**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 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 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
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
American Literature: Reading and Writing Through the Classics (Excellence in Literature) by Janice Campbell Excellence in Literature Handbook for Writers by Ian Johnston and Janice Campbell On Writing Well by William Zinsser The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne Moby Dick by Herman Melville The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain … Read more
Attached, you will find the syllabus for Form 3 IEW & Grammar. All of the following books are used in the Form 3 Language Arts schedule: Following Narnia Volume 1: The Lion’s Song You will need to purchase the student guide, as well as the teacher’s guide. Fundamental Grammar Cycle 3 Units I & II Fundamental … Read more
At our community, Form 1b students hear a picture book read aloud each week. You can read these books at home, as well! See the list of books below and download the pdf reading schedule. This is the list of picture books for Form 1b students: You can download the pdf at the STAR Store Optional: … Read more
At our community, Form 1b students hear a picture book read aloud each week. You can read these books at home, as well! See the list of books below and download the pdf reading schedule. This is the list of picture books for Form 1b students: You can download the pdf at the STAR Store Note, … Read more
Language Arts Books If you are teaching your children using Charlotte Mason’s methods and including narration, dictation and copy work, there is really no reason to use an additional spelling or handwriting program. With this in mind, I have not scheduled a full syllabus of language arts materials. Instead, I have listed some phonics/reading programs … 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