Study American History, Geography, and Literature
Combine the simplicity of the textbook-based approach with the flexibility of the unit study in this multi-level course for students in grades 5 to 8. The texts are written in conversational style with instructions for the student. There is not a teacher edition, but there is an answer key. Similar to the way Saxon Math books are written, all the instruction you need is in the student components. You can combine students 5th to 8th grade in one course. That makes it easier for the parent to teach one history course to several children and keeps everyone on the same page!
Choose your Set
Three sets are available: Complete Bundle with the Literature Package, Kit with Student Workbook and Lesson Review, and Curriculum Package Only.
America the Beautiful Curriculum Package
America the Beautiful
List $141.00
Price $125.00
America the Beautiful Curriculum Package, Second Edition
By Charlene Notgrass, Publisher: Notgrass Company
ISBN-13 9781609991395
- From the Notgrass Company, the America the Beautiful Curriculum Package includes one of each of the following books.
- America the Beautiful Part 1: America from 1000 to 1877 Download Part 1 Sample Pages Opens in a new window at the publisher’s website.
- America the Beautiful Part 2: America from the late 1800s to the present Download Part 2 Sample Pages
- We the People consists of resource documents from American history used in this course. See We the People Sample Pages
- Maps of America the Beautiful A collection of 30 maps drawn especially to accompany this curriculum. Your child will often refer to a map while reading a lesson in America the Beautiful and do activities on the map at the end of the lesson. Download Sample Maps
- Timeline of America the Beautiful
This is an illustrated timeline of American history from AD 1000 to the present designed specifically to include facts learned in the lessons. Some facts are already printed on the timeline. After each lesson, your child will add an event mentioned in the lesson to the timeline. See Sample Timeline Pages - America the Beautiful Answer Key Includes Answers for the Timeline, Student Workbook, Lesson Review and vocabulary assignments from the main text. See Sample.
Literature Portion
NOTE: The Literature Package is not included in this Curriculum Package. Purchase with the America the Beautiful Bundle or borrow the books from your local library.
To give your child a richer perspective on the various time periods studied, ten extra works of literature are assigned. The student is usually assigned 1-2 chapters per day. The first five books go with Part 1, and the next five books go with Part 2.
- Growing Up Dakota by Charles Eastman Units 2-5
- Amos Fortune Free Man by Elizabeth Yates Units 6-7
- Brady by Jean Fritz Units 9-10
- Bound for Oregon by Jean Van Leeuwen Units 12-13
- Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt Units 14-15
- Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder Units 16-18
- All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor Units 19-20
- Blue Willow by Doris Gates Units 21-22
- Homer Price by Robert McCloskey Unit 23
- Katy’s Box by Mary Evelyn Notgrass Units 29-30
This one-year course covers American History, Geography, and Literature for ages 10-14.
Grades 5-8
List $141.00
Price $125.00
More Notgrass History at Lamp Post Homeschool
Grades 5-8
Grades 5-8
9781609991654
with Student Workbook
& Lesson Review