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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 – 2nd) - https://kidshealth.org/classroom/

 

1st 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

 

2nd 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

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History Quest: Early Times

Science REAL Science Odyssey: Astronomy, Level 1

 

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

Evan Moore Daily Math Practice: Level 3

Social Studies

The Story of the World: The Middle Ages

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History Quest: Middle Times

Science

REAL Science Odyssey: Earth & Environment, Level 1

 

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

Evan Moore Daily Math Practice: Level 4

Social Studies

The Story of the World: Early Modern Times

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History Quest: United States  

Science

REAL Science Odyssey: Chemistry, Level 1

 

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

Evan Moore Daily Math Practice: Level 5

Social Studies

The Story of the World: The Modern Age

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History Odyssey: Modern Times, Level 1

Science

REAL Science Odyssey: Physics, Level 1 (1st half)

 KidsHealth in the Classroom (3rd – 5th) - https://kidshealth.org/classroom/

 

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

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 (2nd half)

KidsHealth in the Classroom (3rd – 5th) - https://kidshealth.org/classroom/

 

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

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 (1st half)

KidsHealth in the Classroom (6th – 8th) - https://kidshealth.org/classroom/

 

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

Math

Saxon Math Homeschool: Algebra 1

Social Studies

History Odyssey: Early Modern

Science

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

KidsHealth in the Classroom (6th – 8th) - https://kidshealth.org/classroom/

 

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

Math

Saxon Math Homeschool: Algebra 2

Social Studies

History Odyssey: Modern Times

Science

REAL Science Odyssey: Astronomy, Level 2

KidsHealth in the Classroom (9th – 12th) - https://kidshealth.org/classroom/

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