Family Read Aloud Books or Independent Reading: Nature, Form 4+ Countryside Rambles by W. S. Furneaux whole year This book is scheduled at a pace of one chapter per week for all twenty-eight weeks. It is scheduled to start mid-book, with the assumption that the school year begins in the Fall. If you are starting school at … Read more
The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre whole year This book is scheduled at a pace of one or two chapters per week for all twenty-eight weeks. You can download the pdf schedules at the STAR Store Note, links on this page are affiliate links, in which I will make a small commission at … Read more
By Pond and River by Arabella Buckley Terms 1 & 2 This book is scheduled at a pace of one chapter per week from Week 1 through Week 12. Holiday Pond by Edith M. Patch Terms 1 & 2 This book is scheduled at a pace of one chapter per week from Week 1 to Week 11. The “Look … Read more
The Adventures of Bobby Coon by Thornton W. Burgess Term 1 This book is scheduled at a pace of three or four chapters per week from Week 1 through Week 6. The Adventures of Grandfather Frog by Thornton W. Burgess Term 3 This book is scheduled at a pace of two to four chapters per week … Read more
Form 1+ The Burgess Bird Book by Thornton Burgess This is one of my family’s favorite books! This book is scheduled at a pace of one or two chapters per week for all four terms. Form 2+ Bird Stories by Edith M. Patch Terms 1 and 2. Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth … Read more
What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained by Robert L. Wolke This book is scheduled at a pace of half a chapter per week for all twenty-eight weeks. Guest Hollow High School Chemistry in the Kitchen This is a complete science curriculum with it’s own schedule included. It is a 36-week curriculum and the first … Read more
Parables from Nature by Mrs. Alfred Gatty This book is scheduled at a pace of one chapter per week. You can download the pdf schedules at the STAR Store Note, links on this page are affiliate links, in which I will make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting the … Read more
Choose one or two books from the list below for whole-family or independent reading, if you’d like to cover this subject. The “Look About You” Nature Study Books, Book II by Thomas Hoare This book is scheduled at a pace of one chapter per week for Week 15 through Week 24. Fins, Feathers, and Faith: Wisdom from … Read more
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 most sense … Read more
Choose one or two books from the list below for whole-family or independent reading, if you’d like to cover this subject. Mother West Wind, Volume II by Thornton W. Burgess This volume contains all four “Mother West Wind” stories that are scheduled during Cycle 2. You can purchase this volume, or find the stories individually. There is … Read more