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Our Homeschool Journey 25/26

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Materials we are using in the school year 25/26 that just makes sense
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Curriculum We Are Using

2nd Grader

 
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Using for Math and ELA.  Great use with video and games.
IXL | Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Spanish
 
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We love this curriculum for science.  Its uses literature and arts and crafts.
Homeschool curriculum for creative, gifted, and hands-on learners.
 
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This has been perfect for social studies.  Hands on projects are the best.
BookShark - CALIFORNIA LAP BOOK
 
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We use this ELA online class. It meets twice a week!
Home - Branches Learning
 
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Kids love playing IXL and other games on the tablet.  It easier for them to use versus the computer mouse (Due to age and size of hand.)
Amazon Fire 7 Kids Tablet 3-7, 16GB Purple
 
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A game that has you create silly sentences.
Silly Rhymes (DK Games)
 
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Great for learning how to read.
Bob Books Advancing Beginners Box Set, Ages 4+
 
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Great for practicing adding and subtraction
Learning Resources Mathswatters Addition & Subtraction Game

Curriculum We are Using

4 year old TK

 
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For science we are using this curriculum. It has two levels of activities which is great for modifying to a grade level.  We do this curriculum as a family.
Homeschool curriculum for creative, gifted, and hands-on learners.
 
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Love this Timerboodle TK basic set.  Its all you need for math, logics, and reading.
2025 Pre-K Curriculum Kit
 
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2x a week drop off program from grades TK to 4th grade.  They do tons of crafts and games.
RootED Learning
 
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Kids loves playing games on the tablet. Great for learning apps as well!
Amazon Fire 7 Kids Tablet 7" Purple, 16GB
 
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Fun logic game about the 3 pigs hiding from the wolf.  It even comes with the 3 Little Pig Story.
Three Little Piggies
 
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Hands on learning for math. Great for learning about numbers.
B. toys Fruity! Wooden Abacus 100 Beads
 
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Great for introducing reading.
Bob Books First Stories Box Set - Phonics
 
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Help to learn to listen for each letter sound of a word.
Montessori Letter Matching Game for Kids 3-8
 
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Great for introducing logic problems
Activity Book for 3-4 Year Olds: Puzzles & More

Books We Are Currently Reading (Will be consistently updated)

Books for 2nd grade and TK

 
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Book about an Angry Monkey and how his friends try to make him feel better.
Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang and Max Lang
 
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A boy goes on an imaginary adventure and how his friends accept him for who he is.
Dragonboy
 
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4 books in one. This chapter book takes the read on an adventure to find all the magic fairies.
Rainbow Magic Fairies Books #1-4: Ruby, Amber, Sunny, Fern
 
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t's sink or swim for Jack and Annie when the Magic Tree House whisks them off to the middle of the ocean. Luckily, they find a mini-submarine on a coral reef. Unluckily, they are about to meet a giant octopus and one very hungry shark. Will the dolph...
Dolphins at Daybreak (Magic Tree House, No. 9)
 
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Having a little sister like four-year-old Ramona isn’t always easy for Beezus Quimby. With a wild imagination, disregard for order, and an appetite for chaos, Ramona makes it hard for Beezus to be the responsible older sister she knows she ought to b...
Beezus and Ramona
 
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Kids see plants, flowers, and trees around them every day. In this lively and educational reader, they'll learn how those plants grow. Kids will take this magical journey from seed pollination to plant growth, learning about what plants need to thriv...
Seed to Plant (Nat Geo Kids Readers L1)
 
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Amelia Bedelia’s parents are holding a yard sale—but Amelia Bedelia loves playing in her yard, and she doesn’t want to sell it! Luckily, her mother promises they will only sell things in the yard. When one neighbor wishes she could buy the flowers, A...
Amelia Bedelia by the Yard (I Can Read Level 1)
 
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Celebrate the joy of Halloween with your kids with this fun storybook, which includes over 30 stickers. No one knows Fancy like Nancy...and no one knows Halloween like Nancy! She's so excited to transform into a plume-asaurus dinosaur and help French...
Fancy Nancy: Halloween...or Bust!

Educational Posters

Posters we use daily

 
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We love the number chart!  Incredibly helpful for both kids
Outus 2 Pcs Number 1-100 Money Chart Poster
 
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Perfect for learning grammer in 2nd grade
Yisong 10 Pcs Parts of Speech Grammar Posters
 
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They help remind us the characteristics we strive to have everyday!
Character Education Posters (set of 6)
 
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Such a fun hands on way to learn place value.  My 2nd grader enjoyed writing on this poster and then saying the placement of each number.
Really Good Stuff Place Values Two-Poster Set
 
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Best abc poster.  It shows you the lines and how each letter is written and placed on the line.
Palace Learning ABC Alphabet Cursive & Manuscript Poster Set
 
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Great posters to teach the states and the 7 continents.
World & USA Map Posters for Kids - 24x16
 
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Reminder to kids they do not have to be perfect!  Great addition to characters traits.
PHAMTE It's Okay To Not Be Okay Wall Art
 
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Has been helpful for learning how to read.
FLYAB Sight Words & Word Families Poster 12x18