Salt + Light Year 2 Supplies

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Year II

If you are coming from Year I of Salt and Light Homeschool, check your inventory from last year. There is no need to get a new spiral notebook, Joy & Wisdom journal, or art notebook if there are empty pages. My children work in the same books for 2-3 years straight. Keeps costs and waste down! 

• Rosary
• Watercolor Pencils or Paints + Brushes [purchase pencils or purchase paints, purchase brushes]
• Joy & Wisdom Journal [any journal for keepsake writings]
• Pencils & Erasers
• Spiral Notebook [for spelling, vocabulary, dictations, essays, etc]
• Red Ink Pen [for grammar/spelling corrections]
• Formed [free app or use online free]
• Dyslexic Child : Letter Tiles [purchase here] and Nessy.com membership [here]

Core Books 1st - 12th Grades : 

• Holy Catholic Bible
• Baltimore Catechism [see below for notes & purchase guide]
• Speak, Lord, I Am Listening : Second Edition [purchase here] 
• The Story of the Bible : Volume 2 New Testament [book or dramatic audio]
• The Church Rocks! [purchase here] 
• The Young People's Book of Saints [purchase here] [or free digital on Formed]
• Ocean Anatomy [purchase here]
• Marine Science for Kids [purchase here]
• McGuffey Readers [for students learning to read or dyslexic, see notes below]

Middle School Literature [REQUIRED] : 

• Crusader King [purchase here]
• A Stage Full of Shakespeare Stories [purchase here] 
• The Princess Bride [purchase here]
• Number the Stars [purchase here]

High School Literature & Theology of the Body Books [REQUIRED]  : 

• Rome Sweet Home [free here] [purchase here]
• The Screwtape Letters : The Annotated Edition [purchase here]
• Sword and Serpent [purchase here]
• The Princess Bride [purchase here]
• The Power of Silence [free here] [purchase here]
• Theology of His/Her Body [combo book they will read both sides] [purchase here]
• GENTLEMEN : Pure Manhood [paperback here or digital here] AND The Catholic Gentleman : Living Authentic Manhood [purchase here] 
• LADIES : Pure Womanhood [paperback here or digital here] AND Go Bravely [purchase here]

PreK & Kinder Core Supplies : 

• A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year [purchase here and see notes below] 
• Tell Me about the Catholic Faith [purchase here using this for two years in a row] 
• Burgess Bird Book for Children [free online and free audio or purchase color version here] 
• Beatitales : 80 Fables about the Beatitudes for Children [purchase here]
• Miss Rumphius [purchase here] 
• St. Conrad and the Wildfire [purchase here]
• Little Acts of Grace [purchase here] 
• Just Like Mary [purchase here] 

NOTES & PURCHASE GUIDE

Catechism Guide  

If you completed the Catechism for the age range of your child in Year I of Salt and Light, but they are not old enough to move on to the next Catechism, just omit these lessons and do all other Faith assignments in the curriculum. 

Grades 1-2 : Baltimore Catechism No. 0 https://amzn.to/2soo8V0

Grades 3-5 : Baltimore Catechism No. 1 https://amzn.to/2XT1tvt

Grades 6-8 : Baltimore Catechism No. 2 https://amzn.to/2XYKBUf

Grade 9 : Baltimore Catechism No. 3 https://bit.ly/33rHLbw

Grades 10-12 : Catechism of the Catholic Church https://amzn.to/2OTXpax

McGuffey Readers 

This will be used for teaching reading in Grades 1st - 3rd or from 1st grade through whenever they reach a point where they can read easily and do not require the use of these guides. When they feel comfortable reading a beginner chapter book, they don't need to continue the McGuffey Readers for reading instruction, they can just start reading from books they find interesting. Just follow your instincts, mama! You can find these for FREE online here.

These are also for dyslexic children, start with the Primer regardless of age/grade if they struggle greatly. You can look these books up for free online to see which book would be best. You begin your student at the spot where they need any assistance from you on a word, letter sound or pronunciation. 

• For Grade 1 : McGuffey Primer Reader  [FREE HERE]
• For Grade 2 : McGuffey First Reader   [FREE HERE]
• For Grade 3 : McGuffey Second Reader   [FREE HERE]

PreK & Kinder 

The poetry book, A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year will be used in Year III for older children as well. For those of you with young children only, I wanted to make sure that you invested in a poetry book that you would keep and use for many years. This collection is my most favorite and I am always inspired when I read it to myself or to my children. All ages enjoy it! Don't worry if they're grasping it, or getting something out of it. The point of reading poetry to young children is for them to hear different speech patterns and language usage.