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Sample Curriculum Guide

A sample K-9 secular curriculum using materials available at the Library.

Kindergarten

Language Arts
  • All About Reading: Level K
Math
  • Saxon Math Homeschool: Level K

          -or-

          Math with Confidence: Grade K

Science
  • REAL Science Odyssey: Life, Level 1
Geography
  • Evan Moore Geography Skill Sharpeners, Grade K

 

1st Grade

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

 

2nd Grade

Language Arts
  • All About Reading: Level 2
Spelling
  • All About Spelling: Level 2
Math
  • Saxon Math Homeschool: Level 2

           -or-

           Math with Confidence: Grade 2

  • Evan Moore Daily Math Practice: Level 2
History
  • The Story of the World: Ancient Times

           -or-

           History Quest: Early Times

Science
  • REAL Science Odyssey: Astronomy, Level 1
Geography
  • Evan Moore Geography Skill Sharpeners, Grade 2

 

3rd Grade

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

Science

  • REAL Science Odyssey: Biology Level One 

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

Geography

  • Evan Moore Geography Skill Sharpeners, Grade 3

 

4th Grade

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  

Science

  • REAL Science Odyssey: Chemistry, Level 1

Geography

  • Evan Moore Geography Skill Sharpeners, Grade 4

 

5th Grade

Language Arts

  • Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind: 1st 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

Science

  • REAL Science Odyssey: Physics, Level 1

Geography

  • Evan Moore Geography Skill Sharpeners, Grade 5

 

6th Grade

Language Arts

  • Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind: 2nd 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

Science

  • REAL Science Odyssey: Earth & Environment, Level 2 

Geography

  • Evan Moore Geography Skill Sharpeners, Grade 6

 

7th Grade

Language Arts

  • Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind: 3rd 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)
Geography
  • DK's Help Your Kid with Geography (Physical Geography)

 

8th Grade

Language Arts

  • Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind: 4th 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 (2nd half)

Geography

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

 

9th Grade

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)

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