**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
This book is for students in Form 4+ to use independently. Alternatively, you can read it aloud to the whole famiily. Evolution: The Grand Experiment Vol. 1 by Dr. Carl Werner This book is scheduled at a pace of seven to nine pages per week for the whole school year. Note, links on this page are … Read more
This is the independent reading schedule for Form 3 students. Alternatively, these books can be used for whole-family reading. The New Answers Book 1 by Ken Ham You can download the pdf schedule at the STAR Store Note, links on this page are affiliate links, in which I will make a small commission at no extra … Read more
Choose one or two books from the list below for whole-family or independent reading, if you’d like to cover this subject. Discovering What God Has Made by Karen Smith This book and the schedules that go with it are listed in all four cycles. There are two optional schedules to follow: 1. Schedule 1 follows the … Read more
Choose one or two books from the list below for whole-family or independent reading, if you’d like to cover this subject. A Nature Study Guide by W.S. Furneaux This book is scheduled at a pace of one chapter per week for the first three terms. Note, links on this page are affiliate links, in which I … Read more
Plant Life in Field and Garden by Arabella B. Buckley This book is scheduled at a pace of one chapter per week, beginning Week 1 and ending in Week 16. Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book 4 second edition This is scheduled in all four cycles at a pace of two to four lessons per week for twenty-eight … Read more
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 … Read more
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
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. You can find the pdf schedule at the … Read more
Choose one or two books from the list below for whole-family or independent reading, if you’d like to cover this subject. 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. The pdf schedule can be found at the STAR Store. An … Read more