This page contains my notes, resources and links for Grade 2. You can find my proposed layout for grade 2 at the bottom of this post here. I will post what we actually did as the year progresses. Feel free to add your favorite ideas below – the more the merrier!
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General Curriculum
- Second Grade Syllabus, Christopherus
- A Path of Discovery, Eric K. Fairman
- Second Grade audio, Donna Simmons
- Second Grade audio, Melisa Nielsen
- Fables and Saints audio, Melisa Nielsen
- http://theparentingpassageway.com/?s=second+grade&submit=Search
Saints and Heroes
- Saints and Heroes, Christopherus
- Stories of the Saints, Siegwart Knijpenga
- Young Merlin, Robert D. San Souci*
- Young Lancelot, Robert D. San Souci*
- Young Arthur, Robert D. San Souci*
- The Story of King Arthur, Robin Lister*
- Tales of Robin Hood, Tony Allan*
- Camelot: A Collection of Original Arthurian Stories, Jane Yolen*
- King of Ireland’s Son, Padraic Colum*
- Stories for the Festivals of the Year, Irene Johanson
- Mightier than the Sword
Math
- Second Grade Mathematics, Christopherus
Animal Legends/Fables (see what we actually did in this post)
- Animalia, Barbara Berger*
- The Classic Tales of B’rer Rabbit
- Animal Legends, Christopherus
- Animalia, Graeme Base (great for speech exercises)
- Animals, Animals, Eric Carle (great for speech exercises)
Trickster Tales
- The Classic Tales of B’rer Rabbit
- Sister Tricksters: Rollicking Tales of Clever Females, Robert D. San Souci
Nature/Science
Misc
- http://theparentingpassageway.com/2013/03/06/favorite-books-for-lent/
- http://ninny-noodle-noo.blogspot.com/2013/03/waldorf-inspired-grade-2-resources.html
- http://www.downeastthunderfarm.com/bird-patterns/
*could be used as a read-aloud
Sheila, Do you know there is a 2nd grade Waldorf yahoo group? It’s not used much anymore, but it might be worth an hour or so of your time to trawl through the grade-2-specific archives. I think it was on that group that Carrie recommended Philip M Sherlock’s “Anansi the Spider Man” which is a great collection for 2nd grade. We did an entire Anansi block rather than a mix of different Trickster Tales and it was a hoot. It was our final block of our 2nd grade year, so nice to end with a smile on our faces. Teri blogs about doing an Anansi block here if you haven’t seen it yet:
http://homeschoolingwaldorf.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/anansi-the-spider-grade-2-weeks-1-and-2/
Enjoy your year.
Cathy
Thanks Cathy. I will add both of those to my list of resources.
Sheila
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