| Week |
Book |
Section |
Subject/Topic |
| Week 1 | SOTW | Ch. 1 | A World of Empires
Holy Roman Empire
Riches of Spain |
| | SOTW | Ch. 2 | Protestant Rebellion
Dutch Revolt |
| | KHE | pp. 242-243 | World at a Glance |
| | KHE | pp. 282-283 | Arts |
| | TQ | Part 1 pp. 1-4 | Intro |
| |
| Week 2 | SOTW | Ch. 2 | Protestant Rebellion
Queen Without a Country |
| | SOTW | Ch. 3 | James, King of Two Countries
James and His Enemies
King James Town |
| | KHE | pp. 246-247 | The Stuarts |
| | KHE | pp. 248-249 | Early American Settlers |
| | TQ | pp. 5-11 | (empty) |
| |
Additional
Reading | CHOW | pp. 429-434 | James the Servant or What's In a Name? (Stuarts) |
| | Vital Spark | p. 297-299 | Captain John Smith |
| | Vital Spark | p. 271-275 | Mary Queen of Scots |
| |
| Week 3 | SOTW | Ch. 4 | Searching for the Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage
French in New World (Champlain) |
| | SOTW | Ch. 5 | Warlords of Japan
Hideyoshi |
| | KHE | pp. 244-245 | Japan in Isolation |
| | TQ | pp. 11-13 | (empty) |
| |
| Week 4 | SOTW | Ch. 5 | Warlords of Japan
First Tokugawa Ruler |
| | SOTW | Ch. 6 | New Colonies in New World
Stranger & Saints in Plymouth
Dutch in the New World |
| | KHE | p. 284 | Architecture |
| | KHE | p. 259 | Dutch Empire |
| | TQ | pp. 17-26, p. 45-46 | Stuyvesant |
| |
| Week 5 | | | Spend this Week studying pilgrims as well as Indians |
| | TQ | pp. 27-31 | Indians |
| | TQ | Pt. 2, pp. 22-23 | Inland Indians |
| |
Additional
Reading | | | Pilgrims |
| | | Gr. 1-3 | Three Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness
Pirate's Promise by Clyde Bulla
Witch Hunt, It Happened in Salem Village |
| | | Gr. 4-6 | First Book of Early Settlers by Louise Dickinson Rich
Double Life of Pocahontas by Jean Fritz
Who's That Stepping On Plymouth Rock? By Jean Fritz |
| | | Gr. 7-9 | The Serpent Never Sleeps by Scott O'Dell (Pocahontas & Jamestown)
Constance, A Story of Early Plymouth by Patricia Clapp
Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare |
| | | Gr. 10-12 | A History of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford |
| | | | Indians |
| | | Gr. 4-6 | The Book of Indians by Holling C. Holling
American Indian by Anne Terry White
Om-kas-toe of the Blackfeet by Kenneth Thomasma
Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The Art of the North American Indian by Shirley Glubok
The Art of the Plains Indians by Shirley Glubok
The Art of the Northwest Coast Indians by Shirley Glubok
The Art of the Southwest Indians by Shirley Glubok |
| | | Gr. 7-9 | World of the American Indian by National Geographic
Indians by Edwin Tunis
Science of the Early American Indians |
| | | Fieldtrip | Visit Yakama Indian museum |
| |
| Week 6 | | | Spend some time this Week reading more about pirates. |
| | SOTW | Ch. 7 | Spread of Slavery
Tobacco & Unwilling Colonists
Queen Nzinga of Angola |
| | SOTW | Ch. 8 | Middle of the East
Persian Puzzle |
| | KHE | pp. 270-271 | Slavery & Pirates |
| | KHE | pp. 272-273 | African States |
| | TQ | pp. 51-52 | pirates |
| |
| Week 7 | SOTW | Ch. 8 | Middle of the East
Ottoman Turks |
| | SOTW | Ch. 9 | Western War (30 Years War 1618-1648) |
| | SOTW | Ch. 10 | Far East of Europe
Japan's Isolation |
| | KHE | pp. 250-251 | Swedish Empire |
| | KHE | pp. 252-253 | 30 Years War |
| | KHE | pp. 314-315 | Japan & Southeast Asia |
| | TQ | pp. 15-17 | (empty) |
| | CT-US1 | worksheets A-C | Introductory Lessons |
| |
| Week 8 | SOTW | Ch. 10 | Far East of Europe
Rise of Manchu |
| | SOTW | Ch. 11 | Moghul Emperors
World Seizer
Aurangzeo |
| | KHE | pp. 262-263 | China, Qing Dynasty |
| | CT-US1 | worksheets D-F | Introductory lessons |
| |
| Week 9 | SOTW | Ch. 12 | Battle, Fire, & Plague in England
Charles Loses His Head
Cromwell Protectorate
Plague & Fire |
| | KHE | pp. 260-261 | English Civil War |
| | KHE | pp. 293 | Scotland |
| | TQ | p. 31-32, and 34-47 | English Civil War |
| | TQ | p. 48-49 | Fire & Plague |
| | CT-US1 | worksheets G-I | Introductory lessons |
| |
Additional
Reading | CHOW | p.435-439 | A King Who Lost His Head |
| | T&T | p.173-176 | Richard Cameron, Lion of the Covenant |
| | T&T | p. 117-180 | The Two Margarets, The Solway Martyrs |
| | Vital Spark | p. 304-309 | Oliver Cromwell |
| | | Gr. 4-6 | Parcel of Patterns by Jill Paton Walch (the Plague) |
| | | Gr. 7-9 | Merry Monarch, Charles II by Hesketh Pearson
Journals of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe (eyewitness account)
The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas |
| |
| Week 10 | SOTW | Ch. 13 | Sun King of France (Louis XIV) |
| | SOTW | Ch. 14 | Rise of Prussia (Frederick) |
| | SOTW | Ch. 15 | New World in Conflict
King Philip's War |
| | KHE | pp. 254-255 | France & Richelieu |
| | KHE | p. 264 | The Sun King |
| | KHE | p. 292 | Austria & Prussia |
| | KHE | pp. 274-275 | Ireland |
| | TQ | p. 14 | Richelieu |
| | TQ | p. 42-43, pp. 52-53 | King Philip's War |
| | CT-US1 | worksheets J-L | Introductory lessons |
| |
Additional
Reading | CHOW | pp.440-446 | Red Cap and Red Heels (Louix XIII & XIV) |
| | CHOW | pp. 452-456 | A Prince Who Ran Away (Frederick) |
| | Vital Spark | p. 300-303 | Richelieu |
| | Vital Spark | p. 310-313 | Charles II |
| | Vital Spark | p. 314-31 | Louis XIV |
| | Vital Spark | p. 342-346 | Frederick the Great |
| |
| Week 11 | SOTW | Ch. 15 | New World in Conflict
Louis XIV Saves France (war against colonies)
William Penn's Holy Experiment |
| | SOTW | Ch. 16 | The West
Universal Laws of Newton & John Locke |
| | KHE | pp. 268-269 | Age of Reason |
| | KHE | pp. 286-287 | Science & Technology |
| | TQ | pp. 54-55 | Penn |
| | TQ | pp. 49-52 | science |
| | TQ | pp. 46-47 | Locke |
| | CT-US1 | Lessons 1-3 | Exploration & Colonies |
| |
Additional
Reading | | Gr. 4-6 | Night Journeys by Avi (Penn, Quaker family) |
| | | Gr. 7-9 | Longitude, the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time by Dava Sobel (story of John Harrison, English Scientist) |
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| Week 12 | | | Spend Week studying more about Colonial Life |
| | TQ | pp. 55-57, 59-61, Part 2 pp. 17, 19 | indentured servanthood |
| | TQ | pp. 20-21 | colonial life & pioneers |
| | CT-US1 | Lessons 4-6 | Exploration & Colonies |
| |
Additional
Reading | | Gr. 4-6 | Colonial Craftsmen & the Beginnings of American Industry 1600-1775 by Edwin Tunis
Colonial Living by Edwin Tunis
Boys & Girls of Colonial Days by Carolyn Sherwin Bradley |
| | | Gr. 7-9 | Stumps, Grunts & Snickerdoodles, What Colonial America Ate by Lila Perl |
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| Week 13 | SOTW | Ch. 16 | The West
Scientific Farming |
| | SOTW | Ch. 17 | Russia Looks West
Peter the Great
Peter's Port to the West |
| | KHE | p. 294-294 | Agricultural Revolution |
| | KHE | p. 276-277 | Russian Expansion |
| | KHE | p. 278 | Great Northern War |
| | TQ | pp. 58-59 | Peter the Great |
| | CT-US1 | Lesson 7 | Exploration & Colonies |
| |
Additional
Reading | CHOW | pp. 447-451 | A Self-Made Man, Peter the Great |
| | Vital Spark | p. 328-331 | Peter the Great |
| | Gr. 4-6 | | Peter the Great by Diane Stanley |
| |
| Week 14 | SOTW | Ch. 18 | East and West Collide
Ottomans Look West - Twice |
| | SOTW | Ch. 19 | English in India
Empire Falls Apart |
| | KHE | p. 266-267 | Ottoman Empire |
| | KHE | p. 324-325 | British in India |
| | KHE | p. 258 | East India Companies |
| | KHE | p. 265 | Decline of Mogul India |
| | TQ | Part 2, p. 1-6 | intro to 1700's |
| | CT-US1 | Lessons 8-10 | Exploration & Colonies |
| |
| Week 15 | SOTW | Ch. 19 | English in India
Shopkeeper's Invasion |
| | SOTW | Ch. 20 | Imperial East
Emperor Chi'en-lung's Library
Land of the Dragon |
| | KHE | p. 298-299 | India in Transition |
| | KHE | p. 290-291 | World at a Glance |
| | KHE | p. 306-307 | Age of Logic |
| | TQ | p. 39-41 | Age of Logic |
| |
Additional
Reading | Vital Spark | p.347-351 | Clive |
| |
| Week 16 | SOTW | Ch. 21 | Fighting Over North America
Three Pointless Wars
War of Grand Alliance
War of Spanish Succession
War of Jenkins' Ear
Seven-Year War |
| | SOTW | Ch. 22 | Revolution!
Discontent in British Colonies |
| | KHE | p. 256-257 | Decline of Spain |
| | KHE | p. 279 | Spanish Succession |
| | KHE | p. 300-301 | Seven-Years War |
| | KHE | p. 302-303 | North America |
| | TQ | pp. 7-9 | Queen Anne |
| | TQ | pp. 12-16 | 1730-40's Great Awakening |
| | TQ | Part 2, p. 24-29 | French/Indian War |
| | TQ | pp. 30-31 | |
| |
Additional
Reading | T&T | p. 187 | Jonathan Edwards, Great Awakening Theologian |
| | T&T | p. 193 | George Whitefield, Great Awakening Preacher |
| | Vital Spark | p. 339-341 | William Pitt |
| | Gr. 1-3 | | Matchlock Gun by Walter Edmonds |
| | Gr. 4-6 | | Calico Bush by Rachel Field 1743 French bound out Servant
The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz Penn. frontier after the war & before Constitution
Man with the Silver Eyes by Wm. O. Steele 1780, Quaker & Indian boy |
| | Gr. 7-9 | | Struggle for a Continent the French & Indian Wars by Albert Marrin
The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter Penn. boy raised by Indians
Calico Captive by Elizabeth George Speare F&I War
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper (and video)
Indian Captive: the Story of Mary Jemison by Lois Lenski
French & Indian War |
| | Video | | Last of the Mohicans |
| |
| Week 17 | SOTW | Ch. 22 | Revolution!
American Revolution |
| | SOTW | Ch. 23 | New Country
American Constitution
First American President |
| | KHE | p. 316-317 | Birth of USA |
| | CT-US1 | Lessons 11-13 | American Revolution |
| |
Additional
Reading | Vital Spark | p. 335-338 | Benjamin Franklin |
| | Vital Spark | p. 336-359 | George Washington |
| | Vital Spark | p. 379-384 | Alexander Hamilton |
| | Gr. 1-3 | | Life of George Washington by Josephine Pollard
George Washington by d'Aulaire
George Washington's Mother by Jean Fritz
George Washington's Breakfast by Jean Fritz
Shh! We're Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz
A More Perfect Union: The Story of Our Constitution by Maestro |
| | Gr. 4-6 | | What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? By Jean Fritz
Benjamin Franklin by d'Aulaire
Ben & Me by Robert Lawson lighthearted - Ben Franklin
The Many Lives of Benjamin Franklin by Aliki
Benjamin Franklin: Man of Science by Irmengarde Eberle
George Washington: Young Leader by Augusta Stevenson CFA
George Washington's World by Genevieve Foster
Our Independence and Constitution by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
The Constitution by Richard B. Morris
Washington DC by Sam Epstein |
| | Gr. 7-9 | | Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Poor Richard's Almanack by Benjamin Franklin
Miracle at Philadephia by Catherine Bowen
The Bill of Rights by Milton Meltzer
Star-Spangled Banner: Our Nation and Its Flag by Margaret Sedeen |
| |
| Weeks 18 & 19 | | | Spend the next two weeks studying more about the American Revolution. |
| | TQ | p. 32-72 | See extensive book list re: Amer. Revolution |
| | TQ | Do Think Write | American Revolution |
| | TQ | Do Think Write 3 | Constitution |
| | T-US1 | Lessons 14-16 | American Revolution |
| | T-US1 | Lessons 17-19 | American Revolution |
| |
Additional
Reading | CHOW | p. 457-465 | America Gets Rid of Her King, Amer. Revo. |
| | Gr. 1-3 | | Sam the Minuteman by Nathaniel Benchley
George the Drummer Boy by Benchley
The 4th of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh
Buttons for General Washington by Peter & Connie Roop |
| | Gr. 4-6 | | First Book of the American Revolution by Richard B. Morris
Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? By J. Fritz
Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams? By Jean Fritz
And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? By Jean Fritz
Mr. Revere &I by Robert Lawson light-hearted account
Early Thunder by Jean Fritz pre-revo. Salem, Mass.
Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry
Ethan Allen & the Green Mountain Boys by Slater Brown
Toliver's Secret by Esther Brady
John Paul Jones, Fighting Sailor by Armstrong Perry
Will You Sign Here, John Hancock? by Jean Fritz (Dec. of Indep.) |
| | Gr. 7-9 | | The War for Independence by Albert Marrin
The Revolutionary War by Bart McDowell
Paul Revere and the World He Lived in by Esther Forbes
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
April Morning by Howard Fast battle of Lexington
Citizen Tom Paine by Howard Fast
The First Salute: A View of the American Revolution by Barbara Tuchman
A Young Patriot: The American Revolution as Experienced by One Boy by Jim Murphy
Time Enough for Drums by Anne Rinaldi
Peter Treegate's War by Leonard Wibberly Valley Forge
Drums Along the Mohawk by Walter Edmonds NY 1775- 1783
My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier patriot vs. loyalist in family |
| | Videos | | Within These Walls
Upon These Grounds
Both by White House Hist. Assn. 30 min. ea. |
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| Week 20 | SOTW | Ch. 24 | Sailing South
Captain Cooke / Botany Bay
Convict Settlement |
| | SOTW | Ch. 25 | Revolution Gone Sour
Storming of Bastile |
| | KHE | p. 312-313 | Exploration in Oceania |
| | KHE | p. 374-375 | Australia |
| | KHE | p. 318-319 | French Revolution |
| | TQ | p. 31 | Part 2 |
| | TQ | p. 80-88 | French Revolution |
| | T-US1 | Lessons 20-22 | Constitution |
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Additional
Reading | CHOW | p. 466-473 | Upside Down, French Revolution |
| | Vital Spark | p. 352-355 | Captain Cook |
| | Gr. 4-6 | | The Remarkable Voyages of Captain Cook by Rhonda Blumberg |
| | Gr. 7-9 | | Voyages to Paradise: Exploring in the Wake of Captain Cook by Wm. R. Gray
Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens England 1775-80 burning of Newgate prison, London |
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| Week 21 | | | Spend this week learning more about Daniel Boone, Wilderness Road, and Pioneers. |
| | TQ | p. 30-31 | Daniel Boone |
| | TQ | p. 90-92 | Pioneers |
| | TQ | p. 93 | Canadian wilderness |
| | TQ | Part 2, p. 20-21 | Pioneers |
| | T-US1 | Constitution - Lessons 23-25 | |
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Additional
Reading | T&T | p. 213 | David Brainerd, Preacher to the North American Indians |
| | T&T | p. 219 | William Carey, Father of Modern Missions |
| | Vital Spark | p. 314-322 | La Salle |
| | Gr. 1-3 | | Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellogg
Clara and the Book Wagon by Nancy Smiler Levinson
If You Lived with the Sioux Indians by Ann McGovern
Dakota Dugout by Ann Turner Dakota prairie
Child of the Silent Night by Edith Fisher Hunter Laura Bridgman 1837 |
| | Gr. 4-6 | | Daniel Boone by John Mason Brown
The Buffalo Knife by Wm. O Steele 1782 flatboat journey to TN
The Far Frontier by Wm. O. Steele 1791 TN naturalist
Flaming Arrows by Wm. O. Steele Indian attack on TN fort
Wilderness Journey by Wm. O. Steele TN, KY frontier
Bread and Butter Journey by Anne Colver
The Story of Johnny Appleseed by Aliki
The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal by Samuel Hopkins Adams
Sequoyah: Leader of the Cherokees by Alice Marriot 1820's
An Indian Winter by Russell Freedman Dakotas 1833 Mandan Indians from a diary
Paul Bunyan by James Stevens
Trappers and Traders of the Far West Daugherty
Exploring the American West by James L. Collins
Children of the Covered Wagon by Mary Jane Carr Oregon Trail
On To Oregon! By Honore Morrow orphans on the Oregon Trail
A Frontier Fort on the Oregon Trail by Scott Steedman
To California by Covered Wagon by George R. Stewart
Heroines of the Early West by Nancy Wilson Ross
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink pioneers in 1864 Wisconsin
Magical Melons sequel to Caddie Woodlawn by Brink
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson Texas hill country
Frontier Life by Edwin Tunis
Clipper Ship Days by John Jennings 1833-1860's
Seabird by Holling C. Holling ships
Oars, Sails & Steam: A Picture Book of Ships by Edwin Tunis |
| | Gr. 7-9 | | Pioneers by James Fenimore Cooper 1793, NY Leartherstocking at age 71
Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy Fr. Revolution
Men to Match My Mountains by Irving Stone his. Fic. of exploration of west
Diary of an Early American Boy by Eric Sloane craftsmanship, farm life in 1805
Johnny Osage by Janice H. Giles 1st white settlers in OK
Gathering of Days by Joan Blos 14yog's diary
A Tour on the Prairies by Washington Irving
The Prairie by James Fenimore Cooper Sioux, plains
My Antonia by Willa Cather
The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman
The Boy Emigrants by Noah Brooks
The Prairie Traveler by Randolph Marcy 1859 handbook for overland travel by army captain
The Hoosier School Master by Edward Eggleston humorous account of country teacher in IN
Laddie by Gene Stratton Porter hist. fict. Childhood in IN swamp
Rainbow on the Road by Esther Forbes
Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Twain
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain
Life on the Mississippi by Twain
Hunter's Stew and Hangtown Fry: What Pioneer America Ate by Lila Perl |
| | Videos | | Sarah, Plain and Tall
Skylark |
| | Audio | | Laddie by Gene Stratton Porter 14.5 hrs. |
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| Week 22 | SOTW | Ch. 25 | Revolution Gone Sour
Reign of Terror Robespierre |
| | SOTW | Ch. 26 | Catherine the Great
Princess Catherine Comes to Russia
Catherine the Great |
| | KHE | p. 310-311 | Modernizing Russia |
| | TQ | | This is the end of TQ Age of Revolution I.
Add in TQ Age of Revolution 2 from here to end. |
| | CT-US1 | Lessons 26-28 | Constitution |
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| Week 23 | SOTW | Ch. 27 | Changing World
Steam & Coal in Britain
Cotton & Guns in America |
| | SOTW | Ch. 28 | China and the Rest of the World
Kingdom at the Center of the World |
| | KHE | p. 296-297 | Industry: Early Revolution |
| | KHE | p. 340-341 | Industrial Revolution |
| | KHE | p. 304-305 | Trade With China |
| | CT-US1 | Lesson 29 | Constitution |
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Additional
Reading | Gr. 1-3 | | Eli Whitney by Jean Lee Latham
Also Story of Eli Whitney |
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| Week 24 | SOTW | Ch. 28 | China and the Rest of the World
Rise of Opium Trade |
| | SOTW | Ch. 29 | Rise of Bonaparte
Napoleon Comes to Power
Emperor Napoleon |
| | KHE | p. 330-331 | The Arts |
| | KHE | p. 332-333 | Architecture |
| | TQ | Part 2, p. 8, 9-10, 20, 73-74, 93-93 | Arts |
| | CT-US2 | Lessons 1-3 | New Republic |
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Additional
Reading | CHOW | p. 496-504 | Pan and His Pipes, Handel |
| | Vital Spark | p. 385-389 | Nelson Horatio |
| | Vital Spark | p. 396-401 | Napoleon |
| | Gr. 7-9 | | Napoleon & the Napoleonic Wars by Albert Marrin |
| | Video | | Napoleon: an Epic Life 3 volumes, total of approx. 14 hours |
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| Week 25 | SOTW | Ch. 30 | Freedom in the Caribbean Haitian Revolt |
| | SOTW | Ch. 31 | A Different Kind of Rebellion
World of the Factories
Luddites |
| | KHE | p. 334-335 | Science & Technology |
| | KHE | p. 327 | Unrest in Britain |
| | TQ | Part 2, p. 16-17 | science & technology |
| | CT-US2 | Lessons 4-6 | New Republic |
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Additional
Reading | Gr. 7-9 | | My Name is Not Angelica by Scott O'Dell Dutch Caribbean island slave revolt |
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| Week 26 | SOTW | Ch. 32 | The Opened West
Lewis & Clark Map the West
Tecumseh's Renaissance |
| | SOTW | Ch. 33 | End of Napoleon
Napoleon's War & 1812 |
| | KHE | p. 328-329 | Westward Migration |
| | KHE | p. 320-321 | Napoleonic Wars |
| | CT-US2 | Lessons 7-9 | New Republic |
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Additional
Reading | CHOW | p. 474 - 482 | A Little Giant, Napoleon |
| | Gr. 4-6 | | The Louisiana Purchase by Robert Tallant
The War of 1812 by Richard B. Morris
The Great Little Madison by Jean Fritz bio-president during War of 1812
Pirate Lafitte & the Battle of New Orleans by Rbt. Tallant War of 1812 |
| | Gr. 7-9 | | The Lively Lady by Kenneth Roberts his. Fic. War of 1812 navy of privateers
Captain Caution by Kenneth Roberts 1812, hist. fic.
The Tree in the Trail Sante Fe Trail |
| | Video | | The Star Spangled Banner 12 min. |
| | Audio | | The Star Spangled Banner 27 min.
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| Week 27 | | | Spend this week learning more about Lewis & Clark
Westward Whoa! In the Wake of Lewis & Clark by Hodding Carter |
| | Gr. 1-3 | | Lewis & Clark, Explorers of the American West by Steven Kroll |
| | Gr. 4-6 | | The Incredible Journey of Lewis & Clark by Rhonda Blumberg
Naya Nuki by Kenneth Thomasma Sacajawea's friend captured with her
Zebulon Pike, Soldier & Explorer by Leonard Wibberley explored southwest 1806 |
| | Gr. 7-9 | | Bold Journey: West with Lewis & Clark by Charles H. Bohner
In the Footsteps of Lewis & Clark by Gerald S. Snyder |
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| Week 28 | SOTW | Ch. 33 | The End of Napoleon
Waterloo |
| | SOTW | Ch. 34 | Freedom for South America
Simon Bolivar
Freedom but not Unity |
| | KHE | p. 338-339 | World at a Glance |
| | KHE | p. 326 | Revolt in Latin America |
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Additional
Reading | CHOW | p. 483-495 | Latin America and the Caribbean, Revolt & Bolivar |
| | Vital Spark | p. 402-404 | Wellington |
| | Vital Spark | p. 405-407 | Simon Bolivar |
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| Week 29 | SOTW | Ch. 35 | Mexican Independence
Cry of Dolores
Republic of Mexico |
| | SOTW | Ch. 36 | Slave Trade Ends work of abolitionists |
| | KHE | p. 332-333 | End of Slavery |
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Additional
Reading | T&T | p. 199 | John Wesley, The World His Parish
John Newton, Slave Trader Saved by Grace |
| | Vital Spark | p. 332-334 | John Wesley |
| | Gr. 4-6 | | Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates |
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| Week 30 | SOTW | Ch. 37 | Trouble in Africa
Zulu Kingdom
Boers and the British |
| | SOTW | Ch. 38 | American Tragedies
Trail of Tears |
| | KHE | p. 308-309 | Africa 1700 - 1830 |
| | KHE | p. 343 | South Africa |
| | CT-US2 | Lessons 10-12 | Slavery |
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Additional
Reading | T&T | p. 227 | David Livingstone, Missionary Explorer |
| | T&T | p. 233 | John Paton, Witness to the Cannibals |
| | Vital Spark | p. 390-395 | Andrew Jackson |
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| Week 31 | SOTW | Ch. 38 | American Tragedies
Nat Turner's Revolt |
| | SOTW | Ch. 39 | China Adrift 1st opium war |
| | SOTW | Ch. 40 | Mexico and Her Neighbor
Remember the Alamo |
| | KHE | p. 344-345 | Opium Wars |
| | KHE | p. 342 | Texas & Mexico |
| | CT-US2 | Lessons 13-15 | Slavery |
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Additional
Reading | T&T | p. 239 | Hudson Taylor, Founder of the China Inland Mission |
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| Week 32 | SOTW | Ch. 40 | Mexico and Her Neighbor
Mexican-American War |
| | SOTW | Ch. 41 | New Zealand and Her Rulers
Treaty of Waitangi
New Zealand Wars |
| | KHE | p. 348 | New Zealand |
| | CT-US2 | Lessons 16-28 | Slavery |
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| Week 33 | SOTW | Ch 42 | World of '49
Gold Rush
World of Unrest |
| | KHE | p. 346-347 | Europe - Year of Revolution |
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| Week 34 | | | Spend this week learning more about the Gold Rush.
Take photos of each child for use in making books in weeks 35 & 36. |
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| Weeks 35 & 36 | | | Spend last two weeks making homemade books, following Valerie Bendt's book entitled Making Books With Children.
Approximate schedule based on last year's time requirements:
2 days writing story, editing, page layout take pictures for use next week on dust jackets
4 days illustrations, including mock-up books on 1st day
1 day making covers, gluing to skeleton pages, and sewing
1 day making dust jacket
Congratulations, you've completed another year of homeschooling! |
