2nd Grade (History)

2ND GRADE

Term 1: Middle & Southern Colonies
AMERICAN HISTORY (Twice Weekly)
Benjamin Franklin Coloring Book
13 Colonies Paper Bag Book
  • SPINE: A First Book in American History (Edward Eggleston) Ch. 11-17
  • The Catholic Faith Comes to the Americas (Seton Press) Ch. 7-8
Catholic History
  • Mother Seton and the Sisters of Charity (Alma Powers-Waters)
  • Priest on Horseback (Eva K. Betz)
New York

  • Peter Stuyvesant: Dutch Military Leader (Arthur M. Schlesinger)
Pennsylvania

  • The Cabin Faced West (Jean Fritz)
Benjamin Franklin

  • Benjamin Franklin (Ingri & Edgar D’Aulaire)
  • What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? (Jean Fritz)
  • Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin (Robert Byrd)
  • Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia (Margaret Cousins)
  • Benjamin Franklin: Young Printer (Augusta Stevenson)
  • Benjamin Franklin: Inventor, Statesman, and Patriot (R. Conrad Stein)
ANCIENT HISTORY (BIBLE) (Twice Weekly in Ordinary Time Only)
The Great Adventure Coloring Book
Dead Sea Video
  • SPINE: New Catholic Picture Bible (Rev. Laurence G. Lovasik) Chapters 1-12
  • Ancient Israel Fold-Out Timeline
  • The End of the Fiery Sword (Maura McKeegan)
  • Noah's Ark (Peter Spier)
  • Building the Way to Heaven: The Tower of Babel and Pentecost (Maura McKeegan)
  • Abraham's Search for God (Jacqueline Jules)
  • Sarah Laughs (Jacqueline Jules)
  • The White Ram (Mordicai Gerstein)
Term 2: The French in America & The French and Indian War
AMERICAN HISTORY (Twice Weekly)
  • SPINE: A First Book in American History (Edward Eggleston) Ch. 18-20
  • The Catholic Faith Comes to the Americas (Seton Press) Ch. 5-6
Catholic History

  • Kateri Tekakwitha: Mohawk Maid (Evelyn M. Brown)
  • Father Marquette and the Great Rivers (August Derleth)
  • St. Isaac and the Indians (Milton Lomask)
Mississippi

  • La Salle and the Exploration of the Mississippi (Daniel E. Harmon)
French & Indian War (The Seven Years' War)

  • The Matchlock Gun (Walter Edmonds)
  • Madeleine Takes Command (Ethel Brill)
Boston Tea Party

  • Johnny Tremain (Esther Forbes)
Paul Revere

  • And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? (Jean Fritz)
  • Mr. Revere and I (Robert Lawson)
  • Paul Revere's Ride (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
ANCIENT HISTORY (BIBLE) (Twice Weekly in Ordinary Time Only)
The Great Adventure Coloring Book
  • SPINE: New Catholic Picture Bible (Rev. Laurence G. Lovasik) Chapters 13-27
  • Ancient Israel Fold-Out Timeline
  • Joseph (Brian Wildsmith)
  • Exodus (Brian Wildsmith)
  • The Story of Ruth (Maxine Rose Schur)
  • David and Goliath (Mary Auld)
  • The Two Brothers: A Legend of Jerusalem (Neil Waldman)
  • King Solomon and the Bee (Dalia Hardof Renberg)
Term 3: The Struggle for Liberty & The Revolutionary War
AMERICAN HISTORY (Twice Weekly)
  • SPINE: A First Book in American History (Edward Eggleston) Ch. 21
  • The Catholic Faith Comes to the Americas (Seton Press) Ch. 9-10
  • Betsy Ross: Designer of our Flag (Ann Weil) - independent read
  • If You Were There When They Signed the Constitution (Elizabeth Levy)
  • Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? (Jean Fritz)
  • Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution (Jean Fritz)
  • Will You Sign Here, John Hancock (Jean Fritz)
  • Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? (Jean Fritz)
  • Why Don’t You Get a Horse, Sam Adams? (Jean Fritz)
  • The Winter at Valley Forge (James Knight)
  • Toliver’s Secret (Esther Wood Brady)
  • Phoebe the Spy (Judith Berry Griffin)
  • The American Revolution (Bruce Bliven)
  • Guns for General Washington (Seymour Reit)
  • Ethan Allen (Virginia Aronson)
  • The Reb and the Redcoats (Constance Savery)
  • They Called Her Molly Pitcher (Anne Rockwell)
George Washington

  • George Washington (Ingri and Edgar d’Aulaire)
  • Meet George Washington (Joan Heilbroner)
  • The Bulletproof George Washington (David Barton)
ANCIENT HISTORY (BIBLE) (Twice Weekly in Ordinary Time Only)
The Great Adventure Coloring Book
  • SPINE: New Catholic Picture Bible (Rev. Laurence G. Lovasik) Chapters 28-43
  • Ancient Israel Fold-Out Timeline
  • The Book of Jonah (Peter Spier)
  • Into the Sea and Out of the Tomb (Maura McKeegan)
  • The Tales of Tobias (Rachel Merriman)
  • The King in the Garden (Leon Garfield and Michael Bragg)
  • Daniel in the Lions' Den (Mary Auld)
  • The Story of Esther (Jenny Koralek)

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