5th Grade
Language Arts, Foreign Language: Latin, Science, and History
Language Arts
Grammar & Spelling
Well-Ordered Language 3A by Classical Academic Press
Well-Ordered Language 3A Teacher’s Edition by Classical Academic Press
Well-Ordered Language 3B by Classical Academic Press
Well-Ordered Language 3B Teacher’s Edition by Classical Academic Press
Spelling Workout Level F by Memoria Press
Writing
IEW Ancient History Based Writing Lessons by Lori Verstegen (also consider purchasing the teacher’s manual for your reference)
Literature
*Listed in the order they will be read
The Cay by Theodore Taylor
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Esperanza Rising by Pamela Munoz Ryan
The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
At Home Free Read Suggestions:
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry
Pepper and Salt by Howard Pyle
Lad, A Dog by Albert Payson
The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge
The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen by Lloyd Alexander
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge
Foreign Language - Latin
Grammar Stage Latin
Year 1 Latin Students: The Big Book of Lively Latin Volume 1 - Online PDF version by Catherine Drown (one-time subscription purchase for lifetime access for your whole family)
Year 2 Latin Students: The Big Book of Lively Latin Volume 1 - Online PDF version by Catherine Drown (one-time subscription purchase for lifetime access for your whole family)
Science - Ancients Era
Includes discoveries, scientists and related experiments from the ancient era. Core curriculum provided by Peace Hill. All materials are included in the materials fee. “At-Home” nature study supplies can be found on the supplies list.
5th Grade At-Home Living Science Read-Aloud Books:
The Secret of Everyday Things by Jean Henri Fabre (free audiobook version here)
School of the Woods by William J. Long (free audiobook version here)
Wild Animals I Have Known by Ernest Thompson Seton (free version here)
History - Ancients Era
Historical fiction (read-aloud) books - choose 4: Students will have a fun assignment on a historical fiction book each quarter, so plan ahead.
Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Cat of Bubastes by G.A. Henty
The Children’s Homer by Padraic Colum
Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff
Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfeld
Casting the Gods Adrift by Geraldine McCaughrean
Cloud Weavers: Ancient Chinese Legends by Rena Krasno
The Pot of Wisdom: Ananse Stories by Awoa Badoe
In Search of a Homeland: The Story of the Aeneid by Penelope Lively
1001 Arabian Nights by Geraldine McCaughrean
D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths by Edgar Parin d’Aulaire
Cupid and Psyche by Charlotte Craft
The Young Carthaginian by G.A. Henty
Famous Men of Rome by John Haaren an A.B. Poland
The Wadjet Eye by Jill Rubalcaba
Mystery of the Roman Ransom by Henry Winterfeld
Celtic Fairy Tales by Neil Philip
Why Are You Calling Me a Barbarian? by Birgitta Petren
NOTE: If your student is with a charter that will not accept the historical era we are in this year for this grade, consider using your funds to purchase California USA Studies Weekly - Fifth Grade Ancient America to Westward Expansion for $29.95, a simple, weekly magazine-style curriculum that can be completed at home on the side and will provide weekly options for samples.