What Your Second Grader needs to know by: E.D Hirsch Jr

Went to the Library. Picked up the copy of the book - What Your Second Grader Needs to Know by E. D Hirsch Jr. This Core Knowledge Curriculum has been used in schools like Three Oaks Elementary in Lee County, Florida in the 90's and reviewed by experts in education.  What we will explore from this book in the next few days:

Language and Literature
1. Reading, Writing and Second Grader Tips
    * Read Aloud Regularly & Talk about what they are reading
    * Take the children to the Library
   
Topics to Explore : Literature -Poetry-Stories-American Tall Tales-Myths from Ancient Greece
                                Learning about Language
                                *Sentences * Writing Sentence Rules
                                *Nouns,Verbs,Adjectives,Using Capital Letters

World History & Geography - Review 7 Continents , Important Oceans , Maps