**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
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
Form 2+ (fourth grade & up) 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: Beside the Sea by Lisa M. Ripperton This book is only scheduled during Cycle 3, at a pace … Read more
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 & up): Fairy Tales Too Good to Miss: Around the Fire by Lisa M. Ripperton You can download the pdf at the … Read more
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
Form 1a includes students in grades two and three. The Story of the World Volume 3 by Susan Wise Bauer Includes World History Lined Up with Memory Work The Story of the World is a series of books by Susan Wise Bauer are a three volume set, spanning perfectly over the four Claritas Publishing cycles. Chapters are … Read more
hoose 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 suggested schedule … Read more
In addition to reading the Bible, students in Form 3 and up may read books to further their knowledge of the Bible. Here are some suggestions: Track 1 The Savior of the World Volume IV: The Bread of Life by Charlotte Mason and The Saviour of the World Volume V: The Great Controversy by Charlotte Mason What a fabulous resource! … Read more
In addition to reading the Bible, students in Form 3 and up may read books to further their knowledge of the Bible. Here are some suggestions: Track 1 The Saviour of the World Volume I, The Holy Infancy by Charlotte Mason What a fabulous resource! Charlotte Mason herself wrote seven volumes of poetry about God’s Holy Word! I recommend … Read more
Information We sing this hymn during Cycle 3 and read about it in Cycle 3, Week 9. You can find the hymns to sing and study in Cycle 3 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 … Read more