2nd Grade

Language Arts, Foreign Language: Latin, Science, and History

Language Arts

Reading, Grammar, Spelling, & Vocabulary

• Choose from one of the following:

  • Logic of English Essentials 1-7 Set (for students who HAVE NOT completed the Logic of English Foundations curriculum in K/1st grades)

  • Logic of English Essentials 1-7 After Foundations Set (for students who HAVE completed the Logic of English Foundations curriculum in K/1st grades

• Logic of English Essentials 8-15 Student Workbook

• Logic of English Essentials 8-15 Teacher’s Guide

Cursive

• New American Cursive 1 by Memoria Press

• New American Cursive 2: Quotations from Famous Americans by Memoria Press

Writing

• People and Places in our Community by The Institute of Excellence in Writing

Literature

*Listed in the order they will be read

• Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne

• The Milly-Molly- Mandy Storybook by Joyce Lancaster Brisley

• The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

• Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

• Baby Island by Carol Ryrie Brink

• Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

• At-Home Free Read Suggestions:

  • Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol

  • Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat

  • The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit

  • Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield

  • Farmer Boy (or other books from the Little House series) by Laura Ingall’s Wilder

  • Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

  • Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater

  • Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney

  • Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen

  • The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting

Foreign Language - Latin

Primary Stage Latin 1

• Song School Latin Book 1 by Amy Rehn (Classical Academic Press) (not approved with some charters)

Science - Medieval/Middle Ages Era

Includes discoveries, scientists and related experiments from the ancient era. Core curriculum provided by Peace Hill. All materials are included in the materials fee. “At-Home” nature study supplies can be found on the supplies list.

• 2nd Grade At-Home Living Science Read-Aloud Books: 

  • The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Burgess (free version here)

  • Birds of the Air by Arabella B. Buckley (free audio version here)

  • Trees and Shrubs by Arabella B. Buckley

  • Insect Life by Arabella B. Buckley (free version here)

History - Medieval/Middle Ages

• Story of the World, Vol. 2: History for the Classical Child: The Middle Ages by Susan Wise Bauer

• Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Activity Book 2: The Middle Ages: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance by Susan Wise Bauer

• Historical fiction (read-aloud) books - choose 4: Students will have a fun assignment on a historical fiction book each quarter, so plan ahead. 

  • Marguerite Makes a Book by Bruce Robertson

  • Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland by Tomie DePaola

  • The Legend of Saint Nicholas by Demi

  • The Prince Who Became a Beggar by Amina Okada

  • The Three Princes: A Tale from the Middle East by Eric Kimmel

  • The Golden Sandal (A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story) by Rebecca Hickox

  • Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young

  • Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story From China by Ai-Ling Louie

  • Little Oh by Laura Krauss Melmed

  • Dingoes at Dinnertime by Mary Pope Osborne

  • The Beautiful Butterfly: A Folktale from Spain by Victoria Chess

  • Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault

  • Who in the World Was the Unready King? The Story of Ethelred by Connie Clark

  • A Medieval Feast by Aliki

  • Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges

  • Sam Samurai (The Time Warp Trio) by Jon Scieszka

  • Chanticleer and the Fox by Chaucer

  • Saint Francis by Brian Wildsmith

  • Raisel’s Riddle by Erica Silverman

  • Mulan: The Story of a Woman Warrior by Robert San Souci

  • The Empty Pot by Demi

  • Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave by Marianna Mayer

  • The Legend of the Persian Carpet by Tomie DePaola

  • The Time Trekkers Visit the Middle Ages by Kate Needham

  • Joan of Arc: The Lily Maid by Margaret Hodges

  • Mansa Musa: The Lion of Mali by Khephra Burns

  • The Rumor: A Jataka Tale from India by Jan Thornhill

  • Where Do You Think You’re Going, Christopher Columbus? By Jean Fritz

  • Mario’s Mayan Journey by Michelle McCunney

  • Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe

  • Francis: The Poor Man of Assisi by Tomie DePaola

  • Katie and the Mona Lisa by James Mayhew

  • Leonardo and the Flying Boy by Laurence Anholt

  • Leonardo’s Horse by Jean Fritz

  • Starry Messenger by Peter Sis

  • Elizabeth the First, Queen of England: A Rookie Biography by Carol Greene

  • Bravo, Mr. William Shakespeare! By Marcia Williams

  • Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Marin

  • Knights of the Round Table by Gwen Gross

  • The Minstrel in the Tower by Gloria Skurzynski

    NOTE: If your student is with a charter that will not accept the historical era we are in this year for this grade, consider using your funds to purchase California Studies Weekly - Second Grade for $29.95, a simple, weekly magazine-style curriculum that can be completed at home on the side and will provide weekly options for samples.

See the course descriptions for each grade!