{"id":2930,"date":"2015-09-09T09:34:01","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T14:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/?page_id=2930"},"modified":"2020-08-07T16:16:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T20:16:47","slug":"level-2-year-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/level-2\/online-syllabus\/level-2-year-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Level 2 Year One"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\">36 Week Lesson Plan Chart (<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Level2Year1-36weekchart.pdf\">pdf<\/a>) (<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Level2Year1-36weekchart.docx\">doc<\/a>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/level-2\/online-syllabus\/level-2-year-1\/level-2-year-1-resource-list\/\">Level 2 Year One Resource List<\/a><\/h4>\n<h2><strong><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\"><strong>General Instruction<\/strong>\n<h5><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.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>(N)\u00a0Books\/subjects\u00a0intended for narration.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><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.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Highly Recommended\u00a0materials\/subjects are shown in bold.<\/strong>\u00a0These should be included if possible, but are not essential.<\/h5>\n<h5><em>Optional extras<\/em>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0optional books and suggestions are shown in italics<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Selections listed in bright blue are alternatives for home educators in the UK<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #339966\">History Cycle for Australian students [provided by Ruth Marshall]<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>At this level most lessons should last around 20 \u2013 30 minutes.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h4><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\"><\/span><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2><strong>+ RELIGIOUS EDUCATION<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h5><strong>(1)<\/strong> <strong>New Testament<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Year 1<\/strong> (<em>Weekly<\/em>)<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><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.<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> Introduction; Ch. 1 to 4<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Ch. 5 to 8<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Ch. 9 to 12<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>(2)<\/strong> <strong>Saints\u00a0<\/strong><em>(Twice weekly, Ordinary Time only)<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 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<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Note<\/em>: Please preview the contents of the chapters on St. Dymphna (1st Year) and St. Maria Goretti (2nd Year). 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 <strong>57 Saints<\/strong> does not have the same problematic content, but has a few different saints.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/about\/57_Stories_of_Saints.html?id=Pmd6tgAACAAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<\/a>OR\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2kjspjE\">The Young People&#8217;s Book of Saints<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0by Hugh Ross Williamson<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Year 1<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> pp. 7-99, Archangels to St. Helen (18 lessons)<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> pp. 100-162, St. Martin of Tours to St. Margaret of Scotland (12 lessons)<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> pp. 163-220, St. Francis of Assisi to St. Catherine of Siena (12 lessons)<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Recommended Reading:<br \/>\n<\/strong>One saint&#8217;s biography to be assigned as independent reading each term.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>(3)<\/strong> <strong>Catechism <\/strong>(<em>Weekly<\/em>)<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(N) * <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ignatius.com\/promotions\/FaithAndLife\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Faith and Life Series<\/a><\/strong> (pub. Ignatius Press). Read, narrate and discuss one lesson each week.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Year 1: *<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2lkuyeK\">Jesus Our Guide, Faith and Life Series 4<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> Lessons 1-11<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Lessons 12-21 plus Advent &amp; Christmas Supplement<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Lessons 22-30 plus Lent &amp; Easter Supplement<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong><em>Optional Extras:\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2lkqlYH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jesus Our Guide activity book 4<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>(4)<\/strong> <strong>Advent<\/strong> <em>(Twice weekly)<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiainstitute.com\/products\/item\/stories-of-the-child-jesus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Stories of the Child Jesus from Many Lands<\/strong> <\/a>by A. Fowler Lutz. Read one story for each lesson. (Use over both years)<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>(5) Lent<\/strong> <em>(Twice weekly)<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>2 Year One: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sophiainstitute.com\/products\/item\/my-path-to-heaven\">My Path to Heaven<\/a><\/strong> by Geoffrey Bliss<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Week 1:<\/strong> Made for God &amp; The Best Way of Life<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Week 2:<\/strong> The Three Sins &amp; My Own Sins<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Week 3:<\/strong> The Call of a King &amp; The Incarnation<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Week 4:<\/strong> The Two Standards &amp; The Election<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Week 5:<\/strong> The Agony in the Garden &amp; The Cross of Jesus<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Week 6:<\/strong> Jesus the Consoler &amp; How to Love God<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>(6)<\/strong> <strong>Easter<\/strong> <em>(Twice weekly)<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Year 1:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gtML6q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Saint Jude: A Friend in Hard Times<\/strong><\/a> by Michael Aquilina (Out of print but readily available)\u00a0<\/h5><\/div><\/h5>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2><strong>+ MATHEMATICS<\/strong> <em>(Daily)<\/em><\/h2>\n<h5><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.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>(2)<\/strong> Five minutes of daily drill in math(s) facts, particularly multiplication tables.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>(3)<\/strong> Mathematical reading and activities from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VX7O9B\">How Math Works<\/a> by Carol Vorderman\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2><strong>+ ENGLISH<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h5><strong>(1) Reading\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>Daily<\/em>)<\/h5>\n<h5>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.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>(2)<\/strong> <strong>Writing and Composition<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(a) Copywork <\/strong>(<em>10 minutes daily<\/em>)<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Copy two lines daily from favorite poems, prayers, Bible passages or the Shakespeare play being studied.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Recommended Resources:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VQLsGP\"><strong>The Harp and the Laurel Wreath<\/strong> <\/a>by Laura Berquist<br \/>\n<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><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><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.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(b) Composition<\/strong> (<em>Daily<\/em>)<br \/>\nRegular <strong>written narrations<\/strong> from books set for history, religion, geography, literature and science.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>(3)<\/strong> <strong>Grammar \/ English Language<\/strong> (<em>three times weekly<\/em>)<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><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<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>2 Year One:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> Lessons 1-50, pp. 1-51<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Lessons 51-100, pp. 52-106<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Lessons 101-150, pp. 107-159<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>UK Alternative<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><strong style=\"color: #0000ff;text-decoration: underline\">2 Year One: English Prep 2<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>(4) Studied Dictation<\/strong> (<em>Twice weekly<\/em>)<br \/>\nShort 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.\u00a0<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2><strong>+ LITERATURE<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h5><strong>(1)<\/strong> <strong>Mythology<\/strong> (<em>Weekly<\/em>)<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><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<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Year 1<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> <em>Children&#8217;s Homer<\/em> &#8211; Troy: Chapters 1 to 10<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> <em>Children&#8217;s Homer<\/em> &#8211; Troy: Chapters 11 to 20<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> <em>Children&#8217;s Homer<\/em> &#8211; Troy: Chapters 21 to 23; Odyssey: Chapters 1 to 7<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5 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<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>(2)<\/strong> <strong>Classic Children&#8217;s Literature<\/strong> (<em>Ad.Lib.<\/em>)<\/h5>\n<h5>Choose at least one book each term from the selection to read aloud. Not for narration, just read and enjoy!<\/h5>\n<h5 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<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>(3) Shakespeare<\/strong> (<em>Weekly<\/em>)<\/h5>\n<h5><em>Suggested plays (others of your choice can be substituted):<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>2 Year One<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3e2buNy\">The Tempest<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38zEriA\">Macbeth<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VWkQUQ\">As You Like It<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\">See notes on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/how-to-study-shakespeare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Study Shakespeare<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Recommended Resources:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Re-tellings of Shakespeare plays<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Choose from:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Z50LxA\"><strong>Tales from Shakespeare: Children&#8217;s Classics<\/strong><\/a> by Charles and Mary Lamb<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ChKRGZ\"><strong>Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare<\/strong><\/a> by E.Nesbit<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BNkRnc\"><strong>The Orchard Book of Shakespeare Stories<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by Andrew Matthews<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Books about Shakespeare<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Choose from:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ACvxo0\"><strong>William Shakespeare: His Work and His World<\/strong><\/a> by Michael Rosen<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3iDYGQU\"><strong>Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare<\/strong><\/a> by Diane Stanley<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Books about plays and teaching notes:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BQfsM1\"><strong>Shakespeare and Macbeth<\/strong><\/a> by Stewart Ross<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><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><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>(4) Poetry <\/strong>(<em>Weekly<\/em>)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3290bRx\"><strong>The Harp and Laurel Wreath: Poetry and Dictation for the Classical Curriculum<\/strong><\/a> by Laura Berquist: Grammatical Stage<\/h5>\n<h5 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\/2VV1uzd\">The Oxford Treasury of Classic Poems<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h5><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2><strong>+ NATIONAL HISTORY<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>twice weekly; additional book ad.lib.<\/em>)<\/h2>\n<h5>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)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Option 1: Introduction to British History<\/strong> <em>(Recommended option at this level for American users)<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(N) *<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2AqgyNT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Our Island Story<\/a><\/strong> by H. E. Marshall (<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/lesson-plans-and-schedules\/history\/introduction-to-british-history\/our-an-island-story-by-h-e-marshall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Notes on Our Island Story<\/a>)<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(N) * <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/our-ladys-dowry\/\"><strong>Our Lady\u2019s Dowry<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by Kathryn Faulkner.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Recommended additional book<\/strong> each term, to be read either aloud or independently outside lesson time.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\">See additional <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/introduction-to-british-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">schedule<\/a>, suggestions for <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/further-reading-british-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">further reading<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/lesson-plans-and-schedules\/history\/introduction-to-british-history\/bh-lesson-plans-2\/\">British History Reading Plans<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>or<\/em> Finish three year course in American history. If your child has not done Level 1 you may prefer to use Option 2<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: red\"><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>Option 2: Introduction to American History<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">(<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>(The Catholic School Textbook Project)<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">Recommended additional book each term, to be read either aloud or independently outside lesson time.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #33cc33\"><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong>Option 3: History Cycle for Australian Students<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><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><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>Year 1: <em>American History<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><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><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>Year 2: <em>Australian History<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">Arthur Baillie, <strong>Our Sunburnt Country: An Illustrated History of Australia<\/strong> [Out of print &#8211; available second-hand]<br \/>\n<em>OR<\/em> H.E. Marshall, <strong>Our Empire Story <\/strong>[available online]<\/span><span style=\"color: #008000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h5><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2><strong>\u00a0+ ANCIENT HISTORY<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>twice weekly<\/em>)<\/h2>\n<h5><strong>Year 1: Ancient Greece<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(N) * <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gLPTuG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Famous Men of Greece<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by\u00a0John Haaren<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> The Gods of Greece to Lycurgus<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Draco and Solon to Socrates<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Xenophon to the Fall of Greece<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\">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.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong><em>Alternative Option:<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\">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\">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.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em><strong>Recommended Reference Materials:<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><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><\/h5>\n<h5>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><\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>Alternative Option:<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Children and families who want to study Roman history in greater detail may prefer to use<br \/>\n<strong>(N) <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2lkCehs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Story of the Romans<\/a><\/strong> by H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Guerber. This would require three lessons each week, with one chapter read and narrated per lesson.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em><strong>Recommended Reference Materials<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/320HC1C\" 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><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Optional Extra<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZWJO7w\"><strong>Usborne Time Traveller<\/strong>: Rome and Romans<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 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<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2><strong>+ GEOGRAPHY AND EARTH STUDIES<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h5>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>.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>(1) American Geography<\/strong> <em>(Twice weekly)<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(N)<\/strong> 2 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<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong><em>Recommended Extra<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainbowresource.com\/proddtl.php?id=049589\">Holling C. Holling Geography Map Set of 4<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong><em>Optional Extra Reading<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Zhe2mV\"><strong>Maps: Getting from Here to There<\/strong><\/a> by Harvey Weiss<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/13373098-adventures-in-geography\"><strong>Adventures in Geography<\/strong> by Gertrude Alice Kay<\/a> &#8211; an 11 year old boy and his uncle sail around the world<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>UK Alternative<\/strong> <em>(Twice weekly)<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">2 Year One: <strong>British Geography<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Children of Britain Just Like Me<\/strong><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><br \/>\n<strong>Children&#8217;s Atlas of the British Isles<\/strong> by Clare Oliver and Theodore Rowland-Entwhistle<br \/>\n<strong>Usborne Internet-Linked Book of London<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>(2) Peoples and Places<\/strong> <em>(Ad.Lib.)<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Choose one book each term from the selection for independent reading.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>2 Year One: The Americas<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fhKn2l\"><strong>Where the Flame Trees Bloom <\/strong>by Alma Flor Ada<\/a> (Cuba)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3iNmW35\"><strong>Maya Quest: Interactive Expedition<\/strong><\/a> by Dan Buettner &#8211; bicycle trek through Central America<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3iNmYrJ\"><strong>The Cay<\/strong><\/a> by Theodore Taylor (Caribbean) &#8211; fiction<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZOzcru\"><strong>Secret of the Andes<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by Ann Nolan Clark (Peru) &#8211; fiction<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ecLeQr\"><strong>Chucaro: Wild Pony of the Pampa<\/strong><\/a> by Francis Kalnay (Argentina) &#8211; fiction<\/h5>\n<h5>(3) <strong>Map Work<\/strong> <em>(Weekly)<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\">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.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Spend a short time each week locating places mentioned in reading for other subjects.\u00a0<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2><strong>+ SCIENCE<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(twice weekly)<\/em><\/h2>\n<h5><strong>2 Year One: Science in Ancient Greece<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(1) Reading<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><strong>(N) <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZeNenl\">Science in Ancient Greece<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0by Kathlyn Gay<br \/>\n(<strong>N) *<a href=\"https:\/\/bethlehembooks.com\/archimedes-and-door-science-454?sku=12-P\">Archimedes and the Door of Science <\/a><\/strong>by Jeanne Bendick<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fgMuDI\"><strong>The Librarian Who Measured the Earth<\/strong><\/a> by Kathryn Lasky<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(2) Activities<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainbowresource.com\/proddtl.php?id=004428&amp;subject=Science\/11&amp;category=Home+Science+Adventures\/2796\">Home Science Adventures: Light<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainbowresource.com\/proddtl.php?id=004356&amp;subject=Science\/11&amp;category=Home+Science+Adventures\/2796\">Home Science Adventures: Magnetism<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Note for the UK<\/em>: Available from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ichthusresources.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ichthus Resources<\/a> (UK). Kits include all equipment needed for experiments.<br \/>\n<strong>Simple Machines<\/strong> (Starting with Science) (Adrienne Mason and Deborah Hodge)<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/science\/science-in-ancient-greece\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See schedule of lessons and activities<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5>\u00a0\u00a0<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2><strong>FOREIGN LANGUAGE<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h5><strong>Option 1: Spanish<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0972139281\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=catholictreas-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0972139281&amp;linkId=3fc73232025a7ca41671db0fc15906e5\">Learn Spanish With Grace<\/a><\/strong> by Miriam Alvarez Gallaher<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Option 2:\u00a0 French<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>* <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gGLYz5\">First Start French<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0by Danielle L. Schultz<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>UK Options<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Option 1:\u00a0 Spanish<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38JgEwS\"><strong>So You Really Want to Learn Spanish Book 1<\/strong><\/a> (Galore Park)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Option 2: French<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2O87q3R\"><strong>So You Really Want to Learn French Book 1<\/strong><\/a> (Galore Park)<br \/>\nUse over two years. CD and answer book also available.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Alternative<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">* <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gBpnUC\"><strong>Skoldo French Book 2<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nYear 1: Term 1, pp.1-8; Term 2, pp.9-16; Term 3, pp.17-25<br \/>\nYear 2: Term 1, pp.26-33; Term 2, pp.34-42; Term 3, pp.43-50<br \/>\nIf 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><\/h5>\n<h5 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<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2><strong>NATURE STUDY\u00a0<\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><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.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(2)<\/strong>\u00a0Keep a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ff8mz7\">nature journal<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Recommended Resources:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3dY2vgi\">Keeping a Nature Journal<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by Claire Walker Leslie and Charles E.Roth<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3iv7Mj1\">Wild Days: Creating Discovery Journals<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by Karen Rackliffe<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong><em>Optional Extra Reading:<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2NSfHst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Secrets of the Animal World<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0by Eulalia Garcia (series)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VJ1IcU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Natural Partnerships: The Story of Symbiosis<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0by Dorothy Shuttlesworth<\/h5>\n<h5>See also:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/nature-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Notes on Nature Study<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Other Resources<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Discovering Nature Indoors<\/strong>\u00a0ed. Laurence Pringle\u00a0<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2><strong>MUSIC APPRECIATION<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(weekly)<\/em><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\">*\u00a0<strong>Music Masters: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2W4YBvW\">Handel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2C3vYZl\">Beethoven<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZiBX5n\">Wagner<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/302FgNd\">Dvorak<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38Xt5p7\">Haydn<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2W3AUnR\">Vivaldi\/Corelli<\/a>.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\">Study one composer each term. Follow up each Music Masters CD by listening to complete works by the featured composer.\u00a0<em>Note<\/em>: Other Music Masters CDs can be substituted so that all children in a family can study the same composer.<\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>Recommended Resource:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Waet0i\"><strong>Masters of Classical Music<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Box Set) &#8211; 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).\u00a0<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2><strong>\u00a0PICTURE STUDY<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>weekly<\/em>)<\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>2 Year One: Gothic and Renaissance Art<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><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><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leonardoda-vinci.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leonardo da Vinci<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandrobotticelli.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sandro Botticelli<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michelangelo.com\/buon\/bio-index2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michelangelo Buonarotti <\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/artsy.net\/artist\/raphael-raffaello-sanzio-da-urbino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raphael<\/a> (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>See also:<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/picture-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Notes on Picture Study<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Optional Extra<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3enUxwZ\"><strong>Art Fraud Detective<\/strong><\/a> by Anna Nilsen\u00a0<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2><strong>ART<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(Twice weekly)<\/em><\/h2>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Ockxks\"><strong>Artistic Pursuits: Grades 4-6<\/strong>, Book One: The Elements of Art and Composition<\/a><\/h5>\n<h5>This can be used slowly over two years, or started in Level 2, Year Two.<\/h5>\n<h5><em><strong>Recommended Resources:<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2W8H1ae\"><strong>Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters<\/strong><\/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.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/303I50k\"><strong>The Usborne Book of Art Skills<\/strong><\/a> by Fiona Watt &#8211; lots of simple but effective projects, using a variety of media<br \/>\n<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>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2><strong>MUSIC<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h5><strong>(1) Singing<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Learn two new songs and two new hymns of your choice each term.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>(2)<\/strong> <strong>Instrumental<\/strong> <em>(Daily practice)<\/em><\/h5>\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:<br \/>\n<strong>Beginning at the Piano<\/strong> books, by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Alan.Jemison.Music\/\">Alan Jemison<\/a> (Catholic)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38wYe2f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bastien Piano Series<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">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 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><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> <\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2><strong>PRACTICAL WORK<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5>Help in house and yard (garden).<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5>Work on learning a practical craft or skill of your choice.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>UK Resource:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/uk.opitec.com\/opitec-web\/st\/Home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Opitec<\/span><\/a> sells a wide range of reasonably priced craft kits, projects and hobby materials.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5><\/div><\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>36 Week Lesson Plan Chart (pdf) (doc) Level 2 Year One Resource List<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2928,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-2930","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2930"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2930\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3863,"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2930\/revisions\/3863"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}