Week of July 18-24

Reading

Henry and Ribsy, by Cleary.

The Last of the Mohicans, by James Fenimore Cooper.

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning, by Snicket.

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room, by Snicket.

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window, by Snicket.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain.

Poppy, by Avi.

Moby Dick, by Melville.

Peter Pan, by Barrie.

Week of July11-17

Reading

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, by Pyle.

The Babysitters Club: Claudia and the Sad Good-Bye, by Martin.

Math

Math-U-See Beta Lesson 26 Subtract Multiple Digits

Watched the DVD Lesson.

Lesson Practice 26A.

Lesson Practice 26B.

Lesson Practice 26C.

Systematic Review 26D.

Spelling

Grade 2 Spelling Skills

Lesson 29 The Vowel Sound in jar

Test

Lesson 30 Words With er

Page 134 Say and Listen, Think and Sort

Page 135 Word Meanings, Antonyms

Page 136 Proofreading

Reading, Writing

Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student

Page 138 Bird Brains (short answer)

Page 139 Secret Son (match the name of each character to his description)

Page 140 Bright Light (write your own ending to the story)

Page 141 Football Fun (short answer questions)

Art, Life Skills

Sewing. Faith stitched together a purse out of material without any instruction.

Music

Faith is learning to play America, the Beautiful on the piano.

Week of July 4-10

Reading
The Red Badge of Courage, by Crane.
A Journey to the Center of the Earth, by Verne.
The Count of Monte Cristo, by Dumas.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Doyle.

Reading, Writing

Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student

Page 134 Little Red Riding Hood (write your own middle part to the story)

Page 135 Lady with the Lamp (fill in the blank)

Page 136 See Ya Socks (short answer)

Page 137 Writing with Fire (under each scene, write what the firefighter is doing)

Spelling

Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson 29 The Vowel Sound in jar

Page 130 Say and Listen, Think and Sort

Page 131 Word Groups, Rhymes

Page 132 Proofreading

Page 133 Dictionary Skills

Math

Math-U-See Beta Lesson 25, Ordinal Numbers (1st, 2nd, days in a month, making tally marks)

Lesson Practice 25B.

Lesson Practice 25C.

Systematic Review 25D.

Systematic Review 25E.

Systematic Review 25F.

Bible Study, Handwriting

Read a chapter aloud from the book of John each day. Faith worked on memorizing 5 verses and copied a memory verse from the chapter each day to practice her handwriting.

Week of June 27-July 3

Physical Education

Spelling

Grade 2 Spelling Skills

Lesson 28 The Vowel Sound in for

Page 129 End Marks (period, question mark, exclamation point)

Math

Math-U-See Beta Lesson 24, Subtract 3 Digits

Systematic Review 24E

Systematic Review 24F

Lesson 25, Ordinal Numbers (1st, 2nd, days in a month, making tally marks)

Watched the DVD

Lesson Practice 25A

Reading, Writing

Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student

Page 129 Good Sport (use the pictures to answer the questions)

Page 130 Soccermania (short answer)

Page 131 Dentist Diaries (short answer)

Page 132 Monkey Around (draw a picture of one scene from the story)

Page 133 Fishy Lawyers (short answer)

Reading

A Journey to the Center of the Earth, by Jules Verne.

American Girl, Rebecca To the Rescue, by Greene.

There's a Kangaroo in My Soup! by Lennon.

American Girl, Rebecca and the Movies, by Greene.

Bible Study, Handwriting

Read a chapter aloud from the book of John each day. Faith worked on memorizing 5 verses and copied a memory verse from the chapter each day to practice her handwriting.

Week of June 20-26

Reading

American Girl: Meet Kirsten, by Shaw.

The Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Treasury, by MacDonald.

American Girl: Julie Tells Her Story, by McDonald.

American Girl: Happy New Year, Julie, by McDonald.

Week of June 13-19

Reading

Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student

Page 123 Hoop Dreams (short answer)

Page 124 Field Day (write your own ending to the story)

Page 125 That Stings (short answer)

Page 126 Nessie News (short answer)

Science

Density Experiment. Filled two glasses with fresh water. Dissolved salt in one glass of water. Discussed which one was more dense, molecules, atoms. Added an egg to each to see that the egg floated in the salt water and sank in the unsalted water. Talked about the Dead Sea.

Art

Step-By-Step Origami, by Jackson.

Learned to make a pig, a jumping frog, and a nesting bird using origami.

Math

Math-U-See Beta Lesson 23 Time: Hours

Watched the DVD lesson.

Lesson Practice 23A.

Lesson Practice 23B.

Lesson Practice 23C.

Systematic Review 23D.

Systematic Review 23E.

Systematic Review 23F.

Spelling

Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson 26 The Vowel Sound in out

Test.

Lesson 27 The Vowel Sound in saw

Page 122 Say and Listen, Think and Sort

Page 123 Word Groups, Antonyms

Page 124 Proofreading

Bible Study, Handwriting

Read a chapter aloud from the book of John each day. Faith worked on memorizing 5 verses and copied a memory verse from the chapter each day to practice her handwriting.

Geography

Continents. Continued learning the 7 continents of the world. Coloring printed maps of each continent and identifying and labeling some of the countries in each. Studying the globe.

Week of June 6-12

Reading

Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student

Page 121 Geography George (short answer)

Page 122 Michael's Magic (fact or opinion)

Reading

The Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy and the Walking Disaster, Martin.

American Girl: Good Luck, Ivy, by Yee.

Magic Tree House: Winter of the Ice Wizard, by Osborne.

Magic Tree House: A Good Night for Ghosts, by Osborne.

Magic Tree House: Earthquake in the Early Morning, by Osborne.

Magic Tree House: Vacation Under the Volcano, by Osborne.

Rules, by Lord.

Sweet Valley Kids: The Missing Tea Set, by Pascal.

American Girl: Samantha's Story Collection, by Adler, Schur, and Tripp.

Reading, Geography, History, Social Studies

Eyewitness Books: Africa, by Ayo.

Math

Math-U-See Beta Lesson 22 Subtracting using Regrouping/Borrowing

Watched the DVD lesson.

Lesson Practice 22A.

Lesson Practice 22B.

Lesson Practice 22C.

Systematic Review 22F.

Bible Study, Handwriting

Read a chapter aloud from the book of John each day. Faith worked on memorizing 5 verses and copied a memory verse from the chapter each day to practice her handwriting.

Music

Piano Lesson, Theory.

Spelling

Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson 26 The Vowel Sound in out

Page 119 Letter Scramble and Clues

Page 120 Proofreading

Page 121 Was and Were

Geography

Continents. Began learning the 7 continents of the world. Coloring printed maps of each continent and identifying and labeling some of the countries in each. Studying the globe.