Amanda- 2nd grade

Math- Arithmetic 2-A Beka
2 pages a day and covers a lot, but colorful- I like it!

Phonics- Letters & Sounds 2- A Beka
I got the old edition to save money(black and white) been more of a struggle to keep her interest but fits in with other subjects( one page a day)

Language- Language 2- A Beka
She loves this. Very easy, Capitalization, punctuation, writing stories. It is colorful and fun.(one page a day)

Writing- Writing with Phonics 1- A Beka
This particular book is in cursive- you do have a choice. Ended up being too much last year so we started into it again in the 2nd half of the year

Bible- KJV Bible, Bible Nurture Series 1, Wee Lambs, assorted materials
We are going through Genesis a chapter a day 4 days a week (yes some days it doesn't happen!) Amanda then writes down her summary of the chapter in a special notebook. Wee Lambs is once a week. The other book (BJ) is every day and although good a little young for my kids and what they have been exposed to, but it is supplementary.

Art- Art Projects 2- A Beka
Ok I am horrible at keeping up in art(agg)

History- Our America- A Beka Heritage Studies- Bob Jones
Both children are doing this and I read it to them. We enjoy it.I do it only half the year.

Science- for grade 2- Bob Jones
This is for the 2nd half of the year and we just got there. Need to get that book out!

Reading- A Beka readers
Hmm! Some I really like, some I have to skip the last several stories because they are too magical for my liking. Personally I like the ones that are modern MacGuffy(Open Roads, Open Doors) and also like Pilgrim Boy that she is reading right now. The last is a chapter book and she does a chapter a day. She reads every other page with me. She loves reading. (We are also doing Book-it).

Health- Health Manners 2- A Beka
Ok book we do it once a week together.

Music- Baptist hymnal
One verse of one hymn a week unto we get through the hymn. We always begin with To God Be the Glory each year.

Poetry- Spelling and poetry 2- A Beka
Hit and miss with her poetry- hasn't been top priority but we do do it sometimes.

Spelling, cooking, history, character traits- Unit Study- Little House in the Big Woods- Mile Hi Publishers
Great in the beginning but a little overwelming for a young 2nd grader(she would be in 1st). We ended up switching to A Beka spelling and have been doing 2 tests a week to catch up. We are almost caught up:(.Doing some with this through out the year. Not as excitng as I originally anticipated because frankly it is just more work on top of everything else:(.

Christopher- Kindergarten

Mathematics- Sound & Count- A Beka
Phonics- Sound & Count, Book 1-10 (K4)- A Beka
We like Sound and Count. He starts with a K-4 10 books and then moved into it. He is reading all short vowel sound words now and seems to have caught on to long vowel ones. He just turned 5 last month. With Math he is adding and counting by ten. Telling time starts right off.

Writing- Writing with Phonics K- A Beka
ok, problem with startng my children early is their writing is not as mature as it would be but the book is good.

Bible- KJV Bible, Bible Nurture Series 1, Wee Lambs, assorted materials
see above

Social Studies- Social Studies K- A Beka
see above

Science- for grade 2- Bob Jones
see above

Health- Health Manners 2- A Beka
see above

Art- Art Fun- A Beka
unfortunantly see above on this also!

Poetry- My Favorite K poems- A Beka
He is doing this consistently and has a mind like a steel trap. He practiced the first poem so much that my 2 year old can quote it as well!

Unit Studies (Co-op)

We have done one on the weather. I did the 2nd -K group and you may see my handouts here. We had a lot of fun.

We are just starting one on Master Painters. We have divided into 9 sessions with several artists each session and several works from each artist.
We are doing:
1.Gothic
2.Renaissance(1420-1600)
a)Da Vinci
b)Michaelangelo
c)Raphael
3.Mannerist and Northern Renaissance(1500-1610)
a)El Greco
b)Brueghel
c)Durer
4.Baroque(and Rococo)17th Century
a)Rembrant
b)Caravaggio
c)Bernini
5.Neoclassicism & Romanticism(1750-1850)
a)Goya
b)Delacroix
c)Rousseau
6.Impressionism
a)Manet
b)Monet
c)Renoir(love him)
7. Just love those impressionists:)
a)Casset
b)Degas(love him)
c)?Cezzane
8.Post Impressionism(1885-1910)
a)Van Gogh
b)Seurat (pointillism- neat stuff)
c)Gougin
9. 20th Century
a)Picasso(after Toy Story my kids are interested)
b)Chagall
c)Winslow Homer( although we were going to ignore Americans for now)

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