mo2 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I am trying to piece together a 2nd grade curriculum using as many free materials as possible. I have links to plenty of great websites thanks to you all, but there is one more thing I need. Where can I find what topics are covered within each subject for a typical 2nd grader? For example, what do I need to cover for science? If I remember correctly, 2nd grade is earth science according to WTM, but what, specifically, do I cover within earth science? Same question for history, geography, LA, etc. Any help would be appreciated. I really, truly CAN'T afford to buy much of anything for next year, and this is my first time trying to put together everything on my own. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 World Book has a Typical Course of Study for each grade that you can look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 As far as science goes, I am not sure what needs to be covered...earth's physical matter, astronomy, the planets, ect?...but there are LOTS of free unit studies, notbooking pages, and lapbooks for those subjects on homeschool share. I am planning my science around the resources available there are what interests us (I don't necessarily follow the WTM suggestions). There are also some great resources for history...Middle Ages (2nd grade). I really like the Knights and Castle one as well as the notebooking pages for the Castle Diary. HTH!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanda7 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 We have just finished up the 2nd grade. Here is what we covered in science and history: Astronomy: Universe and galaxies Planets Stars and constellations Sun Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Asteroids/Meteor/Comets Space travel (Look for any of the planet books by Dana Rau. They were perfect for this age) Earth science: Earth layers Gravity/Magnetism Rocks and Minerals/Earth's Resources (2 weeks) Soil/erosion Earthquakes/Volcanoes Continents Water cycle Rivers Oceans Atmosphere/Pollution Weather (1 month) Seasons/Day and Night Climates/biomes ( Rainforest, Desert, Arctic, Tundra, Mountains, Grasslands) History (using Usborne Book of World History as a spine) 400 A.D. - 1600 A.D. Romans (1 month) Sassanians/Ireland/Christians-Muslims Vikings (2 weeks) Middle Ages in Europe(3 weeks) Byzantines, Crusaders, Turks Arabs/Africa Mongols/India Marco Polo Samurai/Africa Moundbuilders/Mississipians(or whomever your local native people are - 1 month) Incas Aztecs Russia/Italy Leonardo de Vinci (2 weeks) Renaissance (2 weeks) (We didn't spend the entire year on this cycle, but that at least gives you somewhere to start from. You could spend more time on the Romans, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo2 Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 We have just finished up the 2nd grade. Here is what we covered in science and history: Wow, thanks! This helps a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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