Cycle 1 Hymn: The Doxology

STAR Homeschool Cycle 1 Hymns to Sing and Study

Information We sing this hymn during Cycle 1 Cycle 1, Week 1. You can find the hymns to sing and study in Cycle 1 here. Here are some websites with information about this hymn: Videos: Learn how to play this hymn on piano: Book Pages: Below, you will find page numbers for reading about this hymn … Read more

Cycle 1 Read Aloud Form 1a+

Reading aloud is one of the very best things about homeschooling! So often, people underestimate the educational value of gathering the children together to hear a story. This is not “extra,” in addition to the “important” subjects. This, besides Bible, is one of the most important things that a family can spend their school day … Read more

Cycle 1 Language Arts & Literature Form 4+

Excellence in Literature: British Literature by Janice Campbell Excellence in Literature Handbook for Writers by Ian Johnston and Janice Campbell Beowulf King Lear by William Shakespeare Paradise Lost by John Milton Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte To the Lighthouse by Virginia Wolf You can download the pdf at the STAR Store Note, … Read more

Cycle 1 Science: Nature Projects

Nature Projects Form 1+ Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots by Sharon Lovejoy This book is scheduled for Terms 3 and 4 and is spread over all four cycles. I chose Terms 3 and 4 because, if you begin school in late Summer or early Fall (with Term 1), the gardening activities in this book will make … Read more

Cycle 1 Habit Training

Habit training involves life skills and character training. Some of the books and concepts will overlap, because these subjects, like so much of life, are interconnected.  Cycle 1 Character Term 1 Put Off: Complaining/Ingratitude Put On: Thankfulness Term 2 Put Off: Lying, Deceit, Dishonesty Put On: Honesty, Truthfulness Term 3 Put Off: Worry, Anxiety Put On: Faith, Thought of God … Read more

Cycle 1 Life Reading Form 5+

The following book is scheduled over the entire school year, at a pace of about two or three readings per week. Self-Knowledge: Ourselves, Book 1 Youth Edition by Charlotte Mason You can download the pdfs 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