Morning Reflection and Sunday Reading

FOR CHRISTIANS:

• The Bible for School and Home, by Dr J. Paterson Smyth: Volume I - The Book of Genesis & Volume VII - St Matthew's Gospel of the Kingdom
• Any Bible atlas
• Any children's book of prayers 
• Sidelights on the Bible, by Eliza Elder
• A Book of Golden Deeds, by Charlotte Yonge (first half)

ANY FAITH:

• When I was a boy in Japan, by Sakae Shioya
• Sun-babies (Studies in the child-life of India), by Cornelia Sorabji
  

NON-CHRISTIANS:

Either replace with prayers and readings of your own faith, or use the time for some meditation, breathwork and journaling.

English Tales

• The Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bunyan – Part I 
• Tales of Troy and Greece, by Andrew Lang 

English (Writing, Recitations, Reading)

Alice Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll

Copywork from A New Handwriting, by MM Bridges (master two letters per lesson)

CHRISTIANS:

Recite 3 Psalms, 6 Bible passages and 6 hymns from Hymns for Little Children, by CF Alexander

ALL FAITHS:

Recite 3 poems from:

• • The Golden Staircase: Poems and Verses for Children, compiled by L.Chisholm
  • The Fairy Green, by R.Fyleman

NON-CHRISTIANS:

Replace the Psalm and Bible passage recitations with readings from your own faith or from your child's Reading books. Replace hymns with songs from your own faith or secular songs.

English History

• Between the Lines Year 2 English History Lesson Plans
• Form I History Timeline Workbook (FREE)
• Our Island Story, by HE Marshall
• The Story of Abraham Lincoln, by MA Hamilton
• Tales from St Paul’s Cathedral, by Mrs Frewen Lord
• Any world atlas
• (Optional) History Pictures for a Living Education: Middle Ages - Charlotte Mason Beehive

Geography

• Elementary Geography: Book I, by Charlotte Mason
• Any world atlas 

Natural History

• Between the Lines Year 2 Science and Nature Study Lesson Plans 
• Countryside Rambles, by WS Furneaux
• A selection of local field guides on birds, animals and plants
• Plant Life in Field and Garden, by Arabella Buckley
• Birds of the Air, by Arabella Buckley
• Wild Nature Won by Kindness, by Eliza Brightwen

Picture Study

Between the Lines Picture Study Lesson Plans
(choose one rotation for the whole family)

Mathematics (Sums)

Foreign Languages 

Charlotte Mason recommended children learn one foreign language in Form I, starting with French. However feel free to replace this with a different foreign language relevant to your culture.

We recommend using the resources listed at Mason's Living Languages: French – Mason's living languages (masonslivinglanguages.com).

Brushdrawing

We recommend using these videos by Richele Baburina to learn the art of brushdrawing: 

https://charlottemasonpoetry.org/brush-drawing-resources/ 
Do brushdrawings as per the Nature Study and English History lesson plans as well as scenes from people read about in Tales.

Musical Appreciation

Music (Instrument)

• Teacher's Guide to Mrs Curwen's Pianoforte Method (The Child Pianist)

• Find student videos and resources at the Curwen Music website.

Singing

• The Book of French Songs, by LS Costello (learn two French songs per term)
• The national song book: A complete collection of the folk-songs, carols and rounds suggested by the Board of Education by Sir CV Stanford (Select two English songs per term)
• Fifty steps in sight-singing by Arthur Somervell

Drill / Phys Ed

• The Syllabus of Physical Exercises for Schools by Eyre and Spottiswoode
• Rhythmic Games and Dances, by F.Hewitt
• British Marches for Schools, by Martin Shaw

Handicrafts

• Any book on clay modelling
• The Little Girl's Sewing Book, by F. Klickmann, H. Cowham & HT. Miller
• Needlecraft in the School, by M.Swanson
• Paper Tearing, by HG Paterson (Book II in Charlotte Mason Beehive series)