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.

Week of June 1-5

Math
Math-U-See Beta

Lesson 21 Time: Minutes

Systematic Review 21F

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills
Unit 6 Lesson 26 The Vowel Sound in out
Page 118 Say and Listen, Think and Sort

Reading
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Page119 Zoology Zack (short answer)

Page 120 Water Cycle (using a diagram to answer questions)

History, Art

Learned about and discussed the Boston Tea Party. Watched "Liberty Kids: The Boston Tea Party" and drew a picture about it.

Bible Study, Handwriting

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

Week of May 23-29

Math
Math-U-See Beta
Systematic Review 21D

Bible Study, Handwriting
Read from the Book of Luke each day. Faith worked on learning 5 memory verses and copied a verse each day on to her own paper.

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling
Lesson 25 More Words with ed or ing
Page 115 Dictionary Skills
Page 116-117 Unit 5 Review

Test

Reading

Starring Winston Egbert, by Stewart.

Jessica the TV Star, by Stewart.

Jessica's Big Mistake, by Stewart.

Don't Talk to Brian, by Suzanne.

The Twins' Little Sister, by Suzanne.

Really Truly Ruthie, by Tripp.

Reading, Geography, Social Studies, History

Greece, by Yeoh.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, by Gabrielpillai.

Denmark, by Trapp.

Reading
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Page 118 Lady Liberty (draw a picture using the story)

Week of May 9th - 15th

Music
Piano lesson: America the Beautiful

Reading
The Babysitters Club: Dawn's Wicked Stepsister, by Martin.

Reading
2nd Grade Reading for Gifted Student
Page 116 Opposite Day (crossword puzzle)
Page 117 Ellis Island (short answer)

Bible Study, Handwriting
Read from the Book of Luke each day. Faith worked on learning 5 memory verses and copied a verse each day on to her own paper.

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Lesson 25 More Words With ed or ing
Page 112 Say and Listen, Think and Sort
Page 113 Word Groups, Synonyms
Page 114 Proofreading

Math
Math-U-See Beta
Lesson 21 Minutes on a Clock
Watched the DVD
Lesson Practice 21A
Lesson Practice 21B
Lesson Practice 21C

Week of May 2 - 8

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills
Lesson 23 the Vowel Sound in Book
Page 106 Proofreading
Page 107 Abbreviations
Test
Lesson 24 The Vowel Sound in zoo
Page 108 Say and Listen, Think and Sort
Page 109 Word Meanings, Homophones
Page 110 Proofreading

Math
Math-U-see Beta
Lesson 20 Multi Digit Subtraction
Systematic Review 20D

Reading
Faith read Where the Red Fern Grows, by Rawls.
Faith read Sweet Valley Kids: Elizabeth's Super Selling Lemonade, by Pascal.

Reading, Writing
2nd Grade Reading for the Gifted Student
Page 114 The Great Flood (short answer)
Page 115 Playtime for Toys (follow the directions circle the pictures

Bible Study, Handwriting
Read a chapter from the book of Luke each day aloud. Faith copied a memory verse on her own paper to practice handwriting skills. Worked on memorizing 5 verses.

Week of April 25 - May 1

Math
Math-u-See Beta
Lesson 19 Adding Multiple Digits in Columns
Test Lesson 19
Lesson 20 Multiple Digit Subtraction
Watched the DVD.
Lesson Practice 20A.
Lesson Practice 20B.
Lesson Practice 20C.

Music
I wrote a song to help us memorize the bible verse (luke 9:23) and Faith learned to sing it and play it on the piano.

Bible Study, handwriting
Read aloud a chapter from the book of Luke each day and discussed. Faith copied a memory verse onto her own paper, concentrating on handwriting.

Spelling, Reading
Grade 2 Spelling Skills
Lesson 22 More Words With Long o
Test
Lesson 23 The Vowel Sound in book
Page 104 Say and Listen, Think and Sort
Page 105 Word meanings, Antonyms

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Page 110 One Night (write a story about the picture)
Page 111 A Terrifying Tornado (short answer)
Page 112 Eye of the Storm (decode the secret message)

Reading, Geography, Social Studies, History

Faith read American Girl: Kaya's Story Collection, by Tripp.

Faith read The Netherlands, by NgCheong-Lum.

Faith read Finland, by Zhong.

Faith read Russia, by Rice.

Faith read Haiti, by Wagner.

Faith read Poland, by Grajnert.

Week of April 18-24

Reading

Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: The Truth About Stacey, by Martin.

Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Keep Out, Claudia, by Martin.

Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Jessi's Baby-sitter, by Martin.

Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Stacey's Emergency, by Martin.

Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and the Genius of Elm Street, by Martin.

Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Jessi and the Dance School Phantom, by Martin.

Faith read The American Girl Series: Molly's Story Collection, by Tripp.

Bible Study, Reading, Handwriting

Read a chapter each day from the Book of Luke. Faith copied a memory verse on her own paper and memorized the verse.

Week of April 11-17

Spelling

Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson 21 Words With Long o

Page 98 Proofreading

Page 99 Homophones

Spelling Test (missed two, had to write them over 10x each)

Math

Math-U-See Beta Lesson 19 Rounding and Estimating to the 1,000 Place

Watched the DVD.

Lesson Practice 19A

Reading, Writing

Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student

Page 104 Weather Forcast (Fill in the Blanks)

Bible Study, Reading, Handwriting

Read aloud a chapter a day. Copied a selected verse on to her own paper. Worked on memorizing the 5 selected bible verses. Faith accomplished the goal this Tuesday and was rewarded with a "Movie Party".

Reading

Faith read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Twain.

Faith read Nancy Drew: The Clue of the Leaning Chimney, by Keene.

Faith read Sweet Valley Kids: No Girls Allowed, by Pascal.

Faith read Pippi Goes on Board, by Lindgren.

Faith read Sweet Valley Kids: Jessica's Snobby Club, by Pascal.

Faith read American Girl: Kit's Story Collection, by Tripp.

Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Mary Anne Saves the Day, by Martin.

Faith read Sweet Valley Kids: Super Snooper 7, The Case of the Alien Princess, by Pascal.

Week of April 4-10

Music

Piano Lesson. More practice learning half notes and dotted half notes. Song: Merry Go Round.

Reading

Faith read Nancy Drew: The Crooked Banister, by Carolyn Keene.

Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls, by Martin.

Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter, by Martin.

Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy and the Snobs, by Martin.

Faith read Sweet Valley Kids: Bossy Steven, by Pascal.

Faith read Sweet Valley Kids: Elizabeth's Broken Arm, by Pascal.

Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Mallory and the Trouble With Twins, by Martin.

Week of March 7-13

Reading

Faith read Mandie and the Holiday Surprise, by Leppard.

Faith read Pollyanna, by Porter.

Faith read Nancy Drew: The Clue of the Tapping Heels, by Keene.

Faith read Nancy Drew: The Sign of the Twisted Candle, by Keene.

Faith read The Great Chicken Debacle, by Naylor.

Reading, Social Studies, Geography

The Democratic Republic of Congo

Bible Study, Reading, Handwriting

Mark 12. Read aloud together. Faith copied verse 30 for memorization. "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first commandment."

Spelling

Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson19 Words with Long i

Page 88 Proofreading

Page 67 (rewind) Dictionary Skills

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student

Page 87 Continental Divide (label the map using the information)

Page 88 Pirates in a Panic (short answer)

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 16

Systematic Review 16F

Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 17 Rounding to 1,000

Watched the DVD Lesson

Lesson Practice 17A

Week of February 28 - March 6

Reading

Faith read Heidi, by Spyri.

Faith read Mandie and the Angel's Secret, by Leppard.

Faith read The secret in the old attic, by Keene.

Faith read The Mystery of the 99 Steps, by Keene.

Reading, Social Studies, Geography

Countries of the World: Indonesia

Countries of the World: Japan

Spelling

Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson 18

Page 87 Antonyms, Fill in the missing word

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 16

Systematic Review 16E

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student

Page 86 Awards Accident (unscramble the words)

Science

Field trip to the Marianna Caverns

Week of February 21-27

Reading

Faith read Sweet Valley Kids: Elizabeth and Jessica Run Away, by Pascal.

Faith read Sweet Valley Kids: Runaway Hamster, by Pascal.

Faith read Sweet Valley Kids: Ellen is Home Alone, by Pascal.

Faith read Nancy Drew Notebooks: The Funny Face Fight, by Keene.

Writing, Handwriting

I set up a scene with two play trees, a plastic dog, cat, and tiger, and a jewel. I asked Faith to write a short story about the scene.

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student

Page 82 Dolphin Darling (short answer)

Page 83 Blue Ribbon (multiple choice)

Page 84 Water, Water Everywhere (short answer)

Page 85 Crying Wolf (Write your own middle part of the story)

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 16 Place Value and 1000s

Watched DVD

Lesson Practice 16A

Lesson Practice 16B

Lesson Practice 16C

Systematic Review 16D

Spelling

Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson 19 Words with Long i

Page 84 Proofreading

Page 85 Present Tense and Past Tense

Page 86 Say and Listen, Think and Sort

Week of February 14-20

Reading
Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Baby-Sitters Beware, by Martin.

Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and the New Girl, by Martin.

Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Jessi's Secret Language, by Martin.

Faith read Sweet Valley Kids: Surprise! Surprise! by Stewart.

finished The Wind in the Willows, by Grahame.

Week of February 7-13

Reading
Faith read The Land of Oz, by Baum.

Faith read Ozma of Oz, by Baum.

Week of January 31-February 6

Bible Study, Handwriting

Continued reading aloud from Matthew, a chapter a day. Faith memorized and copied a verse each day.

Reading

The Wind in the Willows, by Grahame.

Spelling

Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson 16 Words with Long e

Page 74 Say and Listen, Think and Sort.

Page 75 Word groups and Synonyms.

Page 76 Proofreading.

Page 77 Capital Letters.

Test.

Writing, Spelling, Art, Computer Skills

Faith wrote a poem called The Ball. She illustrated it. Learned about "rough drafts" and "final drafts". Scanned in the artwork and then she typed the poem again on the page, editing her spelling and punctuation. Then she printed out the final work, with plans to make a book of poems.

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student

Page 73 About an Ant's Body (short answer)

Page 74 The Princess and the Pea (mad libs)

Page 75 What's the Matter? (multiple choice)

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 14 Measuring inches and a foot

Systematic Review 14D

Systematic Review 14E

Systematic Review 14F

Music
Bastien Piano for the Young Beginner Primer A.
Pages 1-14. Review of songs.

Bastien Theory & Technic for the Young Beginner Primer A.
Pages 13-16. Bar Lines. Practiced quarter notes, half notes, and whole notes. Introduced 6 exercises to complete twice a day.

Week of January 24-30

Science, Physical Education

Went for a hike at the Leon Sinks Geological area. Studied sinkholes, karsts, and indigenous plant & animal life.

Reading

The Wind in the Willows, by Grahame.

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 13 Column Addition

Systematic Review 13E.

Systematic Review 13F.

Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 14 Measuring inches and a foot

Watched the DVD Lesson.

Lesson Practice 14A

Lesson Practice 14B.

Lesson Practice 14C.

Spelling

Grade 2 Spelling Skills Unit 3 Review Lesson 11-15

Pages 72-73

Reading

Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Little Miss Stoneybrook...and Dawn, by Martin.

Faith read The Baby-Sitters Club: Dawn and the Older Boy, by Martin.

Faith read Emily's Runaway Imagination, by Cleary.

Social Studies, Geography, History, Reading

Faith read Countries of the World: Ethiopia, by Berg.

Bible Study, Handwriting

Continued reading a chapter from the book of Matthew each day and memorized and copied a verse.

Week of January 10-16

Bible Study, Handwriting
Read aloud Matthew 11. Faith memorized and wrote, "Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28
Read aloud Matthew 12. Faith memorized and wrote, "He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters abroad." Matthew 12:30
Read aloud Matthew 13. Faith memorized and wrote, "Now He did not do many mighty works because of their lack of faith." Matthew 13:58
Read aloud Matthew 14. Faith memorized and wrote, "Jesus said, 'Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid.' " Mattew 14:27
Read aloud Matthew 15. Faith memorized and wrote, "If a blind man leads a blind man, they both fall into a pit." Matthew 15:14
Read aloud Matthew 16. Faith memorized and wrote, "Simon Peter answered, 'You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Matthew 16:16

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Page 64 Dog Lover. (Short Answer)
Page 65 Maggies Gift. (Matching paragraphs to pictures)
Page 66 Paula's Problem (short answer)
Page 67 Chores Are a Snore (short answer)

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson 15 Words with ed or ing
Page 68 Say and Listen, Think and Sort
Page 69 Antonyms and Clues
Page 70 Proofreading

Math
Did Tangram puzzles each day before completing the regular lesson.

Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 13 Column Addition
Watched DVD lesson.
Lesson 13A.
Lesson 13B.
Lesson 13C.
Lesson 13D.
Systematic Review 13E.

Supplementary subtraction worksheet.

Art
Coloring sheet.
Free Drawing.
Made paper lanterns.
Painting.

Music
Bastien Piano for the Young Beginner Primer A.
Pages 1-14. Learning note names, quarter note, half note, whole note, rhythm, finger numbering.

Bastien Theory & Technic for the Young Beginner Primer A.
Pages 1-12. Black Keys, Low and High, Quarter/Half Notes, Stems on Notes, The Music Alphabet, White Keys, Bar Lines.