Homeschool Curriculum in "2nd and 5th Grade"

I was looking back at some things that I had written a couple of years ago (when I first thought about blogging.yeah, that didn't last too long.  My dream list includes keeping an up-to-date blog.) Big smile to me. 
Anywho, although my kids have recently started their home schooled year in 4th and 7th, I thought this list my at helpful to some of you...hope so!

Sometimes it helps me to see what other people are doing-whether it lets me breathe a sigh of relief or gives me a great jumping off point.  I thought you might like to see some of the books we used last year.

  Bible readings

  A Child's Geography-Explore His Earth-Older child

American History-This Country of Ours-older child

Apologia Science-Zoology 1-both

Christian History-Trial and Triumphs-both

Critical Thinking Company- both

European History-Our Island Story- for both George Washington's World (o) Burgess Animal Book (for younger but we read aloud) Reread Burgess Bird Book (both) Age of Fables (o)

Geography-Minn of the Mississippi with Beautiful Feet map

Geography-Tree in the Trail with Beautiful Feet map Marco Polo by Freedman

Math-U-See- for both kids Then Saxon 6/5 for my older one Wordsmith Apprentice Writing Strands Book 5 Personal Creative Writing Journals Personal Nature Journals Nature walks and a LOT of time outdoors

Sequential Spelling- for my younger one

Various Spectrum Workbooks (to switch it up)

Wordly Wise Book 7(5th grade) copywork daily (y) My older child is working on writing a book of poetry and a novel for young adults so I didn't feel compelled to press extra writing upon her. Both gave either oral or written narrations of their readings. We read A LOT of books aloud, which must be my favorite part of home life. Add to this a 6 week study of a particular poet and a particular artist.  Last year we read the poetry of Chaucer, Teasdale, Tennyson, James Whitcombe Riley, and more. We looked at the artwork of Giotto, Michelangelo, and Albrecht Durer to name a few. I know this a jumbled mess.  I will reorganize this for ease of use in the near future.(That never happened.)  I hope it will help someone who is struggling with what to do.  We don't ascribe to workbook work but rather reading real books for real depth and life to all that we learn.  By the way, this did not take us all day!  Sure, we chose to snuggle and read aloud Arabian Nights or The Door in the Wall or whatever we found interesting!  Most of our days were and are spent working on our passions, our dream lists (more on that in another post.)  I want us to live and explore through books, AND I desire more than anything that we each become more aware, more in awe of God's great masterpiece.