Cycle 1 Science and Nature: Nature & Animals Form 1+

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Choose one or two books from the list below for whole-family or independent reading, if you’d like to cover this subject.

Nature Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of the Natural World by Julia Rothman

This is a beautifully illustrated book! Short bits of information about plants and animals and nature. A matching nature notebook and an activity book and sticker book are available as well. This book is scheduled at a pace of 3 or 4 readings per week.

The Mother West Wind Stories

There are four books in the series that is scheduled for Cycle 1. You can purchase them all together in one volume, or separately.  There are also links to free versions listed below. These stories are scheduled at a pace of two or three chapters per week for all twenty-eight weeks.

The Mother West Wind Series, Volume I by Thornton W. Burgess

This is a single book that contains all four Mother West Wind stories that are scheduled for this school year.

Old Mother West Wind by Thornton W. Burgess 

This book is scheduled during Term 1.

Mother West Wind’s Children  by Thornton W. Burgess

This book is scheduled during Term 2.

Mother West Wind’s Animal Friends by Thornton W. Burgess

This book is scheduled during Term 3.

Mother West Wind’s Neighbors by Thornton W. Burgess

This book is scheduled during Term 4.

The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat by Thornton W. Burgess

Thornton Burgess books are such a fun introduction to nature through story! This book is scheduled at a pace of one to two chapters per week for the first two terms. Thornton Burgess books are some of my favorites!

The Adventures of Peter Cottontail by Thornton W. Burgess

This book is scheduled during terms 3 and 4 at a pace of two chapters per week.

Christian Liberty Nature Reader: Book K (2008)

This book is scheduled at a pace of one lesson per week from Week 1 through Week 26 of all four cycles.

Christian Liberty Nature Reader: Book 1 (1996)

This book is scheduled at a pace of three or four lessons per week for all twenty-eight weeks of all four cycles.

Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book 2 second edition

This book is scheduled at a pace of one or two lessons per week for twenty-eight weeks of all four cycles.

Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book 3 second edition

This book is scheduled at a pace of one or two lessons per week for twenty-eight weeks of all four cycles.

You can download the pdf schedules at the STAR Store

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