What Your Second Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated): Fundamentals of a Good Second-Grade Education (The Core Knowledge Series)

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This book goes along with the core knowledge curriculum, offered for free online. However instead of printing it all out it’s here in the book. While I feel this book is a good guideline of things to teach your second grader, it’s also very dry. I use it more often as a resource than as a teaching textbook. The picture are in color and there is a wide range on information inside. A good guide for the homeschooling parent trying to get a footing for second grade.

i enjoy these books they have been a life saver just starting homeschooling. Most of the other ones posted under the updated titles I have gotten so I was shocked to get the updated version. I have to say that I like the new layout to a certain point. The color code makes it easy to find what I need instead of me having to do tabs. At the same time the new updated one is a little harder layout to understand. The material has not changed in the book so to gets newer or older version makes no difference. I love that these have helped give me a lay out to go on for learning for my children. Many laws are so confusing and this makes it all very easy to cover all parts. Your will need to find free worksheets to supplement what is shown in the book but that is pretty easy. I also love that my children can look at it and understand what they are talking about. These books talk at and not over the children. This is a must get for all homeschoolers.

The quality of the writing makes this books stand out. There are great details but nothing too long. A few highlighted boxes and headlines and pictures, but the written word is what shines, putting it way ahead of the choppy eye witness books. I found- and my husband- that we could read for a long time from this book and not notice the minutes passing. Also I learned old concepts better than I did the first dozen times I was taught them.It refers back to pages in the book with maps, which is helpful. It also treats the child as intelligent and curious, not like someone who needs to be entertained with talking animals to teach them history.

Gives a good idea of core curriculum. Will be helpful for parents who are homeschooling

This is a wonderful and informative book for curious kids. Note that the reading level isn't necessarily at par with children who have finished 1st grade. Your child has to be able to read small chapter books to have the reading level to get through some parts this book. However, if you are willing to read it to your child, there is a ton of art/history, poetry, and science in here. We particularly love the funny poems, and it has got my child interested in reading and enunciating poems properly. I don't use the math section because we do math on our own, but we will continue to use this book through the second grade school year, just for the amount and variety of knowledge it provides.

We have used these books for many years in homeschooling our children. We find them to be an excellent cross-section of the world of which we want our children to be aware. In many ways they remind me of the Childcraft series I enjoyed as a younger man. The new revision of this particular offering is excellent, with more captivating graphics as well as significant changes in the content and focus. We have the older edition we used when teaching our older children, and highly recommend updating for this revision.

Excellent priduct and deluvery.

I liked the contents of the book