Cycle 4 Literature Titles (New)

**This list is rough, and more details are coming soon!  I have always wanted STAR to be a “choose your own adventure” style curriculum. With that in mind, I have been studying literature like crazy–literature by Form (grade level group), literature by Cycle, and literature by word count. I started focusing on word counts because assigning … Read more

Cycle 2 Literature Titles (New)

**This list is rough, and more details are coming soon!  I have always wanted STAR to be a “choose your own adventure” style curriculum. With that in mind, I have been studying literature like crazy–literature by Form (grade level group), literature by Cycle, and literature by word count. I started focusing on word counts because assigning … Read more

Cycle 3 Literature Titles (New)

**This list is rough, and more details are coming soon!  I have always wanted STAR to be a “choose your own adventure” style curriculum. With that in mind, I have been studying literature like crazy–literature by Form (grade level group), literature by Cycle, and literature by word count. I started focusing on word counts because assigning … Read more

Cycle 1 Literature Titles (New)

**This list is rough, and more details are coming soon!  I have always wanted STAR to be a “choose your own adventure” style curriculum. With that in mind, I have been studying literature like crazy–literature by Form (grade level group), literature by Cycle, and literature by word count. I started focusing on word counts because assigning … Read more

Cycle 4 Fairy Tales, Nursery Rhymes, Fables & Mythology Form 3+

Choose one or two books from the list below for whole-family or independent reading, if you’d like to cover this subject. The Complete Grimm’s Fairy Tales This book is scheduled over all four cycles at a pace of one or two fairy tales per week. Note that Grimm’s Fairy Tales tend to be more graphic … Read more

Cycle 4 Fairy Tales, Nursery Rhymes, Fables & Mythology Form 2+

Choose one or two books from the list below for whole-family or independent reading, if you’d like to cover this subject. Hans Christian Andersen’s Complete Fairy Tales (Leather-bound Classics) This book is read over all four cycles at a pace of one or two fairy tales per week.   Fairy Tales Too Good to Miss: Aboard … Read more

Cycle 4 Fairy Tales, Nursery Rhymes, Fables & Mythology Form 1+

Choose one or two books from the list below for whole-family or independent reading, if you’d like to cover this subject. Form 1b+ (first grade & up) Aesop’s Fables for Children by Milo Winter This book is scheduled over all four cycles at a pace of one to two fables per week.   Form 1a+ (second grade … Read more

Cycle 4 Fairy Tales, Nursery Rhymes, Fables & Mythology Form 0+

Charlotte Mason’s schools didn’t include preschool children, but if whole-family homeschooling is important to you, no doubt, your youngest children will want to hear some stories, too. These nursery rhymes were selected for the youngest children (Form 0 and above) in lieu of aesop’s fables (Form 1+) or Fairy Tales (Form 1+, 2+ and 3+). … Read more

Cycle 3 Fairy Tales, Nursery Rhymes, Fables & Mythology Form 3+

Form 3+ (grade 7 & up) The Complete Grimm’s Fairy Tales This book is scheduled over all four cycles at a pace of one or two fairy tales per week. Note that Grimm’s Fairy Tales tend to be more graphic and shocking than the child-friendly fairy tales that are scheduled in earlier forms. Fairy Tales Too … Read more