Ambleside Classical

Merry Christmas to me! I just put the finishing touches on our rough draft for 2008 fall term. We have used some CM principles, some helpful ideas from Ambleside Online, and mixed them together with what works for OUR family. I still have to choose some Fine Arts components, but here is what I came up with so far.

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6^th Grade Curriculum - Term 1

American History (1865-1890)

• Reconstructing America by Joy Hakim – Ch 1-37
  (Pre-read 3 chapters per week as teacher background.
  Assign as independent reading or read together and
  discuss)

• TruthQuest History AHYS III – use commentary as
  teacher background and discussion material.
  Use TQ book list to set up a Book Basket of free reading.

• Keep a history notebook or timeline book.

• Create a reading log of books read.

Bible

• Discover 4 Yourself Bible Studies by Kay Arthur or

• One Year Bible – New Living Translation

Biography

• Always Inventing: A Photobiography of Alexander Graham Bell
  (6 weeks)

• biography of Booker T Washington or George Washington Carver (6 weeks)

English

• alternate 2 weeks of grammar instruction with 2 weeks of
  writing instruction

• dictation and Calvert School Spelling CD

• typing software

• narration

Geography

• Integrate with American History using weekly
  blackline maps & Trail Guide to US History

• Memorize States/Capitals using games, software, songs

Literature

• Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

• Old Yeller by Fred Gipson

• Book Basket reading and additional selections as desired from Ambleside Online
  

Music (See Fine Arts-At-A-Glance schedule)

• Classical Composer - Johann Straus Jr.

• Hymns (2) - tbd
  

• Folk Song (1) - tbd
  

Plutarch

• The Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Greeks by Gould or Our Young Folks Plutarch by Kaufman

Poetry

• John Greenleaf Whittier

Science

• Variety of inquiries and readings from TOPS Science, Bob Jones University Science, Janice VanCleave books, home library, public library, kits, local classes. Emphasize vocabulary and labs.

• Keep a science notebook of vocabulary words, hand- drawn diagrams, reading lists, and labs.

• Complete one major science project or participate in a
  science fair.

Shakespeare

• Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. Nesbit

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