Through the assessment process your advisor will help you...

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Choose a Historical Cycle

Cycle selection based on your child's composition and reading skills, and aligning your family's studies.

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Choose a Science

Science selection based on aligning your family's studies.

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Choose a Math Program

Program selection based on math skills mastered and learning style.

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Select English Mechanics

Personalize the study of skills that complement composition instruction: reading skill, grammar, spelling, and penmanship.

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Select a Language

We prefer students study Latin, but gladly accept German, Italian, French, or Spanish.

Grade 2 - Cycle C: Bible History & Hands-on Science

Typical course of study for Grade 2. Appropriate for Grades K - 3.

The following lists our core recommendations for students in Grade 2. You will not be buying every book or only the books listed. Students have a wide variety of abilities and aptitudes; schooling — especially homeschooling — needs to be adapted to different children in different ways. Your advisor will work with you to (a) match each child’s strengths and weaknesses to specific materials; (b) combine your students in texts and subjects as often as possible; (c) choose a religion, history and science focus for the family for the year; and (d) weave materials you may already have or would prefer to use into your family’s course plan.

 

LANGUAGE ARTS

Daily Personal Writing [Semester 1 and 2]

  • No text required.
 

Penmanship [Semester 1 and 2]

  • Handwriting 2 for Young Catholics, Seton Staff
 

Rdg&Spell Skills [Semester 1 and 2]

  • Little Angel Readers Set A-D: Readers, Workbooks, and Teacher’s Manual, Linda Bromeier, M.Ed.
  • Article: "Growing" Flashcards
  • Article: Tracking Exercises
  • Article: The First 100 Words
 

Gram&Comp I [Semester 1 and 2]

  • Voyages in English Grade 1, Student Edition, Brookes et al
 

MATHEMATICS

Thumbnail example of the packet of recommendations prepared for each student by the planning advisor.

Primary Math II [Semester 1 and 2]

  • Math U See Beta: Level Up Set, Math U See
  • Math in a Flash Addition flashcards,
 

RELIGION

Catechetical Primers [Semester 1 and 2]

Casually.
  • The Beatitudes for Children, Rosemarie Gortler & Donna Piscitelli; Mimi Sternhagen, illustrator
  • Little Acts of Grace, Rosemarie Gortler & Donna Piscitelli; Mimi Sternhagen/Illustrator
  • Just Like Mary, Rosemarie Gortler, Donna Piscitelli; Mimi Sternhagen/Illustrator
  • The Mass Book for Children, Rosemarie Gortler & Donna Piscitelli; Mimi Sternhagen/Illustrator
  • Living the 10 Commandments for Children, Rosemarie Gortler & Donna Piscitelli; Mimi Sternhagen/Illustrator
  • Seeds of Faith for Children, Rosemarie Gortler & Donna Piscitelli; Mimi Sternhagen/illustrator
 

Bible History [Semester 1 and 2]

  • Child's Bible History, Most Rev. F. J. Knecht D.D.
  • Beginner's Bible, Karyn Henley
 

SOCIAL STUDIES / WORLD HISTORY

Bible History [Semester 1 and 2]

  • Child's Bible History, Most Rev. F. J. Knecht D.D.
  • Beginner's Bible, Karyn Henley
 

LITERATURE

Literature (K-3) [Semester 1 and 2]

  • A Landscape With Dragons: The Battle for Your Child’s Mind, Michael O’Brien
  • Paideia Program, Mortimer J. Adler
  • Five in a Row, Volume 1 (OUT-OF-PRINT; SEE NEW EDITION), Jane Claire Lambert
 

FINE ARTS

Music Appreciation [Quarter 4]

  • Classical Kids CDs,
 

Art Apprec (Guided Picture Studies II) [Semester 1]

  • Come Look with Me: Enjoying Art with Children, Gladys S. Blizzard
 

Art Practice [Semester 1 and 2]

  • Draw Write Now! #6: Animals and Habitats on Land, Ponds and Rivers, and Oceans, Marie Hablitzel and Kim Stitzer
 

LIFE SCIENCE

Nature Study [Semester 1 and 2]

  • The Nature Connection: An Outdoor Workbook, Clare Walker Leslie
  • Saints & Seasons of the Liturgical Year: A Hands-On Religion Resource, Catholic Heritage Curricula
 

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Latin Chant [Quarter 3]

  • Minimum Repertoire of Plain Chant, Julia Fogassy
 

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What questions can we answer for you?

We would love to hear from you!  Please reach out with your questions by phone or email, schedule a courtesy telephone consultation with an advisor, or submit an enrollment application if you are ready to start planning for the upcoming school year.

 

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