Second Grade Consumable Curriculum Set

Student Sample

The Prima Latina Student Workbook, Second Edition contains both the instruction and the exercises for the student to complete.

Prairie School Student Sample

Prairie School by renowned children’s author Avi tells the story of Noah Bidson growing up on the prairies of Colorado. One day, his Aunt Dora arrives and begins teaching Noah reading, writing, and arithmetic. Noah is hesitant at first, trying to find ways to avoid studying. However, once Aunt Dora begins teaching him outside on the prairie, Noah discovers the joy of learning, and his life changes forever. Our Prairie School Student Guide trains students to become active readers by providing in-depth word studies that help students build vocabulary as well as comprehension questions to teach students to identify important concepts and compose clear, concise answers to questions.

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Animal Folk Tales of America contains many famous stories told throughout American history, adapted by Caldecott Honor-winner Tony Palazzo. Legends in this text include Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, The Jumping Frog, Davy Crockett, Johnny Appleseed, Sweet Betsy, and others. The Animal Folk Tales of America Student Guide trains students to become active readers by providing in-depth word studies that help students build vocabulary as well as comprehension questions to teach students to identify important concepts and compose clear, concise answers to questions.

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The Newbery Honor-winning The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dagliesh dramatizes a young girl's struggle in colonial America. Eight year old Sarah Noble and her father travel through the wilderness of Connecticut in 1707 to build a new life. As Sarah and her father live in the wilderness, Sarah sometimes finds it hard to be brave when there are strange noises in the woods. However, Sarah soon makes new friends in her wilderness home, and when she must stay alone while her father goes to fetch the rest of the family, Sarah learns what it really means to be brave. The Courage of Sarah Noble Student Guide trains students to become active readers by providing in-depth word studies that help students build vocabulary as well as comprehension questions to teach students to identify important concepts and compose clear, concise answers to questions.

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Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder remains an all-time American classic about life on the frontier. The first book in the beloved Little House series begins in 1871 in a log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Four year old Laura, her Pa, her Ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their dog, Jack all live happily together in the little house. Life as a pioneer is not always easy, especially when preparing for the long Wisconsin winter. But there is also joy and fun as Laura and her family celebrate Christmas, plant crops every spring, harvest in the autumn, and make trips into town. This heartwarming story will introduce students to America's frontier history through the eyes of a young girl growing up in the safe, warm, and love-filled little house. Our Little House in the Big Woods Student Guide trains students to become active readers by providing in-depth word studies that help students build vocabulary as well as comprehension questions to teach students to identify important concepts and compose clear, concise answers to questions.

Student Sample

The Beatrix Potter Student Guide is a comprehensive workbook for your student to use while working through four short tales by Beatrix Potter including The Tale of Tom Kitten, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, and The Tale of Peter Rabbit.

Within the Patterns of Nature Student Guide, students will learn how to identify different objects in creation such as seeds, wildflowers, trees, etc. Students will also learn the different colors of birds and trees by way of simple yet fun exercises.

New America Cursive 2 Sample

New American Cursive is an easy-to-follow resource for teaching beginning cursive. It presents simplified letter forms, using multi-sensory methods to aid in the learning of motor skills necessary to write well. Developed by Iris Hatfield, with over 35 years of experience in the handwriting field, the book improves the process of teaching handwriting and allows students to start at a younger age.

New American Cursive 2:

• Eight-page Teaching Guide included
• 125 instruction exercises for excellent penmanship development
• Practice pages include Bible verses and character-building quotes
• Simplified alphabet, unnecessary strokes eliminated
• Bound at the top for ease of use by left-handed students
• Clear starting dots and arrow directions
• Includes exercises to develop creative writing skills
• Blank reproducible practice pages included
• Extra copy practice for subject mastery
• Flexible method allows for the individuality of the child

Copybook Cursive Book One Sample

Our original Copybook III formatted in the New American Cursive font. Our second graders complete this copybook alongside New American Cursive 2, but it also makes a good choice for older students needing more practice.

Composition & Sketchbook II Sample

Our Composition & Sketchbooks allow each student to write and illustrate compositions. These books are a great resource for all subjects and become a journal of your child's work for each year.

Composition & Sketchbook II features a single page spread with open space for drawing on the top half of the page and seven 1/2" ruled lines for writing on the bottom half of the page. The divided structure and grade-appropriate spacing helps your young learner build confidence as they learn the craft of writing well.

Prima Latina Copybook Sample

The Prima Latina Copybook is a cross-resource for Prima Latina and New American Cursive. Improve your student's Latin and Cursive skills at the same time!

This tablet is ruled on both sides with a dotted center line. Each tablet contains 100 sheets. Perfect for practicing penmanship.

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Reading is a subject that should continue through the summer to avoid regression. These new summer reading journals are the perfect way to encourage young children to continue working on reading fluency as well as exposing them to good literature. The font size gets smaller for each journal and each page is divided in half for drawing and writing small summaries. 100 Days of Summer Reading: Book Three for rising second graders encourages students to read high quality literature and think deeply about what they have read.

Spelling Practice Sheets: for use with Traditional Spelling Book Two Sample

The Traditional Spelling series is a comprehensive approach to teaching spelling and completes our Reading & Phonics program. Following our award-winning First Start Reading and Classical Phonics, the next step towards mastery of phonics is Traditional Spelling. Designed for students who have mastered reading “Consonant-Vowel-Consonant” words and their short vowel sounds, Traditional Spelling is intended to follow a phonics-based kindergarten program such as the Memoria Press First Start Reading program through Book D. The Traditional Spelling Book II Practice Sheets provide extra practice for each spelling list.

Traditional Spelling Book II Student Sample

The Traditional Spelling series is a comprehensive approach to teaching spelling and completes our Reading & Phonics program. Following our award-winning First Start Reading and Classical Phonics, the next step towards mastery of phonics is Traditional Spelling. Designed for students who have mastered reading "Consonant-Vowel-Consonant" words and their short vowel sounds, Traditional Spelling is intended to follow a phonics-based kindergarten program such as the Memoria Press First Start Reading program through Book D. The Traditional Spelling II Student Book contains 34 spelling lessons with a variety of activities that encourage mastery of each word list.

Required Supplements: The Phonics Flashcards and Classical Phonics are required to complete all activities in Traditional Spelling.

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The Traditional Spelling series is a comprehensive phonetic approach to teaching spelling and completes our Reading & Phonics program. Following our award-winning First Start Reading and Classical Phonics, the next step towards mastery of phonics is Traditional Spelling.

Designed for students who have mastered reading "Consonant-Vowel-Consonant" words and their short vowel sounds, Traditional Spelling is intended to follow a phonics-based kindergarten program such as the Memoria Press First Start Reading program through Book D.

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Designed for the final year of our primary school, English Grammar Practice is an oral practice of many basic aspects of language arts from capitalization and punctuation to language and reading skills. This book includes two worksheets per week that can be added to morning work or used as supplements to Latin or literature studies. English Grammar Practice makes an excellent addition to language study at the end of primary school and prepares students for more in-depth work in grammar school.

Grade 2 Student Book Unit 2 teaches all the addition and subtraction facts for the 11s, 12s, and 13s, and carrying and borrowing as well. Speed drills are now included in the student book.

Grade 2 Student Book Unit 3 teaches addition and subtraction facts for the 14s and 15s. Speed drills are now included in the student book.

Grade 2 Student Book Unit 4 teaches addition and subtraction facts for the 16s, 17s, and 18s. Speed drills are now included in the student book.

Student Workbook Sample

Our goal for math in the primary grades is the mastery of basic facts. One of the most effective ways to help students achieve mastery is simply to practice. With daily timed drills, Memoria Math Challenge is designed to give students that math practice and also to help the teacher measure students' immediate recall. We start with addition, subtraction, and number dictation in kindergarten, and ramp up to 200 daily problems by the end of first grade. If students are able to master their math facts in the primary years, they can devote more time to complex math operations in grammar school and upper school.

Supplemental Workbook Sample

Memoria Math Supplemental Workbook is intended to be used at the beginning of second grade as a review to ensure students have mastered the math concepts that were taught in first grade.

The exercises are laid out in a logical, easy to follow sequence and will help boost your students' confidence in old material before moving into the new second grade concepts. The 15 lessons are designed to be completed at a rate of one lesson per day for the first three weeks of school.