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 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 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 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 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.

November 29 - December 5

Bible Study, Handwriting, Reading
Josh McDowell's Family Devotions. Faith copied her verse of the day on her own handwriting paper and read aloud the selected passages.

Reading
Faith read Time Cat, by Lloyd Alexander.
Faith read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by Baum.

Geography, Social Studies, Reading
Faith read Countries of the World: Spain, by Ismail.

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson 11 Rounding 100s
Systematic Review 11D
Systematic Review 11E
Systematic Review 11F

Reading, Writing, Handwriting
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Workbook page 54, Majestic Monarchs (fact or opinion)
Workbook page 55, Pen Pal (write the meaning of the French phrases given in the letter)
Workbook page 56, United States Capitol (short answer)

Art
Turkey pinecones. Painted them, cut out feather shapes and glued parts to the pinecone.
Drawing. Faith drew a picture of a park ranger, completed background after our camping trip.

HomesCool Art Class: made copy paintings of classics. Worked with a partner.

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills, Lesson 12 More Words with Short u
Workbook page 56, Say and Listen, Think and Sort
Workbook page 57, Word Meanings, Partner Words (write the spelling word that goes with the underlined word)
Workbook page 58, Proofreading

Week of September 20-26

Bible Study, Writing, Reading
Josh McDowell's Family Devotions. Faith copied the verse of the day for each one on her handwriting paper.

Reading, History
The First Four Years, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Faith read Mandie and the Forbidden Attic, by Leppard.
Faith read Mandie and the Ghost Bandits, by Leppard.
Faith read Nancy Drew: The Clue in the Old Stagecoach, by Keene.
Faith read On the Far Side of the Mountain, by George.

Reading, Social Studies, Geography
Faith read Children Just Like Me, by Kindersley. A book about children from around the world.

Reading, Writing
Grade 2 Reading for the Gifted Student
Workbook page 27, Discovering Ecuador (Use the words from the word bank to answer questions)
Workbook page 28, Great Galapagos (multiple choice questions)
Workbook page 29, High Dive (circle true or false)
Workbook page 30, Clean-up Crew (write a story about the picture)
Workbook page 31, Forest Friends (matching, short answer question)

Spelling
Grade 2 Spelling Skills Lesson 6 Words with Short i
Workbook page 30, Say and Listen, Think and Sort
Workbook page 31, Write the spelling word for each clue. Write the spelling word that rhymes.
Workbook page 32, Proofreading
Workbook page 33, Using question marks. Choose the correct spelling word that fits the sentence.
Test.

Physical Education
Gymnastics for one hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Week of July 19-25

Math
Math-U-See Beta, Lesson One: Place Value and the Manipulatives
Watched DVD lesson
Lesson Practice 1A
Lesson Practice 1B (Place Value and single digit addition review)

Reading, History
By the Shores of Silver Lake, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. two chapters.

Science
Read about the Buffalo Wolf in By the Shores of Silver Lake. Researched the Buffalo Wolf online to see pictures and info about it.

Geography, History
Looked up photos of the actual people/characters in the story. Viewed maps of their travels from the book.

Week of May 17-23

Bible Study, Writing, Reading
Had family Bible study time and Faith copied the verse of the day on to her own handwriting paper.

Reading, Writing
Reading comprehension. Faith read a short story (3 pages) about a class trip to a windmill. She then answered approx. 10 questions about it. Multiple choice and short answer.

Math
Money. Worksheet review on pennies, dimes, nickles and quarters. Circle the coins that equal the amount shown on the price tag.

Money and subtraction. Worksheet: subtract the cents (double digits)
Worksheets: subtraction and additon (single digits)

Money Mammals : [DVD] saving money is fun

Reading, History
Finished reading Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Began reading On the Banks of Plum Creek, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Faith read Boys Against Girls, by Naylor.
Faith read Pippi Longstocking, by Lindgren.
Faith read A Joke a Day: 365 Guaranteed Giggles, published by Kingfisher.
Faith read Nancy Drew, The Hidden Staircase, by Keene.
Faith read Nancy Drew, The Secret of Red Gate Farm, by Keene.
Faith read The BFG, by Dahl.

Reading Rainbow DVD Seashore surprises. All about shells and the beach.

Art
Free painting time (materials: paper, brushes, washable paint).

Life Skills
Faith reviewed the steps of how to and then cooked her own fried egg.

DVD Look Mom! I Have Good Manners.

Geography
Traced the path on the globe where the Ingalls family traveled to in On the Banks of Plum Creek.

Week of March 29-April 4

Math
Worksheet: mixed review on time and money
Worksheet: mixed review on time (hour and half hour clock reading) and money (pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters)
Worksheet: Money. Draw the coins. (Draw 65 cents using 5 coins.)
Worksheet: Money. Look at the coins. Multiple choice, how much money is shown?
Worksheet: Money. Count. Write the total value of the coins.

Reading, Science, Geography
Studying the rainforest this week.

Closer Look at The Rainforest, by Wood. Learned What is a Rainforest? Where are Rainforests? Deforestation. Endangered Species/Extinction.

Science, Life Skills
Went outdoors to experience a hands-on view of deforestation and erosion. Our yard is an example. The side is sloped with little vegetation. In the last several years, the dirt has been eroding. Tree roots are now visible that were not visible before. We are filling it back in with more dirt, but the rain will wash it away if we do not plant something on it (like grass or ground cover plants). Faith got to help with this.

Bible Study
Family Bible Study. Faith copied the verse of the day on her own paper.

Reading, History, Geography
Began reading The Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Faith is really enjoying this series and looks forward to the new chapter every evening. We looked on the globe to map out where they lived in the Big Woods book and are following the path they are taking across the states to their new home.

Week of February 15-26

Bible Study

Physical Education
Gymnastics for one hour on Friday.

Reading, Writing
Worked on Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives this week. Used Mad Libs type stories to reinforce.
Worksheet: Adjectives/Describing words
Worksheet: Nouns/Naming words
Worksheet: More than one. Add s to a naming word from the box to finish each sentence.

Art, Writing
Draw a picture. Write a short story about it.
Free draw time. Experimented with abstract shapes and color.

Math (Money)
Began working on counting/adding coins again this week. Practiced counting real coins each day. Took turns coming up with combinations of coins to count.
Worksheet: Pay for it with coins. Look at the price of each item. Draw the fewest coins to pay for it.
Worksheet: Shopping at the store. How much does each item cost? What is the total cost of 2 items?
Worksheet: Which amount is Less? Look at the two ways to show money. Write the amount for each way. Circle the lesser amount.

Reading
Faith read Francine, Believe it or Not, a Marc Brown Arthur Chapter Book.
Faith read Cam Jansen: The Mystery of the Gold Coins, by Adler.
Faith read Willa the Wonderful, by Milord.
Faith read Like Butter on Pancakes, by London.
The Man Who Kept House, by Hague.
Little Oh, by Melmed and LaMarche.
Horace the Horrible, by Koller.
Marsupial Sue, by Davis.
Dad Are You the Tooth Fairy? by Alexander.
Shrinking Mouse, by Hutchins.

Reading, History, Geography
Ms. Frizzle's Adventures Ancient Egypt, by Cole and Degen

Week of January 4-10

Geography, Science
Learning about China! Faith's grandparents are traveling to China to adopt a child. We have been following their travels by looking at maps, globes, and books. Each day we check their location in the world and find out what kind of weather they are experiencing there.

Math, Social Studies, Language Studies
We have been learning to count in Mandarin Chinese from 1-10 this week. Also learning some other common phrases in Chinese. Like, Hello (Ni hao).

History, Geography, Social Studies, Reading
Countries of the World, Welcome to China, by Costain and Collins.
Chapters 1-6 of the Magic Tree House: Day of the Dragon King, by Mary Pope Osborne. We looked up the first emperor of China on the internet to learn about him. Also the Great Wall of China history and pictures.

Bible Study, Reading, Writing
Began reading a daily devotional this week. Faith continues to copy a verse each day.

Math
Worksheet: Fractions. Learning to recognize fractions such as 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 6/8. Also discussed what a whole is equal to (2/2, 3/3, 5/5).
Worksheet: Fractions: Color the fraction part of the shape.

Reading, Science
Groundhog Gets a Say, by Swallow. A picturebook all about groundhogs.
Deputy Harvey and the Ant Cow Caper, by Sneed. A picturebook story that includes facts about the relationship between ants and ant cows/aphids.

Reading
Faith read Nate the Great on the Owl Express, by Sharmat.

Life Skills, Social Studies
Learned about what kinds of foods are eaten in China. I taught Faith how to cook some Chinese food. We made authentic stir-fry vegetables and rice. She really enjoyed chopping and stirring.

Week of November 9 - 15

Science
Watched several videos on the different states of matter. Solids, liquids and gases.

Science, Reading, Writing
Word puzzle on solids, liquids and gas.

Math
Adding double digits and carrying.

Reading
Faith read The Snack Attack Mystery, by Levy.
Faith read Nate the Great and the Turkey
Pinky and Rex and the Bully, by Howe.

Reading, Social Studies
Amelia's Road, by Altman. Learned about migrant farm workers.

Reading, Geography
The Scrambled States of America Talent Show, by Keller.

Physical Education
Played at the park with friends.

Bible Study, Reading, Writing
Each morning, Faith studied a verse or passage from the Bible with us and then copied it on to her own handwriting paper.

Bible Study
Went to bible study at church this morning. Played with friends.

Reading
Faith read Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden, by Sharmat.
Huggly Takes a Bath, by Arnold.
My Lucky Day, by Kasza.
Raccoons and Ripe Corn, by Arnosky.

Geography
Looked on a map to see where Sweden and Norway are compared to Tallahassee.

Reading, History
Castle Diary, The Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page, by Platt.

Math
Worksheet: Adding Quarters, Dimes, Nickels and Pennies.
Worksheet: Greater Than and Less Than
Worksheet: Before, Between and After

Bible Study, Reading, Writing
This morning's study was on the verse Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." Faith copied the verse.

Reading, Writing
Worksheet: Write a word from the box with the beginning sound "cl" that best completes the sentences.
Worksheet: Color the crayons with words that begin with the blend "cr."
Draw a circle aroun all the words in the story that begin with the blend "dr."

Math
Use the calendar to find out when someone leave for camp, write the answer.
Looking at charts and graphs.

Reading, Social Studies
The Ugly Vegetables, by Grace Lin. Learned about vegetables from China and how they are prepared for soup.

Reading, Geography, History
Ruby the Red Knight, by Amy Aitken. Discussed the countries where knight stories came from and looked them up on the globe.

Reading, History, Geograpy
Red Butterfly, How a Princess Smuggled the Secret of Silk Out of China, by Noyes.

Reading
Faith read The Berenstain Bears Down on the Farm, by Berenstain.

Bible Study, Reading
"David Plays for King Saul" I Samuel 16:14-23 from Egermeier's Bible Story Book.

Math
Worksheet: subtraction (numbers 1-10)
Worksheet: addition (double digits, no carrying)

Reading
Worksheet: Look at the letters in the boxes. Circle the pictures whose names begin with the pair of letters.

Art
Draw a picture of your friends. (Faith drew her friends)
Draw a picture of what you like to do. (Faith drew herself sitting in a chair at a table, drawing.)

Reading, Science
Faith read Deserts, by Klingel & Noyed.

Reading, Science, Geography, History, Art
Eyewitness Books Arctic & Antarctic, by Taylor. Learned about land animals & plants, sea life, explorers, native people, tundra, ice, food chains, etc.

Project: Glued a map of the world onto a large sheet of paper. Faith pasted labels on the map (North Pole, South Pole, Arctic, Antarctic). Then cut out prints of different kinds of animals that we learned about today. Faith colored some of the animals and then discussed where they lived and glued them to the paper in the corresponding region.

Reading
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash, by Noble.
Enemy Pie, by Munson.

Geography
Faith asked, "Where is Spain?" while watching me fix a spanish fan that a friend brought home from a trip to that country. So, we got out the globe and identified Spain. We reviewed the difference between a state and a country. Faith learned to identify islands as a landmass completely surrounded by water. We did an exercise with her finding different islands on the globe, and also with me asking her if particular places were islands or not.

History
We discussed how the spanish language came from Spain and eventually spread over most of Central and South America. Then we identified Portugal and Brazil and discussed the spread of Portugese in a similar manner.

Science, Geography
We reviewed where the Equator and the North and South Poles are. Then we discussed whether a country's climate was "warm" or "cold" by it's proximity to these areas.

Math, Geography
Exercise: Using a piece of string, measure the distance between Tallahassee, FL and Spain, Hawaii, the Equator, and the North Pole. Then draw each distance using the string on the chart provided. Measure each line in inches using a ruler and write the answer next to it. Which place is the farthest away from Tallahassee? Which place is closest?
Faith also learned how to write the term "1/2" while doing the exercise.

Math, Art, Writing, Reading
Exercise: Using your ruler, find something that is 3 inches long in your room. Draw a picture of it and label the picture. Faith found a shell and drew an excellent representation of it. She spelled the word "shell" on her paper.

Science
Worked some more on our garden project. We found more containers to use for planting seeds. Faith filled them with soil, chose two kinds of seeds, sowed them, and watered them.

Reading, Writing
Worksheet: Cut out the words and sort them into groups (hard "th" as in "the" and soft "th" as in "thin").
Worksheet: Say each picture name. Listen for the /th/ or /ch/ sound. Write the name.
Worksheet: Say each picture name. Listen for the /sh/ or /ck/ sound. Write the name.

Faith practiced writing her last name.

Math (Time)
Worksheet: Tell time to the hour by looking at clock hands, a digital clock, and writing "o'clock".

Reading, History, Geography
Read The Story of Thanksgiving, by Bartlett.
Faith read Word Bird's Thanksgiving Words, by Moncure.