{"id":2951,"date":"2015-09-09T09:47:41","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T14:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/?page_id=2951"},"modified":"2020-07-20T09:32:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T13:32:44","slug":"level-2-year-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/level-2\/online-syllabus\/level-2-year-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Level 2 Year Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\"><strong>General Instruction<\/strong>\n<h4><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.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>(N)\u00a0Books\/subjects\u00a0intended for narration.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><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.<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Highly Recommended\u00a0materials\/subjects are shown in bold.<\/strong>\u00a0These should be included if possible, but are not essential.<\/h4>\n<h4><em>Optional extras<\/em>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0optional books and suggestions are shown in italics<\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Selections listed in bright blue are alternatives for home educators in the UK<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #339966\">History Cycle for Australian students [provided by Ruth Marshall]<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>At this level most lessons should last around 20 \u2013 30 minutes.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\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>+ RELIGIOUS EDUCATION<\/h2>\n<p><strong>(1)<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>New Testament<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Year Two<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(Weekly, Ordinary Time only)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(N) *\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38NUvNZ\">Speak Lord I am Listening<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0by\u00a0Christine Haapala<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><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: 30px\">Note: Both of these booklets include the Luminous Mysteries and are illustrated with beautiful\u00a0artwork.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">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. 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<h3><strong>(2)<\/strong> <strong>Saints\u00a0<\/strong><em>(Year One: Twice weekly, Ordinary Time only; Year Two: Twice weekly in Ordinary Time, Weekly for the rest of the year)<\/em><\/h3>\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<h3><strong>Year Two<\/strong><\/h3>\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<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Recommended Reading:<br \/>\n<\/strong>One saint&#8217;s biography to be assigned as independent reading each term.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>(3)<\/strong> <strong>Catechism <\/strong>(<em>Weekly<\/em>)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><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<h3><strong>Year Two: *<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BQW3ec\">Credo: I Believe,\u00a0Faith and Life Series, Grade 5<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\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: 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> and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2W8pIq4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Credo: I Believe activity book 5<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>(4)<\/strong> <strong>Advent<\/strong> <em>(Twice weekly)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p 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)<\/p>\n<h3><strong>(5) Lent<\/strong> <em>(Twice weekly)<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><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<\/h3>\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<h3><strong>(6)<\/strong> <strong>Easter<\/strong> <em>(Twice weekly)<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Year Two:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/en\/book\/show\/1417228.Our_Lady_s_Book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Our Lady&#8217;s Book<\/a> by Lauren Ford (Out of print but widely available from used booksellers)\u00a0<\/h3><\/div><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2>+ MATHEMATICS<\/h2>\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)<\/strong> Five minutes of daily drill in math(s) facts, particularly multiplication tables.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3)<\/strong> Mathematical reading and activities from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VX7O9B\">How Math Works <\/a><\/strong>by Carol Vorderman<\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2>+ ENGLISH<\/h2>\n<p><strong>(1) Reading\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>Daily<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>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: 30px\"><strong>(a) Copywork <\/strong>(<em>10 minutes daily<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Copy two lines daily from favorite poems, prayers, Bible passages or the Shakespeare play being studied.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Recommended Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VQLsGP\">The Harp and the Laurel Wreath<\/a><\/strong> by Laura Berquist<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shakespeare-online.com\/quotes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shakespeare quotations<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333\"> suitable for copywork.<\/span><\/p>\n<p 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.<\/p>\n<p 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3)<\/strong> <strong>Grammar \/ English Language<\/strong> (<em>three times weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p 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<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Year Two:<\/strong><\/h3>\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 style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"color: #0000ff\">Year Two: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.galorepark.co.uk\/subjects\/english\/products\/galore-park-key-stage-2-(7-11)\/english-year-3\">English Prep 3<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> (published by Galore Park)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><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<\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2>+ LITERATURE<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>(1)<\/strong> <strong>Mythology<\/strong> (<em>Weekly<\/em>)<\/h3>\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<h3><strong>Year Two:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> <em>Children&#8217;s Homer<\/em> &#8211; Odyssey: Chapters 8 to 17<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> <em>Aeneid<\/em> &#8211; The Horse of Wood to The Plots of Juno<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> <em>Aeneid<\/em> &#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<h3><strong>(2)<\/strong> <strong>Classic Children&#8217;s Literature<\/strong> (<em>Ad.Lib.<\/em>)<\/h3>\n<p>Choose at least one book each term from the selection to read aloud. Not for narration, just read and enjoy!<\/p>\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<p><strong>(3) Shakespeare<\/strong> (<em>Weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Suggested plays (others of your choice can be substituted):<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><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> Henry V<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Julius Caesar<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Twelfth Night<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p 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><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Recommended Resources:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Re-tellings of Shakespeare plays<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Choose from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\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<\/ul>\n<\/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 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<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 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<p><strong>(4) Poetry <\/strong>(<em>Weekly<\/em>)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p 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<\/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\/2VV1uzd\">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<h2>+ NATIONAL HISTORY\u00a0(<em>twice weekly; additional book ad.lib.<\/em>)<\/h2>\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)<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: 30px\"><strong>(N) *<a href=\"http:\/\/librivox.org\/our-island-story-part-1-by-he-marshall\/\" 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>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(N) *<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/our-ladys-dowry\/\">Our Lady\u2019s Dowry<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by Kathryn Faulkner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Recommended additional book<\/strong> each term, to be read either aloud or independently outside lesson time.<\/p>\n<p 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>.<\/p>\n<p 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<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: red\"><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>Option 2: Introduction to American History<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p 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><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">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: 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><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>Year 1: <em>American History<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p 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><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>Year 2: <em>Australian History<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><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<h2>\u00a0+ ANCIENT HISTORY\u00a0(<em>twice weekly<\/em>)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Year 2: Ancient Rome<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><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 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<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em><strong>Alternative Option:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p 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=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2WzChLl\" 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em><strong>Recommended Reference Materials<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30y7iR4\" 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=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/lesson-plans-and-schedules\/history\/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<h2>+ GEOGRAPHY AND EARTH STUDIES<\/h2>\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>(Twice weekly)<\/em><\/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: 30px\"><strong><em>Recommended Extra<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paddle to the Sea on Google Maps<\/a><br \/>\n<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><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong><em>Optional Extra Reading<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZFOv6S\"><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><\/a> by Gertrude Alice Kay &#8211; an 11 year old boy and his uncle sail around the world<\/p>\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: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Year Two: <em><strong>American Geography<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3eIzeql\"><strong>Paddle to the Sea<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30pLGWJ\"><strong>Minn of the Mississippi<\/strong><\/a> by Holling C. Holling<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><em>Recommended Reference Book<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The Oxford Junior Atlas<\/strong> (pub.OUP)<br \/>\n<em>Optional Extra Reading<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZJjsaw\"><strong>Seabird<\/strong><\/a> by Holling C. Holling<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) Peoples and Places<\/strong> <em>(Ad.Lib.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Choose one book each term from the selection for independent reading.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Year Two: Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jrHBdB\"><strong>Hippos in the Night: Autobiographical Adventures in Africa<\/strong><\/a> by Christina Allen<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jgn7o1\"><strong>Africatrek: A Journey by Bicycle Through Africa<\/strong><\/a> by Dan Buettner<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZHnnEv\"><strong>Journey to Jo&#8217;burg<\/strong><\/a> by Beverley Naidoo (South Africa) &#8211; fiction<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/291961.Jock_of_the_Bushveld\"><strong>Jock of the Bushveldt<\/strong><\/a> by Sir J.Percy Fitzpatrick (South Africa) &#8211; classic fiction about a dog<\/p>\n<p>(3) <strong>Map Work<\/strong> <em>(Weekly)<\/em><\/p>\n<p 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">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<h2>+ SCIENCE\u00a0<em>(twice weekly)<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Year Two: Science in Ancient Rome and the Human Body<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><strong>(N) * <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CtOEl1\">Science in Ancient Rome<\/a><\/strong> by Jacqueline Harris<br \/>\n<strong>(N) * <a href=\"https:\/\/bethlehembooks.com\/galen-and-gateway-medicine-p-471?sku=66-P\">Galen and the Gateway to Medicine<\/a><\/strong> by Jeanne Bendick<br \/>\n<strong>(N) * <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jkLd0U\">Blood and Gut<\/a>s<\/strong> by Linda Allison<br \/>\n<strong>* <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2E2wKqh\">The Body Book<\/a><\/strong> by Donald M. Silver and Patricia J. Wynne<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">See <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/human-body-and-history-of-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">schedule of lessons and activities<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2>FOREIGN LANGUAGE<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Option 1: Spanish<\/strong><\/p>\n<p 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<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 2:\u00a0 French<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>* <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gGLYz5\">First Start French<\/a><\/strong> (Memoria Press)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">UK Options<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Option 1:\u00a0 Spanish<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p 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><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Option 2: French<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p 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><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Alternative<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p 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><\/p>\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<h2>LATIN\u00a0<em>(Year 2 only)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Option 1: Intensive Approach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Note: This is equivalent to the schedule used by the Parents&#8217; 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">* <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3eILDus\"><strong>Henle Latin I <\/strong><\/a>Units 1 and 2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 2: Gentler Approach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fMmMHs\"><strong>Latina Christiana<\/strong>, Vol.1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">UK Alternative<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Option 1: Intensive Approach<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">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.<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><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Option 2: Gentler Approach<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fMmMHs\"><strong>Latina Christiana, Vol.1<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2>NATURE STUDY\u00a0<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/h2>\n<p 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(2)<\/strong>\u00a0Keep a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ff8mz7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nature journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\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<\/h5>\n<p><strong><em>Optional Extra Reading:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\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<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<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Discovering Nature Indoors<\/strong>\u00a0ed. Laurence Pringle\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2>MUSIC APPRECIATION<\/h2>\n<p><em>(weekly)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>*<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>. CDs can also be bought separately as The Story of Handel etc. Study one composer each term. Follow up each Music Masters CD by listening to complete works by the featured composer.<br \/>\n<em>Note<\/em>: Other Music Masters CDs can be substituted so that all children in a family can study the same composer.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Recommended Resource: \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><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). <\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2>PICTURE STUDY<\/h2>\n<p>(<em>weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Year 1: Gothic and Renaissance Art<\/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> <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> <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><\/li>\n<li><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)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Year 2: English Romantics<\/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> <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>T<strong>erm 3:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.john-constable.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Constable<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p 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><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Optional Extra: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3enUxwZ\"><strong>Art Fraud Detective <\/strong><\/a>by Anna Nilsen <\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2>ART<\/h2>\n<p><em>(Twice weekly)<\/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<p 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=\"http:\/\/The Usborne Book of Art Skills\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\"><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><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h2>MUSIC<\/h2>\n<p><strong>(1) Singing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Learn two new songs and two new hymns of your choice each term.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2)<\/strong> <strong>Instrumental<\/strong> <em>(Daily practice)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">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>PRACTICAL WORK<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Help in house and yard (garden).<\/li>\n<li>Work on learning a practical craft or skill of your choice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><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><\/p><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","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-2951","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2951","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=2951"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3746,"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2951\/revisions\/3746"}],"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=2951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}