2nd Grade Science

Books:
1. The Usborne Book of Knowledge
– How Animals Live
– How Birds Live
– How Your Body Works
– How Machines Work
– How Things Began
2. Usborne Science Activities Vol. 3
3. Discover and Do DVD Level 2
– Science with Batteries
– Science and your Body
– Science with Weather
4. The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System
5. Marie Curie’s Search for Radium
6. Dinosaurs Unleashed
7. The Magic School Bus: Inside the Earth
8. Planet Earth
9. CC Memory works: Biology, Earth Science
10. 201 Awesome, Magical, Bizzare & Incredible Experiments by Van Cleave

Make Me Genius science videos
Mr Q. Classic Life Science free

 

Earth

 

2nd Grade Math

1. IXL math
2. Khan Academy
3. MEP
4. 1800-teacher: singapore math resource

 

Animals

Zooborns
Ask a Biologist

 

2nd Grade History- Ancient

ANCIENT EGYPT

ANCIENT GREEK
Winged Sandals – Greek stories, crafts

Books/Resource:
1. Child’s History of the World (SL core B)
2. Story of the World
3. Khan Academy -Smart History (Art history)
4. A Book In Time – history booklist

CHOW and SOTW correlation
SOTW1 review questions
Studentsfriend history (maps)
Run of the Mill blog SOTW resources list
Sonlight-WTM

 

Ocean life

Coral Reef info and lapbook
New England Aquarium
Sea Grant – Marine Careers

 

Violin

Ebaru-the violin book
ViolinVirtuosity.com

 

Electronics & Engineering

Electric Circuits open book (middle school)
WTM forum
Teach Engineering.org

 

Recipe links

Vanilla Cupcake Buttercream Frosting

 

Field Trip Ideas

Bay Area Glass Institute The cost is $10/child (age 5+) for the tour. (Probably most appropriate for ages 7 – 12. Younger siblings can attend if they stay with a parent.)