Grade 2
The timeline of each unit is flexible, but written with the intent of covering each area for this grade. However, homeschooling is flexible so feel free to use each unit, and swapping out with other grade's units, as you see fit.
Science - 24 weeks of study
Life Cycles
Plant Life Cycles
Animal Life Cycles
Salmon Life Cycle
Covers 6 weeks of study
Water Cycle
Water sources
Water cycle
Water conservation
Covers 6 weeks of study
Changes to Matter
Physical Changes
Chemical Changes
Covers 4 weeks of study
Force
Gravity
Magnets
Friction + Static Electricity
Balanced + Unbalanced Forces
Covers 8 weeks of study
Socials - 22 weeks of study
Diverse Communities
How a community works
Western Canada
Prairies
Central Canada
Atlantic Canada
Northern Canada
Covers 12 weeks of study
Local Actions and Global Consequences
Earth is diverse
Landmarks around the world
Protecting our environment
Where does food come from?
Helping others
Covers 10 weeks of study
Computer Skills
Art Lessons
Language Arts
This book provides you with 30 weeks of lessons and writing assignments. Each lesson includes an example and a graphical organizer to help guide the student when practicing the writing concept. Created with students in mind for fully independent learning and easy marking for the instructor. Answer keys, marking rubrics, and reproducible graphical organizers are all included at the end of the book.
Concepts covered:
Brainstorming ideas
Expanding sentences
Paragraphs (topic sentence, supporting details, basic, expository)
Friendly letters
Thank-You letters
Fiction summaries
Sequence Writing
Fiction book reviews
Short story writing
Research project
Poetry (acrostic, alliteration, rhyming)