Class List & Descriptions
2025-2026 Class List
WORLDVIEW:
- Nursery
Loving care for infants through toddlers.
- PreK-2nd - God’s Little Explorers
Join us on this hands-on, fun, and meaningful journey as we “travel” chronologically through the Bible and explore related themes. There are four main components to this class that will be used throughout the year:
- Bible Adventure: We will read the Bible story, sing/listen to songs, and do a related craft or project.
- Theme Adventure: We will explore the theme with crafts, science projects, and more!
- ABC & 123: We will introduce the alphabet letter for the week. We will also explore colors, shapes, and numbers during the year.
- Hymn, composer, and artist studies: Students will listen to hymns, music from famous composers, and explore different types of art.
Each week will build upon prior lessons. We will record our learning in an alphabet binder that will be sent home at the end of the year.
· There is no required curriculum for this class. We will use the following Bibles throughout the year: Read And Learn Bible, Jesus Bible Storybook
· Link to curriculum: God's Little Explorers
· This is a preschool curriculum, but will be adapted for older students as well.
Class Fee: TBD
- 2nd-5th - Elementary Spanish
Another year has almost arrived and I am excited for our Primary Spanish 2 class. This will be a fun class to continue your students' foreign language journey! We will expand our vocabulary, learn more conversational phrases, start learning to conjugate verbs, and have so much fun! We will use games, songs, and cultural exposure to introduce students to the world of Spanish and all its joys.
NOTE: If your child did not take Primary Spanish 1, they can still participate as long as they are in grade 2nd-5th.
There will be no curriculum purchase required. Students will need to bring writing utensils, crayons or markers, scissors, and a great attitude to class every week. We will provide all other needed resources. Each week will include a topic lesson, interactive activities, and quarterly we will have a cultural lesson. Each week students will be sent home with copy work and vocabulary activities in their homework folder. Same as last year, we will build our class folders (provided) throughout the year and students will leave class with weekly instruction for homework all in one place. At the end of the year, they will have a keepsake from their year of learning!
Class Fee: $35/student
- 3rd-6th – Worldview - TBD
- 6th-8th - Walking in Truth - Competing Worldviews
Summit Ministries’ middle school Bible curriculum Walking in Truth trains students to defend their faith and respond to counterfeit worldviews using real-world application and critical-thinking exercises. Walking in Truth can be taken as an individual course or implemented as your middle school Bible curriculum for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade.
This middle school curriculum is uniquely designed for all learning styles with fun and engaging workbook activities and daily lesson plans, projects, resources, and quizzes. Walking in Truth includes an easy-to-use teacher manual, colorful artwork, and a cross-curriculum format.
The worldview portion of this curriculum compares and contrasts the key tenets of Christianity to Islam, naturalism, and new spirituality. The Bible survey component reviews Romans and 1 & 2 Corinthians.
Key topics covered include:
· Atheism, evolution, materialism
· Islam, five pillars of Islam
· Pantheism, reincarnation, karma
· Righteousness, justification
· Redemption, reconciliation, edification
Each student will need this student textbook and a student workbook.
Class Fee: TBD
- 9th & up - Summit Ministries Apologetics: Book II in the Understanding the
Times Series
Apologetics is intended to present the importance of evangelism and apologetics and how to respond to common objections to a biblical worldview. It is the second book in the four-part Understanding the Times Series, written for 9th to 12th graders. Apologetics is written for a 10th-grade audience but can also be used in other grade levels.
Apologetics covers topics about:
· The Bible’s trustworthiness and metanarrative
· The Christian’s calling to evangelism and apologetics
· Faith in a pluralistic and skeptical age
· Biblical responses on the topics of science, evil, hell, violence, and gender
Curriculum Link: https://store.summit.org/Apologetics-Book-II-in-the-Understanding-the-Times-Series
Required Materials:
Each student will need the Apologetics Book II textbook and the accompanying student manual (both from Summit Ministries).
Class Fee: $20
WRITING:
- Nursery
Loving care for infants through toddlers.
- PreK-K - Learning Through Literature - class limit 9 students
A curriculum-free approach to exposing your children to wonderful picture books, allowing extension into poetry, geography, history, art, and bible. The children will develop language skills through narration, recitation, dictation, copy work and phonics. The year will consist of ten classic picture books that will be covered over a three-week span. You may choose to purchase these books, check them out from the library, or listen to them on YouTube. Each class period will begin with a reading of the book, followed by lessons/activities that enhance the story and ending with a related book. At the end of three weeks, your child will come home with a full lap-book containing their work for that story that can be shared at home with family and added to if wanted.
This gentle beginning to Learning through Literature will spark your little one’s interest in the joy of learning through wonderful picture books. They will be introduced to 10 books over the year, being allowed to re-tell or act out the story with small manipulatives. Their class time will start with the story followed by three short centers where they will work on fine motor skills via cutting, tracing or shaping play dough into letters; role play of the story; and finally an art project that will go along with their book. The end of class will allow time to hear a go-along book and singing.
Class fee: $30
- 1st-3rd - Learning Through Literature - class limit 12 students
A curriculum-free approach to exposing your children to wonderful picture books, allowing extension into poetry, geography, history, art, and bible. The children will develop language skills through narration, recitation, dictation, copy work and phonics. The year will consist of ten classic picture books that will be covered over a three-week span. You may choose to purchase these books, check them out from the library, or listen to them on YouTube. Each class period will begin with a reading of the book, followed by lessons/activities that enhance the story and ending with a related book. At the end of three weeks, your child will come home with a full lap-book containing their work for that story that can be shared at home with family and added to if wanted.
It’s important at this age for the children to be listening to wonderful stories and being allowed to narrate these in their own words. Our work in the classroom will include everything listed above, except for dictation. At home, you may need to incorporate a phonics program. I personally used Phonics Pathways by Dolores Hiskes. Other notable programs/books are Explode the Code and All About Reading. It’s common for children this age to not be writing all their letters/numbers correctly. This is the time to have them do only 5 minutes a day of copy work, with you guiding them in correct letter/number formation.
Class fee: $30
- 2nd-4th - Just Write 1 - class limit 12 students
Just Write - Book 1 helps students become confident and expressive writers through fun exercises, engaging text and kid-friendly examples. Detailed models are included throughout, giving kids a helpful guide for each new skill. Book 1 presents the elements of creative writing, such as brainstorming, characters, topic, sequencing, story planning and more. Students will eventually progress to writing their own paragraphs and finally "publishing" their own story.
In addition to creative writing prompts which allow your student to grow as a writer, we will add grammar identification skills to help your student understand their writing skills. At the end of the year, we will comprise a book of their writing to highlight their writing fun and growth!
This class is intended for the budding or hesitant writer grades 2-4.
This class will require the purchase of Just Write - Book 1 (Homeschool Edition). This product can be ordered at Christianbook.com and Amazon.com. See the link below for purchase.
- 4th-6th - IEW Con’t A - Class size limit 15
Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW): Students will learn the structure and style of excellent writing. Using an incremental approach, this program teaches not just what to write, but how to write by providing the student with practical writing tools, which can be used for constructing a variety of written works. Between co-op meetings, students will have writing assignments to complete at home.
IEW Co-op Class Descriptions: There is an intentional overlap of grade levels to allow for the natural variance among children in writing readiness. Please place your child in a level best suited for him and one that will promote success in writing. All students new to IEW materials must enroll in an introductory course (not a continuation course). If your child has taken an IEW introductory course, he may not need to repeat another introductory course at a higher level; you may choose to register your child for the continuation courses instead. On the other hand, if your child needs more time practicing the basics of the program, consider enrolling him in a second introductory course.
4th – 6th Level A Continuation Course: For the student who has completed Level A Introduction or knows the basics of the IEW program, this course picks up where Level A Intro leaves off and advances writing strength. Class will also use IEW Fix It! Grammar Book, Level 2 --The Country Mouse, Town Mouse.
Class fee: $5
- 4th-6th - Learning Through Literature - class limit 12 students
A curriculum-free approach to exposing your children to wonderful picture books, allowing extension into poetry, geography, history, art, and bible. The children will develop language skills through narration, recitation, dictation, copy work and phonics. The year will consist of ten classic picture books that will be covered over a three-week span. You may choose to purchase these books, check them out from the library, or listen to them on YouTube. Each class period will begin with a reading of the book, followed by lessons/activities that enhance the story and ending with a related book. At the end of three weeks, your child will come home with a full lap-book containing their work for that story that can be shared at home with family and added to if wanted.
This later elementary class incorporates everything above but expands the work intervals, vocabulary, length of stories, as well as encouraging brief written narrations of the stories heard. Recitation of a poem or bible verse will occur on the last day each book is covered. (Recitation does not mean they have to memorize it, simply recite it fluently while reading.) Parents should continue to include a phonics program of their choice at home, if necessary, as well as a 10-minute daily copy work time and a weekly dictation of a short piece from their literature. This will be explained in detail at the beginning of class.
- look forward to guiding your children throughout the year with some wonderful books that will hopefully foster their love of reading and writing.
Class fee: $30
- 6th-8th - Middle School Literature - class limit 20 students
Does your student enjoy adventures in reading? In this class we will cover five books about friendship, good versus evil, families, puzzles, feuds, tragedy, adventure, and more! Most reading will be done at home with the exception of Romeo and Juliet. Discussions, comprehension activities, vocabulary activities, and more will be done in class.
Each student will need a copy of the following books:
Redwall by Brian Jacques
The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
Romeo and Juliet (No Fear Shakespeare version) by William Shakespeare
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
Holes by Louis Sachar
Class fee: $20
- 7th & up - Lost Tools of Writing
This composition class will work best for students who already have a
relatively solid understanding of grammar and sentence structure, have some writing experience, and are willing to think for themselves. This class will teach both writing and logic. For writing we will cover thesis, proofs, arguments, conclusion, editing, exordium, amplification, division, refutation, narratio, schemes, and tropes. To expand our logic we will master comparison, definition, circumstance, relationships, testimony, and sorting.
We will be writing nine essays, ranging from three to ten paragraphs, spending three weeks on each. The first week we will focus on discovery, providing tools to generate ideas then using logic to select the highest quality (similar to IEW’s KWO but more detailed). Then the art of selecting, sorting, and outlining ideas and subject matter to draft an essay will be covered in week two. During week three we will be editing our papers for clarity and appropriate expression (similar to IEW’s dress ups). We will be covering parallelism with words, phrases, and clauses along with verbs, antithesis, simile, alliteration, metaphor, and assonance. Each essay will have a checklist for students to verify all required elements are included. Students will be receiving feedback on their work.
We will be using The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis and The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry as examples in class so students should be familiar with these stories. It is suggested they read/listen to them before we start class in September. Students will be able to select their own story for each of their essays or may use one of the suggested books.
Required material:
Each student must have their own student workbook
https://circeinstitute.org/product/ltw-1-student-workbook/
Recommended material:
If desired, one teachers guide for each household
https://circeinstitute.org/product/ltw-1-teacher-guide/
If one desires predetermined short reading material, one of these books are
recommended:
Tales of Wonder volume I: https://circeinstitute.org/product/tales-of-wonder-volume-i/
Tales of Wonder volume II: https://circeinstitute.org/product/tales-of-wonder-volume-ii/
Class Fee: $5
- 9th & up - Speech: Foundations for Impactful Communication - Class Limit 16 students
In this engaging and practical course, students will explore the foundations of effective communication and learn the key elements of delivering a compelling, confident speech. We will study classic and passionate speeches from history & great leaders, examining what makes them powerful and memorable. Students will also be equipped to think critically and articulate their worldview with clarity and conviction. Through guided practice, peer feedback, and real-life speaking opportunities (including interviews, elevator pitches, and more), students will grow in both confidence and skill. (No curriculum required)
Class fee: $10
10. 10th & up - 7 Sisters American Literature - Class size limit 16
This American Literature course from 7Sisters offers a one-year, college-preparatory study of classic works by American and Christian authors. Designed for flexibility, it includes built-in options to elevate the course to Honors level. Students will gain a deeper understanding of American literary movements, enhance their vocabulary, and build critical thinking and analytical writing skills through engaging and thoughtfully constructed study guides.
Curriculum Features:
- Study guides for seven core books, each including:
• Literary and historical background
• Targeted vocabulary
• Supplemental ideas for enrichment
• Answer keys for all guide questions
Core Literature Selections:
- A Break with Charity (takes place in 1693) by Ann Rinaldi
- Sophia’s War by Avi (1775)
- My Vicksburg by Ann Rinaldi (1863)
- A Separate Peace by John Knowls (7 Sisters Curriculum)
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (7 Sisters Curriculum)
- Pilgrim’s Progess (unabridged version – updated language is OK, but unabridged) by John Bunyan (7 Sisters Curriculum)
- Born Again – Chuck Colson (7 Sisters Curriculum)
Students will be attending Pilgrim's Progress at South (field trip outside of class hours) and we will also be utilizing some historical films.
It will be a savings for the families if they purchase the guides for the books we are doing that 7 sisters has guides for -- all others will be printed off & distributed, as they are from various sites (but free).
Learning Objectives
· Interpret and analyze key themes in American literature
· Connect literature to historical and cultural contexts
· Expand academic vocabulary and literary terminology
· Write critically and reflectively about texts
· Engage in meaningful discussion and self-expression
Class fee: $20
SCIENCE:
- Nursery
Loving care for infants through toddlers.
- PreK-1st (Ages 3-6 ) -Hands on Science - Class Limit:12 Students
This year we will be experimenting every week to learn about our five senses, about simple machines, and about solids, liquids, and gases. Our class will be structured to include a story about our topic, hands on experimenting, and a worksheet to practice/show what we've learned. There will be no curriculum required, and we will be drawing from a variety of preschool friendly sources for our experiments and worksheets.
Curriculum: (No curriculum required)
Class Fee: $30
- 2nd-4th - Let's Talk Science 3 - Class Limit: 20 Students
This is the perfect study of earth science for your 2-4th grade student. Through exploration, investigations, and biblically inspired stories, this homeschool curriculum reveals that science supports what they read in the Bible.
Their faith will grow as they study trees, the food chain, biomes, and animals such as birds, sloths, elephants, and more. Each lesson offers Hidden Treasures to help the student see the biblical connection of the scientific facts and build a deeper relationship with God.
We will be building biomes/dioramas throughout the year (4-5 in total), adding projects for each habitat each week at co-op. Reading will be done at home 3-4x/week. An additional, optional, list will also be provided for those who would like extra reading and some shows that apply to the content for each week. This one-year course is designed to be studied five times a week with lessons completed in approximately 10-15 minutes per day.
Curriculum:
Class Fee: $25 (Also please save any teen/adult size shoeboxes to bring in for class.)
- 3rd-6th - Apologia Zoology 3 2nd Edition - Class Limit: 20 students
Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Zoology 3: Land Animals of the Sixth Day, 2nd Edition continues the tradition of excellence in this beloved science series that families have trusted for years to present science in a God-honoring way. In 14 lessons, the Zoology 3 Textbook provides a year-long exploration of land animals, arranged by classification from Artiodactyla and Carnivores to Marsupials and Ursidae. Students will delve into the fascinating world of creatures created on the sixth day, studying their behaviors, habitats, physical traits, and even their connections to humans and the environment. Interactive, hands-on activities—like creating a model zoo, tracking animals outdoors, and conducting fun experiments—bring science to life and spark curiosity. Updated with new content, engaging visuals, and expanded learning opportunities (including careers that are available in zoology), Apologia’s Zoology courses inspire students to appreciate God’s creation while building foundational science skills.
Class Fee: $20
- 4th-6th - Sabbath Mood Science - Class Limit: 12 students
Start your students off right with wonder and a fascination for the created world.SMH’s Form 2 Living Science Guides include everything you will need for a robust study of science at the elementary level. This year’s terms will cover Botany, Engineering/Technology and Geology. The respective living books will be The First Book of Plants by Alice Dickinson, The First Book of Machines by Walter Buehr and The First Book of the Earth by O. Irene Sevrey. The first two books can be found on the Internet Archive. You do not need to purchase any of the books as they will be read in class. A master copy of each of the guides will be covered via class funds and used to make a master syllabus for each of the three terms.
Each guide includes: reading assignments, activities or experiments based on the reading, narration and discussion prompts, object lesson and nature study prompts, suggested nature lore and leisure reading, recommended supplemental books, videos, and articles, and exam questions.
In addition to the Sabbath Mood portion of each class, the lead teacher will use living books to enrich the current special study rotation as well as provide opportunities to journal in the child’s nature notebook. We try to make it a habit to go on a nature walk each Friday for anyone who can attend. This is not mandatory. The parks are rotated each week.
The class fee of $35 will cover a master copy of each term’s study guide as well as the necessary fees to cover in class experiments. I understand this is on the high end for class fees, yet you are not required to purchase any costly curriculum.
Curriculum: (No curriculum required)
Class Fee: $35
- 4th-7th - God's Design for Chemistry & Ecology - Class Limit: 20 Students
Complete chemistry and ecology curriculum for 3rd-8th graders, which presents God’s amazing world through the study of atoms, molecules, matter, and ecosystems!
Properties of Matter: Learn all about matter—the stuff that makes up the universe God created. Learn how to measure the properties of solids, liquids, and gases and the process of classification. Have fun using the scientific method!
Properties of Ecosystems: Learn about the amazing world that God created as you study 16 different ecosystems and the plants and animals that live and interact in them. You will also learn how God originally created our world good, and why things changed.
Properties of Atoms & Molecules: Explore the tiniest part of God’s creation atoms and molecules — and learn about their structures and the different ways that atoms bond. Learn about the basics of the periodic table, chemical reactions, and biochemistry.
Curriculum:
Class Fee: $ 20
- 5th-7th - Apologia Human Anatomy - Class Limit: 20 Students
Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology is part of Apologia’s award-winning Young Explorer Series and a curriculum specifically designed for elementary students. God made the human body wonderfully, and in this course, your student will explore the intricate and amazing design of the human body–from head to toe.
Curriculum:
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Class Fee: $25
- 6th-8th - Guest Hollow Actions & Reactions Class Limit: None
A literary based, student focused science curriculum for those who are interested in discovering, experimenting, and exploring chemistry and physics! In class we will be focusing on hands-on learning and experimenting.
For home, there will be assigned reading from our spine (Apologia textbook) along with videos and living books (available from the library or online). This work should take approximately 30-45 minutes to complete three to four days a week. There are no tests or quizzes, but students will be keeping a science journal.
Curriculum:
Required material:
Each family must have their own copy of Apologia Chemistry & Physics student textbook
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935495984/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1935495984&linkCode=as2&tag=ouloba-20&linkId=WT2UO2AS47IDNFBG
Each student needs a journal, similar to this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MT7HKZW?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2
Class Fee: TBD
- 7th-9th - Apologia General Science Class Limit: 18 students
Exploring Creation with General Science, is designed to equip middle school students with the tools they need to transition from elementary to middle school level sciences easily.
Students will understand the world surrounding them so they can appreciate the real-world relevance of scientific inquiry and the beauty of Creation.
This is a true General Science course covering a variety of branches of science, including astronomy, meteorology, oceanography, earth study, geology, paleontology, and environmental science modules, giving students a solid foundation in that broad field of study.
Students will:
· Learn how to utilize the proper scientific method in a detailed and engaging way
· Record data and report it
· Read, create, and utilize several types of graphs–a skill that is found in SAT and ACT exams
· Read about the history of great, Godly scientists
· Complete a final, hands-on project as the culmination of the course
Curriculum:
3rd edition of Apologia’s Exploring Creation with General Science textbook, student notebook, solutions manual and tests.
https://www.rainbowresource.com/gen3st.html
Class Fee: $20-25
- 8th & up - Apologia Physical Science Class Limit: 18 students
Apologia’s Physical Science course has everything that students need to complete this course and successfully transition into high school biology, chemistry, and physics. Exploring Creation with Physical Science, 4th Edition, teaches an introduction to properties of matter, atomic structure, the periodic table, chemical bonds, reactions, motion, forces, energy, waves, sound, light, electricity, magnetism, Earth’s structure, weathering, atmosphere, chemistry and physics in the life sciences, and finally physical science research. Students will complete labs and hands-on projects throughout the course for an immersive learning experience with practical application. A $20 per student lab fee will be collected at the beginning of the year. Formal lab reports will be required (1 per module). The use of Google Classroom (GC) is extensive and students may not share GC accounts with other students (they may share with a parent). Students are expected to check GC each week and all assignments will be turned in using GC.
Curriculum:
Students will need the 4th edition of Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Physical Science textbook, the course guide and answer key + tests, and the student notebook. A group discount (30% or more) may be available for families who want to make a group order later this summer.
https://www.apologia.com/shop/physical-science-curriculum-course-set/
Class Fee: $20
- 10th & up - Discovering Design with Chemistry Class Limit: 16 students
Discovering Design with Chemistry is a comprehensive high school chemistry course designed for students who have completed Algebra 1. The course contains 46 separate experiments that illustrate various concepts and shows how chemistry reveals the amazing design that exists all around us.
Required curricula:
Discovering Design with Chemistry textbook and Answer Key/Test booklet.
LINK for set: https://bereanbuilders.com/ecomm/product/discovering-design-with-chemistry-set/
Prerequisite: Must have completed Algebra 1, can't take it at the same time.
Class Fee: $15
- 10th & up - Guest Hollow Physics - Class Limit: 16 students
Guest Hollow Physics is a conceptual physics class. GH Physics will help students learn how the world works via physics by focusing more on the concepts (rather than the math behind those concepts). We will be using a variety of books throughout the year. As a high school class, students will be expected to keep up with the required reading (audio is fine for those that offer it) & workbook assignments.
The books that are highlighted and bold need to be purchased for the course. The second list are books that will be used in class, but you can decide whether to get them from the library, online, or to purchase them. Look them up now to determine if your library system has them—don’t assume they will!
Book List for Guest Hollow Physics
· Exploring the World of Physics by John Hudson Tiner ISBN # 978-0890514665
· Junk Drawer Physics: 50 Awesome Experiments … by Bobby Mercer ISBN # 978-1613749203
· The Way Things Work: Newly Revised by David Macaulay ISBN # 978-0544824386
· Basher Science: Physics by Dan Green and Simon Basher ISBN # 978-0753462140
· What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe ISBN # 978-0544272996
Can get from the library if you prefer not to purchase (used fewer weeks)
· Zoom: How Everything Moves: From Atoms to Galaxies to Blizzards and Bees by Bob Berman ISBN # 978-0316217408
· Horrible Science: Fatal Forces by Nick Arnold ISBN # 978-0439944489
· Secret Language of Color by Joann Eckstut ISBN # 978-1579129491
· The Manga Guide to Electricity by Kazuhiro Fujitaki ISBN # 978-1593271978
· Light: The Visible Spectrum and Beyond by Megan Watzke ISBN # 978-1631910067
· The Manga Guide to Relativity by Hideo Nitta ISBN # 978-1593272722
· Basher Science: Extreme Physics by Simon Basher ISBN # 978-0753469569
Class Fee: TBD
HISTORY:
- Nursery-PreK
Loving care for infants through preschool.
- PreK-2nd – Geography
- 3rd-6th - Prairie Primer - Class limit: 18 students
Do you ever get tired of just flying through history with your kids? Me too! Which is why I am so excited to cover The Prairie Primer curriculum in two years allowing us to truly soak in the history of this time period. The Prairie Primer is a complete curriculum which we will use to study history based on the Little House series. Using the first 4 books of the series, we will discover history through the eyes of these treasured autobiographical fiction books and focus our learning on the major events of this time period.
We will use 7-8 weeks to cover each of the 4 books: Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, On the Banks of Plum Creek, and By the Shores of Silver Lake. Some of the major historical topics we will investigate together include: the Gold Rush, Pony Express, Native Americans, Illnesses of the 1800s, Territories, Postal Service, Railroads, and more! In addition, we will learn the geography of these areas and beyond to grow our understanding of this beautiful country's development. Using The Little House Cookbook, songbooks and maps, we will experience food, music, and activities from this time period which is a side of interactive, hand-on fun! (I foresee lots of fun with our Nelsen Family Farm.)
Purchase Required (or library check out):
Little House in the Big Woods
Little House on the Prairie
On the Banks of Plum Creek
By the Shores of Silver Lake
*No textbook required.
Class fee: TBD
- 6th-8th - America the Beautiful - Part 1 - Class limit: 18 students
America the Beautiful by Charlene Notgrass is a one-year American history, geography, and literature course designed for students in grades 5-8. It combines the flexibility and richness of a unit study with the simplicity of a textbook-based approach to history. Daily lessons guide your child chronologically through American history, highlighting key events, people, and places. Part 1 has 75 lessons beginning with life in America before Europeans came and continuing through the first years after the Civil War. It includes a biography of each president from George Washington through Ulysses S. Grant.
Along with our study of early American history, we will be reading five books that will enhance our learning of the time period.
· Book TBD (Units 1-3)
· Amos Fortune: Free Man by Elizabeth Yates (Units 4-6)
· Book TBD (Units 7-9)
· Bound for Oregon by Jean Van Leeuwen (Units 10-12)
· Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt (Units 13-15)
Required Curriculum: American the Beautiful Part 1, We the People, and maps book
Class fee: $25
- 7th-10th - Master Books World Story 1 - Class limit: 18 students
A Charlotte Mason inspired Journey Through World History!
World’s Story 1 guides students in a trip around the world as they study history from creation to the Roman Empire.
In The World’s Story 1, your student will:
· See God’s hand and redeeming love at work from the very beginning
· Meet biblical patriarchs, judges, prophets, kings, and historical figures from Scripture (including Abraham, Joseph, David, and Esther), as well as other important characters from history like Hammurabi, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar
· Study ancient civilizations spanning the whole globe, including the Sumerians, Egyptians, Babylonians, Chinese, Celts, Nubians, Nazca, Persians, Greeks, Romans
· and so much more!
The following books are required reading. Reading assignments will be included in the class schedule. We will have a fun "book club" week approximately every 6th week:
· Mara, Daughter of the Nile
· Hittite Warrior
· God King
· Vinegar Boy
Required Curriculum: The World’s Story 1 Set: https://www.masterbooks.com/the-worlds-story-1-set
Each additional student in a family will need their own teacher guide
Class fee: TBD
- 9th & up - Guest Hollow Early American History - class limit 15 (minimum 8)
Guest Hollow’s Early American History Curriculum covers from around 1492 to 1899. In addition to the spine text, students will be reading a variety of historical fiction, texts, and even some graphic novels. Many of the books are available through the library systems, but if you choose to do that -- it will be up to families to keep up on reserving them in advance so students can have them to read when they are needed.
Highlighted Books listed in bold need to be purchased, as they are used throughout the year.
Books listed in bold italics are recommended to be purchased, but can be reserved from the library or accessed online---check your library system to see the number of copies available and where they will be coming from!
Books in regular print can be obtained online or from a library, there’s no need to purchase them.
o A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to America's Age of Entitlement, 15th Anniversary Edition 2019 version (used Year 1 & 2) By Larry Schweikart ISBN: 978-1595231154
OR Substitute:
Beowulf’s Big Book of Early American History (purchased directly from G.H. – electronic resource that you can print if desired); it’s geared younger, but can be used for a high school student if you would like.
o The Cartoon History of the United States (Used Year 1 & 2) By Larry Gonick ISBN-13: 978-0062730985
o Map Trek (from Master Books – electronic files you can print)
o Exploring the Americas (Chester Crab's Comics with Content Series) by Bentley Boyd, ISBN-13: 978-0972961639
o Colonial Living By Edwin Tunis ISBN-13: 978-0801862274
o The Mayflower and the Pilgrims' New World By Nathaniel Philbrick ISBN-13: 978-0142414583
o The Captive: The True Story of The Captivity of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson Among the Indians By Mary Rowlandson ISBN-13: 978-1440475825
o The World of William Penn By Genevieve Foster ISBN-13: 978-1893103306
o Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence By Bill O’Reilly ISBN-13: 978-1627790642
o Frontier Living by Edwin Tunis ISBN-13: 978-1585741373 (Multiple weeks starting in week 8)
o To Be a Slave By Julius Lester ISBN-13: 978-0141310015
o The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation by Jonathan Hennessey ISBN-13: 978-0809094707
o Lewis & Clark by Nick Bertozzi ISBN-13: 978-1596434509
o Year of the Horseless Carriage: 1801 by Genevieve Foster ISBN-13: 978-1893103313
o Guts & Glory: The American Civil War by Ben Thompson ISBN-13: 978-0316320511
o Battle Lines - A Graphic History of the Civil War by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm ISBN-13: 978-0809094745
o The Gettysburg Address - A Graphic Adaptation by Jonathan Hennessey ISBN-13: 978-0061969768
Graphic Novels that are referenced in the Workbook – purchase or use from library:
· Lafayette! by Nathan Hale
· One Dead Spy by Nathan Hale
· The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaption by Jonathan Hennessey
· Alamo All Stars by Nathan Hale
· Donner Dinner Party by Nathan Hale
· The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
· Battlelines – A Graphic History of the Civil War by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm
· The Gettysburg Address - A Graphic Adaption by Jonathan Hennessey
There will be a class fee to cover supplies for class activities and any needed copies, amount TBD.
- 10th & up - Forensic Science - class limit 10 students
The term “forensic science” refers to the acquisition of knowledge gained from the evidence, analysis, and investigator interpretations with the goal of presenting this knowledge before individuals in the judicial system. Intro to Forensic Science from a Biblical Worldview homeschool curriculum was developed to teach your students how to use keen observational techniques, understand the disciplines that make up forensic science, and know how to apply them to seeking first the Kingdom of God. In every lesson, applicable Scripture is woven throughout the text, along with practical labs, and review materials. Case studies are included to raise the student’s awareness of some of the most famous crimes in history, both solved and unsolved, while examining real investigative practices, time frames, and judicial results. Master Books’ Intro to Forensic Science from a Biblical Worldview reveals God as the Author and Designer of science and the need for Christian investigators reporting to the judicial system. Because of the sensitive nature of the case studies, this course is recommended for mature students.
Content Warning: This course deals with real criminal case studies and discusses sensitive topics. Parental discretion is advised.
Families will need to purchase both a teacher guide (which includes the student worksheets) and the student book. https://www.masterbooks.com/intro-to-forensic-science-set
A $20 per student class fee will be collected at the beginning of the year.