Academy Resources 2018-19

Academy was fun this year with a focus on Westward Expansion in American History and a sweeping read of the History of the World.  We learned a little general science, read a bunch of classic literature, and fell in love with the poetry of Langston Hughes. 

Here, in list form, is what we studied.  I think the only book we didn't complete was the Usborne Science Experiment book--otherwise, we read it all, from cover to cover!


Character Development
Teach Them to Your Children: An Alphabet of Biblical Poems, Verse, and Stories by Sarah Wean
Fair Play by Munro Leaf
How to Behave and Why by Munro Leaf

World History/Geography
A Child's History of the World by Virgil M. Hillyer
Mummy Cat by Marcus Ewert
D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths
"Horatius at the Bridge" by Thomas Babington, Lord Macaulay 
Of Numbers and Stars:  The Story of Hypatia by D. Anne Love
Pompeii Buried Alive by Edith Kunhardt
Usborne Children's Picture Atlas by Ruth Brocklehurst


American History
I Walked to Zion by Susan Arrington Madsen
Abraham Lincoln by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
Freedom Train:  The Story of Harriet Tubman by Dorothy Sterling
Go Down, Moses performed by Paul Robeson--https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3OjHIhLCDs
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Ox Cart Man by Donald Hall
Johnny Appleseed by Gini Holland
Daniel Boone by Katherine E. Wilkie
Liberty's Kids (various episodes)
A Picture Book of Thomas Alva Edison by David A. Adler

Science
God's Protected World (Rod and Staff grade 3 science text)
A Seed is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts Aston
Oreo Phases of the Moon--https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/workshops/phasesSeasons/OreoPhases.pdf
Little Owl's Night by Divya Srinivasan
You Belong Here by M. H. Clark
How High is the Sky? by Anna Millbourne
The Usborne Book of Science Experiments by Jane Hall


Literature
The Children's Classic Poetry Collection compiled by Nicola Baxter
The Golden Treasury of Children's Literature edited and collected by Bryna and Louis Untermeyer
Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes ed. David Roessel and Arnold Rampersad
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
The Children's Book of Virtues ed. William J. Bennett
The Children's Book of Heroes ed. William J. Bennett
The Children's Book of Faith ed. William J. Bennett

Fine Arts
Form Drawing (Math by Hand)

 Advent
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
The Story of the Other Wise Man by Henry Van Dyke
A King James Christmas ed. Catherine Schuon and Michael Fitzgerald
Advent Morning Time Plans by Pam Barnhill
The Messiah--For Unto Us a Child is Born
Christmas Stories for the Soul collected by LDS Family School
The Little Dummer Boy
Carol of the Bells
Angels We Have Heard on High
Nativity Craft for Kids by No Time for Flashcards
Holly Berry Surprise Ball by The House that Lars Built
Memorize Luke 2 from www.BrightlyStreet.com
Nativity Copywork freebies from www.inallyoudo.com
Jacob's Gift by Max Lucado
Usborne The Story of the Nativity by Anna Millbourne and Alessandra Roberti


Art/Music Appreciation
Getting to Know the World's Great Composers:  Duke Ellington by Mike Venezia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb2w2m1JmCY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDQpZT3GhDg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoDm_O71iYk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDVZdZMCc0w
Getting to Know the Word's Great Artists: Jacob Lawrence by Mike Venezia

It was our last year of the Elementary 8.

For us, next year's school will take a different shape!

Comments

  1. DawnMay 25, 2019 at 7:27 AM

    Awesome! What a wonderful list.
    Blessings. Dawn

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  2. DanielleMay 25, 2019 at 8:38 PM

    Oreo really is coming out with moon phase cookies for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. Because I live in a NASA city, it’s starting to be a big deal here, and if I drive down NASA road, there are all kinds of signs and preparations for the anniversary. We found this beautifully inspirational speech by JFK on YouTube. It’s a good one to memorize, at least just the first few lines about mankind. Just don’t get sucked into the rabbit hole of the conspiracy theories about his death if you do watch it. So easy to do.
    https://youtu.be/kJqSdE1fZjE

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  3. MarilynMay 25, 2019 at 9:31 PM

    Every time I see your book lists I am in awe! You read so much good literature! We need to read aloud together more!

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    1. AflyonmyhomeschoolwallMay 26, 2019 at 7:46 AM

      And when I see your unit studies, I think I should try them! :) I think we might serve our families best by teaching with our unique strengths, following promptings when to branch out and develop weaknesses into strengths, and simply being grateful for the experiences we are having as homeschoolers!

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