LOWER PRIMARY (GRADES K-2)
Math: Saxon Math (Levels 1-3)
Science: Classifications of Living Things, Human Body, Weather, Birds, and Sea
Creatures; Focus on Creation and Scientific Method.
Grammar & Reading: Rooted in Language (Pinwheels Year 1 & 2); Focus on phonics, decoding, and basic grammar rules.
Bible: Themes of Obedience, God’s Perfect Plan, and Fruit of the Spirit; Catechism and Scripture Memorization.
History: Ancient World (Egypt, Patriarchs) and Early North American History.
Geography: Basic mapping skills, continents, oceans, and geographical terms.
Penmanship: D’Nealian Handwriting
Art & Music: Integrated into understanding of God’s creation and cultural heritage.
Literature List
Kindergarten
Usborne: Who Were the Vikings?
My Little Golden Book about Vikings by Stjern
Meet the North American Indians by Payne
A Picture Book of Christopher Columbus by Adler
Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbus by Peter Sis
Encounter by Jane Yolen
Off to Plymouth Rock by Mackall
CONT.
1st
Leif the Lucky by D’Aulaire
DK Eyewitness Book: Vikings
Encounter by Yolen
Jamestown by Knight
Pocahontas by D’Aulaire
Three Young Pilgrims by Harness
Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving by Metaxes
The First Thanksgiving by Dagliesh
Problems in Plymouth: An Imagination Station Book
CONT.
2nd
The Creation Story for Children
The Dragon and the Garden Moses
In the Time of Noah
The Sword of Abram by N.D.
Wilson
The World of the Old Testament
Gilgamesh the King by Zeman
Exodus by Brian Wildsmith
DK Eyewitness: Mesopotamia
Tirzah by Lucille Travis
The Eygptian Cinderella by Climo
CONT.
Literature List,
Kindergarten 1st 2nd
The Very First Thanksgiving by Greene
Benjamin Franklin by D’Aulaire
Finding Providence by Avi
If You Lived in Colonial Times by McGovern
Boys and Girls of Colonial Days
Colonial Days A to Z
George Washington and the General’s Dog
Young George Washington
Abraham Lincoln: The Boy who Loved Books
True Stories about Abraham Lincoln
Choo Choo by Virginia Burton
The Star Spangled Banner by Spier
Now and Ben by Gene Barretta
The 4th of July Story by Dagliesh
Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? by Jean Fritz
Paul Revere’s Ride by Longfellow
Redcoats and Petticoats by Kirkpatrick
Finding Providence by Avi
Phoebe the Spy by Judy Griffin
George Washington’s Mother George Washington and the Cherry Tree (Book of Virtues)
Young George Washington
The Cabin that Faced West
A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark by Adler
Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog’s Tale
True Stories about Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers
Harriet Tubman: Moses to Her People
Eygptology by Emily Sands
Usborne: Look Inside
Mummies and Pyramids
Boy of the Pyramids by Ruth Jones
100 Things You Should Know about Ancient Egypt by Jane Walker
Hieroglyphs from A to Z by Peter Der Manuelian
Time Traveler: Pharoahs and Pyramids
Mummies by Funston
The 5,000 Year Old Puzzle by Logan
How the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Were Built by Henkova
Be a Scribe! Working for a Better Life in Ancient Egypt
The Assyrian Empire’s Three Attempts to Rule the World Bible Atlas
Read Alouds
Kindergarten 1st 2nd
Children’s Book of Virtues by Bennet
The Real Mother Goose
Little Red Riding Hood
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Three Little Pigs
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The Gingerbread Man
Cinderella
The Fisherman and His Wife
The Lion and the Mouse
The Tortoise and the Hare
The Little Red Hen
The Princess and the Pea
The Snowy Day by Keats
Tale of the Three Trees
The Legend of the Poinsetta
The Legend of the Candy Cane
A Bear Called Paddington by Bond
A Birthday for Frances by Hoban
Make Way for Ducklings by McCloskey
The Owl and the Pussycat by Lear
The Runaway Bunny by Brown
The Story of Ferdinand by Leaf
Strega Nona by dePaola
The Ugly Duckling by Anderson
Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
Student Read Alouds
Pinwheels Phonics Readers
Flyleaf Publishing Emergent
Series and Series 1
Children’s Book of Virtues by Bennet
Billy and Blaze by C.W.
Anderson
Floss by Kim Lewis
A Chair for My Mother by V Williams
Bread & Jam for Frances by Hoban
Caps for Sale by Slobodkina
Frog & Toad All Year by Lobel
Frog & Toad Are Friends by Lobel
Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
Blueberries for Sal by McCloskey
Corduroy by Don Freeman
Curious George by HA Rey
Doctor DeSoto by William Steig
The Emperor's New Clothes by Anderson
Henry & Mudge: The First Book by Rylant
Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
Mr Putter & Tabby Pour Tea by Rylant
Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
Little Bear by Minarik
CONT
Aesop’s Fables Illustrated by Santore
Student Read Alouds
Poems by Rooted in Language
A Kiss for Little Bear by Minarik
Danny and the Dinosaur by Hoff
Mr. Putter and Tabby Pour the Tea by Rylant
Mr. Putter and Tabby Pick the Pears
Frog and Toad are Friends by Lobel
Frog and Toad Together by Lobel
Harry and the Lady Next Door by Zion
Owl Moon by Yolen
Chicken Soup with Rice by Sendak
Big Max: The World’s Greatest Detective by K. Platt
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Olivia Goes to Venice by Ian Falconer
The Golly Sisters Go West by Betsy Byars
The Story About Ping by Flack and Wiese
Zack’s Alligator by Mozelle
Curious George by H.A. Rey
Amelia Bedelia and the Baby by Peggy Parish
CONT
Kindergarten 1st 2nd
Little Bear's Friend by Minarik
Madeline by Bemelmans
The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward
Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard
Nate the Great by Sharmat
Nate the Great & the Lost List by Sharmat
A New Coat for Anna by Ziefert and Lobel
Complete Adventures of Peter Rabbit by B. Potter
Science Reading Lists: Read Alouds
Kindergarten
1st
The Cloud Book by de Paola Down Comes the Rain
Feel the Wind
Flash, Crash, Rumble and Roll Rain, Drop, Splash
Oh Say Can you Say, What’s the Weather Today
Who Eats What? Let’s-Readand Find-out-Science
About Habitats: Oceans!
About Habitats: Rivers and Streams
About Habitats: Seashores
CONT.
Ant Cities
Backyard Insects
The Beautiful Bee Book
The Beautiful Beetle Book Bees!
Busy, Buzzy Bees
From Caterpillar to a Butterfly
The Icky Bug Alphabet Book Insects
My, Oh My, a Butterfly! On Beyond Bugs
Thinking about Ants
Whose Habitat is That? by L.
Piketty
CONT.
The Relatives Come by Rylant
The Boxcar Children by Warner
Encyclopedia Brown by Sobol
Milly Molly Mandy by Brisley
Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
2nd
Anatomicum
Usborne: Look Inside Your Body
Usborne: What Makes You Ill?
Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak
Little People, Big Dreams Louis
Pasteur by Vegara or Pasteur’s Fight Against Microbes
Inside Your Outside by Rabe
Extreme Abilities: Amazing
Human Feats and the Simple
Science Behind Them
DK Eyewitness: Human Body
CONT.
Science Reading Lists: Read Alouds, continued
Kindergarten 1st 2nd
About Habitats: Wetlands
An Anthology of Aquatic Life (DK Series)
Oceanarium: Welcome to the Museum
An Egg is Quiet by Aston
Whales: The Gentle Giants by Joyce Milton
Make Way for Ducklings by McCoskey
Birdsongs by Franco
Riki’s Birdhouse by Wellington
Feathers for Lunch by Ehlert
About Birds by Sill
A Nest Full of Eggs
Birds of the Air by Arabella Buckley
Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing the Birds
Welcome, Brown Bird by Ray
The Birdwatchers by Simon James
DK Eyewitness: Reptiles
Miles and Miles of Reptiles by Rabe
Nat Geo: Turtles
Nat Geo: Lizards
Alligators and Crocodiles by Gail Gibbons
Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor by Valdez
Producers and Consumers by Rice
About Habitats: Tundras by Sill
About Habitats: Forests
About Habitats: Grasslands
Is a Camel a Mammal? by Rabe
Balto: The Bravest Dog Ever by Standford
The Reason for a Flower by Heller
Sugar Snow by Wilder
The Vegetables We Eat by Gibbons
The Fruits We Eat by Gibbons
Animalium: Welcome to the Museum
DK Eyewitness: Mammals
Born in the Wild by Judge
A Giraffe and a Half by Silverstein
About Mammals by Sill
Usborne: Look Inside Space
The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System
Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Carle
Inside the Human Body and The Human Body (Magic School Bus)
The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses
Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup and Yawn by Melvin Berger
The Busy Body Book by Rockwell
Muscles by Seymour Simon
Hear Your Heart by Paul Showers
My First Human Body Book by Silver and Wynne
Dem Bones by Bob Barner
My Five Senses by Aliki
Me and My Amazing Human Body by Joan Sweeney
Who Was Clara Barton?
You Wouldn’t Want to Live without Sleep! by Pipe
Emmanuel’s Dream by Thompson and Qualls
UPPER PRIMARY (GRADES 3-6)
Math: Saxon Math (Levels 5/4 to 7/6).
Science: Berean Builders Science Series with a focus on discovering God’s creation.
Grammar & Writing: Grammar Bugs, IEW Fix-It Grammar, and Scriptorium for structured writing development
Bible: Old Testament, New Testament, and Church History with integrated Scripture studies, Catechism and Scripture Memorization.
History: Mystery of History - Ancient to Late Modern History (Creation, Empires, Medieval Europe, Reformation, and Industrial Revolution).
Geography: Advanced mapping skills, trade route simulations, and comparisons of historical civilizations.
Poetry & Writing: Progymnasmata exercises and poetry analysis.
Literature List
3rd 4th
Read Aloud Books
Magician's Nephew by C S Lewis
Aesop's Fables
Tirzah
Ancient Egypt
Mythology
Classic Starts: The Iliad
Myths of China
Classic Starts: The Odyssey
Theras and his Town
CONT
Student-Read Books
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C S Lewis
Trial and Triumph (martyrs)
A Door in the Wall
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Green)
Kubla Khan
The Princess and the Goblin CONT
5th
Student-Read Books
The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood Little Guides to Great Lives: Leonardo Da Vinci by Isabel Thomas
Spy for the Night Riders: Introducing Martin Luther by Dave and Neta Jackson
CONT
6th
Student-Read Books
The Last Battle by C S Lewis
American Poems (Anthologized and Selected Various Authors)
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry CONT
Literature List,
3rd 4th 5th 6th
Ancient Rome for Kids
Memorize and work through all Messianic Prophecies
The Emperor's New Clothes
Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
The Horse and His Boy by C S Lewis
Good Masters! Sweet
Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
The Silver Chair by C S Lewis
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
The Top 500 Poems
(Various Authors, edited by William Harmon)
Witch of Blackbird
Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
Anne of Green Gables by L.M.
Montgomery
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster Holes by Louis Sachar
At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald
Secondary Preparation (Grades 7-8)
Math: Pre-Algebra (7th) and Algebra I (8th).
Science: Earth Science (7th) and Physical Science (8th, High School Credit).
Grammar & Writing: Advanced Scriptorium exercises for classical writing skills.
Bible: Studies on Genesis, Exodus, Isaiah, and Revelation with theological exploration, Scripture Memorization.
Latin: Picta Dicta Primer 2 and Grammar III.
Integrated Humanities: See below.
Literature List
7th
ANCIENT - Omnibus I & IV
Genesis
Exodus
Minor Prophets (Books of the Bible)
First and Second Samuel
First and Second Kings
The Holiness of God by R C Sproul
The Code of Hammurabi
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Augustus Caesar’s World by Genevieve Foster
Histories by Herodotus (Excerpt)
Mythology by Edith Hamilton
The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff
The Iliad by Homer
The Odyssey by Homer
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
8th
MEDIEVAL - Omnibus II & V
The Creeds (Apostles', Nicene, and Chalcedonian)
The Epistle to the Ephesians (Book of the Bible)
The Gospel of John (Book of the Bible)
Martin Luther: Selections from His Writings by Martin Luther
The Heidelberg Catechism by G.I. Williamson
Two Lives of Charlemagne by Einhard and Notker the Stammerer
The Lives of Thomas Becket edited by Michael Staunton
The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo
Beowulf (translated by Seamus Heaney)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The Dragon and the Raven by G.A. Henty
Winning His Spurs by G A Henty
Henry V by William ShakespeareT
The Complete English Poems by George Herbert
Secondary High School (Grades 9-12)
Math: Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, or Business Math.
Science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Dual Credit Anatomy & Physiology.
Grammar & Writing: Advanced Scriptorium exercises for classical writing skills.
Bible: Comprehensive theological studies integrated into history and literary contexts.
Latin: Grammar III and Grammar IV.
Integrated Humanities: See below.
Literature List
9th
MODERN (U.S. History Focus) -
Omnibus III & VI
Foxe’s Book of Martyrs by John Foxe
Philemon 1, 2, 3 John
Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings by Abraham Lincoln
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
Gods and Generals (Film)
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
CONT.
10th
ANCIENT -
Omnibus I & IV
Isaiah and Jeremiah (Books of the Bible)
Galatians, Romans, and James (Books of the Bible)
Revelation (Book of the Bible)
Chosen by God by R.C. Sproul
The Unaborted
Socrates by Peter Kreeft
The Last Days of Socrates by Plato
The War with Hannibal by Livy Annals of Imperial
Rome by Tacitus CONT.
11th
MEDIEVAL -
Omnibus II & V
The Church History by Eusebius
Confessions by St. Augustine
On the Incarnation by St Athanasius
The City of God by St. Augustine
The Heidelberg
Catechism by G.I. Williamson
The Great Divorce by C S Lewis
The History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth
CONT.
12th
MODERN -
Omnibus III & VI
Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen
How Should We Then Live? by Francis A Schaeffe
Paradise Lost by John Milton
The Epistles of Jude and Peter Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
Communist Manifesto
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
1984 by George Orwell
CONT.
Literature List,
9th
Origin and Principles of the American Revolution by Friedrich von Gentz
Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
10th
Josephus: The Essential Works by Flavius Josephus
Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
The Aeneid by Virgil
11th
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther by Roland H. Bainton
The Divine Comedy: Inferno by Dante Alighieri
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The Koran (Excerpts) translated by N J Dawood
St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Francis of Assisi by G.K. Chesterton
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
12th
Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn