2008-2009

Here is a list of books and resources we are using this year. The resource listed next to the category name is the “spine.” Supplemental resources will be listed in bullets after it.

I will be adding to it as I find and use new things.

Art: Drawing with Children

History: The Usborne Book of World History (Guided Discovery Program)

  • The Timetables of History by Bernard Grun
  • The World in the Time of Alexander the Great by Fiona MacDonald
    Sam really liked this one
  • Alexander the Great: The Life of a King and Conqueror by Rob Shone & Anita Ganeri
    this is in a graphic novel format
  • The World in the Time of Charlemagne by Fiona MacDonald

Music Appreciation

Art Appreciation

Vocabulary: Vocabulary Vine

Japanese

Latin: Minimus Secundus Pupil’s Book: Moving on in Latin

Math

Science: Astronomy: Stars & Planets (Visual Factfinders Series)

  • Usborne Spotters Guides: The Night Sky
  • The Glow in the DarkNight Sky Book by Clint Hatchett
  • Skywatching by David H. Levy
  • The Night Sky Month by Month
  • Discovering Earth’s Landforms & Surface Features by Dina Zike and Susan Simpson
  • Infinite Worlds by Ray Villard and Lynette R. Cook
  • The Rough Guide to the Earth by Martin Ince

Science: Earth Science: Planet Earth (Visual Factfinders Series)

  • Make it Work! Earth by Baker/Haslam

Life Skills: Sewing

Poetry