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Following are suggestions of material that work for some families using the Classical Approach. There are dozens of products on the market for homeschoolers. These lists contain material that 1) fits into the classical model 2) are reasonably priced and do the job efficiently (least amount of time) 3) have been used and recommended by many Catholic Homeschoolers. Items with a * are those that we have used in our own family. Please note that "Memory Work" in the grammar stage is an important part of a Classical education and is merely a suggestion of what could be done at different ages.
Grammar Stage
Grade 1
Catechism:
*Living My Religion Book 1,
St. Joseph's Baltimore Catechism,
Our Holy Faith 1
Spiritual Reading:
*Leading the Little Ones to Mary,
*Treasure Box
Math & Science:
*Miquon 1 & 2, MCP Math 1,
*Nature Notebook
Handwriting:
*Italic Book B,
Traditional Penmanship, 1-3 sentences of copywork several times a week.
Reading:
*Little Stories For Little Folks-Catholic Phonics Readers..,
*Explode the Code 1, 2 & 3 (includes spelling), *Cardinal Readers,
National Reader 1, *Victory Drill Book,
*Recommended Reading List At least 30 minutes of being read to each day from the recommended reading list.
Grammar:
*Grammar For Little Folks..
Art/Music:
*Art Pack 1,
*Classical Kids or other Classical Music..
Memory Work: skip count by 5s, 25s and 3s, 1-6 addition
facts, continents, months of year, First Communion Catechism questions and prayers, 5 Bible, verses, 2 poems.
Grade 2
Catechism:
*Living My Religion Book 2,
St. Joseph's Baltimore Catechism,
Our Holy Faith 2
Spiritual Reading:
*First Communion Days, *Angel Food for Boys and Girls
Math & Science:
*Miquon 3 * 4,
MCP Math 2,
*Catholic Stories from Science For Little Folks,
*Nature Notebook
Handwriting:
*Italic Book C,
Traditional Penmanship, 1-3 sentence dictation and 3-5 sentence copy work several times a week.
Reading & Vocabulary:
*Little Stories For Little Folks-Catholic Phonics Readers,
*Explode the Code 4, 5 & 6,
*Cardinal Readers 2,
National Reader 2,
*English From the Roots up,
*Recommended Reading List
Grammar:
Shurley Method Workbook 2 & Textbook 6
History:
Old Testament & Egyptian History
Art/Music:
*Art Pack 2,
*Classical Kids or other Classical Music
Memory Work: remaining addition facts, multiplication
facts, Books of the Bible, dates= King Menes-3100BC, Akhenaten-1380BC,
Tutankhamen-1352BC, King David-1000BC, Exodus-1200BC; Alexander the Great conquers
Egypt-332BC; Catechism; 5 Bible verses; 2 poems; planet order; leaf & cloud identification, 1
Latin root a week
Grade 3
Catechism:
*Living My Religion Book 3,
St. Joseph's Baltimore Catechism,
Our Holy Faith 3
Spritual Reading
*Catholic Stories For Boys and Girls,
*Saints for Young Readers
Math & Science:
*Miquon 5 & 6,
MCP Math 3,
*Science Experiments; Usborne Science Books,
*Nature Notebook
Handwriting:
*Italic Book D,
Traditional Penmanship
Reading & Vocabulary:
*Explode the Code 7 & 8,
*Cardinal Readers 3,
National Reader 3,
*English From the Roots up,
*Recommended Reading List,
Grammar & Writing:
*Shurley Method Workbook 3 & Textbook 6,
*Teaching Style & Structure Program-IEW
History:
*Ancient Greece & Rome,*History Reading List
Art/Music:
*Art Pack 3,
*Classical Kids or other Classical Music
Memory Work: Bones of body; countries & locations in Europe; dates=Roman Republic Founded
(510BC), Peloponnesian War (430BC), Punic Wars (250-150 BC), Death Julius Caesar (44BC),
Constantine passes Edict of Milan (313AD), Council of Nicea condemns Arianism (325), Attila
the Hun meets Pope Leo the Great (452), Clovis becomes Catholic (496), St. Benedict (510BC),
Mohammed's flight from Mecca (622), Charles Martel defeats Moslems (732), Charlegmane
(800), Vikings expand (800), King Alfred the Great (900), First approved Eucharistic miracle
(1000); 1 Latin or Greek root a week
Grade 4
Catechism:
*Living My Religion 4,
St. Joseph's Baltimore Catechism,
Our Holy Faith 4
Spiritual Reading:*My Path to Heaven , *Saints for Young
People for Every Day
Math & Science:
*Saxon54,
Developing Critical Thinking Thru Science,
*Nature Notebook
Handwriting:
*Italic Book E,
Traditional Penmanship
Literature & Language:
*Cardinal Readers 4,
National Reader 4,
*Our Roman Roots,
*Recommended Reading List
Grammar & Writing:
*Shurley Method Workbook 4 & Textbook 6,
*Teaching Style & Structure Program-IEW
History:
Middle Ages & Renaissance,*History Reading List
Art/Music
Art Pack 4,
*Classical Kids or other Classical Music
Memory Work: 1054 East/West Schism, 1060 William the Conqueror, 1096 Pope Urban II launches Crusade,1208 St. Dominic Rosary, apparition,1214 Genghis Khan crosses Wall of China, 1215 Magna Carta signed,1274 St. Thomas Aquinas Dies, 1295 Marco Polo returns from China, 1325 Aztecs establish Mexico City, 1337 100 Years War begins (France & England), 1347 Black Death strikes Europe, 1390 Chaucer,1431 St. Joan of Arc burned at stake, 1440 First printing press, 1450 Florence reaches Renaissance peak, 1478 King Ferdinand urges Spanish Inquisition, nervous system, cells, earth layers, drill math facts at least once a week
Grade 5
Catechism:
*Living My Religion 5,
St. Joseph's Baltimore Catechism,
Our Holy Faith 5
Spiritual Reading:*Stories From the Catechist , *Modern Saints I & II
Math & Science:
*Saxon65,
Sonlight Science 5,
*Nature Notebook
Handwriting:
*Italic Book E,
Traditional Penmanship
Literature & Language:
*Cardinal Readers 5,
National Reader 5,
*Latina Christiana I,
*Recommended Reading List
Grammar & Writing:
*Shurley Method Workbook 5 & Textbook 6,
*Teaching Style & Structure Program-IEW
History:
Reformation & Early American History,*History Reading List
Art/Music
Art Pack 5,
*Classical Kids or other Classical Music
Memory Work: 1492 Columbus discovers New World, 1504 Queen Isabella of Spain Dies, 1517 Martin Luther posts 95 theses, 1586 English defeat Spanish Armada,1592 Shakespeare, 1607 Settlement in Jamestown VA, explorers..., 1620 Pilgrims at Plymouth, 1648 Peace of Westphalia ends 30 years war, 1682 Peter the Great, 1697 Charles XII crowned King of Sweden, 1713 Treaty Utrecht dismembers Spanish Empire, 1754 French & Indian War ends, 1762 Catherine the Great (Russia), 1775 American Revolution, 1789 French Revolution begins,.....
Grade 6
Catechism:
*Living My Religion 6,
St. Joseph's Baltimore Catechism,
Our Holy Faith 6
Math & Science:
*Saxon76,
Sonlight Science 6,
*Nature Notebook
Handwriting:
*Italic Book F,
Traditional Penmanship
Literature & Language:
*Cardinal Readers 6,
National Reader 6,
*Latina Christiana II,
*Recommended Reading List
Grammar & Writing:
*Shurley Method Workbook 6 & Textbook 6,
*Teaching Style & Structure Program-IEW
History:
Late American History, Whatever Happened To Penny Candy & Whatever Happened to Justice,*History Reading List
Art/Music
Art Pack 6,
*Classical Kids or other Classical Music
Memory Work: 1803 Louisiana Purchase , 1836 Battle of the Alamo , 1848 Marx & Engels "Communist Manifesto" , 1849 California Gold Rush , 1859 Charles Darwin "Origin of Species" , 1861 American Civil War , 1876 Telephone , 1879 Electricity , 1903 Wright Brothers & Henry Ford , 1903 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia ,1913 Isacc Newton "Principia Mathematica" , 1914 World War I , 1929 Depression , 1939 WWII , 1945 United Nations established , 1950 Korean War , 1957 Soviet Union launches Sputnik , 1961 East Germans erect Berlin Wall , 1965 Vatican II closes,