{"id":2928,"date":"2015-09-09T08:55:24","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T13:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/?page_id=2928"},"modified":"2025-07-22T09:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T13:09:13","slug":"online-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/level-2\/online-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"Level 2 Online Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2928\" class=\"panel-layout\">\n<div id=\"pg-2928-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\" data-ratio=\"1\" data-ratio-direction=\"right\">\n<div id=\"pgc-2928-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;vertical_alignment&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;}\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-2928-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p>Scroll to end of syllabus for outline, sample weekly schedules, and 36 week charts for both years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>General Instructions<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>+ Subjects considered to be essential at this level.\u00a0<\/strong>Other subjects should be included if at all possible to give a broad Charlotte Mason style education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(N)\u00a0Books\/subjects\u00a0intended for narration.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>* Key curriculum<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; books considered to be key parts of the curriculum are shown in bold type and marked with an asterisk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highly Recommended\u00a0materials\/subjects are shown in bold.<\/strong>\u00a0These should be included if possible, but are not essential.<\/p>\n<p><em>Optional extras<\/em>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0optional books and suggestions are shown in italics<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Selections listed in bright blue are alternatives for home educators in the UK<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">History Cycle for Australian students [provided by Ruth Marshall]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>At this level most lessons should last around 20 \u2013 30 minutes.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\"><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>RELIGIOUS EDUCATION +<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><strong>(1)<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>New Testament<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Year One<\/strong> (w<em>eekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 70px\"><strong>(N) *\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2lkoOSh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The First Christians: The Acts of the Apostles for Children<\/a><\/strong> by Marigold Hunt. Read and narrate one section each lesson. See <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/religion\/first-christians-reading-schedule\/\">detailed reading plan for First Christians<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> Introduction; Ch. 1 to 4<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Ch. 5 to 8<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Ch. 9 to 12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year Two<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(Weekly, Ordinary Time only)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 70px\"><b>(N) * <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sufferingservant.com\/rosary.cfm#speak\"><b>Speak Lord I am Listening<\/b><\/a><b> by Christine Haapala <\/b><i>(Used as a read aloud book in the Prep Level, it is revisited here for deeper study. A free study guide for this book can be downloaded <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sufferingservant.com\/resources.cfm\"><i>here<\/i><\/a><i>.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 70px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">UK:<strong> (N)* An Illustrated Rosary by\u00a0John Udris (published by Family Publications) <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 70px\">Note: Both of these booklets include the Luminous Mysteries and are illustrated with beautiful\u00a0artwork.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 70px\">Read and narrate the Bible passage for each mystery of the Rosary. Written narrations can be used to make the student&#8217;s own Rosary book. Children can illustrate these if they like. One mystery to be studied each week. Older students can also use the meditations <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">(UK students can also look up the additional Bible and Catechism references in the Family Publications booklet)<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2)<\/strong> <strong>Saints\u00a0<\/strong><em>(Year One: 2x\/week, Ordinary Time only; Year Two: 2x\/week in Ordinary Time, weekly for the rest of the year)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(N) * <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2lguWiL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">57 Stories of Saints<\/a><\/strong> by Anne Heffernan<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Note: Please preview the contents of the chapters on St. Dymphna (1st Year) and St. Maria Goretti (2nd Year)\u00a0<i>in <\/i>57 Stories of Saints<i>. If you feel that the nature of the stories and the way in which they are told are inappropriate for your child, they can be omitted. The older version does not have the same problematic content, but has a few different saints.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Schedule for 57 Stories of Saints:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 70px\"><strong>Year One<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> pp. 7-99, Archangels to St. Helen (18 lessons)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> pp. 100-162, St. Martin of Tours to St. Margaret of Scotland (12 lessons)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> pp. 163-220, St. Francis of Assisi to St. Catherine of Siena (12 lessons)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 70px\"><strong>Year Two<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> pp. 221-340, St. Bernardine of Siena to St. Germaine (21 lessons)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> pp. 341-448, St. Martin de Porres to St. Bartholomea (18 lessons)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> pp. 449-554, St. John Bosco to Bl. James Alberione (18 lessons)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year One (Alternate schedule for <i>The Young People\u2019s Book of Saints<\/i>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 1: St. James to St. Hermengild<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 2: St. Isidore to St. Swithun<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 3: Lent \/ Easter reading<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year Two (Alternate schedule for <i>The Young People\u2019s Book of Saints<\/i>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 1: St. Wenceslaus to St. Francis of Assisi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 2: St. Dominic to St. Bernadine of Siena<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 3: St. Joan of Arc to St. Alphonsus Liguori<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Recommended Reading:<\/strong>One saint&#8217;s biography to be assigned as independent reading each term.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Options for Year 1:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ignatius.com\/Saint-Helena-and-the-True-Cross-P2226.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saint Helena and the True Cross<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ignatius.com\/Saint-Dominic-and-the-Rosary-P2185.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saint Dominic and the Rosary<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ignatius.com\/Saint-Joan-P2248.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saint Joan: The Girl Soldier<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students in Year 1 not ready for the more advanced reading level of the Vision series of books might prefer to choose titles from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/setonbooks.com\/reading\/1952-in-the-footsteps-of-the-saints-12-book-set.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the Footsteps of the Saints<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> series. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Options for Year 2: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ignatius.com\/St-Thomas-More-of-London-P2368.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">St. Thomas More<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of London, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PKpBgw\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crossbows and Crucifixes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ignatius.com\/Florence-Nightingales-Nuns-P824.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Florence Nightingale\u2019s Nuns<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(3)<\/strong> <strong>Catechism <\/strong>(w<em>eekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>(N) * <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ignatius.com\/promotions\/faithandlife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Faith and Life Series<\/a><\/strong> (pub. Ignatius Press). Read, narrate and discuss one lesson each week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year One: *<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2lkuyeK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jesus Our Guide, Faith and Life Series 4<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> Lessons 1-11<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Lessons 12-21 plus Advent &amp; Christmas Supplement<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Lessons 22-30 plus Lent &amp; Easter Supplement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>Year Two: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3kwJRAu\"><b>St. Patrick\u2019s Summer by Marigold Hunt<\/b><\/a> <b>(<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/st-patricks-summer-reading-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>schedule of readings<\/b><\/a><b>)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><b>Term 1: Chapters 1-6<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Term 2: Chapters 6-11<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Term 3: Chapters 11-16<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b><i>Optional Alternate: Continue with the Faith and Life Series\u00a0<\/i><\/b><b>*<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BQW3ec\"><b>Credo: I Believe, Faith and Life Series 5<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> Lessons 1-11<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Lessons 12-21 plus Celebrating the Church Year (Appendix)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Lessons 22-30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong><em>Optional Extras:\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2lkqlYH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jesus Our Guide activity book 4<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2W8pIq4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Credo: I Believe activity book 5<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(4)<\/strong> <strong>Advent<\/strong> <em>(2x\/week)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XNTXTS\">Stories of the Child Jesus from Many Lands<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by A. Fowler Lutz. Read one story for each lesson. (Use over both years)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) Lent<\/strong> <em>(2x\/week)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Year One:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XPrvRz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Path to Heaven<\/a> by Geoffrey Bliss<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Week 1:<\/strong> Made for God &amp; The Best Way of Life<\/li>\n<li><strong>Week 2:<\/strong> The Three Sins &amp; My Own Sins<\/li>\n<li><strong>Week 3:<\/strong> The Call of a King &amp; The Incarnation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Week 4:<\/strong> The Two Standards &amp; The Election<\/li>\n<li><strong>Week 5:<\/strong> The Agony in the Garden &amp; The Cross of Jesus<\/li>\n<li><strong>Week 6:<\/strong> Jesus the Consoler &amp; How to Love God<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Year Two:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZjLuZQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Way of the Cross<\/a> by Inos Biffi<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Week 1:<\/strong> pp. 8-10<\/li>\n<li><strong>Week 2:<\/strong> pp. 12-15<\/li>\n<li><strong>Week 3:<\/strong> pp. 16-19<\/li>\n<li><strong>Week 4:<\/strong> pp. 20-23<\/li>\n<li><strong>Week 5:<\/strong> pp. 24-33<\/li>\n<li><strong>Week 6:<\/strong> pp. 34-45<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(6)<\/strong> <strong>Easter<\/strong> <em>(2x\/week)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year One: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gtML6q\">Saint Jude: A Friend in Hard Times<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Michael Aquilina (Out of print)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In print option:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CjRmK0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Of Bells and Cells<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by M. Cristina Borges<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year Two: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/en\/book\/show\/1417228.Our_Lady_s_Book\">Our Lady\u2019s Book by Lauren Ford<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Out of print)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In print option:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3irR8Qd\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our Lady&#8217;s Message<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Donna-Marie Cooper O\u2019Boyle<\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">MATHEMATICS +<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>(1)<\/strong> Work through any math program of your choice at a pace appropriate for your child. Short daily lessons lasting 20 -25 minutes should be enough.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2)\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Five minutes of daily drill in math(s) facts, particularly multiplication tables.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathmammoth.com\/practice\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Math Mammoth Practice<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.math-drills.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Math-drills.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (printable free practice pages) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xtramath.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Xtra Math<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Interactive fact practice)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(3)<\/strong> Mathematical reading and activities<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ix5MWH\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paper Sloyd: A Handbook for Primary Grades by\u00a0 Ednah Anne Rich<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VX7O9B\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How Math Works by Carol Vorderman<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31CnlgZ\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Multiplication &amp; Fractions: Math Games for Tough Topics (Math You Can Play)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Denise Gaskins<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeoffred.uniquemath.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Life of Fred elementary and intermediate math series by Stanley Schmidt<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3kvJuX5\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Penrose the Mathematical Cat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and others in the series by Theonia Pappas<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>ENGLISH +<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><strong>(1) Reading\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>daily<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">The books set for Level 2 for history, religion, geography, literature and science should normally be read by the child, either aloud to you or independently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2)<\/strong> <strong>Writing and Composition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px\"><strong>(a) Copywork <\/strong>(<em>10 minutes daily<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Copy two lines daily from favorite poems, prayers, Bible passages or the Shakespeare play being studied.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Recommended Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3hGiWQJ\">The Harp and the Laurel Wreath<\/a><\/strong> by Laura Berquist<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shakespeare-online.com\/quotes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shakespeare quotations<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color: #333333\"> suitable for copywork. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More quotations for copywork and memory work available at Ken Ludwig\u2019s<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtoteachyourchildrenshakespeare.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">website for How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2NnhCYY\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>The CopyWork Book: Comedies of Shakespeare<\/strong> (BlueSky Daisies)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Suggested Activity:\u00a0<\/strong>When the whole item has been copied illustrate it, decorate it, cover it with contact paper and use it as a place mat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px\"><strong>(b) Composition<\/strong> (<em>daily<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Regular <strong>written narrations<\/strong> from books set for history, religion, geography, literature and science. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information about oral and written narration, we recommend reading <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2FdiP15\">Know and Tell<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Karen Glass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(3)<\/strong> <strong>Grammar \/ English Language<\/strong> (<em>three times weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>* <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/lists\/language-arts-resources-and-textbooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intermediate Language Lessons<\/a><\/strong> by Emma Serl<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">A classic grammar text covering usage and basic composition, with inspiration from poetry, art, and prose.\u00a0<em>We recommend the Hillside Education edition of ILL which retains the charm and grace of the original with some additions: updated modern usage, color pictures, larger page size, updated poems, and a variety of new lessons. Page numbers reflect the Hillside edition. <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">See <a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/language-arts\/intermediate-language-lessons\/\">Intermediate Language Lessons<\/a> schedule.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillsideeducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/illanswerkey1.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Answer key and Teacher Guide for Intermediate Language Lessons <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Year One:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> Lessons 1-50, pp. 1-51<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Lessons 51-100, pp. 52-106<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Lessons 101-150, pp. 107-159<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Year Two:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> Lessons 151-200, pp. 160-209<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Lessons 201-250, pp. 209-260<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Lessons 251-301, pp. 261-316<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>UK Alternative<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"color: #0000ff\">Year 1: English Prep 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"color: #0000ff\">Year 2: English Prep 3<\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> (published by Galore Park)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(4) Studied Dictation<\/strong> (<em>2x\/week<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Short paragraphs or passages to be dictated from a section (two or three paragraphs) of a history, literature, geography or religion book that has been studied in advance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recommended resource:<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/simplycharlottemason.com\/store\/spelling-wisdom\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spelling Wisdom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for pre-selected passages. <\/span>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>LITERATURE +<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><strong>(1)<\/strong> <strong>Mythology<\/strong> (<em>weekly<\/em>) See detailed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/tales\/level-2-mythology\/\">Level 2 Mythology<\/a> schedule.<\/p>\n<p>A two year study of the three ancient epics by Homer and Virgil using classic retellings, while students study Ancient Greece and Rome in their history studies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>(N) * <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gB5Mnl\">The Children&#8217;s Homer<\/a> by Padraic Colum<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(N) * <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Z6wgHp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Aeneid for Boys and Girls<\/a><\/strong> by Alfred J.Church<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year One<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> The Children&#8217;s Homer\u00a0&#8211; Troy: Chapters 1 to 10<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> The Children&#8217;s Homer\u00a0&#8211; Troy: Chapters 11 to 20<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong>\u00a0The Children&#8217;s Homer &#8211; Troy: Chapters 21 to 23; Odyssey: Chapters 1 to 7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year Two<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> The Children&#8217;s Homer\u00a0&#8211; Odyssey: Chapters 8 to 17<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong>\u00a0The\u00a0Aeneid &#8211; The Horse of Wood to The Plots of Juno<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> The\u00a0Aeneid \u00a0&#8211; The Gathering of the Chiefs to Afterwards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong><em>Optional Further Reading: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2O3bDFT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D&#8217;Aulaires&#8217; Greek Myths<\/a><\/strong> by Edgar and Ingri D&#8217;Aulaire<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2)<\/strong> <strong>Classic Children&#8217;s Literature<\/strong> (<em>ad. lib.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Choose at least one book each term from the selection to read aloud. Not for narration, just read and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31VhJA8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Wind in the Willows<\/strong><\/a> by Kenneth Grahame<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gCaMs6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Pollyanna<\/strong><\/a> by Eleanor Porter<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2O1hVpu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Alice&#8217;s Adventures in Wonderland<\/strong><\/a> by Lewis Carroll<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38HUVFx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Where the Red Fern Grows<\/strong><\/a> by Wilson Rawls<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31TuMCg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Swallows and Amazons<\/strong><\/a> and other books by Arthur Ransome<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZLshPV\"><strong>The Midnight Folk<\/strong><\/a> by John Masefield<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3iFEw9m\"><strong>The Hobbit<\/strong><\/a> by J.R.R.Tolkien<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VVskrb\"><strong>Black Beauty<\/strong><\/a> by Anna Sewell<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Z5KAQD\"><strong>Heidi<\/strong><\/a> by Johanna Spyri<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3iC2RwC\"><strong>The Little White Horse<\/strong><\/a> by Elizabeth Goudge<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZaBAd7\"><strong>The Adventures of Tom Sawyer<\/strong><\/a> by Mark Twain<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VVQr8W\"><strong>Anne of Green Gables<\/strong><\/a> by L.M.Montgomery<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BGGFRw\"><strong>Treasure Island<\/strong><\/a> by Robert Louis Stevenson<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) Shakespeare<\/strong> (<em>weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Highly Recommended:<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2FcBLNq\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Ken Ludwig<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Suggested plays (others of your choice can be substituted):<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year One<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 1: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gYUTg1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 2: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XNYxBy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Twelfth Night<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 3: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fPDd4S\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Romeo and Juliet<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year Two<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 1: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DOcGrx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MacBeth<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 2: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3irVQgR\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Julius Caesar<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 3: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gKfMeI\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Henry IV<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">See notes on <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/how-to-study-shakespeare\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to Study Shakespeare<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Recommended Resources:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Re-tellings of Shakespeare plays<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Choose from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CvVzKu\"><strong>Tales from Shakespeare: Children&#8217;s Classics<\/strong><\/a> by Charles and Mary Lamb<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ChKRGZ\"><strong>Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare<\/strong><\/a> by E.Nesbit<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/39iDStZ\"><strong>The Random House Book of Shakespeare Stories<\/strong><\/a> by Andrew Matthews\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">[UK Title:<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BNkRnc\"><strong> The Orchard Book of Shakespeare Stories<\/strong><\/a>]<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fSnZwc\">Leon Garfield\u2019s Shakespeare Stories<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bruce Coville\u2019s picture book retellings:<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fLyK3d\">A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/a>, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30KQWG3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Romeo and Julie<\/strong>t<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PFh7Hw\">MacBeth<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (out of print but available in many libraries)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also available <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DxqhDT\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on Audible<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but without the beautiful illustrations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Books about Shakespeare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Choose from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ACvxo0\"><strong>William Shakespeare: His Work and His World<\/strong><\/a> by Michael Rosen<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3iDYGQU\"><strong>Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare<\/strong><\/a> by Diane Stanley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Books about plays and teaching notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BQfsM1\"><strong>Shakespeare and Macbeth<\/strong><\/a> by Stewart Ross<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shakespeare Made Easy<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3eaekQD\">The Tempest<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38Of50R\">Macbeth<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gCDicX\">Henry V<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38DpLPz\">Julius Caesar<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gCJC49\">Twelfth Night<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(4) Poetry <\/strong>(<em>weekly<\/em>)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3hGiWQJ\"><strong>The Harp and Laurel Wreath: Poetry and Dictation for the Classical Curriculum<\/strong><\/a> by Laura Berquist: Grammatical Stage<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">See the plan and schedule for <a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/poetry-levels-1-4\/\">Poetry Levels 1-4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>At this level <strong>The Harp and the Laurel Wreath<\/strong> has a lot of poems related to American history. To give a wider selection of British poetry add <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3290bRx\">The Oxford Treasury of Classic Poems<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>NATIONAL HISTORY +<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>(2x\/week; additional book ad.lib.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At this level, children should begin to keep a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/MappingHistoryBOC.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2flkGA9xYCvMcMnnmC2LkyS4cx3cWHZ8Tfm5U2qmM1XWogqEwD_o8-jYM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Book of Centuries<\/a>. <\/strong>They will record in it for the rest of their school years. (See <a href=\"http:\/\/childlightusa.wordpress.com\/2010\/08\/15\/the-book-of-centuries-revisited-by-laurie-bestvater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Book of Centuries Revisited<\/a> for more information) <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For further reading about the Book of Centuries and other notebooks traditionally used in Charlotte Mason\u2019s schools, consider reading<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2F2x1K3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Living Page: Keeping Notebooks with Charlotte Mason<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by Laurie Bestvater<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span>\u00a0<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 1: Introduction to British History<\/strong> <em>(Recommended option at this level for American users)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>(N) *<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingbookpress.com\/shop\/a-gentle-feast\/cycle-1\/our-island-story-h-e-marshall-color-hardcover\/?v=7516fd43adaa\">Our Island Story<\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gatewaytotheclassics.com\/browse\/display.php?author=marshall&amp;book=island&amp;story=_contents\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">available online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">] (multiple editions available) <\/span><\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/history\/introduction-to-british-history-2\/our-an-island-story-by-h-e-marshall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Notes on Our Island Story<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>(N) * <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/our-ladys-dowry\/\"><em>Our Lady&#8217;s Dowry<\/em> <\/a><\/strong>&#8211; Catholic history book by Kathryn Faulkner<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Optional Alternative: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/a-history-of-england-for-catholic-children-from-the-earliest-times-to-1850\/9780999170694?aid=4959\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A History of England for Catholic Children<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Burns &amp; Lambert<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Recommended additional book<\/strong> each term, to be read either aloud or independently outside lesson time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>See also:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/history\/introduction-to-british-history-2\/introduction-to-british-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Master British History Study Overview<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Suggestions for <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/further-reading-british-history\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">British History further reading<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/history\/introduction-to-british-history-2\/bh-lesson-plans-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">British History Reading Plans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong><em>or<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Finish <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/teachers-notes-2\/this-country-of-ours-by-h-e-marshall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">three year course in American history<\/a>. If your child has not done Level 1 you may prefer to use Option 2 (see below).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Option 2: Introduction to American History<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px\"><span style=\"color: #000080\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">(<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">N) *<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholictextbookproject.com\/from-sea-to-shining-sea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">From Sea to Shining Sea<\/a> <\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">(The Catholic School Textbook Project)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Alternate Text: <strong>(N)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">*<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VDV9bi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This Country of Ours<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">by H.E. Marshall if not used in Level 1<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/this-country-of-ours-by-h-e-marshall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Notes on This Country of Ours)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">See also:<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mater-Amabilis-This-Country-of-Ours-Study-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This Country of Ours Study Guide<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">by Jill Papsdorf<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Recommended additional book each term, to be read either aloud or independently outside lesson time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #33cc33\"><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>Option 3: History Cycle for Australian Students<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px\"><span style=\"color: #333399\">See <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/national-history-outline-for-australian-students-levels-1b-to-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Australian history outline<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>Year 1: <em>American History<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>(N) * <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholictextbookproject.com\/from-sea-to-shining-sea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">From Sea to Shining Sea<\/a><\/strong> (Catholic Textbook Project)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>Year 2: <em>Australian History<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">Arthur Baillie, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/9008698-our-sunburnt-country\"><strong>Our Sunburnt Country: An Illustrated History of Australia<\/strong><\/a> [Out of print &#8211; available second-hand]<br \/>\n<em> OR<\/em> H.E. Marshall, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30vSZMA\"><strong>Our Empire Story <\/strong><\/a>[available online]<\/span><span style=\"color: #008000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>\u00a0ANCIENT HISTORY +<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>(<em>weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year One: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Ancient Greece<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>(N) * <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gLPTuG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Famous Men of Greece<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by\u00a0John Haaren<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> The Gods of Greece to Lycurgus<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Draco and Solon to Socrates<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Xenophon to the Fall of Greece<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 70px\">Each chapter can be spread over two lessons, or can be read and narrated in a single lesson leaving the other free for further reading or working on a book of centuries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 70px\">For schedule of readings, see <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/ancient-greece-level-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ancient Greece Booklist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong><em>Alternative Option:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">Children and families who want to study Greek history in greater detail may prefer to use<br \/>\n<strong> (N) <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2OcL3dC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Story of the Greeks<\/a><\/strong> by H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Guerber. This would require three lessons each week, with one chapter read and narrated per lesson.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><strong>Recommended Reference Materials:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38GLm9T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ancient Greece Timeline<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BUmaRj\"><strong>Usborne Encyclopedia of the Ancient World<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Further reading according to interest see <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/ancient-greece-level-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ancient Greece Booklist<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year Two: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Ancient Rome<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>(N) * <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30u0fZo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Famous Men of Rome<\/a><\/strong> by John Haaren<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> Romulus to Cincinnatus<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Camillus to Pompey the Great<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Julius Caesar to End of the Western Empire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">Each chapter can be spread over two lessons, or can be read and narrated in a single lesson leaving the other free for further reading or working on a book of centuries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">For schedule of readings, see <a href=\"..\/ancient-rome-level-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ancient Rome Booklist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em><strong>Alternative Option:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">Children and families who want to study Roman history in greater detail may prefer to use<br \/>\n<strong> (N) <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WzChLl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Story of the Romans<\/a><\/strong> by H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Guerber <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/33IIby1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Augustus Caesar\u2019s World<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Genevieve Foster. This would require three lessons each week, with one chapter read and narrated per lesson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em><strong>Recommended Reference Materials<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rainbowresource.com\/product\/Ancient+Rome+Fold-Out+Timeline\/014656\/d62b1d50f9af80ea2e537bdd?subject=14&amp;category=4178\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ancient Rome Timeline<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BUmaRj\"><strong>Usborne Encyclopedia of the Ancient World<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Optional Extra<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jhy7kS\"><strong>Usborne Time Traveller<\/strong>: Rome and Romans<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Further reading according to interest &#8211; see <a href=\"..\/ancient-rome-level-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ancient Rome Booklist<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>GEOGRAPHY AND EARTH STUDIES +<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Note: Please read our <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/helps\/geography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">introduction to geography study and the Charlotte Mason method<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) American Geography<\/strong> <em>(2x\/week)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(N)<\/strong> Year One: * <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CjlV1Z\"><strong>Paddle-to-the-Sea<\/strong><\/a> and * <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/325WjR1\"><strong>Seabird<\/strong><\/a> by Holling C.Holling<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(N)<\/strong> Year Two: * <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WCYPdT\"><strong>Tree in the Trail<\/strong><\/a> and * <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CuoPBt\"><strong>Minn of the Mississippi<\/strong><\/a> by Holling C.Holling<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong><i>Recommended Extras:<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/viewer?hl=en&amp;vpsrc=0&amp;ctz=360&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;msa=0&amp;t=m&amp;z=4&amp;source=embed&amp;mid=1c40YIkvT9EHjSul_1CvfoDPI8vc&amp;ll=45.602508708015954%2C-75.5534365\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paddle to the Sea on Google Maps<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/viewer?mid=19Xkg8zuSl5NTeDc599d06fVtWxM&amp;msa=0&amp;ll=45.50189873644374%2C-85.5040775&amp;z=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ch 1 &#8211; 22 on Google Maps<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainbowresource.com\/product\/049589\/Holling-C.-Holling-Map-Set-4-Maps.html\">Holling C. Holling Geography Map Set of 4<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainbowresource.com\/product\/049584\/Geography-A-Literature-Approach-for-Intermediate-Grades.html?fbclid=IwAR0qf4iaLJsDxJzduay7q0frIkdfcoAykiOKurrP6QcoRs4Iv2GorqhrEtE\">Geography Through Literature Teacher Guide by Rea Berg<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amblingalongtogether.wordpress.com\/2016\/05\/15\/resource-guide-paddle-to-the-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resource Guide: Ambling Along Together Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong><em>Optional Extra Reading<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZFOv6S\"><strong>Maps: Getting from Here to There<\/strong><\/a> by Harvey Weiss<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/13373098-adventures-in-geography\"><strong>Adventures in Geography<\/strong><\/a> by Gertrude Alice Kay &#8211; an 11 year old boy and his uncle sail around the world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>UK Alternative<\/strong> <em>(Twice weekly)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Year One: British Geography<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/2610892-children-of-britain-just-like-me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Children of Britain Just Like Me<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Note: For each copy sold a donation was made to UNICEF, an organization which the Catholic Church no longer supports due to its population policies. We recommend that you either buy a used copy or borrow this book from the library. (At the time of writing it appears to be out of print, so this should not be a problem.)<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Children&#8217;s Atlas of the British Isles<\/strong> <\/span>by Clare Oliver and Theodore Rowland-Entwhistle<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Usborne Internet-Linked Book of London<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Year Two: American Geography<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3eIzeql\"><strong>Paddle to the Sea<\/strong><\/a> and <a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30pLGWJ\"><strong>Minn of the Mississippi<\/strong><\/a> by Holling C. Holling<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recommended Reference Book<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Oxford Junior Atlas <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(pub. OUP)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Optional Extra Reading<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZJjsaw\">Seabird <\/a>by Holling C. Holling<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>(2) Peoples and Places <\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(ad lib.)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #000000\">Choose one book each term from the selection for independent reading.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Year One: The Americas<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PDUjbp\">Where the Flame Trees Bloom<\/a> by Alma Flor Ada (Cuba)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XNeJ5Y\">Maya Quest: Interactive Expedition<\/a> by Dan Buettner \u2013 bicycle trek through Central America<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Y4zMS3\">The Cay<\/a> by Theodore Taylor (Caribbean) \u2013 fiction<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/33ICrV3\">Secret of the Andes<\/a> (Puffin Book) by Ann Nolan Clark (Peru) \u2013 fiction<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fM4chV\">Chucaro: Wild Pony of the Pampa<\/a> by Francis Kalnay (Argentina) \u2013 fiction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Year Two: Africa<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2FcCX3m\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hippos in the Night: Autobiographical Adventures in Africa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Christina Allen<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gNU6y9\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Africatrek: A Journey by Bicycle Through Africa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Dan Buettner<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PJqO85\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Journey to Jo\u2019burg<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Beverley Naidoo (South Africa) \u2013 fiction<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gLj6pH\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jock of the Bushveldt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Sir J.Percy Fitzpatrick (South Africa) \u2013 classic fiction about a dog<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PDY4xz\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by William Kamkwamba (Malawi)\u00a0 &#8211; memoir<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(3) <strong>Map Work<\/strong> <em>(weekly)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Focus particularly on the map of the Americas in the 1st Year and the map of Africa in the 2nd Year. Aim to be able to quickly name and locate countries, capital and other major cities, important rivers and mountain ranges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Optional Suggested Resource:<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3acvi0i\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Geography Coloring Book (3rd Edition)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Wynn Kapit. This book can be used for mapwork through Level 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/The-Geography-Coloring-Book-Multi-Year-Plans.pdf\">Lesson Plans using the Geography book<\/a> created by Jill Papsdorf can be used as a help to map work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Spend a short time each week locating places mentioned in reading for other subjects.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>SCIENCE +<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><em>(2x\/week)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year One: Science in Ancient Greece<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(1) Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>(N) Science in Ancient Greece<\/strong> (Kathlyn Gay) <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Out of print &#8211;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> OOP books are often more expensive at the beginning of the school year when traffic drives up prices. Consider trying BookFinder (search multiple editions), shopping earlier or later in the year, or your local library.<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n(<strong>N) * Archimedes and the Door of Science <\/strong>by Jeanne Bendick<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DDgYly\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Librarian Who Measured the Earth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Kathryn Lasky<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our Solar System<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Seymour Simon [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GQY6QU\">2007 edition on Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4o2qQXy\">1992 edition on Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(2) Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Home Science Adventures: Light<br \/>\nHome Science Adventures: Magnetism<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Note: Available from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainbowresource.com\/category\/2796\/Home-Science-Adventures.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rainbow Resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (US). Kits include all equipment needed for experiments.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/33NIUy4\">Simple Machines (Starting with Science)<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Adrienne Mason and Deborah Hodge) Out of print &#8211;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> OOP books are often more expensive at the beginning of the school year when traffic drives up prices. Consider trying BookFinder (search multiple editions), shopping earlier or later in the year, or your local library.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Supplemental Resource:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1478738693\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=catholictreas-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1478738693&amp;linkId=597ca0b1cd02c92292eeb89c9b174c0d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding: A Science Curriculum for K-8 and Older Beginning Science Learners<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by Bernard J. Nebel, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<i>This book offers further activities and guidance for educators in developing scientific inquiry regarding these concepts with students. If followed closely, the activities can take the place of the scheduled activity kits. An inexpensive non-printable PDF is available <\/i><b><i>on the official website.<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/science\/science-in-ancient-greece\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See schedule of lessons and activities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Optional Additional Resources:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> K\u2019Nex Education <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30I1nKe\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Levers and Pulleys<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gLoTfd\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wheels, Axles, and Inclined Planes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or this smaller set <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DWe5Mo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">K\u2019Nex Stem Exploration Levers and Pulleys<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year Two: Science in Ancient Rome and the Human Body<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>(N) * <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PDmwyW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Science in Ancient Rome<\/a><\/strong> by Jacqueline Harris. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Out of print &#8211;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> OOP books are often more expensive at the beginning of the school year when traffic drives up prices. Consider trying BookFinder (search multiple editions), shopping earlier or later in the year, or your local library.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><strong>(N) * <a href=\"https:\/\/bethlehembooks.com\/galen-and-gateway-medicine-p-471?sku=66-P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Galen and the Gateway to Medicine<\/a><\/strong> by Jeanne Bendick<\/li>\n<li><strong>(N) * <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fH3Ngp\">Blood and Guts<\/a> <\/strong>by Linda Allison<\/li>\n<li>* <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fLZhgH\"><strong>The Body Book<\/strong><\/a> by Donald M. Silver and Patricia J. Wynne<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/human-body-and-history-of-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See schedule of lessons and activities<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">FOREIGN LANGUAGE<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Option 1: Spanish<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">* <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/setonbooks.com\/spanish\/1673-learn-spanish-with-grace-grades-2-8.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn Spanish With Grace<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Miriam Alvarez Gallaher<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainbowresource.com\/product\/049740\/Fun-Spanish.html?fbclid=IwAR39PPTxuMgL4XILMHghsuwmgNBLlAsPQNgUiW6VlzEW_iBPCqdLCq7yPWg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Fun Spanish by Brookdale House<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 2:\u00a0 French<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">* <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.memoriapress.com\/curriculum\/modern-languages\/first-start-french\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Start French<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Memoria Press)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 3:\u00a0 German<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fMTQ1c\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">52 Weeks of Family German: Bite Sized Weekly Lessons Designed to Get You and Your Children Speaking German Today!<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Eileen Mc Aree<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/___firs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My Very First Little German Book<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> free online and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HYUvZTQK2kQ\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">read aloud<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on YouTube<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">UK Options<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Option 1:\u00a0 Spanish<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>So You Really Want to Learn Spanish Book 1<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000\">(Galore Park)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Option 2: French<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>So You Really Want to Learn French Book 1<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"> (Galore Park)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Use over two years. CD and answer book also available.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Alternative<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">* <strong>Skoldo French Book 2<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Year 1: Term 1, pp.1-8; Term 2, pp.9-16; Term 3, pp.17-25<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Year 2: Term 1, pp.26-33; Term 2, pp.34-42; Term 3, pp.43-50<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">If your child has not yet started French you will need to begin with Skoldo Book 1. Aim to complete this book in four terms and you will catch up by the end of Level 3.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Optional Extra Resources<\/em><br \/>\nWatch a favorite DVD in French. Many DVDs have French as one of the language options. \u00a0<\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>LATIN\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><em>Year Two only<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Option 1: Intensive Approach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/compassclassroom.com\/shop\/product\/visual-latin-1\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visual Latin<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalacademicpress.com\/collections\/latin-for-children\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Latin for Children<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.memoriapress.com\/curriculum\/latin\/first-form-latin\/?gclid=CjwKCAjw97P5BRBQEiwAGflV6ZXpdRx02gKitotdB4t2L-1P8iFXmY1t6TFDZJcVapRnY9Bx00IIThoCcTgQAvD_BwE\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First Form Latin<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">* <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Henle-Latin-First-Year-Robert\/dp\/0829410260\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Henle Latin I Units 1 and 2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Note: This is equivalent to the schedule used by the Parents\u2019 Union Schools in the 1960s. This option is recommended for academically oriented children requiring a challenge and will enable children to read Latin texts in the original during high school. It requires a teacher familiar with Latin, or who is prepared to commit time and effort to master the material alongside the child.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 2: Gentler Approach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Minimus-Pupils-Book-Starting-Latin\/dp\/0521659604\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minimus<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(for a more casual approach, the teacher\u2019s manual is not necessary&#8211;simply read the student book)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2FcqPzn\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Getting Started with Latin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by William E. Linney <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(supplementary resources including audio recordings available at the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettingstartedwithlatin.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">author\u2019s website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/quidnampress.com\/curriculum\/i-speak-latin\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I Speak Latin<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.memoriapress.com\/curriculum\/latin\/latina-christiana-i\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Latina Christiana, Vol.1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">UK Alternative<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Option 1: Intensive Approach<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 70px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Note: This is the schedule used by the Parents&#8217; Union Schools in the 1960s. O Level Latin was taken at the end of Approach to Latin Part 2. The standard achieved was roughly equivalent to the current A level standard. This option is recommended for academically oriented children requiring a challenge and will enable children to read Latin texts in the original. It requires a teacher familiar with Latin, or who is prepared to commit time and effort to master the material alongside the child.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>* The Approach to Latin, First Part<\/strong> by J.Paterson and E.Macnaughton: pp.4-57 (cover about 18 pages each term)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Option 2: Gentler Approach<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 70px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Latina Christiana, Vol.1<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>NATURE STUDY<\/strong><\/span><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><strong>(1)<\/strong>\u00a0Take at least one\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/nature-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nature walk\u00a0<\/a>each week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2)<\/strong>\u00a0Keep a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/simplycharlottemason.com\/blog\/the-secret-of-the-nature-notebook\/?fbclid=IwAR1FAtILfZf4L_cKEfmGtXZmvYfwf2hzocNDmvhwR51KA8YI-h6FMNRTJf4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nature journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gMhgoJ\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by John Muir Laws<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are many additional resources on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/johnmuirlaws.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">his website<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">including a free download of his book, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/johnmuirlaws.com\/product\/how-to-teach-nature-journaling\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to Teach Nature Journaling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31HiUkX\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keeping a Nature Journal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Claire Walker Leslie and Charles E.Roth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gNaYVI\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wild Days: Creating Discovery Journals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Karen Rackliffe<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bookstore.perimeter.org\/nature-study-eve-andersons-teacher-training-tools-dvd\/dp\/2339\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NATURE STUDY- Eve Anderson&#8217;s Teacher Training Tools DVD<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Optional Extra Reading:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingbookpress.com\/shop\/a-gentle-feast\/cycle-1\/the-burgess-animal-book-for-children-color-edition-thornton-burgess-hardcover\/?v=7516fd43adaa\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Burgess Animal Book<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by Thornton Burgess<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30PiA4N\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Secrets of the Animal World <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0by Eulalia Garcia (series)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DvFe9t\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Natural Partnerships: The Story of Symbiosis <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by Dorothy Shuttlesworth<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See also:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/nature-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Notes on Nature Study<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/natural-science-through-the-seasons-100-teaching-units\/9780983180098?aid=4959\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Natural Science Through the Seasons<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/33ZjUUH\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Discovering Nature Indoors<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ed. Laurence Pringle<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>MUSIC APPRECIATION<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><em>(1x every other week)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Study one composer each term using the Music Masters CDs. Follow up each <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CD by listening to complete works by the featured composer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 1: Handel: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2W4YBvW\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Story of Handel in Words and Music<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 2: Beethoven:\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2C3vYZl\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beethoven<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 3: Wagner:\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZiBX5n\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Story of Wagner in Words and Music<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Year 2:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 1: Dvorak: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/302FgNd\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Story of Dvorak in Words and Music<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 2: Haydn: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38Xt5p7\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Story of Haydn in Words and Music<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 3: Vivaldi\/Corelli: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2W3AUnR\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Story of Vivaldi\/Corelli in Words and Music<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Note<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Other Music Masters CDs can be substituted so that all children in a family can study the same composer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Recommended Resource:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Waet0i\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Masters of Classical Music<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Box Set) \u2013 economical set of 10 CDs, each featuring works by a different composer. Ideal as follow up listening to the Music Masters CDs (includes Beethoven, Wagner and Vivaldi). <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/simplycharlottemason.com\/store\/product-category\/product-music\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Music Study with the Masters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Simply Charlotte Mason<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Classics for Kids<\/span><\/a> <\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>PICTURE STUDY<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><em>(1x every other week)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year 1: Gothic and Renaissance Art<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.giottodibondone.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Giotto di Bondone<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/toah\/hd\/fang\/hd_fang.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Saint Fra Angelico<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Leonardo da Vinci and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandrobotticelli.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sandro Botticelli<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Michelangelo Buonarotti and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/artsy.net\/artist\/raphael-raffaello-sanzio-da-urbino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raphael<\/a> (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Year 2: English Romantics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalgallery.org.uk\/artists\/george-stubbs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Stubbs<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomas-gainsborough.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas Gainsborough<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalgallery.org.uk\/artists\/joseph-mallord-william-turner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joseph Mallord William Turner<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.john-constable.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Constable<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><i>Suggested resources:<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/simplycharlottemason.com\/store\/product-category\/product-art-study\/picture-study-portfolios\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Simply Charlotte Mason Picture Study Portfolios<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Year 1: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/simplycharlottemason.com\/store\/picture-study-portfolios-giotto\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Giotto di Bondone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/simplycharlottemason.com\/store\/picture-study-portfolios-fra-angelico\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saint Fra Angelico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/simplycharlottemason.com\/store\/picture-study-portfolios-da-vinci\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leonardo da Vinci<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/simplycharlottemason.com\/store\/picture-study-portfolios-botticelli\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sandro Botticelli<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/simplycharlottemason.com\/store\/picture-study-portfolios-michelangelo\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michelangelo Buonarotti<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/simplycharlottemason.com\/store\/picture-study-portfolios-raphael\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Raphael<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Year 2: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/simplycharlottemason.com\/store\/picture-study-portfolios-gainsborough\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thomas Gainsborough<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/simplycharlottemason.com\/store\/picture-study-portfolios-turner\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joseph Mallord William Turner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/simplycharlottemason.com\/store\/picture-study-portfolios-constable\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">John Constable<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Free Picture Study Aids by A Humble Place: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ahumbleplace.com\/product\/jmw-turner-a-free-charlotte-mason-picture-study-aid\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">JMW Turner Picture Study Aid<\/span> <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ahumbleplace.com\/product\/john-constable-a-free-charlotte-mason-picture-study-aid\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">John Constable Picture Study Aid<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>See also:<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/picture-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Notes on Picture Study<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Optional Extra<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3enUxwZ\"><strong>Art Fraud Detective<\/strong><\/a> by Anna Nilsen\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>ART<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><em>(2x\/week)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Ockxks\"><strong>Artistic Pursuits: Grades 4-6<\/strong>, Book One: The Elements of Art and Composition<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This can be used slowly over two years, or started in the second year of Level 2.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Recommended Resources:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2W8H1ae\">Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters<\/a> by Mary Ann Kohl and Kim Solga &#8211; lots of art projects in the style of great artists. All projects are given a rating for both difficulty and the amount of preparation required.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30IHzq4\">The Usborne Book of Art Skills<\/a> by Fiona Watt &#8211; lots of simple but effective projects, using a variety of media<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PJ3fvX\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drawing with Children<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Mona Brooks<\/span><span style=\"color: #000080\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">[UK] <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gPVlN2\"><strong>Artists Workshop Series<\/strong><\/a> by Penny King and Clare Roundhill &#8211; pictures of different works of art and styles are used as the inspiration for art activities for children.<\/span> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n\n<h5>MUSIC<\/h5>\n<p><strong>(1) Singing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Learn two new songs and two new hymns of your choice each term.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Recommended Resources<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DF1SvZ\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go In and Out the Window: An Illustrated Songbook for Children<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Free <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.traditionalcatholicliving.com\/free-catholic-sheet-music\/catholic-hymn-study\/?fbclid=IwAR0MMeZj6vqSAlj47N78wbZze3rOH9G9ZQa7UEWM64q6H3MH50WtyVDUyZQ\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Catholic Hymn Study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> plans.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Optional: Solfa singing lessons similar to those used in Charlotte Mason\u2019s schools available at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/ChildrenoftheOpenAir\/playlists\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Children of the Open Air<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> YouTube channel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2)<\/strong> <strong>Instrumental<\/strong> <em>(Daily practice)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you have a piano or keyboard available, either start or continue learning to play it. Two beginners&#8217; piano programs that can be used independently are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Beginning at the Piano<\/strong> books, by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Alan.Jemison.Music\/\">Alan Jemison<\/a> (Catholic)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38wYe2f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bastien Piano Series<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alfred.com\/alfreds-basic-piano-course\/b\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alfred\u2019s Basic Piano Course<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pianoadventures.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Faber Piano Adventures<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoffmanacademy.com\/?fbclid=IwAR11selPlnijpFLbNk82shSIuRztefSjZ67T1YtUI5R3G7vdtWi4jKAR3pA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hoffman Academy Online Piano Lessons<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alternatively either continue or start learning to play the recorder. A good starting point is the <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2lgTOXp\"><strong>The New Nine-Note Recorder Method: Easy Music for Beginners<\/strong><\/a> by Penny Gardner.<\/p>\n<p><em>Optional Extras<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2NVozO4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Usborne Book of Easy Recorder Tunes<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BB9K0y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Easy Duets for Catholics: A Nine-Note Recorder Book<\/a> <\/strong>by Penny Gardner<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3f17Ftd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Easy Christmas Duets: A Nine-Note Recorder Book<\/a> <\/strong>by Penny Gardner <\/em><span style=\"font-size: inherit\"><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5>PRACTICAL WORK<\/h5>\n<p>Help in house and yard (garden).<\/p>\n<p>Work on learning a practical craft or skill of your choice.<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recommended Resources:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palmerpletsch.com\/product-category\/children\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Winky Cherry System of Teaching Young Children to Sew<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gMRIrk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kids Knitting: Projects for Kids of All Ages<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>UK Resource:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/uk.opitec.com\/opitec-web\/st\/Home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Opitec<\/a> sells a wide range of reasonably priced craft kits, projects and hobby materials.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/span><br \/>\n<div class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\">\n                    <a href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); 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