6th Grade
Language Arts, Foreign Language: Latin, Science, and History
Language Arts
Grammar & Spelling
Well-Ordered Language 4A by Classical Academic Press
Well-Ordered Language 4A Teacher’s Edition by Classical Academic Press
Well-Ordered Language 4B by Classical Academic Press
Well-Ordered Language 4B Teacher’s Edition by Classical Academic Press
Spelling Workout Level G 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 Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Book of Three: The Prydain Chronicles, Book 1 by Lloyd Alexander
Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Free Read Book Suggestions:
The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rowlings
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Linnets and Valerians by Elizabeth Goudge
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Jack and Jill by Louisa May Alcott
The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
The Green Ember by S.D. Smith
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
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)
Year 3 Latin Students: The Big Book of Lively Latin Volume 2 - 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.
6th Grade At-Home Living Science Books:
The Secret of Everyday Things by Jean Henri Fabre (free audiobook version here)
The Wonder Book of Chemistry by Jean Henri Fabre (borrow for free here)
History - Ancients Era
Historical Fiction - 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
The Wanderings of Odysseus: The Story of the Odyssey by Rosemary Sutcliff
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 6th Grade World History Studies Weekly 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.