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
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
This is really a basic checklist for going through the Claritas Publishing Cycle 1 memory work. You’ll need to purchase their guide to see the contents of the memory work. You can download the pdf at the STAR Store.
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
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
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
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
We sing hymns at STAR Homeschool Community every week. You can also sing hymns at home! In our home, we sing two hymns per day. If we sing all of these hymns over the four cycles of the STAR curriculum, our family will learn more than one hundred hymns. Little by little, it adds up! Hymns to … Read more
For Bible, you will need the following resources: And some optional resources you might consider are: Bible You can go through the Bible in one, two, four, or eight years with this reading plan. There are four seven-week terms in a year, and each term’s reading can be seen below on the pdf. Bible is … Read more