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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
Science	KidsHealth in the Classroom (K – 2^nd) - https://kidshealth.org/classroom/

1^st Grade

Language Arts	All About Reading: Level 1
Spelling	All About Spelling: Level 1
Math	Saxon Math Homeschool: Level 1 Evan Moore Daily Math Practice: Level 1
Science	REAL Science Odyssey: Life, Level 1

2^nd Grade

Language Arts	All About Reading: Level 2
Spelling	All About Spelling: Level 2
Math	Saxon Math Homeschool: Level 2 Evan Moore Daily Math Practice: Level 2
Social Studies	The Story of the World: Ancient Times -or- History Quest: Early Times
Science	REAL Science Odyssey: Astronomy, Level 1

3^rd 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 Evan Moore Daily Math Practice: Level 3
Social Studies	The Story of the World: The Middle Ages -or- History Quest: Middle Times
Science	REAL Science Odyssey: Earth & Environment, Level 1

4^th 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 Evan Moore Daily Math Practice: Level 4
Social Studies	The Story of the World: Early Modern Times -or- History Quest: United States
Science	REAL Science Odyssey: Chemistry, Level 1

5^th Grade

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 Evan Moore Daily Math Practice: Level 5
Social Studies	The Story of the World: The Modern Age -or- History Odyssey: Modern Times, Level 1
Science	REAL Science Odyssey: Physics, Level 1 (1^st half) KidsHealth in the Classroom (3^rd – 5^th) - https://kidshealth.org/classroom/

6^th Grade

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
Spelling	All About Spelling: Level 6
Math	Saxon Math Homeschool: Level 7/6 Evan Moore Daily Math Practice: Level 6
Social Studies	History Odyssey: Ancients
Science	REAL Science Odyssey: Physics, Level 1 (2^nd half) KidsHealth in the Classroom (3^rd – 5^th) - https://kidshealth.org/classroom/

7^th Grade

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
Spelling	All About Spelling: Level 7
Math	Saxon Math Homeschool: Level 8/7
Social Studies	History Odyssey: Middle Ages
Science	REAL Science Odyssey: Biology, Level 2 (1^st half) KidsHealth in the Classroom (6^th – 8^th) - https://kidshealth.org/classroom/

8^th Grade

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
Math	Saxon Math Homeschool: Algebra 1
Social Studies	History Odyssey: Early Modern
Science	REAL Science Odyssey: Biology, Level 2 (2^nd half) KidsHealth in the Classroom (6^th – 8^th) - https://kidshealth.org/classroom/

9^th 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
Math	Saxon Math Homeschool: Algebra 2
Social Studies	History Odyssey: Modern Times
Science	REAL Science Odyssey: Astronomy, Level 2 KidsHealth in the Classroom (9^th – 12^th) - https://kidshealth.org/classroom/

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