grader is 8. Here's the time (approximately) that we spend on our subjects: Phonics (ETC) 10-20 min a day - which is about 3 pages a day Math (Saxon) 45-55 min a day English (Scott Foresman online) - 5-10 min 2-3x a week History (Sonlight w/older sis) - 30-60 min a day Handwriting (HWT) - 5 min whenever we fit it in Five in a Row unit studies - 30-90 min a day depending on what we are doing and if there are hands on activities Reading - 15-30 min a day Most of these are usually on the lower end of the minutes. She doesn't putz around (usually) and likes doing work (so far:tongue_smilie:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateLeft Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 In terms of actual academic stuff that people would consider schoolwork, my 7yo's school day is probably about 1 to 2 hours. A couple of notes... He's a struggling reader and isn't ready for written composition or spelling. So I read his history, science and literature to him. He's also very, very good at math, so he can do his math work in 10 minutes. So the bulk of our academic time is spent on phonics and reading practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJH Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 About 3 hours a day. We have lots of distractions here, too. So we school from about 9am until 2pm with many breaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frelle Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Last year in second grade, I would say 2 hours tops, plus some assigned reading to be done independently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narrow Gate Academy Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 My current 2nd grader has... 7:45 Bible 8:00 math 9:00 break 9:30 spelling or critical thinking 9:45 memory work, narration of assigned reading, handwriting, and math drill or grammar 10:30 history or science 11:30 reading 12:00 piano I don't count Bible or piano, so at most she's scheduled for 3 1/2 hours a day. Most days she finishes earlier and has more free time. She usually does at least 30 minutes of free reading in the afternoons. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanna Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I guess that would be about 1 to 2 hours of "book work" a day. HTH!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAM Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 3 hours for everything, we use a loop plan and just get through what we can in that time. Next day we pick up where we left off in the loop. It takes us about 6 days to get through the whole loop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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