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Satori Smiles is a glimpse into the lives of an inquisitive young girl and her mother homeschooling and having a blast learning together. We mostly follow the WTM classical style of homeschooling, but allow ourselves to follow eclectic tangents and rabbit trails. A bit of a curriculum addict, I photo-blog our days so people can experience what certain programs and curriculum are like. We love your comments! Thanks and enjoy your visit!
Second Grade Curriculum
Fall 2011 ~ 3 hours/day; 4 days/week
*Links to related blog posts about each curriculum are [BOLD]- Math
- Singapore Math - 2A - HIG, Textbook, Workbook, CWP, IP and Tests [SM]
- Grammar
- Growing With Grammar 3 [GWG]
- First Language Lessons 3 [FLL]
- MCT Grammar Island (for fun) [MCT] - Spelling
- All About Spelling - Level 5 [AAS] - Writing
- Winning With Writing 3 [WWW]
- Writing With Ease 2 [WWE] - History
- Story of the World 2 - Middle Ages [SOTW] and Activity Guide (AG)
- Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of World History (UILE)
- Map Trek: Medieval World - American History
- Adventures in America (loosely following plus adding our own favorite resources and American Literature books) - Reading/Phonics
- Reading for the Gifted Student
- Literature
- Children's Literature List
- Science
- R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey - Earth and Space [RSO]
- Singapore Science My Pals Are Here (MPH) - Vocabulary
- Wordly Wise 3000 Book 3 [WW] - Art
- Meet the Masters [MTM]
- Artistic Pursuits - Book 1 [AP]
- Geography
- Evan Moor Daily Geography Practice, Grade 3
- Sheppard Software
- Critical Thinking
- Prufruck Press Logic workbooks, Lollipop Logic 2 and fun puzzles/games - Languages
- Elementary Spanish [ES]
- R.E.A.L. Homeschool Spanish
- Minimus Latin and then Lively Latin
- Handwriting
- Getty-Dubay Italics Book C/D (GDI) - currently taking a break on handwriting
- StartWrite Handwriting Worksheet Wizard - Extra Resources
- Discovery Education Streaming, BrainPop, books, field trips, etc...
- Math
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