Welcome to ​Old Fashioned Education's FREE online curriculum.
Before you begin, please read the introduction and license agreement. 
Directions: 
  1. Gather materials using the Booklist (below) for what to teach.
  2. Print the 40-Week Schedule PDF for when to teach it.
  3. Order the Grade 2 Teacher Manual (optional, when available) with lesson plans, worksheets, tests, and answer key for how to teach it or plan your own lessons using the FREE Student Weekly Assignment Booklet PDF.
Key:  *Free online   ❶  Our Pick!   ❷ Christianbook
Second Grade
For Ages 6 to 9
American History
40 Week Schedule, PDF


King James Bible

Bible Study
Devotions
Arithmetic. Choose 1 ​
Science ​
​Library Skills
  • Go to the library once a week, learn how it all works. If you go on Fridays then you can check out the books you'll need for the following week.
​
Language Arts Grammar. Choose 1.........................................................................................................................................................................
If you are using all 3 programs of study, the reading below is optional.
​
Literature Plus, enjoy reading as desired
History
Biography ​
Geography & Social Studies
Read Alouds (FREE at library or build your library - 1 picture book per week) 
Term 1 (Weeks 1-12)​
  1. Johnny Appleseed by Reeve Lindbergh
  2. The Boy Who Drew Birds by Jacqueline Davies *
  3. The Monkey and the Crocodile by Paul Galdone
  4. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
  5. The Ant and the Elephant by Bill Peet
  6. One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
  7. Amos and Boris by William Steig
  8. Cinderella by Marcia Brown
  9. A Picture Book of Amelia Earhart by David A. Adler
  10. The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Hutchit Bishop & Kurt Wiese
  11. Wee Gillis by Munro Leaf *
  12. The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh
Term 2 (Weeks 13-24)​
  1. Lucy’s Christmas by Donald Hall
  2. The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski *
  3. The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams *
  4. The Big Snow by Berta and Elmer Hader
  5. The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Chrstian Andersen, illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton
  6. The Gardener by Sarah Stewart
  7. Saint Valentine by Robert Sabuda
  8. George Washington’s Breakfast by Jean Fritz
  9. Farewell to Shady Glade by Bill Peet
  10. Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent by Bill Peet
  11. Emily by Michael Bedard
  12. Sam, Bangs, & Moonshine by Evaline Ness
Term 3 (Weeks 25-36)
  1. Island Boy by Barbara Cooney
  2. The Easter Egg by Jan Brett *
  3. Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, illustrated by Ted Rand
  4. Verdi by Janell Cannon *
  5. The Gift of the Tree by Alvin Tresselt *
  6. Maybelle the Cable Car by Virginia Lee Burton
  7. A Visit to William Blake’s Inn by Nancy Willard
  8. The Fourth of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh
  9. Lucy’s Summer by Donald Hall
  10. Little House in the Big Woods By Wilder
Second Grade Syllabus​
​Spend about 60 minutes daily on Program 3: Individual Study for Grade 2 as follows:
Subject
Days
Minutes
Notes
Language Arts
4-5
20
Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar
Arithmetic
4-5
20
1/2 to 1 lesson per day
Penmanship
4-5
10
1 page in handwriting workbook daily
Living Books
4-5
10-30
Read together or assign from various subjects - see booklist
Picture Book
1
10
Go to library and read aloud
from list above or more as desired.
Plus Program 1: Christian Study and Program 3: Enrichment Study daily.
Have Second Grade questions or comments?  See FAQ's
Notes
[1] Prefer an updated Christian science reader? We recommend Patterns of Nature. 
​[2] Harvey's Elementary Grammar Series is more advanced and should be started in 4th grade, however you could adapt short lessons for the younger student. 
[3] A few details in the geography books are out of date. We recommend that you get a world map and use an ink pen to update the text as needed.
^Consumable books less than 10%
Old Fashioned Educaiton.org is a participant in Christian Book Affiliate Program to offset operational costs.

© Old Fashioned Education 2021