Grade 2
American
History
36 weeks · 72 lessons · Ages 7–8
Grade 2 — American History
A focused American history year that combines the exploration and American-history lessons from the current Grade 1 and Grade 2 integrated curricula.
These lessons are temporarily removed while we make adjustments to better fit the Charlotte Mason method. Thank you for your patience — updated lessons will be available in July.
Integrated path option
Grade 2 — British + American History
Keep medieval and Tudor British history paired weekly with exploration and early American stories.
What’s inside
An American-history sequence beginning with early exploration, then moving into founding-era biographies and Lincoln.
Living Books
Leif the Lucky, Columbus, Pocahontas, Franklin, Washington, and Lincoln.
Map Work
Geography tied to the North Atlantic, the Caribbean, colonial America, and the United States.
Narration
Short oral narration prompts for every reading.
Century Chart
A chart for placing exploration, founding, and Civil War-era stories in broad time order.
Week 1 — Leif the Lucky
The sequence opens with Viking voyages, then continues through Columbus, Pocahontas, Franklin, Washington, the Declaration, and Lincoln.
Each lesson includes vocabulary, map work, an engaging thought, exact reading assignment, and narration prompt.
More lessons will return after the current revisions are complete...