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 Medieval History Based Writing Lessons, 5th Edition Student Book 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 - Medieval/Middle Ages 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 - Medieval/Middle Ages Era

• Story of the World, Vol. 2: History for the Classical Child: The Middle Ages by Susan Wise Bauer

• Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Activity Book 2: The Middle Ages: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance by Susan Wise Bauer

• Historical fiction (read-aloud) books - choose 4: Students will have a fun assignment on a historical fiction book each quarter, so plan ahead. 

  • Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle

  • Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland by Tomie DePaola

  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight retold by Selina Hastings

  • The Legend of Saint Nicholas by Demi

  • The Prince Who Became a Beggar by Amina Okada

  • The Three Princes: A Tale from the Middle East by Eric Kimmel

  • Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young

  • Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story From China by Ai-Ling Louie

  • The Boy Who Drew Cats by Margaret Hodges

  • In the Moonlight Mist: A Korean Tale by Daniel San Souci

  • The Pumpkin Runner by Marsha Diane Arnold

  • Son of Charlemagne by Barbara Willard

  • Beorn the Proud by Madeleine Polland

  • Sword Song by Rosemary Sutcliff

  • Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges

  • Sam Samurai (The Time Warp Trio) by Jon Scieszka

  • Canterbury Tales by Barbara Cohen

  • Saint Francis by Brian Wildsmith

  • Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page by Richard Platt

  • Eyewitness Classics: Robin Hood by Neil Philip

  • Mulan: The Story of a Woman Warrior by Robert San Souci

  • Beautiful Warrior: The Legend of the Nun’s Kung Fu by Emily Arnold McCully

  • Joan of Arc: The Lily Maid by Margaret Hodges

  • Ashley Bryan’s African Tales, Uh-Huh by Ashley Bryan

  • Premlata and the Festival of Lights by Rumer Godden

  • The Four Voyages of Christopher Columbus by Christopher Columbus

  • Courage and Conviction: Chronicles of the Reformation Church by Brandon and Mindy Withrow

  • Leonardo Da Vinci by Diane Stanley

  • Michelangelo by Diane Stanley

  • The Genius of Leonardo by Guido Visconti

  • Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544 by Kathryn Lasky

  • Tales from Shakespeare (Illustrated Edition) by Charles & Mary Lamb

  • The Lyon’s Roar by M.L. Stainer

  • Sir Francis Drake, Navigator and Pirate by E. Rice, Jr.

  • Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo

  • King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green

  • One Thousand and One Arabian Nights by Geraldine McCaughrean

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green

  • The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean

  • Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Gray

  • Fine Print, A Story of Johann Guttenberg by Joann Johansen

  • I, Juan De Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino

  • The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow by Allen French

  • The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood

  • The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli

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.

See the course descriptions for each grade!