Uppers
(grades 3-6)
2023 - 2024
History
{America's Story 1}
America’s Story Volume 1 Set teaches upper elementary homeschool students (grades 3-6) the amazing history of the United States of America from the ancient Americas to the 1850s. This full-color history curriculum features an engaging narrative, beautiful historic illustrations, photographs, maps, and more to help your student explore the infancy of our country through the founding of our great nation, while catching glimpses of the Founding Fathers.
Science
{Berean Builders: Science in the Scientific Revolution}
Science in the Scientific Revolution is the third book in a hands-on, multilevel elementary science series that introduces scientific concepts using history as its guide. It covers the scientific works of natural philosophers from 1543 to the end of the 1600s. Because the course covers science as it was developed, it discusses a wide range of topics including astronomy, human anatomy, medicine, botany, zoology, heliocentrism, geocentrism, gases, pressure, electricity, fossils, microbiology, binary numbers, gravity, conservation laws, and the laws of motion. Throughout the course, the student learns that most of the great natural philosophers who lived during this time were devout Christians who were studying the world around them to learn more about the nature of God.
Literature
Our selections include:
Imagination Station: Voyago with the Vikings by Paul McCusker
Squanto: Friend of the Pilgrims by Clyde Robert Bulla
Phoebe the Spy by Judith Griffin
Frindle by Andrew Clemenets
Soft Rain by Cornelia Cornelissen
Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling
Enrichment Studies
Spanish is our planned offering as well as various rotating enrichment studies.
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2022 - 2023
History
{Biblioplan – Medieval}
“World and Church history from the fall of Rome (AD 476) through the Renaissance (1600s).
On the World History side, Year Two starts with a review of the Roman Empire. The first fifteen weeks focus on Western Europe, with side trips to the Middle East for the rise of Islam and the Holy Land Crusades. Then come several weeks in Asia, with chapters on India, China, Japan, Mongolia and more. After a chapter on medieval Africa, Year Two moves on to the Age of Exploration, Christopher Columbus and the conquistadors. Then come three weeks on the Protestant Reformation, the Renaissance in Art and the Renaissance in Science. We end the year back in Western Europe, where we spend four weeks with King Henry VIII of England and his three children: Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.
On the Church History side, Year Two starts with some of the early Christians who were martyred under the Roman Empire. Then come the monastic movement and the early days of the Roman Catholic Church. Controversies and schisms play a big part in Year Two. We cover the Great Schism between East and West, the Western Schism within the Church itself, and several others. We end the year with the biggest schism of all: the one that began with the Protestant Reformation.”
https://biblioplan.net/year-2-medieval/
Science
{Masterbooks God's Design for Life}
"Complete life science curriculum for 3rd-8th graders, which reveals the amazing world of God’s
creation through the study of plants, animals, and the human body!
The World of Plants: Discover the Creator’s handiwork as you study the beauty and intricacy of seeds, leaves, and flowers. Explore trees, fungi, algae, unusual plants, moss, and more.
The Human Body: The human body is an incredibly complex and created wonder.
Learn about the amazing functions of each system and understand that you are made in God’s image!
The World of Animals: Discover how each animal was designed by God to be unique, from cuddly mammals and slimy frogs to jellyfish, butterflies, and bacteria. Get ready for an exciting adventure!"
*there is an alternate schedule available for use which will schedule Lowers and Uppers together weekly*
https://www.masterbooks.com/gods-design-for-life-set-mb-edition
Literature
A few of our selections include:
The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett
Railway Children – Edith Nesbit
The Green Ember Series #1: The Green Ember – S.D. Smith
A Pennyworth of Peppermints – Mary Weeks Millard
Enrichment Studies
Spanish and ASL are a planned offering as well as various rotating enrichment studies.
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2021 - 2022
History
"BP Year One covers World and Biblical History from Creation through the Fall of Rome. Chronologically speaking, it starts with the seven days of Creation, and ends with the demise of the last Western Roman Emperor in AD 476. On the World History side, Year One starts with the four oldest known civilizations: Egyptian, Sumerian, Harappan and Chinese. It flows from there to the great empires of the Ancient Near East—from Egyptian and Akkadian to Assyrian, Babylonian, Hittite, Persian and more. Then come the Greco-Persian Wars, Classical Greece, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. Mixed in are empires and cultures from China, India, the Americas, and Africa beyond Egypt. On the Biblical History side, Year One covers both the Old Testament and the New. Since the events in the Bible all happened in ancient times, all our Biblical History falls in Year One. Later years cover Church History and Christian missions."
Science
"Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics presents a scientifically sound and God-honoring study of chemistry and physics for grades K-6. Your student will study the basic building blocks of creation, atoms and molecules, and then journey through simple chemicals, the laws of motion, and energy in its many forms, before discovering concepts of electricity and magnetism. Introduce your children to the fascinating world of chemistry and physics! The activities and projects in this course are sure to delight and inspire your young minds. They’ll begin by exploring the basic building blocks of creation, atoms and molecules, and then journey through simple chemicals, the laws of motion, and energy in its many forms, before discovering concepts of electricity and magnetism. Along the way, your students will make a bouncy ball, formulate a smoke bomb, build a solar oven, construct a working periscope, fashion a miniature motor, and create a lava lamp! All the while, God will be glorified as the Master Designer of all that they’re discovering about the world and how it works. This exciting course will give your students a love for learning and confidence in science that will carry them through the school years and beyond. It is an engaging way to teach your young students just how God made everything in the universe."
Literature Studies
"Five in a Row Volumes 1, 2 and 3 (Ages 5-9) are easy-to-follow, highly effective instructional guides for teaching Social Studies, Language, Art, Applied Math and Science using outstanding children’s literature as the basis for each weekly unit study. Lessons include a discussion guide and questions, teacher answers, hands-on activities, and suggestions for further study. Visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners and teachers will all benefit from Five in a Row’s variety of lessons and activities which are carefully laid out and available for you to choose whichever one fits your schedule for the day. You’ll find everything you need to be an effective teacher at your fingertips- pronunciation guides to foreign words or phrases, background information on history, geography, art and science lessons, facts, figures, and activity suggestions for a wonderful variety of hands-on learning experiences."
Enrichment classes will be available for each age group.
Some options that have been discussed are physical education, art, piano, and interest based themes and life skills. Each of these classes will depend on interest and finding parents willing and able to teach them.
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