Sample Curriculum Guide

• All About Reading: Level K

• Saxon Math Homeschool: Level K

          -or-

          Math with Confidence: Grade K

• REAL Science Odyssey: Life, Level 1

• Suggested Supplements: Nature's Treasures by Ben Hoare, An Anthology of Aquatic Life by Sam Hume, and The Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare

• Evan Moore Geography Skill Sharpeners, Grade K

Language Arts

• All About Reading: Level 1

Spelling

• All About Spelling: Level 1

Math

• Saxon Math Homeschool: Level 1

           -or-

           Math with Confidence: Grade 1

• Evan Moore Daily Math Practice: Level 1

Science

• REAL Science Odyssey: Earth & Environment, Level 1

Geography

• Evan Moore Geography Skill Sharpeners, Grade 1

• All About Reading: Level 2

• All About Spelling: Level 2

• Saxon Math Homeschool: Level 2

           -or-

           Math with Confidence: Grade 2

• Evan Moore Daily Math Practice: Level 2

• The Story of the World: Ancient Times

           -or-

           History Quest: Early Times

• Suggested Supplements: The Iliad by Gillian Cross, The Odyssey by Gillian Cross, A Treasury of Greek Mythology by  Donna Jo Napoli, Ancient wonders: Then & Now by Stuart Hill, the Ancient Civilizations series by Elizabeth Andrews, Pyramid by David Macaulay, Ancient Egypt by George Hart, A Treasury of Egyptian Mythology by Donna Jo Napoli, and Ancient Greece by Anne Pearson.

• REAL Science Odyssey: Astronomy, Level 1

• Suggested Supplements: the Xtreme Universe series by Ann Williams, the Our Solar System series by Mari Schuh, the Exploring Our Solar System series by Susan Ring, Glow: A Family Guide to the Night Sky by Noeli­a Gon­za­lez, and Once Upon a Starry Night by Jacqueline Mitton.

• Evan Moore Geography Skill Sharpeners, Grade 2

• Suggested Supplements: The 50 States: Amazing Landscapes. Fascinating People. Wonderful Wildlife by Kana Kavon, Beginner's United States Atlas by National Geographic, and The States Encyclopedia by Kate Conley and Lyra Stevens

Language Arts

• All About Reading: Level 3

•  Literature Guides: Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White, The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate, and Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

Spelling

• All About Spelling: Level 3

Math

• Saxon Math Homeschool: Level 3

           -or-

           Math with Confidence: Grade 3

• Evan Moore Daily Math Practice: Level 3

History

• The Story of the World: The Middle Ages

           -or-

           History Quest: Middle Times

• Suggested Supplements: Medieval Knights by Kenny Abdo, The Usborne Illustrated Tales of King Arthur by Sarah Courtlauld, Castle by Richard Platt, St. George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges, The Hawk of the Castle: A Story of Medieval Falconry by Danna Smith, Machu Picchu by Julie Murray, Aztec, Inca & Maya by Elizabeth Baquedano, Norse Mythology  by Neil Gaiman, Vikings by Kenny Abdo, Myths of China by Xiaobing Wang, Tale of the Firebird by Gennady Spirin, Usborne illustrated Arabian Nights by Anna Milbourne, and A Stage Full of Shakespeare Stories by Angela McAllister.

Science

• REAL Science Odyssey: Biology Level One 

• REAL Science Odyssey: Evolution Unit Study (10 lesson supplement)

• Suggested Supplements: the Discover Biology series by Martha London and Emma Huddleston and One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin by Kathryn Laskey.

Geography

• Evan Moore Geography Skill Sharpeners, Grade 3

• Suggested Supplements: The 50 States: Amazing Landscapes. Fascinating People. Wonderful Wildlife by Kana Kavon, Beginner's United States Atlas by National Geographic, and The States Encyclopedia by Kate Conley and Lyra Stevens

Language Arts

• All About Reading: Level 4

•  Literature Guides: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo, Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, and The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

Spelling

• All About Spelling: Level 4

Math

• Saxon Math Homeschool: Level 5/4

           -or-

           Math with Confidence: Grade 4

• Evan Moore Daily Math Practice: Level 4

History

• The Story of the World: Early Modern Times

           -or-

           History Quest: United States  

• Suggested Supplements: Sarah Morton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl by Kate Waters, Plymouth Colony by Andrew Santella, Uncovering the History of the Jamestown Colony by Kathryn Westgate, Folk Stories and Tall Tales by Claire Cock-Starkey, The Crossing by Donna Jo Napoli, the U.S. History in Review series by Sadie Silva and Kathryn Walton, and the Native Americans series by Katie Lajiness and Sarah Tieck

Science

• REAL Science Odyssey: Chemistry, Level 1

• Suggested Supplements: Kids Chemistry Lab series by Jessica Rusick

Geography

• Evan Moore Geography Skill Sharpeners, Grade 4

• Suggested Supplements: Kids World Atlas Outline by National Geographic, Uncle Josh's Map Book by George Wiggers and the Essential Library of Countries collection (various authors, ABDO Publishing)

Language Arts

• Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind: 1^st Year

•  Literature Guides: Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, The Giver by Lois Lowry, Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt, and Holes by Louis Sachar

Spelling

• All About Spelling: Level 5

Math

• Saxon Math Homeschool: Level 6/5

           -or-

           Math with Confidence: Grade 5

• Evan Moore Daily Math Practice: Level 5

History

• The Story of the World: The Modern Age

           -or-

           History Odyssey: Modern Times, Level 1

• Suggested Supplements: Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carol Boston Weatherford, The Civil War Visual Encyclopedia by Philip Parker, the War Histories series by Kate Moening and Alex Monroe, Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting by Jim Murphy, World War II: Visual Encyclopedia by Brian Williams, Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto by Susan Goldman Rubin, Freedom walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Russell Freedman, Vietnam War by Stuart Murray

Science

• REAL Science Odyssey: Physics, Level 1

• Suggested Supplement: Physics for Kids: Science Experiments and Activities Inspired by Awesome Physicists, Past and Present by Liz Lee Heinecke

Geography

• Evan Moore Geography Skill Sharpeners, Grade 5

• Suggested Supplements: Kids World Atlas Outline by National Geographic, Uncle Josh's Map Book by George Wiggers and the Essential Library of Countries collection (various authors, ABDO Publishing)

Language Arts

• Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind: 2^nd Year

• Literature Guides: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis, The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis, and My Brother Sam is Dead by Christopher Collier

• Writing with Skill, Level 1 (1st half)

Spelling

• All About Spelling: Level 6

Math

• Saxon Math Homeschool: Level 7/6

• Evan Moore Daily Math Practice: Level 6

History

• History Odyssey: Ancients

• Suggested Supplements: The Wolf-Girl, the Greeks, and the Gods: a Tale of the Persian Wars by Tom Holland, Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff, DK Eyewitness Ancient Egypt, DK Eyewitness Ancient Greece, DK Eyewitness Ancient Rome

Science

• REAL Science Odyssey: Earth & Environment, Level 2 

• Suggested Supplements: The Weather Encyclopedia by Janine Ungvarsky, The Atlas of Natural Disasters by Jeff Groman, Ocean Anatomy by Julia Rothman, and Planet Earth! by DK Publishing, 

Geography

• Evan Moore Geography Skill Sharpeners, Grade 6

• Suggested Supplement: When on Earth?: History As You've Never Seen It Before by DK Publishing

Language Arts

• Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind: 3^rd Year

• Literature Guides: The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

• Writing with Skill, Level 1 (2nd half)

Spelling

• All About Spelling: Level 7

Math

• Saxon Math Homeschool: Level 8/7

History

• History Odyssey: Middle Ages

Science

• REAL Science Odyssey: Biology, Level 2 (1st half)

• DK's Help Your Kid with Geography (Physical Geography)

Language Arts

• Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind: 4^th Year

• Literature Guides: The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton, Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, and A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle

• Writing with Skill, Level 2 (1st half)

Math

• Saxon Math Homeschool: Algebra 1

History

• History Odyssey: Early Modern

Science

• REAL Science Odyssey: Biology, Level 2 (2^nd half)

Geography

• DK's Help Your Kid with Geography (Human Geography)

Language Arts

• Literature Guides: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

• Writing with Skill, Level 2 (2nd half)

Math

• Saxon Math Homeschool: Algebra 2

History

• History Odyssey: Modern Times

Science

• REAL Science Odyssey: Astronomy, Level 2

Geography

• DK's Help Your Kid with Geography (Practical Geography)