{"id":53,"date":"2007-09-10T01:05:41","date_gmt":"2007-09-10T06:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/level-3\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:40:12","slug":"online-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/level-3\/online-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"Mater Amabilis\u2122 Level 3 Online Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-53\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-53-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-53-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-53-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\"> Scroll to end of syllabus for 36 week charts for both years.\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>General Instruction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>+Subjects considered to be essential at this level.\u00a0Other subjects should be included if at all possible to give a broad Charlotte Mason style education.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(N)\u00a0Books\/subjects\u00a0intended for narration.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>*Key curriculum\u00a0-books considered to be key parts of the curriculum are shown in bold type and marked with an asterisk.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Highly Recommended\u00a0materials\/subjects are shown in bold.\u00a0These should be included if possible, but are not essential.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Optional extras<\/em>\u00a0-\u00a0optional books and suggestions are shown in italics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Selections listed in bright blue are alternatives for home educators in the UK<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966\">History Cycle for Australian students [provided by Ruth Marshall]<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/archived-lesson-plans\/\">Archived Lesson Plans<\/a> page for previous versions of lesson plans.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>RELIGIOUS EDUCATION +<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The main focus of religious education for these two years will be Bible study.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) <\/strong><strong>New Testament<\/strong> (<em>weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(N) Read one entire Gospel each year. See <a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/religion\/level-3-4-gospel\/\">Level 3 &amp; 4 Gospel <\/a>schedule<br \/>\nChoose from <strong>*<\/strong><b>Matthew, Mark or Luke to tie in with Liturgical Year A, B, or C as appropriate. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We recommend choosing the one that will begin in Advent of the upcoming school year. <a href=\"https:\/\/aleteia.org\/2019\/12\/08\/how-to-know-if-the-sunday-readings-are-year-a-b-or-c\/\">This Aleteia article<\/a> explains how to determine the liturgical year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.openlightmedia.com\/product\/life-of-christ-lectio-divina-journal\/\"><b><i>Life of Christ, Lectio Divina Journal<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) <\/strong><strong>Old Testament <\/strong>(<em>2x\/weekly; not during Lent and Easter<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(N)<\/strong> *<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tanbooks.com\/bible-history-of-the-old-and-new-testaments.html\"> Bible History<\/a> by Ignatius Schuster<\/strong> (First Part)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">See <a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/religion\/level-3-old-testament\/\">Level 3 Old Testament<\/a> schedule.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><strong>Year One:<\/strong> Ch. 1 (Creation of the World) to Ch.44 (Parting Advice of Moses - His Death)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><strong>Year Two:<\/strong> Ch. 45 (Entrance of the Israelites into the Promised Land) to Ch.86 (The Last Times Before Christ)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Read and narrate one chapter during each lesson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) <\/strong><strong>Catechism<\/strong> (<em>weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(N)<\/strong> <strong>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ignatius.com\/promotions\/faithandlife\/\">Faith and Life Series<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nRead, narrate and discuss one lesson each week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><strong>Year One:<\/strong> <strong>* <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3eXOCiv\">Faith and Life 6: Following Christ<\/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> Chapters 1 to 11<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Chapters 12 to 21<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Chapters 22 to 31<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><strong>Year Two:\u00a0<b>* <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2OUUD57\"><b>Faith and Life 7: The Life of Grace<\/b><\/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> Chapters 1 to 10<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Chapters 11 to 20<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Chapters 21 to 30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em>Optional Extras:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 70px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3hBLBWS\"><em><strong>Faith and Life Activity Book\u00a0<\/strong><strong>6 <\/strong><\/em><\/a><strong>and\u00a0<\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2D2froC\"><strong>Faith and Life Activity Book<\/strong>\u00a07<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) <\/strong><strong>Apologetics<\/strong> (<em>weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>Year One: * <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/ascensionpress.com\/products\/friendly-defenders-catholic-flash-cards\"><b>Friendly Defenders Catholic Flash Cards<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>Year Two: * <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/ascensionpress.com\/products\/friendly-defenders-2\"><b>Friendly Defenders 2: Catholic Flash Cards<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) <\/strong><strong>Saints<\/strong> (<em>Free time reading<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Choose one saint's biography each term from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ignatius.com\/Vision-Books-C1091.aspx\">Vision Books series<\/a> (or any other saint biography of your choice). Where possible these should tie in with the history studies for the term.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(6) <\/strong><strong>Lent and Easter Reading<\/strong> (<em>2x\/weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Lent<\/strong> (<em>6 weeks<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">Year One : * <strong>Little Flowers of St.Francis<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>also available free <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccel.org\/ccel\/ugolino\/flowers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccel.org\/ccel\/ugolino\/flowers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">Year Two : *<strong> Story of a Soul by St.Therese of Lisieux<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Easter<\/strong> (<em>6 weeks<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">Year 1: * <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tanbooks.com\/st-athanasius.html\"><strong>Saint Athanasius<\/strong><\/a> by Frances Forbes<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">Year 2:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>* <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BtD6Of\"><strong>Our Lady's Feasts<\/strong><\/a> by Sister Mary Jean Dorcy (out of print, though may be available through print on demand)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">In print option:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.staugustineacademypress.com\/the-queens-festivals\/\">The Queen\u2019s Festivals<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Mother Mary St. Peter (may choose selections)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>MATHEMATICS +<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Continue with your preferred math program<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>ENGLISH +<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>(1) Grammar and Composition<\/strong> (<em>4 lessons\/weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><b>* <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/lingua-mater-language-lessons-from-literature\/9780976638605?aid=4959\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Lingua Mater: Language Lessons from Literature<\/b><\/a><b> by Margot Davidson -\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillsideeducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Lingua-Mater-Complete-answer-key.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Answer key<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillsideeducation.com\/index.php\/language-arts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sample lessons<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><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> Weeks 1 to 6<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Weeks 7 to 12<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Weeks 12 to 18<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><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> Weeks 19 to 24<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Weeks 25 to 30<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Weeks 31 to 36<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">As the course is being spread over two years, only two days lessons need be completed each week. The book makes additional lesson suggestions for those using the book over two years. These can be used if desired, but our preference would be to stick to the shorter lesson plan as your child will also be doing written narrations. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillsideeducation.com\/coursestructure.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Organization of the course<\/a> for Lingua Mater 7.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Composition work is also to include regular written narrations from books set for history, religion, geography, literature and science.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">UK Alternative<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Year One:<\/strong><br \/>\n* <strong>Grammar Skills 5<\/strong> (available late 2005)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Year Two:<\/strong><br \/>\n* <strong>Grammar Skills 6 <\/strong>(available late 2005)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">or * <strong>English Grammar for Students <\/strong>(Textbook and Workbook), to be used over two years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">All published by Learners Publishing, Singapore and available from Halfmoon Books. These books use British English.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) Copywork<\/strong> (<em>10 minutes daily<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Copy 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<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3290bRx\"><strong>The Harp and Laurel Wreath<\/strong><\/a> by Laura Berquist<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shakespeare-online.com\/quotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shakespeare Quotations<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2NnhCYY\"><b>The CopyWork Book: Comedies of Shakespeare (BlueSky Daisies)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(3) Studied Dictation<\/strong> (<em>2x\/weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">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><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>LITERATURE +<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>(1) Classic Literature<\/strong><\/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>Term 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jIKuqa\"><strong>Little Women<\/strong><\/a> by Louisa May Alcott, or<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CGZ29s\">Tom Sawyer<\/a><\/strong> by Mark Twain<\/li>\n<li>Term 2: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2OUW57z\"><strong>Around the World in Eighty Days<\/strong><\/a> by Jules Verne<\/li>\n<li>Term 3: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/39wSwhh\"><strong>Ivanhoe<\/strong><\/a> by Walter Scott<\/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>Term 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3g07mj1\"><strong>Robinson Crusoe<\/strong><\/a> by Daniel Defoe<\/li>\n<li>Term 2: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CNlEFb\"><strong>The Scarlet Pimpernel<\/strong><\/a> by Baroness Orczy<\/li>\n<li>Term 3: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3eYmlZq\"><strong>Oliver Twist<\/strong><\/a> by Charles Dickens or other classic literature of your choice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(2) Shakespeare<\/strong> Suggested plays (others of your choice can be substituted):<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px\"><strong>Year One:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 1: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/33yJD4D\">As You Like It<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 2: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3w1kqfg\">Henry V<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 3: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fd4Gz1\">The Tempest<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px\"><strong>Year Two:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 1: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3o4izUs\">Hamlet<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 2: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3vWDMSN\">The Taming of the Shrew<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 3: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3oey3oT\">Love\u2019s Labor Lost<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Recommended Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 70px\"><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\">Re-tellings of Shakespeare plays.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 110px\">Choose from:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 140px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/302xfJr\"><strong>Shakespeare Stories<\/strong><\/a> by Leon Garfield<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2RKKhcA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enchanted Island: Stories from Shakespeare<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Ian Serraillier<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 70px\">Background reading:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 100px\"><strong>Starting Shakespeare <\/strong>by Eric Boagey<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 70px\">See our <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/how-to-study-shakespeare\/?fbclid=IwAR12TpAarXWinLNe78I1NizT6AY_7PSNJ7Tyk1lMtRZ2m6EUJ6FGii01uCo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shakespeare pages<\/a> for notes on selected plays.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>(3) Tales<\/strong> (New addition)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Continuing the study of mythology and tales from levels 1 and 2, students read and narrate the tales and myths of various regions and time periods. The following are suggestions; feel free to substitute with the tales of another culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/tales\/level-3-4-tales\/\">Level 3 &amp; 4 Tales<\/a> for detailed plan.<\/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\/2: Norse Mythology:<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Nordic-Gods-Heroes-Padraic-Colum\/dp\/0486289125\">Nordic Gods and Heroes<\/a> by Paidric Colum<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 2\/3: King Arthur Tales:\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Arthur-Knights-Round-Puffin-Classics\/dp\/0141321016\">King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table<\/a> by Roger Lancelyn Green (<em>or Age of Chivalry, Bulfinch)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\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: India<br \/>\n<\/span>Jataka Tales by Ellen Babbit<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 2: Japan<br \/>\n<\/span>Tales of Japan: Traditional Stories of Monsters and Magic by Kotaro Chiba<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 3: Australia<br \/>\n<\/span>Australian Legendary Tales by K. Langloh Parker (Living Book Press)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(4) Poetry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">* <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3hGiWQJ\"><strong>The Harp and Laurel Wreath<\/strong><\/a> by Laura Berquist: Logic Stage<br \/>\nplus an individual poet to be studied each term<\/p>\n<p>See new plan and schedule for <a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/poetry-levels-1-4\/\">Poetry Levels 1-4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>NATIONAL HISTORY +<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><em>(2x\/weekly; additional book as free reading)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Continue to add to the\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>.\u00a0<\/strong>(See\u00a0<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>\u00a0for more information)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 1: American History<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/history\/level-3-american-history\/\">Level 3 American History<\/a> schedule. This option is suggested for American families.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(N)<\/strong> * <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholictextbookproject.com\/shop\/from-sea-to-shining-sea-the-story-of-america-textbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">From Sea to Shining Sea: the Story of America<\/a> <\/strong> (<em>to be studied over two years<\/em>)<br \/>\n[Catholic Textbook Project - ISBN-13: 978-0898709612]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><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> Chapters 1 to 3 (Discovery to California Missions)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Chapters 4 to 7 (New France to 1770s)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Chapters 8 to 10 (Independence)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><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> Chapters 11 to 14 (Frontier Church to Mexican War)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Chapters 15 to 17 (Gold Rush to Civil War)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Chapters 18 to 20 (Late 19th Century)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Alternate Text if not used in Level 1: (N) <\/strong><strong>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VDV9bi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This Country of Ours<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by H.E. Marshall\u00a0<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\">See also:\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>\u00a0by Jill Papsdorf<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Optional Resource<br \/>\n<em><strong>From Sea to Shining Sea<\/strong> - Teachers Manual<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Choose at least one additional book each term from our <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/from-sea-to-shining-sea\/\">recommended reading list<\/a> (Free time reading)<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #000000\">Option 2: British History<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This option is suggested for British families.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(N)<\/strong> * <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2X4YaT2\"><strong>Young Oxford History of Britain and Ireland<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Also available in five separate volumes An Ancient Land, Medieval Kingdoms, Crown and People, Empire and Industry and A Century of Change (only the first four are used at Level 3)<\/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>Young Oxford History<\/strong> Ch.1 to 14 (Prehistory to 1500)or <strong>An Ancient Land and Medieval Kingdoms<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>* <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/our-ladys-dowry\/\"><strong>Our Lady\u2019s Dowry<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by Kathryn Faulkner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 70px\"><em><strong>Recommended Further Resources:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 100px\"><strong>Caesar in Gaul and Britain<\/strong> (Heinemann History Eyewitness Series)<br \/>\n<strong>The Battle of Hastings<\/strong> (Scholastic Double Take Series)<br \/>\n<strong>Magna Charta<\/strong> (James Daugherty)<br \/>\n<strong>The Pastons in Medieval Britain<\/strong> (Heinemann History Eyewitness Series)<\/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>* <strong>Young Oxford History<\/strong> Ch.15 to 28 (1500 to 1900)or <strong>Crown and People <\/strong>and<strong> Empire and Industry<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>*<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/our-ladys-dowry\/\"><strong>Our Lady\u2019s Dowry<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by Kathryn Faulkner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 70px\"><em><strong>Recommended Further Resources:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 100px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/308Qgts\"><strong>Rivals for the Crown<\/strong><\/a> (Scholastic Double Take Series)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/39A6b7s\"><strong>Edmund Ludlow and the English Civil War<\/strong><\/a> (Heinemann History Eyewitness Series)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/252737.Queen_Victoria\"><strong>Queen Victoria<\/strong><\/a> (Noel Streatfeild, Landmark History Series) [<em>Note:<\/em> Alternative Title <em>All About Queen Victoria<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966\">Option 3: <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/history\/national-history-outline-for-australian-students-levels-1b-to-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #339966\">History Cycle for Australian Students<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>WORLD HISTORY +<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><em>(2x\/weekly)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/history\/level-3-world-history\/\">World History Reading Plan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Continue to add to the\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>.\u00a0<\/strong>They will record in it for the rest of their school years. (See\u00a0<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>\u00a0for more information)<\/p>\n<p>(N) * <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3hZd1qb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The World's Story<\/strong><\/a> by Elizabeth O'Neill<\/p>\n<p>This schedule is based on reading 8 chapters over the course of 12 weeks. You will want to add in reading from the <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/history\/world-history-reading-list-level-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Level 3 World History Reading List<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year One:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Term 1: Ch. II - VIII (The Jews and the Phoenicians to Greece and Macedonia)<\/li>\n<li>Term 2: Ch. IX - XVII (The Rise of Rome to The Barbarians and the Empire)<\/li>\n<li>Term 3: Ch. XVII - XXIV (The New Nations to The Thirteenth Century)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Year Two:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Term 1: Ch. XXV - XXXII (St. Dominic and St. Francis to The Counter Reformation)<\/li>\n<li>Term 2: Ch. XXXIII - XL (England and Spain to The Story of Canada)<\/li>\n<li>Term 3: Ch. XLI - XLVIII (American Independence to Our World Today)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>OR<\/p>\n<p><strong>(N) <\/strong>* <strong>The Story of Mankind<\/strong> by Van Loon <em>(this book is no longer recommended but the old schedule remains as a courtesy to those who are still using the book)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year One:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Term 1: Ch.1 to 18 (Prehistory to Ancient Greece)<\/li>\n<li>Term 2: Ch.19 to 30 (Ancient Greece to Vikings)<\/li>\n<li>Term 3: Ch.31 to 40 (Knights and Chivalry to Renaissance)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Year Two:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Term 1: Ch.41 to 46 (Exploration to 17th Century)<\/li>\n<li>Term 2: Ch.47 to 55 (17th Century to early 19th Century)<\/li>\n<li>Term 3: Ch.56 to 63 (19th Century)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nChoose at least one additional book each term from <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/history\/world-history-reading-list-level-3\/\">our recommended reading list<\/a> (Free time reading)<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><b>CITIZENSHIP \/ CIVICS +<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(1x\/weekly)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students at Level 3 add the study of citizenship through reading Plutarch\u2019s Lives. Students learn through example in these short biographies ideas of character, citizenship, duty, and civil service. Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/civics\/plutarch\/\">Plutarch<\/a> here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read and narrate the lives of famous Greeks and Romans. Proper names can be written on the board or a paper to facilitate narration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(N)<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/lives-from-plutarch\/9780979846977?aid=4959&amp;listref=history-biographies-textbooks-and-resources\"><b>Lives from Plutarch<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by McFarland, Pleasant, and Graves (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillsideeducation.com\/index.php\/nature-study-and-history\/\"><b>Hillside Education<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This accessible translation is perfect for middle and early high school readers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year One:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 1: Cimon<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 2: Pericles<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 3: The Gracchi<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Year Two:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 1: Aristedes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 2: Marcus Cato<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 3: Antony<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>GEOGRAPHY AND EARTH STUDIES +<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>(<em>2x\/weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Geography study at Level 3 has a historical perspective and takes the form of two world tours. The first follows the expansion of the known world with a history of exploration; the second visits the great sites of the world<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) Exploration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/geography-2\/level-3-4-geography-exploration\/\">Level 3 &amp; 4 Geography: History of Exploration<\/a> for detailed lesson list.<\/p>\n<p>Level 3 Year 1 -Twice a week for 20-30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Level 3 Year 2 Twice a week for 30-40 minutes.<\/p>\n<h5>KEY TEXTS<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3f8PBP8\"><b>A Book of Discovery<\/b><\/a>\u00a0by M. B. Synge (also often available free online at sites like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/ebooks\/23107\">Project Gutenberg<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><i>Note: The book has also been republished in an updated edition, though that one is harder to find. The plans below are based on the Yesterday\u2019s Classics edition, which may also be purchased on the\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/\"><i>publisher\u2019s website<\/i><\/a><i>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The book is a challenge for most first year Level 3 students, but it is a challenge we have found worthwhile. In many ways, the earliest chapters are the most difficult. The lesson plans below move very slowly in the beginning to give the student time to adjust. By the end of the third year, students are usually reading and narrating it quite well, even at a much faster pace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended resource:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mater-Amabilis-A-Book-of-Discovery-Study-Guide-2024.pdf\"><b>Mater Amabilis: A Study Guide for\u00a0<\/b><b><i>A Book of Discovery<\/i><\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 This study guide is designed to be printed double-sided as a consumable for the student.<\/p>\n<p>Mapping activities using the study guide precede reading assignments. Students will use an atlas, globe, or other resource to complete the mapping activity. Keep the map open while reading the assigned pages. The student may want to reference the map while narrating the reading. Narrations at this level may be oral or written.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We recommend reading this book over three years (into Level 4)<\/span><\/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 style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 1: Chapter 1 (A Little Old World) to Chapter 6: Pytheas Finds the British Isles<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 2: Chapter 7 to Chapter 13\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 3: Chapter 14 to Chapter 20<\/span><\/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 style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 1: Chapter 21 to Chapter 30<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 2: Chapter 31 to Chapter 43<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 3: Chapter 44\u00a0 to Chapter 54<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(2) Travel<\/strong> (<em>weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><b>Schedule of Lessons: <a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/geography-2\/level-3-travel-book-of-marvels\/\">Level 3 Travel: Book of Marvels<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>(N)<\/strong> * <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingbookpress.com\/shop\/books-of-marvels\/richard-halliburtons-complete-book-marvels-2x-hardcover\/?v=7516fd43adaa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Complete Book of Marvels<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(multiple editions available) by Richard Halliburton.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Read and narrate one chapter per week. Find locations on a map.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>Optional Recommended resource (website): <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/completebookofmarvels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Richard Halliburton\u2019s Complete Book of Marvels<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year One:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Book of Marvels: The Occident<\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> [UK Title: Marvels of the West]<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Term 1: A Marvellous Bridge to Popocatepetl<\/li>\n<li>Term 2: The Rain God's City to the Ornament and the Honor of France<\/li>\n<li>Term 3: The Tiger of the Alps to The Mother of Churches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year Two:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Book of Marvels: The Orient<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">[UK Title: Marvels of the East]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Term 1: The Travels of Demetrius to Allah's Children (Skip Ch. 8 and read\/learn about Timbuktu <a href=\"http:\/\/completebookofmarvels.com\/marvels-of-the-orient\/the-slave-city\/\">here<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<li>Term 2: The Enchanted Temple to Wonderland<\/li>\n<li>Term 3: My Hindu Princess to The Magic Mountain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(3) Map work<\/strong> (<em>weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Locate places mentioned in the week's reading and places in the news.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) Geology\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>Level 3 Year 1: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(1x\/week)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>Schedule of Lessons:<\/b><strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/level-3\/level-3-4-geology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Level 3 &amp; 4 Geology<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hillsideeducation.com\/index.php\/nature-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Rocks, Rivers, and the Changing Earth<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Herman Schneider and Nina Schneider (this book has just been republished by Hillside Education with minor updates)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recommended resource\/Alternate Schedule:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sabbathmoodhomeschool.com\/downloads\/geology-study-guide-form-3-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Sabbath Mood Homeschool Geology Form 3 Study Guide<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Secular Version)<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This guide includes background, supply lists for experiments in the book, as well as related poetry, podcasts, and video links.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alternate plan: Skip to the following two year plan from Level 3 Year 2\/Level 4.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>Level 3 Year 2 (Two year study continues into Level 4): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(2x\/week)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hedgeschool.com\/Sub_Home_Pages\/06_Science\/Science_Geology.html#anchor_95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>A Doorway of Amethyst<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by Mary Daly - <\/span><em>Note: This text has become difficult to order as the only store is unresponsive. While the Catholic content of the book is excellent, you may simply omit these lessons and use only\u00a0<\/em>The Field Guide to Geology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3atk4Vk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>The Field Guide to Geology<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by David Lambert<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many of the narrations in these books lend themselves to written narrations of sketches or drawings and notes. Those would be acceptable as an alternative or supplement to an oral narration.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recommended reading:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Level 3 Year 2: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/316OvNW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Rocks, Gems and Minerals (A Golden Guide)<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Paul Shaffer and Herbert Zim and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Q1MqNe\"><b>The Ghost Lake: The True Story of Louis Agassiz<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, by John Hudson Tiner<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>NATURE STUDY +<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Take at least one\u00a0nature walk\u00a0each week.<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0Keep a\u00a0nature journal.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3hjdztU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><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><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2R8OOWk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to Teach Nature Journaling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by John Muir Laws (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/johnmuirlaws.com\/product\/how-to-teach-nature-journaling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">free PDF available on his website<\/span><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2RO6czW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><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\/3hjfGxu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wild Days: Creating Discovery Journals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 by Karen Rackliffe<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Optional Extra Reading:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Secrets of the Animal World\u00a0by Eulalia Garcia (series)<\/li>\n<li>Natural Partnerships: The Story of Symbiosis\u00a0by Dorothy Shuttlesworth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See also:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/nature-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notes on Nature Study<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Optional Nature Reading:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fb5nan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Insect Adventures<\/a> by J.Henri Fabre<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>SCIENCE +<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\">(<\/span><em style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\">3x\/weekly<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 19px\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At this level students will undertake a two-year science study following the chronology of scientific discovery. Science topics are studied alongside the history of science.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/level-3\/level-3-4-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Schedule of Lessons<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Level 3 Year 1:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BOTANY\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/search\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=catholictreas-20&amp;keywords=9780763689230&amp;index=aps&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=9c414aafb5cee0e39171c2fc9180fc8b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Botanicum: Welcome to the Museum<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Willis and Scott)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/043944148X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=catholictreas-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=043944148X&amp;linkId=d8e86efd0369df3f5fb0c4b6150a355d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>World of Plants<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Howell \/ Usborne)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alternative<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Read<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1633340902\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1633340902&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=catholictreas-20&amp;linkId=5d71d28ca81a4ff42060a5d65225aead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>First Studies in Plant Life <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Atkinson) and follow the study guide schedule and activities from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sabbathmoodhomeschool.com\/downloads\/botany-study-guide-form-3-4-grades-7-9\/\"><b>Sabbath Mood<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ASTRONOMY<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31UKiMJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Our Universe: A Guide to What\u2019s Out There<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Stannard) <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This book is out of print, but used copies are cheaply and easily available<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PVX8o6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>The Stars: A New Way to See Them<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Rey) -\u00a0<em>Note: This book is written for the northern latitudes. Some Mater Amabilis families in Australia recommend\u00a0<\/em>Australian Backyard Astronomy\u00a0<em>by Ragbir Bhathal and Jenny Bhathal as a southern hemisphere alternative.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hedgeschool.com\/Sub_Home_Pages\/06_Science\/Science_Creation_Evolution.html#anchor_288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Genesis 1: House of the Covenant<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Daly) -\u00a0<em>Note: The Hedge School website is run by Mary Daly's children in their free time. Orders often take a long time to be filled, and they are not good at responding to emails. This is an excellent book, but you can simply skip the few lessons using it if you prefer not to order a copy.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Optional supplement: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CuKGbU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Exploring the Sky: 100 Projects for Beginning Astronomers<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Moeschl)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alternative<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Read<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2FpxB4J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>The Planet<\/b><b>s<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Sobel) and follow the study guide schedule and activities from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sabbathmoodhomeschool.com\/downloads\/middle-school-astronomy-study-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Sabbath Mood Astronomy: Forms 3-4<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3kO0Jmq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Men Microscopes and Living Things<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Shippen)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sabbathmoodhomeschool.com\/downloads\/middle-school-biology-study-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Sabbath Mood Biology Guide<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Level 3 Year 2:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CLASSICAL AND FLUID MECHANICS<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingbookpress.com\/product\/objects-in-motion-secrets-of-the-universe\/?lbp=2828\"><b>Objects in Motion<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Fleisher)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingbookpress.com\/product\/liquids-and-gases-secrets-of-the-universe\/?lbp=2828\"><b>Liquids and Gas<\/b><b>e<\/b><b>s<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Fleisher)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topscience.org\/products\/16-pressure-grades-7-12?_pos=1&amp;_sid=69b6b65f6&amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>TOPScience #16 Pressure<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Book or ebook, Starter Kit #16*, if available)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">THE PERIODIC TABLE AND ELEMENTS<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bethlehembooks.com\/mystery-periodic-table-p-484?sku=62-P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>The Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Wiker)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topscience.org\/products\/10-analysis-grades-5-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>TOPScience #10 Analysi<\/b><b>s<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Book or ebook and Starter Kit 10*)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/topscience.org\/collections\/chemistry\/products\/11-oxidation-grades-6-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>TOPScience #11 Oxidation<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Book or ebook and Starter Kit 11*)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*Starter kits have all the supplies you need for the demonstrations and experiments and are highly recommended.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recommended Supplemental Reading\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DZ9mtN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>The Elements<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Gray) (A motivated student may want to make a science journal entry on 1-2 elements per week.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3arYoZR\"><b>Molecules<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/320z8pJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Reactions<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by the same author.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alternative to TOPS Analysis and Oxidation kits:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use the schedule and activities for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Mystery of the Periodic Table<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sabbathmoodhomeschool.com\/downloads\/chemistry-study-guide-form-3-4-grades-7-9\/\"><b>Sabbath Mood Chemistry: Forms 3-4<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/a> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This guide moves at a faster pace than the schedule here, leaving you a few extra weeks for supplemental reading.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MATTER AND ENERGY<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingbookpress.com\/product\/matter-and-energy-secrets-of-the-universe\/?lbp=2828\"><b>Matter and Energy<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Fleisher)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[documentary] [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/34Gj7YQ\">Amaz streaming<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/451Lnnx\">Amaz DVD<\/a>] - This video may not be available to stream at Amazon. You can try searching online, at your library, or purchase the DVD. You may also omit it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/32vH16N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>NOVA: Hunting the Elements<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[documentary]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>FOREIGN LANGUAGE<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>(<em>2-3x\/weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 1: Spanish<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Spanish program of your choice<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><strong>Recommended Resource:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3hQcWoG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Living Spanish<\/strong><\/a> by R.P. Littlewood provides additional grammar coverage.<br \/>\nBoth courses are to be used simultaneously over four or five years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 2: French<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/33d2Mdk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Skoldo French Book 3<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nor<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.memoriapress.com\/descriptions\/first-start-french.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>First Start French<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Recommended Resource: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/39EMGKX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Living French<\/strong><\/a> by T.W.Knight (available from Amazon UK) provides additional grammar coverage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Both courses are to be used simultaneously over four or five years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.teachyourself.com\/audio\/Living\/6996\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Living German<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/library.teachyourself.com\/audio\/Living\/6996\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Living Italian<\/a>\u00a0are also available.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>LATIN<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>(<em>2x\/week<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 1:<\/strong> Intensive Approach<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EwEReS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Henle Latin I<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year One:<\/strong> Units 3-5<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year Two:<\/strong> Units 6-10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 2:<\/strong> Gentler Approach<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year One: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3geWvSq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latina Christiana II<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year Two: Henle Latin 1<\/strong>: Units 1 and 2<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">or if starting Latin for the first time:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year One:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XabYvj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Latina Christiana I<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year Two: Latina Christiana II<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><strong>Recommended Additional Resource:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/39CcZBz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lingua Angelica<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nChristian Latin Reading Course By Cheryl Lowe &amp; Paul O'Brien<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>UK Alternative<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Option 1: <\/strong>Intensive Approach<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/309XPjz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Approach to Latin<\/strong>, First Part<\/a> by J.Paterson and E.Macnaughton<br \/>\nYear One: pp.59-143 (about 28 pages a term)<br \/>\nYear Two: pp.144-239 (about 32 pages a term)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Note: This is the schedule used by the Parents' 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><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Option 2: <\/strong>Gentler Approach<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Year One:<strong> Latina Christiana II<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Year Two: <strong>The Approach to Latin<\/strong>, First Part, pp.4-58 (about 18 pages a term)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><em>or if starting Latin for the first time<\/em>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Year One: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XabYvj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Latina Christiana I<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Year Two: <strong>Latina Christiana II<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Note: This approach would complete The Approach to Latin, First Part by age 15 or 16. This should easily enable a child to take the current Latin GCSE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><em><strong>Recommended Additional Resource:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Lingua Angelica<\/strong><br \/>\nChristian Latin Reading Course By Cheryl Lowe &amp; Paul O'Brien<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>PICTURE STUDY<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>(<em>weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>See notes on picture study for instructions for picture study. (Suggested pictures and reading TBA)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year One:<\/strong> Realism<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Term 1:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeanmillet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jean-Francois Millet<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Term 2:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamesabbottmcneillwhistler.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Abbott McNeill Whistler<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Term 3: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnsingersargent.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Singer Sargent<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em><strong>Alternative: American Artists:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nReplace Millet with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marycassatt.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mary Cassatt<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year Two: <\/strong>Baroque Art<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Term 1: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterpaulrubens.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peter Paul Rubens<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Term 2: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rembrandtonline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rembrandt van Rijn<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Term 3: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diegovelazquez.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diego Velazquez<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See also: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/picture-study\/\">Notes on Picture Study<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>MUSIC APPRECIATION<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><em>(weekly)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>* <strong>Music Masters Set 3<\/strong> (Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Strauss, Foster &amp; Sousa, Berlioz, Verdi). CDs may only be available in a set.<br \/>\nStudy one composer each term.<\/p>\n<p><b>Level 3 Year 1:<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 1: Tchaikovsky: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/?id=75\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Classics for Kids - Tchaikovsky<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 2: Brahms: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/?id=13\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Classics for Kids - Brahms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 3: Strauss: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/?id=73\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Classics for Kids - Johann Strauss <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Level 3 Year 2:<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 1: Foster &amp; Sousa<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/?id=94\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Classics for Kids \u2013 Stephen Foster (bio only)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wqxr.org\/story\/143592-stephen-collins-foster-americas-bard\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stephen Collins Foster \u2013 America\u2019s Bard (WQXR Feature)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/?id=70\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Classics for Kids - John Philips Sousa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 2: Berlioz: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/?id=8\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Classics for Kids \u2013 Hector Berlioz (bio only)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 3: Verdi: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/?id=78\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Classics for Kids - Verdi<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Recommended Resource:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Waet0i\">Masters of Classical Music, Vols.1-10 (Box Set)<\/a> -<\/strong> 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>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>ART<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>(2x\/<em>week<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year One:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/artisticpursuits.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ARTistic Pursuits, Elementary 4-5 Book Two Color and Composition<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Year Two: <a href=\"https:\/\/artisticpursuits.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ARTistic Pursuits, Middle School Book One The Elements of Art and Composition<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>MUSIC<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Continue (or start) studying a musical instrument.<\/li>\n<li>Regular opportunities for singing should be provided.<\/li>\n<li>Learn traditional Catholic hymns, including at least three in Latin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>PRACTICAL WORK<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Help in house and yard (garden).<\/li>\n<li>Work on learning a practical craft or skill of your choice.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><br \/>\n<div class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\">\n                    <a href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF & Email\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pf-button-img\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/buttons\/print-button-nobg.png\" alt=\"Print Friendly, PDF & Email\" style=\"width: 66px;height: 24px;\"  \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-53-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-53-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-53-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\"><strong>Year One<\/strong>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">36 Week Chart (<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Mater-Amabilis-Level-3-Year-1-2021.pdf\">pdf<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/mater-amabilis-level-3-year-1-2021-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doc<\/a>)\u00a0 (updated 2021) <\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-53-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-53-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\"><strong>Year Two<\/strong>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">36 Week Chart (<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/MA-Level-3Y2-36-week-chart-2022-PDF.pdf\">pdf<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/ma-level-3y2-36-week-chart-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">word doc<\/a>) <em>updated 2022<\/em><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scroll to end of syllabus for 36 week charts for both years. &nbsp; General Instruction +Subjects considered to be essential at this level.\u00a0Other subjects should be included if at all possible to give a broad Charlotte Mason style education. 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