Homeschooling Grade Five
Included here is a sample homeschool checklist for a grade five child who works independently most of the time. We have also listed the collection of curriculum and materials we may use at some point during the fifth grade. Some of these subjects, especially the 3 R’s, are done everyday, but some subjects get neglected in real life. Over the course of the entire year, the child gets a very well rounded and balanced academic education.
GRADE FIVE HOMESCHOOL SCHEDULE
TOGETHER DEVOTIONS
____ Hymns and Choruses *
____ Prayer/Creed *
BIBLE
____ Bible Memory Verses *
____ Catechism *
____ Bible Literature
____ Audio Bible
MATH
____ Math Facts Practice
____ Math Lesson
____ Check Math
____ Rapid Calculation Drill *
GRAMMAR
____ Easy Grammar Workbook
____ Learning Grammar Through Writing (First Term) *
LANGUAGE
____ Language Workbook
____ Read and Think Skill Sheet
____ Oral Language Exercises (Second Term) *
____ SPELLING *
____ VOCABULARY *
____ PENMANSHIP
____ WRITING
____ LITERATURE
____ HISTORY
____ CANADIAN
SCIENCE
____ Text
____ Experiment *
____ HEALTH
____ GEOGRAPHY
LATIN
____ DVD
____ Workbook
____ Flashcards *
____ ARTS / CRAFTS
____ MUSIC
____ READ-ALOUD *
* parent help
GRADE FIVE HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM
TOGETHER DEVOTIONS
Hymns and Choruses
O Canada and/or God Save the Queen
Holy, Holy, Holy and/or Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
The Book of Praise
ABeka Preschool Bible Songs
ABeka Sing Unto the Lord!
ABeka Bible Song Visuals
Wee Sing Bible Songs
Wee Sing More Bible Songs
Prayer/Creed
Prayer (thanks and requests, family list)
The Lord’s Prayer
The Apostle’s Creed
BIBLE
Bible Memory Verses
Selected verses from online Bible
Catechism
Westminster Shorter Catechism (Memorize answer)
Bible Literature
Show Me Thy Ways Book 5 ~ Gertrude Hoeksema
Show Me Thy Ways Book 6 ~ Gertrude Hoeksema
Extra Bible Literature
Veritas Press
The Church in History ~ B.K. Kuiper
The Student Bible Atlas ~ Tim Dowley
Abingdon’s Reproducible Old and New Testament Maps
The Child’s Story Bible
The Children’s Illustrated Bible
Journey Through the Bible
Survey of the Bible
Audio Bible
NIV Bible Cassette ~ 5 chapters per week
(Listen to audio cassette, and follow along in NIV Bible)
MATH
Saxon Math 87, 1/2 Algebra Facts Practice
Saxon Math 87, 1/2 Algebra Lesson
Correct Math
ABeka Rapid Calculation Drills
GRAMMAR
Study Preposition List
Easy Grammar Grade 5 Student Workbook ~ Wanda C. Phillips
Learning Grammar Through Writing (First Term)
LANGUAGE
ABeka God’s Gift of Language A Grade 5
ABeka Read & Think Skill Sheets 5
ABeka Oral Language Exercises (Second Term)
SPELLING
ABeka Spelling, Vocabulary and Poetry 5 and/or Spelling Power (10 words per day)
VOCABULARY
Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book A (Grade 7) ~ Norma Fifer
ABeka Vocabulary
Robinson Vocabulary
PENMANSHIP
Alphabet Sheets (Beginning of First Term)
WRITING
Page per Day (Robinson Style)
The Institute for Excellence in Writing
The Institute for Excellence in Writing Student Writing Intensive
Aesop Fables
Creative Writing
Book Reports
Video Game Reviews
LITERATURE
Veritas Press
Anne of Green Gables ~ L.M. Montgomery
Cricket in Times Square ~ George Selden
Gulliver’s Travels ~ Jonathan Swift
Heidi ~ Johanna Spyri
Johnny Tremain ~ Esther Forbes
Lad: A Dog Albert Payson Terhune
Old Yeller ~ Fred Gibson
Robinson Crusoe ~ Daniel Defoe
Secret Garden ~ Frances Hodgson
Squalls Before War ~ Ned Bustard
Swiss Family Robinson ~ Johann Wyss
Treasure Island ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
Where the Red Fern Grows ~ Wilson Rawls
Witch of Blackbird Pond ~ Elizabeth George Speare
Robinson Books
Tom Swift and His Motor Boat ~ Appleton
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm ~ K.D. Wiggins
The Rover Boys Down East ~ Winfield
Do and Dare ~ Alger
Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass ~ Carroll
The Rover Boys on a Hunt ~ Winfield
Uncle Remus Returns ~ J. C. Harris
Jack’s Ward ~ Alger
McGuffey’s Third Reader ~ McGuffey
Just So Stories ~ Kipling
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates ~ M.M. Dodge
Boy Knight: A Tale of the Crusades ~ Henty
Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat ~ Appleton
Little Women ~ Alcott
Bob, Son of Battle ~ Olivant
Little Men ~ Alcott
McGuffey’s Fourth Reader ~ McGuffey
The Pied Piper ~ Browning
The Life of Lafayette ~ Watson
Extra Literature
Rowan and the Travelers #2 ~ Emily Rodda
Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal #3 ~ Emily Rodda
Rowan and the Zebak #4 ~ Emily Rodda
Rowan and the Ice Creepers #5 ~ Emily Rodda
The Spiderwick Chronicles (Books 1-5)
Dragonlight ~ Donita K. Paul
Gentle Ben ~ Walt Morey
The Black Pearl ~ Scott O’Dell
The Book of Pirates ~ Howard Pyle
Prince And The Pauper ~ Jerry Griswold
Traitor The Case Of Benedict Arnold ~ Jean Fritz
The Sun Also Rises ~ Ernest Hemingway
Yankee Doodle Boy: A Young Soldier’s Adventures in the American Revolution ~ Joseph Plumb Martin
Swallows and Amazons ~ Arthur Ransome
Hero Tales from American History ~ Theodore, IV Roosevelt
Seaman: The Dog Who Explored The West With Lewis And Clark ~ Karwoski Gail
Guns of Thunder ~ Douglas Bond
Eight Cousins ~ Louisa Alcott
Only The Names Remain: The Cherokees and The Trail of Tears ~ Alex W Bealer
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do it Yourself
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
The Wrinkle in Time Quintet Boxed Set
The Mysterious Benedict Society
The Lost World
HISTORY
Veritas Press
A Child’s History of the World ~ Virgil M. Hilyer
The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia
Streams of Civilization Volume One ~ Mary Stanton & Albert Hyma
The Church in History
Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography
The American Revolution ~ Alden R. Carter
Mourt’s Relation: A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth ~ edited by Dwight Heath
Of Plymouth Plantation ~ William Bradford
Voyage to Freedom ~ David Gay
Pilgrims Then and Now ~ Gary L. Marks
Duel in the Wilderness ~ Karin Clafford Farley
Squalls Before War: His Majesty’s Schooner Sultana ~ Ned Bustard
Yankee Doodle Boy ~ Joseph Plumb Martin
Madeleine Takes Command ~ Ethel Brill
Extra History
ABeka Old World History and Geography 5
CANADIAN
School of Tomorrow (ACE) Canadian Social Studies Grade 5 Complete Set
SCIENCE
ABeka Investigating God’s World Grade 5
Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia
Science in Seconds for Kids
The Original Backyard Scientist
HEALTH
ABeka Enjoying Good Health Grade 5
GEOGRAPHY
Seterra Computer Program
Geography Songs: Sing Around the World ~ Book and CD
U.S. States and Capitals Songs ~ Book and CD
The Global Puzzle
LATIN
Latin Primer III
Latin III Flashcards
Rosetta Stone Latin
Wheelock’s Latin
ARTS / CRAFTS
Lifepac Drawing Basics with Thomas Kinkade
Animals Learn to Draw Step By Step ~ Walter T. Foster
Drawing with Children ~ Mona Brookes
Drawing for Older Children and Teens ~ Mona Brookes
MUSIC
The ABC’s of Piano Playing ~ Berlin
The Leila Fletcher Piano Course
Music Note Recognition Chart
READ-ALOUDS
POETRY (optional)
Memorize one poem per month
Poems for Memorization ~ Rod and Staff
ABeka Spelling, Vocabulary and Poetry 5
PUBLIC SPEAKING (optional)
Read aloud for family once per week
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PERSONAL NOTES
(2nd child who completed Grade Five)
The “plan” for Grade Five is listed above.
B10′s Book Rating System
***** Excellent, outstanding, read again, legendary
**** Very good
*** Good
** Readable, okay
* Poor, abysmal, pathetic
Books Son B10 read this year homeschooling in Grade Five at ages nine and ten:
Yankee Doodle Boy ~ Joseph Plumb Martin ****
The Little White Horse ~ Elizabeth Goudge *
Guns of Thunder ~ Douglas Bond ***
The Black Pearl ~ Scott O’Dell **
Peter Pan ~ J.M. Barrie *
Duel in the Wilderness ~ Karin Clafford Farley *****
Lad: A Dog ~ Albert Payson Terhune *****
The Thief ~ Megan Whalen Turner ****
The Usborne Guide to Playing Chess ****
The Prince and the Pauper ~ Mark Twain **
Seaman The Dog who Explored the West with Lewis & Clark ~ Gail Langer Karwoski *****
Traitor The Case of Benedict Arnold ~ Jean Fritz **
Journey to the Center of the Earth ~ Jules Verne ***
Diary of a Wimpy Kid ~ Jeff Kinney ****
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Roderick Rules ~ Jeff Kinney ****
Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw ~ Jeff Kinney ****
Robinson Crusoe ~ Daniel Defoe ****
Johnny Tremain ~ Esther Forbes ****
Booker T. Washington Up From Slavery ***
Eight Cousins ~ Louisa May Alcott **
The Tales of Beedle The Bard ~ J.K. Rowling ***
Animal Farm ~ George Orwell *****
Only the Names Remain ~ Alex W. Bealer ***
Gentle Ben ~ Walt Morey ****
The Mysterious Benedict Society ~ Trenton Lee Stewart ****
Heroes of the Valley ~ Jonathan Stroud ****
A Wrinkle in Time ~ Madeleine L’Engle *
A Wind in the Door ~ Madeleine L’Engle *
Rowan and the Travelers #2 ~ Emily Rodda ****
Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal #3 ~ Emily Rodda ****
Rowan and the Zebak #4 ~ Emily Rodda ****
Rowan and the Ice Creepers #5 ~ Emily Rodda ***
Over Sea, Under Stone ~ Susan Cooper ****
The Dark is Rising ~ Susan Cooper ***
Greenwitch ~ Susan Cooper *
The Grey King ~ Susan Cooper **
The Spiderwick Chronicles #1-5 ~ Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black ****
Brisingr ~ Christopher Paolini ****
Dragonlight ~ Donita K. Paul ****
Christopher Columbus ~ John Abbott ****
David Livingstone The Pathfinder ~ Basil Mathews ****
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone ~ J.K. Rowling (again) *****
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ~ J.K. Rowling (again) *****
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ~ J.K. Rowling (again) *****
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ~ J.K. Rowling (again) *****
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ~ J.K. Rowling (again) *****
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ~ J.K. Rowling (again) *****
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ~ J.K. Rowling (again) *****
The Hobbit ~ J.R.R. Tolkien (again) *****
Lord of the Rings ~ The Two Towers 2 ~ J.R.R. Tolkien (again) *****
Starwars Rebel Force ~ Alex Wheeler ****
Starwars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace ~ Patricia C. Wrede ***
Starwars Episode II Attack of the Clones ~ Patricia C. Wrede ***
Starwars Jedi Apprentice The Rising Force ~ Dave Wolveton ***
Starwars Trilogy A New Hope ~ Ryder Windham ***
Starwars The Empire Strikes Back ~ Ryder Windham ***
Starwars Galaxy of Fear Ghost of the Jedi ~ John Whitman **
Starwars Galaxy of Fear Spore ~ John Whitman **
Love’s Long Journey ~ Janette Oke ***
Love’s Abiding Joy ~ Janette Oke ***
Love’s Unending Legacy ~ Janette Oke ***
Love’s Unfolding Dream ~ Janette Oke ***
Love Takes Wing ~ Janette Oke ***
Love Finds a Home ~ Janette Oke ***
Once Upon a Summer ~ Janette Oke ****
The Winds of Autumn ~ Janette Oke ***
Winter is not Forever ~ Janette Oke ***
Spring’s Gentle Promise ~ Janette Oke ***
Anne of Green Gables ~ L.M. Montgomery ****
Anne of Avonlea ~ L.M. Montgomery ***
Anne of the Island ~ L.M. Montgomery ***
Anne’s House of Dreams ~ L.M. Montgomery ****
Myths Every Child Should Know **
ABeka Of America 1 (Grade 5) ***
ABeka Of America 2 (Grade 6) ***
ABeka Widening Horizons **
ABeka Noah Webster ***
ABeka Adventures in Nature **
Tell Me About the Saints ~ Mary Cousins ***
Show Me Thy Ways Book 5 ~ Gertrude Hoeksema ****
ABeka Old World History and Geography ***
Pilgrims Then and Now ~ Gary L. Marks **
Voyage to Freedom *****
Eyewitness Books World War II ***
The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia ***
School of Tomorrow (ACE) Canadian Social Studies Grade 5 Complete Set ***
ABeka Enjoying Good Health **
ABeka Spelling Vocabulary Poetry 5 (just spelling) ****
ABeka Read & Think Skill Sheets ****
Easy Grammar Grade 5 Student Workbook ****
ABeka Language **
ABeka Investigating God’s World Science ****
He also read lots of fun books below his reading level.
Read Alouds (Books I read aloud to him.)
Love Comes Softly ****
Love’s Enduring Promise ***
Anne of Ingleside ****
Rainbow Valley *****
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever *****
The Mouse and the Motorcycle *****
Stuart Little ****
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