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AmblesideOnline for Groups Form 1C 36-Week Schedule

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Weekly Readings

The following weekly readings should be broken up into daily readings in whatever way works best for your family.

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Week 1
Bible: Old Testament - Joshua 1, 2
New Testament - Jesus Heals Many People - Matthew 8:1-17
An Island Story ch 70 Elizabeth: The Story of a Most Unhappy Queen
This Country of Ours ch 10 How a Frenchman Avenged the Death of His Countrymen
Tree in the Trail ch 1 The Lone Sapling
Aesop's Fables: The Heron (pg 54 in the Milo Winter version)
The Princess and the Goblin ch 1-3
Parables from Nature ch 17 Purring When You're Pleased
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Kingsley's The Heroes Lesson #1 (Perseus; this is for students who will be moving to Form II next year)
3-5 William Blake poems
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 2
Bible: Old Testament - Joshua 3
New Testament - Jesus Calms a Storm and Casts Out Demons - Matthew 8:18-34
This Country of Ours ch 11 The Adventures of Sir Humphrey Gilbert
Fifty Famous Stories Retold ch 18 George Washington and His Hatchet
Tree in the Trail ch 2 The People Who Walked
Tree in the Trail ch 3 Arrows and Spears
Pagoo: ch 1 Pagoo Might Be a Hermit Crab
The Princess and the Goblin ch 4-6
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Kingsley's The Heroes Lesson #2 (for older students)
3-5 William Blake poems
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 3
Bible: Old Testament - Joshua 4, 5 [can skip verses 2-5 and 7-8 in ch 5]
New Testament - Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man - Matthew 9:1-8
An Island Story ch 71 Elizabeth: How England was Saved From the Spaniards
An Island Story ch 72 Elizabeth: The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh
Tree in the Trail ch 4 The Feasting on the Hill
Secrets of the Woods: Following the Deer - Summer Woods (first half; for older students)
Aesop's Fables: The Fox and the Goat (pg 58 in the Milo Winter version)
The Princess and the Goblin ch 7-9
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
American Tall Tales: Rainbow Walker: Johnny Appleseed, first half
Kingsley's The Heroes Lesson #3 (for older students)
3-5 William Blake poems
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 4
Bible: Old Testament - Joshua 6
New Testament - Jesus Heals and Teaches - Matthew 9:9-26
Child's History of the World ch 69 The Age of Elizabeth (ch 65 in 1st edition)
Fifty Famous Stories Retold ch 39 Doctor Goldsmith
Tree in the Trail ch 5 A New Animal on the Plains
Tree in the Trail ch 6 The Bearer of Messages
Pagoo: ch 2 Shifting Tides and Changing Hides
Secrets of the Woods: Following the Deer - Summer Woods (second half; for older students)
The Princess and the Goblin ch 10, 11
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
American Tall Tales: Rainbow Walker: Johnny Appleseed, second half
3-5 William Blake poems
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 5
Bible: Old Testament - Joshua 7
New Testament - More Healings - Matthew 9:27-38
This Country of Ours ch 12 About Sir Walter Raleigh's Adventures in the Golden West
A Drop of Water Section 13 How Clouds Form (experiment: Condensation Nuclei)
Tree in the Trail ch 7 The Talking-Tree
Aesop's Fables: The Cat, the Cock and the Young Mouse (pg 59 in the Milo Winter version)
The Princess and the Goblin ch 12-14
Parables from Nature ch 18 The Voices of the Earth
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
3-5 William Blake poems
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 6
Bible: Old Testament - Joshua 8
New Testament - The Sending out of the Twelve - Matthew 10
An Island Story ch 73 Elizabeth: The Story of the Queen's Favourite
An Island Story ch 74 James VI of Scotland: The Story of Guy Fawkes
Tree in the Trail ch 8 The Thunderbird Speaks
Tree in the Trail ch 9 Trappers Cross the Plains
Pagoo: ch 3 Pagoo IS a Hermit Crab
Aesop's Fables: The Wolf and The Shepherd (pg 59 in the Milo Winter version)
The Princess and the Goblin ch 15, 16
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Blue Fairy Book: Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Kingsley's The Heroes Lesson #4 (for older students)
3-5 William Blake poems
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 7
Bible: Old Testament - Joshua 9
New Testament - The Messengers from John the Baptist - Matthew 11:1-19
This Country of Ours ch 13 The Adventures of Captain John Smith
Bard of Avon OR Good Queen Bess, first third
Tree in the Trail ch 10 Wheels Turn on the Santa Fe Trail
Aesop's Fables: The Farmer and His Sons (pg 61 in the Milo Winter version)
The Princess and the Goblin ch 17-19
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Tales from Shakespeare (this term's play from AO's Shakespeare rotation)
Kingsley's The Heroes Lesson #5 (for older students)
3-5 William Blake poems
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 8
Bible: Old Testament - Joshua 10
New Testament - Come to Me and Rest - Matthew 11:20-30
This Country of Ours ch 14 More Adventures of Captain John Smith
Bard of Avon OR Good Queen Bess, middle third
Tree in the Trail ch 11 Jed and Buck
Tree in the Trail ch 12 The Race for Life
Pagoo: ch 4 At the Ringside
Aesop's Fables: The Goose and the Golden Egg (pg 62 in the Milo Winter version)
The Princess and the Goblin ch 20, 21
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
3-5 William Blake poems
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 9
Bible: Old Testament - Joshua 11, 12
New Testament - About the Sabbath - Matthew 12:1-21
This Country of Ours ch 15 How the Colony Was Saved
Fifty Famous Stories Retold ch 47 Casabianca
Bard of Avon OR Good Queen Bess, last third
Tree in the Trail ch 13 Post Office Tree
Aesop's Fables: The Astrologer (pg 65 in the Milo Winter version)
The Princess and the Goblin ch 22
Parables from Nature ch 19 The Master of the Harvest
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Kingsley's The Heroes Lesson #6 (for older students)
3-5 William Blake poems
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 10
Bible: Old Testament - Joshua 13, 14
New Testament - Teachings of Jesus - Matthew 12:22-50
This Country of Ours ch 16 How Pocahontas Took a Journey Over the Seas
Fifty Famous Stories Retold ch 49 Picciola
Tree in the Trail ch 14 Cottonwoods Don't Live Forever
Tree in the Trail ch 15 The Old Tree Dies
Pagoo: ch 5 A Ride and a Fall Far, Far From Home
The Princess and the Goblin ch 23-25
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Kingsley's The Heroes Lesson #7 (for older students)
3-5 William Blake poems
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 11
Bible: Old Testament - Joshua 15
New Testament - Parables, Part One - Matthew 13:1-30
An Island Story ch 75 James VI of Scotland: The Story of the Mayflower
Child's History of the World ch 70 James the Servant (ch 66 in 1st edition)
Tree in the Trail ch 16 A Kansas Twister
Aesop's Fables: Three Bullocks and a Lion (pg 66 in the Milo Winter version)
The Princess and the Goblin ch 26, 27
Parables from Nature ch 20 The Deliverer (a Christmas Parable)
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Kingsley's The Heroes Lesson #8 (for older students)
3-5 William Blake poems
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 12
Bible: Old Testament - Joshua 16, 17
New Testament - Parables, Part Two - Matthew 13:31-58
This Country of Ours ch 17 How the Redmen Fought Against Their White Brothers
Fifty Famous Stories Retold ch 23 How Napoleon Crossed the Alps
A Drop of Water Section 14 Snowflakes (experiment: Snowflakes)
Tree in the Trail ch 17 The Past Comes to Light
Tree in the Trail ch 18 The Ox Yoke
Pagoo: ch 6 A Starfish, and a Few Barnacles
The Princess and the Goblin ch 28-end
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Blue Fairy Book: East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Kingsley's The Heroes Lesson #9 (for older students)
3-5 William Blake poems
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Optional Exam Week

Week 13
Bible: Old Testament - Joshua 18
New Testament - The Death of John the Baptist - Matthew 14:1-12
An Island Story ch 76 Charles I: How a Woman Struck a Blow for Freedom
This Country of Ours ch 18 How Englishmen Fought a Duel With Tyranny
Landing of the Pilgrims: pg 1-9 (The Boy and the Postmaster; How Will Made a Great Decision; How Persecution Came upon the Separatists)
Tree in the Trail ch 19 The Yoke Goes to Independence
Pagoo: ch 7 Room and Board, Travel Included
Aesop's Fables: Mercury and the Woodman (pg 66 in the Milo Winter version)
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Children of the New Forest ch 1 and 2 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Sara Teasdale or Hilda Conkling
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 14
Bible: Old Testament - Joshua 19
New Testament - Jesus Feeds Five Thousand and Walks on Water - Matthew 14:13-36
An Island Story ch 77 Charles I: How the King and the Parliament Quarreled
Landing of the Pilgrims: pg 10-23 (Departure; Leyden Years; The Press)
A Drop of Water Section 15 Endless Variety
Tree in the Trail ch 20 Rendezvous at Council Grove
Tree in the Trail ch 21 Return to the Hill
Aesop's Fables: The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (pg 69 in the Milo Winter version)
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Children of the New Forest ch 3 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Sara Teasdale or Hilda Conkling
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 15
Bible: Old Testament - Joshua 20, 21
New Testament - Various Teachings and Miracles - Matthew 15
This Country of Ours ch 19 The Coming of the Cavaliers
Landing of the Pilgrims: pg 24-34 (Delfthaven Farewell; Aboard the Mayflower)
Tree in the Trail ch 22 How the Wheels Rolled Westward
Secrets of the Woods: Following the Deer - Still Hunting (first third; for older students)
Pagoo: ch 8 Around Snail Cousins' Rock
Aesop's Fables: The Milkmaid and her Pail (pg 74 in the Milo Winter version)
Parables from Nature ch 21 Inferior Animals
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Children of the New Forest ch 4 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Sara Teasdale or Hilda Conkling
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 16
Bible: Old Testament - Joshua 22
New Testament - Signs and Sayings - Matthew 16:1-12
An Island Story ch 78 Charles I: The Story of How the King was Brought to His Death
Child's History of the World ch 71 A King Who Lost His Head (ch 67 in 1st edition)
Landing of the Pilgrims: pg 35-51 (How Master Christopher Jones Brought; Landfall; How the Mayflower Came to Anchor at Cape Cod)
Tree in the Trail ch 23 At Bent's Fort
Tree in the Trail ch 24 The Hill That Was Called a Mouse
Secrets of the Woods: Following the Deer - Still Hunting (middle third; for older students)
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Children of the New Forest ch 5 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Sara Teasdale or Hilda Conkling
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 17
Bible: Old Testament - Joshua 23, 24
New Testament - Who is Jesus? - Matthew 16:13-28
An Island Story ch 79 The Commonwealth: The Adventures of a Prince
An Island Story ch 80 The Commonwealth: The Lord Protector Cromwell
Landing of the Pilgrims: pg 52-60 (Of the Adventure in the Shallop; The Third Discovery and the First Encounter)
Tree in the Trail ch 25 The Yoke Comes to Santa Fe
Secrets of the Woods: Following the Deer - Still Hunting (last third; for older students)
Pagoo: ch 9 In, Out, Up With Traveling Towers
Aesop's Fables: The Goatherd and the Goat (pg 75 in the Milo Winter version)
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Children of the New Forest ch 6 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Sara Teasdale or Hilda Conkling
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 18
Bible: Old Testament - Judges 1
New Testament - The Transfiguration - Matthew 17:1-13
An Island Story ch 81 Charles II: How Death Walked in the Streets of London
Landing of the Pilgrims: pg 61-73 (How the Discoverers Sought Thievish Bay; How the Mayflower Came to Plymouth Harbor; Lost in the Forest)
Tree in the Trail ch 26 The Heart of the West
Tree in the Trail ch 27 End of the Trail
A Drop of Water Section 16 Frost and Dew (experiment: Dew)
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Children of the New Forest ch 7 and 8 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Sara Teasdale or Hilda Conkling
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 19
Bible: Old Testament - Judges 2
New Testament - A Boy with a Demon, and the Payment of the Tax - Matthew 17:14-27
An Island Story ch 82 Charles II: The Story of How London was Burned
Fifty Famous Stories Retold ch 44 Maximilian and the Goose Boy
Landing of the Pilgrims: pg 74-84 (How the Spring Came and Samoset; Of the Visit of That Great Chief, Massasoit)
Seabird ch 1 The Ivory Gull
Pagoo: ch 10 Houses are Scarce in Tide-Pool Town
Aesop's Fables: The Wolf and the Housedog (pg 77 in the Milo Winter version)
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Blue Fairy Book: Snow-white and Rose Red
Children of the New Forest ch 9 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Sara Teasdale or Hilda Conkling
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 20
Bible: Old Testament - Judges 3
New Testament - Who is the Greatest?, and The Lost Sheep - Matthew 18:1-14
This Country of Ours ch 20 Bacon's Rebellion
Landing of the Pilgrims: pg 85-100 (The Return of the Mayflower; How Mr. Winslow Brought a Scarlet Coat to Massasoit; How Squanto Was Avenged)
Seabird ch 2 The Vision in the Snow
Seabird ch 3 Smart Traders
Aesop's Fables: The Quack Toad (pg 78 in the Milo Winter version)
Parables from Nature ch 22 The General Thaw
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Tales from Shakespeare (this term's play from AO's Shakespeare rotation)
Children of the New Forest ch 10 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Sara Teasdale or Hilda Conkling
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 21
Bible: Old Testament - Judges 4
New Testament - A Brother Who Sins, and The Unforgiving Servant - Matthew 18:15-35
Child's History of the World ch 72 Red Cap and Red Heels (ch 68 in 1st edition)
This Country of Ours ch 21 The Story of the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe
Landing of the Pilgrims: pg 101-110 (Of the Arrival of the Ship Fortune; Of the Strange Message from Canonicus; Thanksgiving, 1621)
Seabird ch 4 The Ivory Bird Soars
Pagoo: ch 11 A Concrete Tile Can Crawl Both Ways
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Blue Fairy Book: The Forty Thieves
American Tall Tales: Hammerhead: John Henry, first half
Children of the New Forest ch 11 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Sara Teasdale or Hilda Conkling
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 22
Bible: Old Testament - Judges 5
New Testament - Teachings about Marriage and Money - Matthew 19
This Country of Ours ch 22 The Story of the Pilgrim Fathers
Landing of the Pilgrims: pg 111-124 (Of a Strange Plot; Of How They Built a Strong Fort for Their Defense; Concerning the Coming of the Charity and the Swan)
Seabird ch 5 Seabird Learns About Whales
Seabird ch 6 A Nantucket Sleighride
Aesop's Fables: The Cat and the Fox (pg 82 in the Milo Winter version)
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
American Tall Tales: Hammerhead: John Henry, second half half
Children of the New Forest ch 12 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Sara Teasdale or Hilda Conkling
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 23
Bible: Old Testament - Judges 6
New Testament - The Workers in the Vineyard - Matthew 20:1-16
This Country of Ours ch 23 The Founding of Massachusetts
Fifty Famous Stories Retold ch 48 Antonio Canova
Landing of the Pilgrims: pg 125-138 (How Massasoit Disclosed a Most Villanous Plot; How Witawamat Lost His Head; How Began Free Enterprise)
Seabird ch 7 A Gallopin' Fishpole
Pagoo: ch 12 Hermit House From an Ancient Jungle
Aesop's Fables: Two Travelers and a Bear (pg 83 in the Milo Winter version)
Parables from Nature ch 23 The Light of Life
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Children of the New Forest ch 13 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Sara Teasdale or Hilda Conkling
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 24
Bible: Old Testament - Judges 7
New Testament - A Mother's Request, and the Healing of Two Blind Men - Matthew 20:17-34
This Country of Ours ch 24 The Story of Harry Vane
This Country of Ours ch 25 The Story of Anne Hutchinson And the Founding of Rhode Island
Landing of the Pilgrims: pg 139-end (How Came the Good Ship Anne and the Pinnace Ye Little James; The Sailing of the Anne and of the Great Fire; Good News From New England; Twenty Years Later)
Seabird ch 8 Fin Out
Seabird ch 9 Cutting In
Pagoo: ch 13 The Grotto of Eating Trees
Parables from Nature ch 24 Gifts
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Children of the New Forest ch 14 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Sara Teasdale or Hilda Conkling
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Optional Exam Week

Week 25
Bible: Old Testament - Judges 8
New Testament - Jesus Enters Jerusalem - Matthew 21:1-22
This Country of Ours ch 26 The Founding of Harvard
This Country of Ours ch 27 How Quakers First Came To New England
Seabird ch 10 Cleaning Ship
Aesop's Fables: The Dog and His Reflection (pg 84 in the Milo Winter version)
Parables from Nature ch 25 Night and Day
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
American Tall Tales: Steelmaker: Joe Magarac, first half
Children of the New Forest ch 15 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 26
Bible: Old Testament - Judges 9
New Testament - The Parable of the Two Sons, and the Parable of the Tenants - Matthew 21:23-46
An Island Story ch 83 James II: The Fiery Cross
This Country of Ours ch 28 How Maine And New Hampshire Were Founded
Seabird ch 11 In the Captain's Cabin
Seabird ch 12 Islands in the Sea
Aesop's Fables: The Hare and the Tortoise (pg 84 in the Milo Winter version)
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
American Tall Tales: Steelmaker: Joe Magarac, second half
Children of the New Forest ch 16 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 27
Bible: Old Testament - Judges 10
New Testament - The Parable of the Wedding Feast, and Some Hard Questions - Matthew 22
An Island Story ch 84 James II: The Story of King Monmouth
An Island Story ch 85 James II: The Story of the Seven Bishops
Pagoo: ch 14 Among the Crabs, a Shy Masked Lady
Seabird ch 13 The Changing Years
Secrets of the Woods: Following the Deer - Winter Trails (first third; for older students)
Blue Fairy Book: The White Cat
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Children of the New Forest ch 17 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 28
Bible: Old Testament - Judges 11
New Testament - Jesus Speaks Against the Pharisees - Matthew 23
An Island Story ch 86 James II: William the Deliverer
An Island Story ch 87 William III and Mary II: Brave Londonderry
Seabird ch 14 Timber, Sticks, and String
Seabird ch 15 How to Stop a Full-Rigged Ship
Secrets of the Woods: Following the Deer - Winter Trails (second third; for older students)
Aesop's Fables: The Fox and the Crow (pg 87 in the Milo Winter version)
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Children of the New Forest ch 18 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 29
Bible: Old Testament - Judges 12, 13
New Testament - Jesus Speaks of the Future - Matthew 24
An Island Story ch 88 William III and Mary II: The Story of a Sad Day in a Highland Glen
Pagoo: ch 15 Pagoo Takes a Shell--Keeps It, Too
A Drop of Water Section 17 Water and Light (experiments: Refraction; Rainbows; Spherical Raindrops)
Seabird ch 16 Shifting Shadows
Secrets of the Woods: Following the Deer - Winter Trails (last third; for older students)
Aesop's Fables: The Lion's Share (pg 90 in the Milo Winter version)
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Children of the New Forest ch 19 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 30
Bible: Old Testament - Judges 14
New Testament - The Coming of the Son of Man - Matthew 25
Child's History of the World ch 73 A Self-Made Man (ch 69 in 1st edition)
Fifty Famous Stories Retold ch 19 Grace Darling
Pagoo: ch 16 Death Trap!
Seabird ch 17 Lines, Winds, and Waves
Seabird ch 18 Good Luck and Bad
Parables from Nature ch 26 Kicking
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Children of the New Forest ch 20 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 31
Bible: Old Testament - Judges 15
New Testament - The Plot Against Jesus, and the Anointing at Bethany - Matthew 26:1-16
An Island Story ch 89 Anne: How the Union Jack was Made
Fifty Famous Stories Retold ch 40 The Kingdoms
Pagoo: ch 17 A Fright, a Frolic, and a Farewell
Seabird ch 19 The Sea is an Enemy
Aesop's Fables: The Northwind and the Sun (pg 91 in the Milo Winter version)
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Tales from Shakespeare (this term's play from AO's Shakespeare rotation)
Children of the New Forest ch 21 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 32
Bible: Old Testament - Judges 16
New Testament - Jesus Eats the Passover Meal - Matthew 26:17-35
An Island Story ch 90 George I: The Story of the Earl of Mar's Hunting Party
D'Aulaire's Ben Franklin, first third
Pagoo: ch 18 Down to the Depths of Deep Hole
Seabird ch 20 The Sea is a Friend
Seabird ch 21 Magic Can Be Spun From Simple Things
Parables from Nature ch 27 Imperfect Instruments
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Children of the New Forest ch 22 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 33
Bible: Old Testament - Judges 17, 18 (Judges 19-21 are not scheduled)
New Testament - Jesus Prays in Gethsemane and is Arrested - Matthew 26:36-56
An Island Story ch 91 George II: The Story of Bonnie Prince Charlie
D'Aulaire's Ben Franklin, middle third
Pagoo: ch 19 Can This Be the End of Pagoo?
Seabird ch 22 The Age of Sail Dies Slowly
Aesop's Fables: The Ass in the Lion's Skin (pg 93 in the Milo Winter version)
Blue Fairy Book: Princess and the Glass Hill
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Children of the New Forest ch 23 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 34
Bible: Old Testament - Ruth 1
New Testament - The Trial of Jesus - Matthew 26:57-75
An Island Story ch 92 George II: The Story of Flora MacDonald
D'Aulaire's Ben Franklin, last third
Seabird ch 23 Some People Grow to be Machines
Seabird ch 24 A Matter of Bridges
Parables from Nature ch 29 Birds in the Nest
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Children of the New Forest ch 24 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 35
Bible: Old Testament - Ruth 2, 3
New Testament - Jesus Before Pilate, and the Death of Jesus - Matthew 27
An Island Story ch 93 George II: The Story of the Black Hole of Calcutta
Child's History of the World ch 74 A Prince Who Ran Away (ch 70 in 1st edition)
Pagoo: ch 20 Endless Rhythm of an Old, Old Sea
Seabird ch 25 Old Birds Find New Wings
Secrets of the Woods: Following the Deer - Snow Bound (first half; for older students)
Aesop's Fables: The Bees, and Wasps and the Hornet (pg 94 in the Milo Winter version)
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Children of the New Forest ch 25 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Week 36
Bible: Old Testament - Ruth 4
New Testament - The Resurrection - Matthew 28
An Island Story ch 94 George II: The Story of How Canada Was Won
Seabird ch 26 Three Partners Inspect a New Ship
Seabird ch 27 A Sailing of Ships
Secrets of the Woods: Following the Deer - Snow Bound (second half; for older students)
Aesop's Fables: The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle (pg 96 in the Milo Winter version)
Pilgrim's Progress Book II (read Christiana's Journey over this year)
Children of the New Forest ch 26 and 27 (for older students)
3-5 poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poems of A.A. Milne and Robert Louis Stevenson (for younger students)
Penmanship or Copywork 4 or 5 times per week
Reading Instruction or Reading Practice 4 or 5 times per week
Math 4 or 5 times per week
Recitation
Foreign Language
Correspond history readings with a timeline and map
Map Drill
Art
Handicrafts
The term's Composer Study (Music Appreciation)
This term's Picture Study (Art Appreciation)
Singing this month's folksong and hymn
Nature Study

Optional Exam Week

Last updated: Jul 9, 2024 (Kingsley's The Heroes schedule was updated)