Free Curriculum Guide (Grades 1 to 12)
After the preparatory level (in which students learn to read from ages 2 to 5), the family can enjoy learning together with a peaceful morning schedule. Do just 3 lessons per day - 1 from each program of study: Christian Study (1/3 humanities in Bible, History, Geo.), Enrichment Study (1/3 fine arts in Art, Music, Literature+), and Individual Study (1/3 core subjects in Math, Science, Language Arts) for a complete and balanced curriculum.
Program 1: Christian Study (Family Together)
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Our Christian Study gives you daily lesson plans that guide your whole family in a study of the Bible, alongside History, Geography, and Biography of that time period.
Choose 1 time period per year. |
Subject → |
Bible |
History |
Geography |
Year 1 Ancient Age |
Old Testament Hymn Study 6 Scripture Memory 10 Bible Facts 100+ |
Ancient History Ancient Biography US History (Day 4) |
Africa Middle East |
Year 2 Middle Ages |
New Testament Gospels Hymn Study 6 Scripture Memory 10 Bible Facts 100+ |
Middle History Middle Biography US History (Day 4) |
Europe Asia |
Year 3 Early Modern |
Early Church Epistles Hymn Study 6 Scripture Memory 10 Bible Facts 100+ |
Colonial & Industrial Early Modern Biography US History (Day 4) |
Americas Other |
Year 4 Modern |
Church History Epistles, Revelation Hymn Study 6 Scripture Memory 10 Bible Facts 100+ |
Modern History Modern Biography US History (Day 4) |
States |
- Year 5: American History - is optional but recommended.
- You can cycle through Program 1 and Program 2 two times or more as it offers grade-level assignments.
- Day 4 (US History) includes good citizenship.
Program 2: Enrichment Study (Family Together)
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Our Enrichment Study gives you daily lesson plans in a wide array of subjects (listed below) for the whole family to enjoy together!
Choose 1 handbook per year. |
Subject ↓ Art Study |
Art Skills (Drawing, Painting, Sculpting), Art Appreciation (Picture Study & Biography) with Timeline entries |
Music Study |
Music Skills (Piano or other instrument, optional) Music Appreciation (Listening, Biography) with Timeline entries |
Literature |
Family read aloud classics Great books course for older students |
Foreign Languages |
Latin Primer French (or other Modern Language Study) |
Habits & Manners |
10+ good manner/habit lessons per year with entries in Book of Mottoes |
Nature Study |
36 Nature Studies (1 per week) with entries in Nature Journal 1 Burgess Nature Book read aloud per year |
Poetry |
3 Poems Memorized per Year |
Handicrafts |
3 handicraft projects per year (1 per term) |
Shakespeare or Other |
1 play per year |
Scripture Memory |
10 selections per year (1 per month) |
Program 3: Individual Study (by grade-level)
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Our Individual Study gives you daily lesson plans for guided or independent grade-level seatwork in math, science, and language arts.
Choose 1 handbook per student. |
Subject → |
Math |
Science |
Language Arts |
Grade 1 |
Your choice |
Living Science Course + Nature Study |
Reading, Writing Little House in the Big Woods |
Grade 2 |
Your choice |
Living Science Course + Nature Study |
Reading, Writing, Spelling Farmer Boy |
Grade 3 |
Your choice |
Living Science Course + Nature Study |
Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar Little House on the Praire |
Grade 4 |
Your choice |
Living Science Course + Nature Study |
Reading, Writing, Spelling Grammar On the Banks of Plum Creek |
Grade 5 |
Your choice Typing |
Living Science Course + Nature Study |
Reading, Writing, Spelling Grammar. Latin 1* By the Shores of Silver Lake |
Grade 6 |
Your choice Typing |
Living Science Course + Nature Study |
Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar, Latin 2* The Long Winter |
Grade 7 |
Pre-Algebra |
General Science |
Reading, Writing, Spelling, Latin 3*, Logic 1 Little Town on the Prairie |
Grade 8 |
Algebra I |
Physical Science |
Reading, Writing, Spelling, Latin 4*, Logic 2 These Happy Golden Years |
Grade 9 |
Geometry |
Biology |
English/Composition Henle Latin, Rhetoric 1* |
Grade 10 |
Algebra II |
Chemistry |
English/Composition Henle Latin, Rhetoric 2* |
Grade 11 |
Money Management + Dual Credit or Pre-Calculous |
Dual Credit or Physics |
Dual Credit or English/Composition |
Grade 12 |
Income Tax Filing + Dual Credit or Calculous |
Dual Credit or (Elective or Advanced Class) |
Dual Credit or English/Composition |
*optional classical study
- Literature and Great Books are included in Enrichments.
- Copywork and Dictation are included in Language Arts
- The Little House Series helps students connect with American History each year and provide heritage projects. If your child already read the series, it's okay. They are always enjoyed a second time with more depth.
