This list is what I would imagine my dream curriculum would have been for myself when I was growing up. If I’d gotten to choose my education, I would like to have drawn from these subjects and resources.
2nd grade
1. physical health
How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
Disease: The Story of Disease and Mankind’s Continuing Struggle Against It
2. self-defense
(I think this is best done in a class by an expert so I don’t have any resources for it)
3. inventing
My Crazy Inventions Sketchbook: 50 Awesome Drawing Activities for Young Inventors
4. sports
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports
5. music (composing)
Finale 2014 Music Notation Software – Academic Edition
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music Composition (Idiot’s Guides)
6. dance (history)
American Dance: The Complete Illustrated History
7. fine arts (photography)
The Art Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
Art: Over 2,500 Works from Cave to Contemporary
The Photographer’s Playbook: 307 Assignments and Ideas
Digital Photography Complete Course by DK
Digital Photograpy Workbook For Dummies
(use camera on phone)
8. applied arts (architecture)
The Art Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
Art: Over 2,500 Works from Cave to Contemporary
Chief Architect Home Designer Essentials 2017
LEGO Architecture New York City 21028
Archidoodle: The Architect’s Activity Book
– materials
– eraser
Paper Mate Pink Pearl Premium Erasers, Large, 3-Count
– pencil sharpener
Prismacolor Scholar Pencil Sharpener
– graphite pencil
Derwent Graphic Drawing Pencils, Medium, Metal Tin, 12 Count (34214)
– fine line pens
Sakura 30062 6-Piece Pigma Micron Ink Pen Set, Black
– paints
Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint Set, 18 Piece (2-Ounce), PROMOABI Best Selling Colors I
– brushes
Loew-Cornell 245B Brush Set, Pack of 25, Multi Color
– scale rule
Timely Expanded House Plan Template (32T)
– set square
325mm Hypotenuse Metric Professional Geometry Set Square Drawing Drafting Triangle with Grip
– circle template
Westcott LetterCraft Large and Small Circles Template (T-831)
9. mathematics
Basic Math and Pre-Algebra Workbook For Dummies
10. languages (foreign)
– french
– spanish
My Spanish Coach – Nintendo DS
