Goals of the Second Grade Full Curriculum: 
Having learned all the rules of phonics and decoding, the emphasis in second grade shifts to the building blocks of grammar, the structure of our language. All of the previously learned concepts of phonics and reading are reviewed and built upon while the student begins memorizing rules of syllabication, alphabetizing, plurals, possessives, and more. A set of Grammar Activities and a Handbook have been integrated with the McGuffey Reader. Students make a transition from manuscript to cursive writing. The Skilltext Readers, which children love, are superior in developing higher level comprehension skills and critical thinking. As employers of the classical method we cannot begin too early to teach children to think! Somewhat more detailed book report forms are designed to create in the student a love for reporting. One excellent aspect to our spelling program is the weekly proofreading practice, which begins the transfer of this responsibility from the parent to the child. This series is very challenging but is easily adaptable to learners of various abilities.
The Old Testament study is continued from King David through the prophets, this time with an added workbook children enjoy. Early American history is covered through the Heritage Studies 2 textbook and student activities. This exciting study deals with communities, colonization, the War for Independence and much more. Science emphasizes geology, living and non-living habitats, bones, and more. In Math students will learn to add and subtract through three-digit numbers. Particularly noteworthy in all levels of our math series are the Mental Math exercises. Though the focus at this level is on the concrete and the factual, we like to begin challenging the reasoning skills of a student, preparing him for more complex thinking.
Included in the Second Grade Full Curriculum:
- Day-by-Day Scheduling Guide for Second Grade
- CHC Preceptor CD-Rom*
- CHC 2nd Grade Course Blueprint packet
- CHC Grading Masters* - (grades 1-4)
Items Included in the Second Grade Language Curriculum:
- Phonics Workbook C from Merrill, includes student book, teacher's annotated edition and blueprint
- Grammar Activity Sheets for use with the McGuffey's First Reader
- Handbook of Grammar Rules booklet
- SRA Spelling, includes student book (level 3) , teacher's manual and blueprint (2002 edition)
- McGuffey's First Reader from Mott Media with blueprint
- Uncle Bunny, Skilltext Comprehension Reader, includes student text, teacher's annotated edition and blueprint
- Tracy, Skilltext Comprehension Reader, includes student text, teacher's annotated edition and blueprint
- Book Report Forms C
- Amadeus Mozart or similar title
- Penmanship C, includes student book, teacher's manual and blueprint
Items Included in the Second Grade Bible Curriculum:
- Suffer Little Children, Book 2, includes teacher's manual, student workbook with key, quarterly tests with answer key, scripture memory program and blueprint
Items Included in the Second Grade History Curriculum:
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- The Light and the Glory for Children includes book with study guide, final exam and blueprint
- Activity Book for The Light and the Glory for Children
- Looking at Worldview with Young Children, CHC article
- Supplemental Geography Activity Sheets with user guide
Items Included in the Second Grade Science Curriculum:
- Science 2 (2nd ed.) includes student text and blueprints
- CHC Science 2 test set
- Beginning Science reader (titles may vary)
Also Available: Science 2 Home Education Kit
Items Included in the Second Grade Mathematics Curriculum:
- MCP Mathematics Level B includes student book, teacher's manual and blueprint
*A special full curriculum bonus!
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