Through the assessment process your advisor will help you...

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Choose a Historical Cycle

Cycle selection based on your child's composition and reading skills, and aligning your family's studies.

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Choose a Science

Science selection based on aligning your family's studies.

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Choose a Math Program

Program selection based on math skills mastered and learning style.

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Select English Mechanics

Personalize the study of skills that complement composition instruction: reading skill, grammar, spelling, and penmanship.

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Select a Language

We prefer students study Latin, but gladly accept German, Italian, French, or Spanish.

Grade 5 - Cycle F: Roman History & Botany

Typical course of study for Grade 5. Appropriate for Grades 4 - 8.

The following lists our core recommendations for students in Grade 5. You will not be buying every book or only the books listed. Students have a wide variety of abilities and aptitudes; schooling — especially homeschooling — needs to be adapted to different children in different ways. Your advisor will work with you to (a) match each child’s strengths and weaknesses to specific materials; (b) combine your students in texts and subjects as often as possible; (c) choose a religion, history and science focus for the family for the year; and (d) weave materials you may already have or would prefer to use into your family’s course plan.

 

LANGUAGE ARTS

Classical Language Arts V [Semester 1 and 2]

  • Writing Tales Level TWO Student Book, Amy Hastings Olsen
  • Writing Tales Level TWO Teacher’s Guide, Amy Hastings Olsen
 

Reading Skill [Semester 1 and 2]

  • Catholic National Reader Volume 3
  • Catholic National Reader Volume 4
 

Penmanship F [Semester 1 and 2]

  • Handwriting 5 for Young Catholics, Seton Staff
 

Spelling [Semester 1 and 2]

  • My Catholic Speller D, Nancy Nicholson
 

MATHEMATICS

Thumbnail example of the packet of recommendations prepared for each student by the planning advisor.

Math Facts Remediation [Semester 1 and 2]

  • CalcuPak 1 on CD-ROM, Edwin C. Myers, Ph.D.
  • Math in a Flash Multiplication flashcards,
  • Math in a Flash Addition flashcards,
  • Math-It, Weimar Institute
 

 

Mathematics V [Semester 1 and 2]

  • Math U See Epsilon: Level Up, Math U See
  • Optional: Math U See Fraction Overlays (Manipulatives), Math U See
 

RELIGION

Bible History [Semester 1 and 2]

  • Golden Children’s Bible, Rev. Joseph A. Grispino, SM, SSL, et al.;
  • Introduction to Classical Studies; Teacher Guide, Cheryl Lowe
  • Introductions to Classical Studies; Student Guide, Cheryl Lowe
  • Schuster’s Illustrated Bible History of the Old and New Testaments, Ignatius Schuster, DD
 

SOCIAL STUDIES / WORLD HISTORY

Roman History [Semester 1 and 2]

  • Introduction to Classical Studies; Teacher Guide, Cheryl Lowe
  • Introductions to Classical Studies; Student Guide, Cheryl Lowe
  • Famous Men of Rome, John Haaren; A.B. Poland
  • D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths, Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire
 

LITERATURE

Roman Literature [Semester 1 and 2]

  • Literature Grades and Book Reports, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
  • A Landscape With Dragons: The Battle for Your Child’s Mind, Michael O’Brien
  • Paideia Program, Mortimer J. Adler
  • Tanglewood Tales: For Girls and Boys, Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • A Wonder Book: For Boys and Girls, Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Rome and Romans (Time Traveler Series), Heather Amery and Patricia Vanags
  • City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction, David MacCauley
  • Aeneid for Boys and Girls, The, Alfred J. Church
  • Greek and Roman Plays for the Intermediate Grades [ORDER USED], Albert Cullum
  • Optional: Let the Authors Speak: Guide to Worthy Books [ORDER USED], Carolyn Hatcher
  • Optional: Cultural Atlas For Young People: Ancient Rome, Mike Corbishley
 

FINE ARTS

Roman Architecture I [Quarter 2]

  • Our Amazing Bridges Architecture Kit, Slinky Science
  • Roman Engineers, The [ORDER USED], L.A. and J.A. Hamey
 

Art Prac&Intro to Drafting [Quarters 2 - 3]

  • Complete-A-Sketch 1-2-3 on CD, Mel Peterman
  • Complete-A-Sketch: Vision-Dexterity-Focus, Mel Peterman
 

LIFE SCIENCE

Botany [Semester 1 and 2]

  • Exploring Creation with Botany: Textbook, Jeannie K. Fulbright
 

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Latin Chant [Quarters 2 - 3]

  • Minimum Repertoire of Plain Chant, Julia Fogassy
 

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