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Homeschool Curriculum – 2nd Grade

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Looking for second-grade homeschool curriculum? Take a peek at the homeschool curriculum we'll be using this year in our 2nd-grade homeschool classroom!

Looking for second-grade homeschool curriculum? Come take a peek at the homeschool curriculum we’ll be using this year in our 2nd-grade homeschool classroom! 

Looking for second-grade homeschool curriculum? Take a peek at the homeschool curriculum we'll be using this year in our 2nd-grade homeschool classroom!

 

Overwhelmed with second-grade curriculum choices for your homeschool? There are a LOT of different curriculum options, and there are just as many different styles of schooling! My family belongs to a public homeschool charter, meaning that we are able to use public school funding to purchase curriculum materials provided that we follow all state public school guidelines and standards including teaching Common Core methods and participating in annual state testing. We use a variety of school-recommended textbooks along with learning materials of our choice, and we like to incorporate many different unit studies as well.

This second-grade homeschool curriculum is being used for my seven-year-old son, and as the school year goes on, we will update this post with any new curriculum additions.

 

Homeschool Curriculum for 2nd Grade:

 

Language Arts

 

Reading – Novel Units from Teachers Pay Teachers – Novel units are my favorite for this age group! These novel units consist of reading comprehension questions, vocabulary words, character analysis, cause and effect, sequencing activities, and SO much more. It’s a great way to immerse your student in the story and get a lot out of each one. These no-prep packets save me a tremendous amount of time – all I have to do is read along!

A few of the books that we’ll be reading this year include Charlotte’s Web, Fairy Tales and Fables, Little House in the Big Woods, The Magic Treehouse series, and The Chocolate Touch.

 

Spelling – Sequential Spelling 1 – this year we’ll be working with the updated DVD-ROM 2.5 version which is entirely computer-based (no internet required) and requires no printed materials like previous versions did. If you prefer to use the traditional workbooks, they are still available as well – you’ll need both the student workbook and the teacher edition (or get both in a bundle pack). My older children used the workbooks in the past, and we highly recommend them, so I’m hoping that the computer-based edition will be just as great. Simon is an excellent speller, so Sequential Spelling is perfect for him because it starts out easy, but gets challenging rather quickly. Regardless of your child’s grade, everyone should start with Sequential Spelling 1 and work their way up.

 

Grammar & Writing – Growing with Grammar 2 and Winning with Writing 2 are both broken down into a 36-week school year. Within each week are five easy-to-follow lessons, one task to be performed each day. We have previously used the Growing with Grammar and Winning with Writing programs successfully with all three of my children, and will continue using it again this year. The program is very comprehensive and easy to use with no prep time required.

 

Math

 

McGraw-Hill My Math 2 (Volume 1 and Volume 2)

My Math is a Common Core based math curriculum that consists of two volumes of student workbooks (one per semester) along with an interactive online component (student and teacher versions can be purchased separately). At this level, a teacher’s edition and answer key are probably not necessary since it’s not too challenging to correct basic mathmatics work; however, it will speed things up! If you choose to use a teacher’s edition, you will need both Volume 1 and Volume 2 for teachers as well.

Hands-on manipulatives play a large role in our math curriculum, and we love this Hands-On Standards kit. It technically has enough pieces for up to four students, but since we like to spread things out, we occasionally will use the entire contents for just one student. It has plenty of pieces to share, though, if you have more than one student!

 

Science

 

California Science: Harcourt Science, Grade 2

This will actually be my second time teaching from the California Science 2nd grade textbook – my older boys used this curriculum in 2014-15, and they really enjoyed using it. In fact, both of those older boys said that science was their favorite subject that year, so I’m hoping their younger brother will love it just as much! This textbook is California-centric, so if you’re not from California, I’d recommend the standard Harcourt Science: Grade 2 version. We also use the accompanying lab manual and interactive content reader workbooks and activities. For science labs, we use a composition book to keep a science notebook filled with notes and experiments.

 

Social Studies

 

Neighborhoods: History-Social Science – Grade 2

Much like our science curriculum, this year’s history-social science textbook is one that I have previously worked with and enjoyed using. It is also California-based, so if you are not in-state, I recommend the general Neighborhoods textbook. In addition to the textbook, we also use the student practice book and Bringing Social Studies Alive! extension activities. To keep things interesting and fresh, we like to mix in a lot of topical unit studies from Teachers Pay Teachers as well. We will also be incorporating Road Trip USA this year to learn about the geography of the United States.

Visual & Performing Arts

 

I recently shared 36 Elementary Art Lessons for Kids, and we will be using these lessons and ideas for our visual art curriculum this year. We are also incorporating Meet the Great Composers into our music appreciation lessons.

Additional Supplemental Materials

As the school year progresses, I will update this post to include any curriculum changes and additional supplemental materials.

 

 

 

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  1. Kat says

    April 11, 2020 at 1:31 pm

    I am just starting research to see if homeschooling will be a good fit for my son who will be going into second grade next year and is home for the rest of this year doing pulblic school curriculum for obvious reasons. Thank you for sharing and I hope to see your updates.

    Reply
  2. Kristin Udink says

    July 23, 2020 at 7:33 am

    Hi Heidi, I have a grandson that just turned 7 and he has a sister that is 3 and their mother will be having a baby in Sept. the public school year is uncertain for back to school appropriateness for the 7 year.. can you help me with how you structure your learning day for this active 7 year old . I have viewed your resources and they seem very exciting for a childโ€™s learning . He is an active child and I know we will need to plan his day thoughtfully. Thank you in advance. Kristin Udink

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    • Heidi says

      August 8, 2020 at 4:02 pm

      Thank you, Kristin! I just sent you an email with a copy of our daily/weekly schedule for you! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
      • scheree says

        August 15, 2020 at 3:23 am

        Will you send me one as well, a daily/weekly schedule? Thank you!

      • Heidi says

        August 31, 2020 at 9:41 am

        We just published a new post here that has a few different examples for you! ๐Ÿ™‚ https://www.happinessishomemade.net/daily-homeschool-schedule-samples/

      • Miranda Kleiman says

        August 27, 2020 at 4:04 pm

        Hi Heidi I am having the same issue planning could you possible send it to me to??

      • Heidi says

        August 31, 2020 at 9:41 am

        We just published a new post here that has a few different examples for you! ๐Ÿ™‚ https://www.happinessishomemade.net/daily-homeschool-schedule-samples/

  3. Elizabeth says

    August 12, 2020 at 6:42 pm

    Hi! This has been very helpful! I have decided to homeschool my 7 year old. She loves routines, but we need some flexibility as well. I am planning to use Time4Learning curriculum online, but want to supplement with additional activities (my background is in biochemistry), worksheets, and manipulatives. What is your daily routine like? Also, how do you keep track of what you have covered/planning to cover? Any guidance you can provide would be great! Thank you in advance – I’m enjoying your site.

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    • Heidi says

      August 31, 2020 at 9:53 am

      We just published a new post here that has a few different example schedules for you! I’m working on another post right now for record-keeping and year-long curriculum planning, so I’ll keep you posted on that one as well! ๐Ÿ™‚ https://www.happinessishomemade.net/daily-homeschool-schedule-samples/

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