Registered!

We finally registered this week and are now officially homeschooling for the upcoming school year. I've had a good look at what A would be doing in school over the next year if she was in school for grade 2 and this is basically it:

Math:

recognize and apply whole numbers up to 1000, and explore
fractions (halves, thirds and quarters)
• apply a variety of addition and subtraction strategies on whole
numbers to 100, and use these operations in solving problems
• use an appropriate calculation strategy or technology to solve
problems
Patterns and Relations
• identify, create, describe and translate numerical and non-
numerical patterns arising from daily experiences in the school
and on the playground



Shape and Space
• estimate, measure and compare, using standard units for
length and primarily nonstandard units for other measures
• name, describe and construct a variety of 3-D objects and 2-D
shapes
• apply positional language, orally and in writing, to
communicate motion



Statistics and Probability
• collect, display and describe data, independently, based on
first-hand information
• use simple experiments, designed by others, to illustrate
chance


Science:


Exploring Liquids
• observe that liquid water can be changed to ice or to steam,
and back again, if heated and cooled, and that wet materials
dry out when left open to the air
• learn that water is our most important liquid, that we use
water in many ways, and that water is essential to life
• describe some properties of water and other liquids, and
recognize the importance of water to living and nonliving
things

Buoyancy and Boats
• learn about balance and stability and about different methods
that can be used in propelling a watercraft
• explore the concept of density
• construct objects that will float on and move through water,
and evaluate various designs for watercraft



Magnetism
• learn to distinguish materials that are affected by magnets
from those that are not
• learn how magnets can be used in sorting objects, moving
things and holding things together
• describe the interaction of magnets with other magnets and
with common materials



Hot and Cold Temperature
• observe that temperatures can go up and down, including the
temperature of their surroundings and the temperatures of
particular objects within it
• learn about methods that are used to control temperature in
buildings
• learn how insulation is used to keep things hot or cold



Small Crawling and Flying Animals
• learn about where small animals live, what they eat, and what
they are eaten by
• learn features of the animals that suit them to their particular
environment
• describe the general structure and life habits of small crawling
and flying animals; for example, insects, spiders, worms, slugs



They also have a social studies project to do which I plan to change to something more relevant to us, and also art which they have no specific projects to do. Drama again no specific projects. Health studies the same - and physical education the same. these are all things that can be covered by our extra curricular activities.

I didn't add Language arts to the above list because 'A' has already covered everything that is listed in the LA topic for grade 2 and so our year will be spent continuing to enjoy LA...reading, writing stories and letters, poems and just enjoying the computer and writing for what it is - rather than making her DO anything...she can just enjoy her writing and reading.....

So if THAT is grade 2, it makes you wonder what on EARTH kids go to school for a WHOLE YEAR for lol!