Here is a brief outline of our combined AO Year
4/5 course of study.
| Subject |
Suggested Books or Curricula |
| Bible |
Read through the KJV Bible using
Calvary Chapel's Online Sunday School Curriculum>
Old
Testament | New
Testament
Trial and Triumph (Church History)
by Richard Hannula for older students (5th grade and up)
|
| Math |
Math drills and review from 4th
grade |
| Foreign Language |
French with Mom |
| Grammar and
Composition |
Review parts of speech usage using
Teaching
Basic English Rules
Oral narration after every reading. Begin written
narrations one time per week, spending some time learning
how to write a good 5 sentence paragraph in 5 weeks.
Copy Bible verses neatly from Bible study or use prepared
copywork from either a handwriting course or the AOCopywork
Group list.
|
| History and
Historical Tales and Biographies |
Begin reading This
Country of Ours by H. E. Marshall (Monday) and An
Island Story by H. E. Marshall (Friday). Follow
schedule posted on AO website.
Optional: The
Story of Mankind by H. Van Loon (Wednesday)
|
| Literature |
Begin reading Age
of Fable
Term 1: Robinson
Crusoe
Term 2: Pilgrim's
Progress
Term 3: Treasure
Island
|
| Science |
Story of Inventions by Michael J. McHugh and Frank P. Bachman
Secret
of the Woods by W. J. Long
|
| Nature Study |
Continue with Ambleside Online
Nature Study rotation. Keep a nature journal, practice
drawing and sketching from life.
Handbook of Nature Study by Anna
B. Comstock
Madam
How and Lady Why by Charles Kingsley
Wild
Animals I Have Known by Ernest Thompson Seton
|
| Geography |
Kon-Tiki by T. Heyerdahl |
| Poetry |
Follow Ambleside Online's
Poetry rotation or read through the Oxford Book of Children's
Verse over the course of this year. |
| Special Studies |
Continue with Ambleside Online's
Artist, Composer, Folk and Hymn rotation. Read Plutarch
following the posted schedule or read through John White's
Boys
and Girls Plutarch here. |
| P.E./Health |
Include some physical education
each week. |
This is what I used for our Summer Combo Year 4/5.
I found the routine comforting as I knew exactly what we were
to do each day. I created a 12-week spreadsheet using Excel and
just inputted all the AO subjects into it. I laid the form out
to match the PUS 1908 Timetables (from the Parents Review articles
on the AO website). I liked how the timetable was setup and that
it already accommodated for short lessons and it varied the subjects
studied each day.
