Friday, August 26, 2016

Year 10 Book List {2016-2017}



Our educational philosophy follows a Charlotte Mason education that focuses on our Catholic faith. To achieve that educational goal I used several resources to make our book list.

Resources I used for putting together Caleb's year include: Ambleside Online 
A Delectable Education-Subjects by Form 
Wildflowers & Marbles A very special thank you to Jen for sharing with me her son's book list from last year that corresponded to Caleb's history period. You can find Jen's previous book list on her blog.

Caleb is 15 years old and 10th grade. This list has the books he will use this year (I've linked most books to book stores, but I do not have  affiliates). Some books are label for the term we will use them (our school year is divided into three terms). Those not label will be used the whole year.


(list updated 11/16/16)

Bible/Religion
Our Goal and Our Guides (Book 1 in Our Quest for Happiness series from Lepanto Press) I wanted to start this series last year, but could not locate a copy of the book. I'm not sure if they were not available last year or if I wasn't searching the right words, but I did finally run across a new copy.
Old Testament bible reading
You Can Understand the Bible  by Peter Kreeft
The Cure of Ars: The Priest Who Outtalked the Devil by Lomask (term 2-3)
The Young Man of Character by Toth (terms 2-3)

History (studying around the year 1650-1800; corresponds around AO Year 9)
A History of the American People by Paul Johnson

The Book of the Ancient Greeks by Dorothy Mills
The Stuff They Left Behind-Ancient Greece from Simply Charlotte Mason
The Revolution Against Christendom by Warren Carroll
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin  (listening to on Audible; term 2-3)

John Adams (HBO produced this series based from the David McCullough book. Amazon sells it, you can watch it for free on Prime, our local library has the DVDs. Preview these!) (term 1)


Geography
Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft by Thor Heyerdahl (term 1-2)
Term 3 Geography-undecided
Draw Europe by Kristin J. Draeger




Science
Men, Microscopes, and Living Thing by Katherine Shippen (term 1)
Wonders of Chemistry  by Archie Frederick Collins (terms 1-2)
Sabboth Mood Homeschool Living High School Science Guide: Chemistry (terms 1-2)
Brother Astronomer: Adventures of a Vatican Scientist 
keep a science notebook
weekly nature study 
Term 3 work to replace chemistry is undecided (probably a physics read)
Term 2 & 3 biology is still a work in progress (will update soon) 


Language Arts
Grammar with various sourcesoral and written narrations-Caleb will be adding persuasive narrations this year (2-3 written weekly)
On Writing Well by Williams Zinnser (terms 2-3)
The Elements of Style (terms 2-3) 

Literature
St. Thomas More Series: Prose & Poetry of America

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (using Audible)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (terms 2-3)

 


Foreign Language
Caleb is studying French this year too. We are using
French For Children Primer A by Classical Academic Press
because compared to a high school text they are teaching similar stuff. I'm adding in some French culture and writing to make this a high school credit. (I'm hoping we can get into Primer B this year too, but maybe not or we might move onto another program.)


Math  
Math-U-See Algebra (finishing from last year; term 1-2) 
Math-U-See Geometry (term 2-3 and into next year)
Life of Fred: Beginning Algebra (review; term 2-3 and into next year) 

Art
Art for Kids: Drawing
drawing practice using Ed Emberley books (looks him up on Amazon-we really like his drawing books; if you are local to me our library has some of his books) 

Free Reading (assigned books read outside school time or during afternoon studies)
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (started)
The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesteron (started)
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkein (started but too hard)
The Complete Father Brown Stories by G.K. Chesterton  
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
The Brotherband Chronicles by John Flanagan (#1-2 completed)
  

You can find what we are doing in Morning Basket here. You can find Tyler's Year 7 book list here.

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Year 7 Book List {2016-2017}



We started our school year a few weeks ago. This is our tenth year of homeschooling. And no, I don't feel like I know what I'm doing, yet. ; )

Our educational philosophy follows a Charlotte Mason education that focuses on our Catholic faith. To achieve that educational goal I used several resources to make Tyler's book list.

Resources I used for putting together Tyler's year include:  
my own previous book list I put together for Caleb
Ambleside Online 
A Delectable Education-Subjects by Form 
Mater Amabilis
Wildflowers & Marbles

Tyler is 12 years old and 7th grade. This list has the books he will use this year. Those not labeled will be used all year otherwise the term used is noted (our school year is divided into three terms). (I've linked most books to book stores, but I do not have  affiliates.)



(updated 11/16/16)

Bible/Religion
The Story of the Bible-Volume 1 by Chris Pelicano (Old Testament) 

Blessed Miguel Pro: 20th Century Martyr by Ann Ball (term 1)
To the Heights: A Novel Based on the Life of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati  by Brian Kennelly (term 2 & 3)
St. George and the Dragon by Michael Lotti (term 2 & 3)


History
America Moves Forward by Gerald Johnson (American History)
The Book of the Ancient World  by Dorothy Mills (Ancient History)
Our Island Story by H.E. Marshall (British History) (term 1 & 2)
Never Give In: The Extraordinary Character of Winston Churchill by Stephen Mansfield  (term 1 & 2)
The Stuff They Left Behind-Ancient Egypt 
Ronal Reagan Our 40th President by Winston Groom (term 3)


Geography
A Book of Discovery by M.B. Synge (term 1* didn't like)
Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft by Thor Heyerdahl (term 2 & 3)
online map drill of Europe (term 1 & 2) and ?? (term 3)



Citizenship

Uncle Sam & You by Notgrass (continued from last year; we don't use the full program-just read) 
read about current events in The Catholic Missourian and other sources

Literature
The Call of the Wild by Jack London (term 1)

Questing Knights of the Faerie Queen by Geraldine McCaughrean (term 2 & 3)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor (term 1)
Wind in the Willow by Kenneth Grahame (term 2)
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (term 3)
Prose & Poetry for Enjoyment (term 2 & 3; reading SLOWLY and will continue next year)

Free Reading (assigned reading 2 hours weekly outside school hours)
Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan-COMPLETED
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George-COMPLETED
Only a Dog: A Story of the Great War by Bertha Whitridge Smith-COMPLETED
White Fang by Jack London-COMPLETED
Redwall Series by Brian Jacques (a few in this series completed)
Ember Falls by S. D. Smith-COMPLETED
Peter Duck by Arthur Ransome (started)
The Secret Garden  by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Winged Watchman by Hilda Van Stockum
(Tyler is going through these pretty fast so I will have to add to this list.) 

Science
Men, Microscopes, and Living Things  by Katherine Shippen (term 1* didn't finish-may complete at a later time)

Everyday Weather and How It Works by Herman Schneider (term 1
Ordinary Genius: The Story of Albert Einstein by McPherson (term 1)
Archimedes and the Door of Science by Jeanne Bendick (term 2)
Galen and the Gateway to Medicine by Jeanne Bendick (term 3)
School of the Woods by William Long (term 2 & 3)
keep a science notebook 
weekly nature study

Math
Math-U-See Zeta  
Life of Fred: Fractions (term 1-2)
Life of Fred: Decimals & Percents (term 2-3)



Language Arts
Life of Fred: Australia (I bought this last year for Caleb and wasn't too impressed, but since I had it Tyler will read through it this year. I don't plan to purchase any more from this set.)(term 1)
Grammar Island and Practice Island by Michael Clay Thompson (term 2)
Dictation

Copywork
Oral and Written Narrations (1-2 written per week)  

Logic
The Fallacy Detective by Bluedorn

Caleb's year 10 book list is here. You can find what we are doing in Morning Basket here

 
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