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4th Grade |
Class |
Text Books |
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U.S. History
/ State History |
- A Beka The History of Our United States
- Third Edition
- For state history we will use
the "From Sea to Shining Sea" series. Get the book that is written
for your state. Make sure it is the most recent edition. (the
copyright will be between 2001-2003) You can either buy the book on
Amazon or check it out from your local library.
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Science and Health |
- A Beka Understanding God's World
- Third Edition
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Developing Good Health - Second Edition
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Bible |
- Hurlbut's Story of the
Bible (to be downloaded from VHR) - this course is an Old
Testament Survey written on a 4th-6th grade level. Audio version of
this text is available on Librivox.org
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5th Grade |
Old World History |
- Abeka Old World History and Geography
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Science and Health |
- A Beka Investigating God's World
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Enjoying Good Health
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Language Arts |
- God's Gift of Language B
- Spelling, Vocabulary and Poetry 5
- Read and Think 5
- All fifth grade readers (Beyond the Horizon,
Windows to the World, Of America I, Adventures in Nature)
- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: God's Gift of Language B Teacher's
Edition
- Book Report Books (Rosa, Noah Webster)
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Bible |
- Hurlbut's Story of the
Bible (to be downloaded from VHR) - this course is an Old
Testament Survey written on a 4th-6th grade level. Audio version of
this text is available on Librivox.org
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6th Grade |
New World History |
- A Beka New World History and Geography
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Science and Health |
- A Beka Observing God's World
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Choosing Good Health
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Language Arts |
- God's Gift of Language C
- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: God's Gift of Language C Teacher's
Edition
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Spelling, Vocabulary and Poetry 6,
- Read and Think 6
- All Sixth Grade Readers (Mountain Pathways, Voyage of
Discovery, Of America II, Adventures in Greatness);
- Sixth Grade Book Report Books (Message
of the Mountain, Billy Sunday: Runner for the Lord)
- Creative Writing
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Bible |
- Hurlbut's Story of the
Bible (to be downloaded from VHR) - this course is an Old
Testament Survey written on a 4th-6th grade level. Audio version of
this text is available on Librivox.org
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7th Grade |
History |
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Science and Health |
- Science Order and Reality
- A Healthier You
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Language Arts |
- Abeka Handbook of Grammar & Composition
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- Literature (to be downloaded from Virtual Home Room)
In quarters 1-3 students will read a selection of short stories and a
full book. In the 4th quarter students will read the full book,
Tarzan of the Apes. Click here to see the full
Table of Contents. Most short stories and novels are also available
in audio which can be downloaded without cost from
www.Librivox.org
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- Abeka Vocabulary, Spelling, Poetry I
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8th Grade |
History |
- Abeka America, Land I Love
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Science and Health |
- Abeka Matter & Motion in God's Universe
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Language Arts |
- Abeka Handbook of Grammar & Composition
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- Literature (to be downloaded from Virtual Home Room)
Each quarter, students will read short stories for the first 3
weeks. They will read two classic novels for the rest of each
quarter. There are 12 novel of which they will choose 8. (The
Shortstop, Treasure Island, Helen's Babies, War of the Worlds,
Around the World in Eighty Days, The Girl of the Limberlost, Beasts
of Tarzan, Hans Brinker, Pollyanna, Biography of a Grizzly, Tristan
and Iseult, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) All
novels are also available in audio book version which can be
downloaded without cost from
www.Librivox.org
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- Abeka Vocabulary, Spelling, Poetry II
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