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Please be advised that these booklists and curriculum suggestions are incomplete without a thorough understanding of Charlotte Mason's ideas and methods. We cannot emphasize enough that you take time to familiarize yourself with her philosophy by reading her books.
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Asterisks refer to which term the book is used.
* the book is used in term 1
** the book is used in term 2
*** the book is used in term 3
Formatted etexts for year 3 can be accessed by joining the etext email list
In order to complete the curriculum additional instruction should be provided in the following areas.
Penmanship or Copywork (AO's Language Arts Scope and Sequence for this level is here.)
Phonics (Read notes on teaching phonics in a CM education.) Free online beginning readers by Harriette Taylor Treadwell
Math
Foreign language
Art
Correspond history readings with a timeline or century book and map
Handicrafts
Music Appreciation, including folksongs and hymns
Nature Study
An artist and a composer each term
This site has many versions. [note] x Penny Gardner has a list of Old and New Testament stories to read straight from the Bible that may be useful for Bible time. | Bible timeline | Coloring Sheets from Calvary Chapel | Study questions with nice maps |
An Island Story by H.E. Marshall (purchase/purchase for Kindle) [note] 1 2 x
This Country of Ours by HE Marshall (purchase) [note]
A Child's History of the World by Virgil Hillyer (purchase)
OR The Discovery of New Worlds by M.B. Synge (purchase) and The Awakening of Europe by M.B. Synge (purchase) [note]
Term 1
An Island Story by HE Marshall (purchase/purchase for Kindle) [note]
This Country of Ours by H.E. Marshall (purchase) [note]
A Child's History of the World by Hillyer (purchase) [note]
OR The Discovery of New Worlds by M.B. Synge (purchase) and The Awakening of Europe by MB Synge (purchase) [note]
[Story of Mankind by Van Loon: note]
Term 2
An Island Story by HE Marshall (purchase/purchase for Kindle) [note]
This Country of Ours by HE Marshall (purchase) [note]
A Child's History of the World by Hillyer (purchase) [note]
OR The Awakening of Europe by MB Synge (purchase) [note]
[Story of Mankind by VanLoon: note]
Term 3
An Island Story by HE Marshall (purchase/purchase for Kindle) [note]
This Country of Ours by H.E. Marshall (purchase) [note]
A Child's History of the World by Hillyer (purchase) [note]
OR The Awakening of Europe by MB Synge (purchase) ch 30
[Story of Mankind by VanLoon: note]
Trial and Triumph by Richard Hannula (purchase; purchase for Kindle) [note]
* Leonardo Da Vinci by Emily Hahn (purchase) [note] x OR Michelangelo by Diane Stanley (purchase) [note] or, a biography of Galileo
** Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare by Peter Vennema and Diane Stanley (purchase) OR Good Queen Bess by Diane Stanley (purchase)
*** Squanto by Feenie Ziner (purchase) [note] OR Landing of the Pilgrims by James Daugherty (purchase) [note]
Marco Polo (see link here for recommended books and resources)
The Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock (purchase), as scheduled in Nature Study; online. You may find it helpful and fun to participate in the Outdoor Hour Challenge blog.
Supplies for Nature Study:
Nature notebook and pencils or paint for each student
Begin to build a library of regional field guides
Plenty of time to allow Nature Study to be a fun learning experience for both parent and child
Secrets of the Woods by William J. Long (search amazon.com)
Optional: Explore His Earth by Ann Voskamp, available here or (here).
Optional: Science Lab in a Supermarket by Robert Friedhoffer [note]
Those preferring a textbook option may use the Exploring Creation With . . . series by Jeannie Fulbright for science in Years 3-6 (purchase): also available here. A support group is available.
A curriculum or program for handwriting is not necessary, but if you want to use one, these are some we've used and can suggest:
A Reason for Writing (Level A: purchase) (Level B: purchase)
Getty Dubay Italic Handwriting Series (purchase)
Select a program that meets your family's needs from our page of Math Options.
Lyric Language, Phrase-A-Day, Triple Play, Triple Play Plus, Springboard to French/Spanish are some programs we can recommend (Purchase Lyric Language Spanish Dvd; Purchase Phrase-a-day Spanish for Young Children CD & Color Book (Spanish Edition); Purchase Triple Play Plus Spanish; Purchase Springboard to Spanish)
* William Blake
** Sara Teasdale and Hilda Conkling
*** Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Additional Books for Free Reading [note]
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett (purchase/search for Kindle)
The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley (purchase/purchase for Kindle) [download an abridged, slightly annotated Word doc of this book by Anne White here.]
At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald (purchase/search for Kindle)
Men of Iron by Howard Pyle (purchase/free for Kindle)
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (purchase/purchase for Kindle)
Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll (purchase/purchase for Kindle)
The Bears of Blue River by Charles Major (purchase/search for Kindle)
Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome (purchase)
* Unknown to History: Captivity of Mary of Scotland by Charlotte Yonge (purchase/search for Kindle)
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink (purchase; purchase for Kindle)
On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder (purchase)
The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge (purchase)
The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright (purchase) 4 Books; Includes: The Four Story Mistake by Elizabeth Enright (purchase), Then There Were Five by Elizabeth Enright (purchase)
English Fairy Tales and more by Joseph Jacobs (purchase/search for Kindle)
King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry (18th century, Africa, France and England) (purchase)
The Wheel on the School by Meindert De Jong (purchase)
For those on a strict budget, recommended purchases are:
Year 3
A Child's History of the World by V. Hillyer (to be used for 2 years; purchase, unless you plan to use M.B. Synge's online books instead)
Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock (used for 6 years; (purchase) - online, but would be cumbersome to utilize that way
a Math program
a phonics program if necessary
Da Vinci by Emily Hahn, Landmark Book (purchase) OR Michelangelo by Diane Stanley (purchase) (check library for these)
Bard of Avon by Peter Vennema and Diane Stanley (purchase) OR Good Queen Bess by Diane Stanley (purchase) (check library for these)
Squanto (Dark Pilgrim) by Feenie Ziner (purchase) OR Landing of the Pilgrims Landmark Book by James Daugherty (purchase)
American Tall Tales by Adrien Stoutenberg, unless your library has a copy of tall tales (purchase)
Laura Ingalls Wilder books if your library does not have them (purchase)
Elizabeth Enright books are nice if you can find them cheap (but not worth high collector prices) (purchase)
Other books can be read online or borrowed from the library.
Last update Oct 8, 2011
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