Second Grade

Second Grade is a fun age. You aren't learning how numbers and letters fit together. You aren't learning politics. You are learning basic concepts and how to be a kid. I put together curriculum options for second graders. The top 4 paragraphs are just websites in case they aren't understanding a concept. The last three are the best curriculum options.


Jump Start
This has a lot of really cool learning activities for all subjects.

Worksheets
This has worksheets for all subjects

Games, Concept Learning, Quizzes, timelines
Learning clocks, worksheets for all subjects, spelling words, quizzes and more!

Lesson Plans

Ebay cheap curriculum
These aren't my favorite companies for learning but if you just want something cheap to start this is it.

Christian Liberty Press
This is more expensive. What I recommend doing is using this to find out what books you need then craw threw Ebay, The Swap, and Homeschool Classifieds to find the books for 75% off.

Timberdoodle
Great curriculum. Also more expensive so look on the used curriculum sites to scope out cheap deals.

10 Worst Homeschooling Questions

Okay so I was looking at another homeschooling blog called The Homeschool Diaries and could NOT believe people asked these!! "Well how will they learn to tie their shoes?" Check it out for a laugh!!

                                 10 More Annoying Homeschool Questions

Punch Line: "Homeschoolers Will Get Nowhere in Life"

I was reading something online about someone saying that homeschoolers will get nowhere in life due to Unschooling. Not all of us Unschool. I created a small list of some of the most famous people in history who were homeschooled. I wish I could find that link of what I was reading but I can't so here is the list·  
James Madison - 4th U.S. President·  George Washington
·  John Witherspoon

  John Adams

·  John Quincy Adams

·  Grover Cleveland

·  James Garfield

·  William Henry Harrison

·  Andrew Jackson

·  Thomas Jefferson

·  Abraham Lincoln

·  James Madison

·  Franklin Delano Roosevelt

·  Theodore Roosevelt

·  John Tyler

·  George Washington

·  Woodrow Wilson

·  Benjamin Franklin

  Alexander the Great  - Greek Ruler

·  John Paul Jones - Father of the American Navy

·  Robert E. Lee - Civil War General

·  Matthew Perry - naval officer who opened up trade with Japan

 George Washington Carver

  Albert Einstein

Erik Demaine - Popular Science Mag: One of the Most Brilliant Scientists in America

 Leonardo da Vinci

Joan of Arc

  Alexander Graham Bell - invented the telephone

·  John Moses Browning - firearms inventor and designer

·  Peter Cooper - invented skyscraper, built first U.S. commercial locomotive

·  Thomas Edison - invented the stock ticker, mimeograph, phonograph, and perfected the electric light bulb

·  Benjamin Franklin - invented the lightning rod

·  Elias Howe - invented sewing machine

·  William Lear - airplane creator

·  Cyrus McCormick - invented grain reaper

·  Guglielmo Marconi - developed radio

·  Eli Whitney - invented the cotton gin

·  Sir Frank Whittle - invented turbo jet engine

·  Orville and Wilbur Wright - built the first successful airplane

Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)

·  Charles Dickens

·  Robert Frost - Pulitzer Prize-winning poet

 C.S. Lewis

Christopher Paolini - author of #1 NY Times bestseller, Eragon

Beatrix Potter - author of the beloved Peter Rabbit Tales

Mattie J. T. Stepanek - 11-year-old author of Heartsongs

 Amos Bronson Alcott - innovative teacher, father of Louisa May Alcott

·  Catharine Beecher - co-founder of the Hartford Female Seminary

·  Jill Ker Conway - first woman president of Smith College

·  Timothy Dwight - President of Yale University

·  William Samuel Johnson - President of Columbia College

·  Horace Mann - "Father of the American Common School"

·  Charlotte Mason - Founder of Charlotte Mason College of Education

·  Fred Terman - President of Stanford University

·  Frank Vandiver - President of Texas A&M University

·  Booker T. Washington - Founder of Tuskegee Institute

·  John Witherspoon - President of Princeton University

 Louis Armstrong - king of jazz

·  Charlie Chaplin - actor

·  Whoopi Goldberg - actress

·  Hanson - sibling singing group

·  Jennifer Love Hewitt - actress

·  Yehudi Menuhin - child prodigy violinist

·  Moffatts - Canadian version of Hanson

·  Frankie Muniz - child actor

·  LeAnne Rimes - teen-prodigy country music singer

·  Barlow Girl - Alyssa, Rebecca, and Lauren Contemporary Christian Music

·  Jonas Brothers - Kevin, Joe, and Nick Performers

·  Jacob Clemente - Broadway Actor  

Andrew Carnegie - wealthy steel industrialist

·  Amadeo Giannini - Bank of America’s founder

·  Horace Greeley - New York Tribune founder

·  Soichiro Honda - creator of the Honda automobile company

·  Peter Kindersley - book illustrator and publisher

·  Ray Kroc - founder of McDonald's fast food restaurant chain(2nd owner of america; haha just kidding)

·  Jimmy Lai - newspaper publisher; founder of Giordano International

·  Dr. Orison Swett Marden - founder, Success magazine

·  Adolph Ochs - New York Times founder

·  Joseph Pulitzer - newspaper publisher; established Pulitzer Prize

·  Colonel Harland Sanders - started Kentucky Fried Chicken

·  Dave Thomas - founder of the Wendy’s restaurant chain

·  Mariah Witcher - founder of Mariahs Famous Cookies

·  Daniel Mills - founder of Salem Ridge Press

 Abigail Adams - Wife of John Adams; mother of John Quincy Adams

Clara Barton - Started the Red Cross

Albert Schweitzer - Physician

Jason Taylor - plays in the National Football League

 Lester Frank Ward - "Father of American Sociology"

·  Martha Washington - wife of George Washington

Tell me again how homeschoolers will get no where in life...

Making Transcripts

This was the only thing in homeschool I hated. In Texas, you don't have to log your hours but we did anyway. For a "Project", I had to type it ALL up in professional format and put in all my volunteer hours(Way too many). I found this website that is AMAZING. Its 1/4 the time! Teascript is your best option. You can even log in your hours of volunteering. It also tells you how many credits you have! Check it out!

Homeschooling for Beginners

 Homeschooling for Beginners

• Having much more free time for art and music which have been cut from many schools.
• Get up and move when you want. Random Dancing!! 
• Wiz  through subjects that are easy and to spend more time on subjects that are difficult. 

• Going to the bathroom when you want. That is actually one of my favorite things about homeschooling
• Eating when you want
• Ice cream truck/Mini-Van...
• Graduating Early
• We have our own theme song!! Check out the bottom of the page for the link!

Here are the 3 things you need to know to start off homeschooling. 

1. Don't copy what they did in Public School. There is probably a good reason you are homeschooling...

2. Be creative!! Pintrest and Learnist are great sites to get ideas

3. Supplies These are objects that will make homeschooling more fun. I also recommend getting a Yoga ball for your child's seat. This allows us to gently bounce and work at the same time! You don't NEED these items but 1,3,4 and 10 in  This *Click* post of my blog. 

Worried about cost? 

 Homeschool Classifieds has used curriculum for CHEAP

Worried about what to choose?  

Switched-On Schoolhouse 

I heard this is amazing. I am starting this next year!! I am SUPER excited! It is Christian Based.

Verticy Learning

This is an online secular curriculum that helps kids catch up. If your kids are behind this is proven to help out. I have heard it is really good but haven't  tried it due to my longing for christian based curriculum. 

Christian Liberty Press
This is the best curriculum of all time. I used this since I was a kid. It is perfect for ALL learning types. 

HSLDA

This is like the bible of homeschooling. Any question you have on homeschooling is answered on this site. 

Khan Academy

I am convinced this website could teach your child rocket science and Brain surgery. They have so many fun programs that teach ALL subjects. I did computer programming and it rocked. The Math section is the best though. They have a creative way to teach numbers-Super Calculus(haha) These are the courses...

• 3rd grade (U.S.)	Algebra I	Integral calculus
  4th grade (U.S.)	Geometry	Multivariable calculus
  5th grade (U.S.)	Algebra II	Differential equations
  6th grade (U.S.)	Trigonometry	Linear algebra
  7th grade (U.S.)	Probability and statistics	Applied math
  8th grade (U.S.)	Precalculus	Recreational math
  Arithmetic and pre-algebra	Differential calculus	Math contests

• Science

  Biology	Organic chemistry	MCAT
  Physics	Cosmology and astronomy	Discoveries and projects
  Chemistry	Healthcare and medicine

• Economics and finance

  Microeconomics	Finance and capital markets	Entrepreneurship
  Macroeconomics

• Humanities

  History

  Art history

  American civics

• Test prep

Tebow Law

This law allows homeschoolers to do sports and activities through public school! I am going to rejoin Orchestra!

Good Idea

This is a good way to increase brain function during the day. I personally looked forward to doing this everyday. I don't do it anymore, but when I did it was like a surprise every morning! It was free too!

Homeschool Family

This is our theme song Brought to you by: Tim Hawkins!

Homeschooling ADHD/ADD

I have ADHD. In case you are not familiar with this term it means Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. I hate that last word. Disorder means "a disturbance in physical or mental health or functions; malady

 or dysfunction" Can you believe that! "Dysfunction". I call it my Super Power(The Chosen are ADHD/ADD who are blessed in disguised with these "disorders").

 I can do and accomplish so many tasks in my mind because my brain works much faster. So I sometimes twitch in my chair. I have more energy. Well today, If you have this AWESOME super power and need to control it a little better(just in case people are a little jealous of your fast brain and abundance of energy). I have a simple solution. 

                                                  Homeschooling

   

• Having much more free time for art and music which have been cut from many schools.
• Get up and move when you want. Random Dancing!! 
• Wiz  through subjects that are easy and to spend more time on subjects that are difficult. 
• Less pressure to "Act Normal" (but why hide your power? If they don't like you for you, they are not worth your time.)
• Going to the bathroom when you want. That is actually one of my favorite things about homeschooling

Here are the four things you need to know to start off homeschooling. 

1. Don't copy what they did in Public School. It didn't work there, it's not going to work here.

2. Be creative!! Pintrest and Learnist are great sites to get ideas

3. For ADHD/ADD computer is 100x easier than books. You move your fingers and hands while learning. It is a better choice for "The Chosen". We tend to be kinetic(movement driven) learners 

4. Supplies These are objects that will make homeschooling more fun and ADHD/ADD friendly. I also recommend getting a Yoga ball for your child's seat. This allows us to gently bounce and work at the same time! You don't NEED these items but 1,3,4 and 10 in  This *Click* post of my blog. 

Worried about cost? 

 Homeschool Classifieds has used curriculum for CHEAP

Worried about what to choose?  

Switched-On Schoolhouse 

I heard this is amazing. I am starting this next year!! I am SUPER excited! It is Christian Based.

Verticy Learning

This is an online secular curriculum that helps kids catch up. If your kids are behind this is proven to help out. I have heard it is really good but haven't  tried it due to my longing for christian based curriculum. 

HSLDA

This is like the bible of homeschooling. Any question you have on homeschooling is answered on this site. 

Khan Academy

I am convinced this website could teach your child rocket science and Brain surgery. They have so many fun programs that teach ALL subjects. I did computer programming and it rocked. The Math section is the best though. They have a creative way to teach numbers-Super Calculus(haha) These are the courses...

• 3rd grade (U.S.)	Algebra I	Integral calculus
  4th grade (U.S.)	Geometry	Multivariable calculus
  5th grade (U.S.)	Algebra II	Differential equations
  6th grade (U.S.)	Trigonometry	Linear algebra
  7th grade (U.S.)	Probability and statistics	Applied math
  8th grade (U.S.)	Precalculus	Recreational math
  Arithmetic and pre-algebra	Differential calculus	Math contests

• Science

  Biology	Organic chemistry	MCAT
  Physics	Cosmology and astronomy	Discoveries and projects
  Chemistry	Healthcare and medicine

• Economics and finance

  Microeconomics	Finance and capital markets	Entrepreneurship
  Macroeconomics

• Humanities

  History

  Art history

  American civics

• Test prep

 

Tebow Law

This law allows homeschoolers to do sports and activities through public school! I am going to rejoin Orchestra!

Good Idea

This is a good way to increase brain function during the day. I personally looked forward to doing this everyday. I don't do it anymore, but when I did it was like a surprise every morning! It was free too!

Homeschool Family

This is our theme song Brought to you by: Tim Hawkins!