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Paterson Smyth commentaries, which was frustrating. Bibleĭuring Term 3, I fell very far behind in keeping up with the J. So, here is what we covered using Ambleside Online Year 2 during B’s second grade year…. Those are the successes and I’m choosing to celebrate rather than carry guilt around all summer for not doing it as perfectly, or even as well, as I would’ve liked. B’s reading and writing skills have grown exponentially and progress was definitely made. Still, despite the struggles, the more-than-I’d-like-to-admit skipping of Morning Times, etc., we made it through all of the reading assignments for the year. If anyone ever tries to convince you that a homeschool day, Charlotte Mason or otherwise, will always be smiles, laughter, and epic voyages into the Grand Conversation, don’t believe them! This year emphasized to me that it can be really, really hard. There were tears and fights and yelling, but there were also a lot of good times when we were excited to find out what happened next in a book or feeling triumphant because we finally got a math concept. The second half in particular was filled with sickness and blizzards (and here and here and here) and deaths (and births!) and stress (so.much.stress) and just generally lots of things that were not conducive to maintaining a peaceful and orderly homeschool environment. It’s honestly hard for me to believe we’re done as it really flew by even though it was definitely a very challenging year. Books that use affiliate links here are not listed on the AO website.)ī’s second grade year has come to a close and another year of homeschooling is in the books. ( Please note that I have linked to book lists on the AO website to respect their licensing terms.
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