Cycle 2 Literature Titles (New)

**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

Cycle 1 Literature Titles (New)

**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

Cycle 3 Fairy Tales, Nursery Rhymes, Fables & Mythology Form 2+

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

Cycle 1 Science and Nature: Nature & Animals Form 2+

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

Cycle 1 Fairy Tales, Nursery Rhymes, Fables & Mythology Form 2+

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

Cycle 1 Geography Form 2+

Form 2 includes students in grades four through six. The geography assignments listed here are lined up with the memory work. You may also want to use these resources to look up any locations that were mentioned in your history or literature reading.  Geography may be studied once per week, or every day, as you … Read more

Cycle 1 Apologetics Form 1, 2 & 3+

Besides Bible, Apologetics is the most important subject we study. Form 1+ (or whole family read aloud) Morning Bells: Waking Thoughts for Little Ones by Frances Ridley Havergal and Little Pillows: Goodnight Thoughts for the Little Ones by Frances Ridley Havergal These books are scheduled at a pace of two or three lessons per week. This is … Read more

Cycle 1 Science and Nature: Botany Form 2+

Choose one or two books from the list below for whole-family or independent reading, if you’d like to cover this subject. Sabbath Mood Living Science Guide: Form 2 Botany This curriculum is scheduled at a pace of one to two lessons per week over the entire school year. You will also need The First Book of … Read more

Cycle 1 Science and Nature: Anatomy Form 2+

Choose one or two books from the list below for whole-family or independent reading, if you’d like to cover this subject. Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology by Jeannie Fulbright and Brooke Ryan This book is scheduled over all twenty-eight weeks at a pace of one lesson every-other week. A lesson is typically about sixteen … Read more

Cycle 1 History Form 2+

Form 2 includes students who are in fourth through sixth grade. The following books can be read aloud to the whole family or read independently by a student who is able. The Mystery of History Vol. 1 by Linda Lacour Hobar Christian Worldview Includes World History Lined Up with Memory Work The Mystery of History books are written … Read more