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

• Portions of IEW U.S. History-Based Writing Lessons by Lori Verstegen (also consider purchasing the teacher’s manual for your reference) 

• Additional creative writing projects provided by Peace Hill.

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 (Optional)

• 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 - Early Modern 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 - Early Modern Era

• Story of the World, Vol. 3: Early Modern Times by Susan Wise Bauer

• Choose ONE of the two activity book options: 

  • Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Activity Book 3: Early Modern Times by Susan Wise Bauer

  • Story of the World Volume 3 Student Pages

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

  • Illustrated Adventure Stories by Lesley Sims

  • Miguel’s Brave Knight: Young Cervantes and His Dream of Don Quixote by Margarita Engle

  • I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth de Trevino

  • The Spanish Fairy Book by Gertrudis Segovia

  • Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the Incas by Jonathan W. Stokes

  • The Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark

  • Treasure Hunters: Quest for the City of Gold by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein

  • Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates by Mary Mapes (family read aloud)

  • Blood on the River: James Town, 1607 by Elisa Carbone

  • The Broken Blade by William Durbin

  • Champlain and the Silent One by Kate Messner

  • Mystery of the Frozen Lands by Martyn Godfrey

  • I Am Canada: Graves of Ice: The Lost Franklin Expedition by John Wilson

  • The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler

  • Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus

  • Once Upon a Time in Japan by Japan Broadcasting Corporation

  • The Samurai’s Tale by Erik C Haugaard

  • Peter and the Pilgrims by Louise A. Vernon

  • Unbound by Ann Burg

  • Virginia Bound by Amy Butler

  • Nzingha Warrior Queen of Matamba: The Royal Diaries by Patricia McKissack

  • The Golem of Prague by Irene Cohen-Janca

  • Hans in Luck by Felix Hoffmann

  • Kristina, The Girl King by Carolyn Meyer

  • The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth

  • How Ganesh Got His Elephant Head by Harish Johairi and Vatsala Sperling

  • Tales from India by Jamila Gavin

  • Raven Boy by Pippa Goodheart

  • The Man in the Iron Mask (Great Illustrated Classics)

  • The Last Musketeer by Stuart Gibbs

  • The Story of Cyrano de Bergerac by Stefano Benni

  • The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: the Complete First Edition by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm

  • The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

  • Legends of the Iroquois by Tehanetorens

  • Skywoman: Legend of the Iroquois by Joanne Shenandoah

  • I Am Algonquin: An Algonquin Quest Novel by Rick Revelle

  • The King’s Daughter by Suzanne Martel

  • Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin by Marguerite Henry

  • Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder

  • Fairy Tales of the Russians and Other Slavs: Sixty-Eight Stories by Ace G. and Olga A . Pilkington

  • Fearless Ivan and His Faithful Horse Double-Hump by Pyotr Yershov

  • The Night Journey by Kathryn Lasky

  • The Two Trumpeters of Vienna by Hertha Pauli

  • The Olive Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

  • The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare

  • The Winter People by Joseph Bruchac

  • Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes

  • Mr. Revere and I by Robert Lawson

  • Freedom at Any Price: March 1775-April 19, 1775 by Amanda Stephens

  • I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis 

  • George Washington’s Socks by Elvira Woodruff

  • George Washington’s Spy by Elvira Woodruff

  • Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

  • Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson

  • Ashes by Laurie Halse Anderson

  • Sophia’s War: A Tale of the Revolution by Avi

  • Spies at Mount Vernon by Steven K. Smith

  • Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen

  • Ben and Me by Robert Lawson

  • Spenser’s Story of the Constitution by Paul Sleman Clark

  • Alexander Hamilton: Little Lion by Ann Hood

  • Carry On Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham

  • The Mutiny on the Bounty (Great Illustrated Classics ed)

  • Stowaway by Karen Hesse

  • The Goat Who Sailed the World by Jackie French

  • The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette by Carolyn Meyer

  • The Lacemaker and the Princess by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

  • Den of Thieves by Julia Golding

  • The Golden Hour by Maiya Williams

  • Madame Tussaud’s Apprentice: An Untold Story of Love in the French Revolution by Kathleen Benner

  • A Tale of Two Cities (Great Illustrated Classics ed)

  • Catherine: The Great Journey, Russia, 1743 by Kristiana Gregory

  • The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson

  • Elfwood: The Shiny Silver Steam Engine by Nancy Trancey Buscher

  • The Gate in the Wall by Ellen Howard

  • Tales from Within the Clouds: Nakhi Stories of China by Carolyn Han

  • Tales of a Chinese Grandmother: 30 Traditional Tales from China by Frances Carpenter

  • Treasure Hunters: Secret of the Forbidden City by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein

  • Powder Monkey: Adventures of a Young Sailor by Paul Dowswell

  • Battle Fleet: Adventures of a Young Sailor by Paul Dowswell

  • Pip of Pengersick - My Part in Napoleon’s Downfall by Jane A. C. West

  • The Magic Orange Tree and Other Haitian Folktales by Diane Wolkstein

  • Anacaona: Golden Fower, Haiti, 1490 by Edwidge Danticat

  • Sugar by Jewell Parker Rhodes

  • Serafina’s Promise by Ann E. Burg

  • Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog’s Tale by Laurie Myers

  • Streams to the River, River to the Sea: A Novel of Sacagawea by Scott O’Dell

  • The Devil’s Highway by Stanley Applegate

  • The Count of Monte Cristo by Rob Lloyd Jones (Young Reading Series 3)

  • Russian Snows: Coming of Age in Napoleon’s Army by Scott Armstrong

  • I Am Canada: A Call to Battle: The War of 1812 by Gillian Chan

  • Once on This Island by Gloria Whelan

  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War by Helen Frost

  • Amos Fortune: Free Man by Elizabeth Yates

  • Day of Tears by Julius Lester

  • Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis 

  • My Name is Phillis Wheatley: A Story of Slavery and Freedom by Afua Cooper

  • How I Became a Ghost: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story by Tim Tingle

  • On This Long Journey: The Journal of Jesse Smoke, A Cherokee Boy: The Trail of Tears, 1838 by Joseph Bruchac

  • Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears by Cornelia Cornelissen

  • Legends of the Seminoles by Betty Mae Tiger Jumper

  • A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia by Patricia McKissack

  • The Serpent’s Children by Laurence Yep

  • The Treasure of Ching Shih by John Gilgren

  • A Line in the Sand: The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence, Gonzales, Texas by Sherry Garland

  • The Boy in the Alamo by Margaret Cousins

  • Remember the Alamo! The Runaway Scrape Diary of Belle Wood by Lisa Waller Rogers

  • Tucket’s Ride by Gary Paulsen

  • Land of the Long White Cloud: Maori Myths, Tales, & Legends by Kiri Te Kanawa and Michael Foreman

  • The Weka-Feather Cloak: A New Zealand Fantasy by Leo Madigan

  • The Treasure of Mad Doc Magee by Elinor Teele

  • The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera

  • The Ballad of Lucy Whipple by Karen Cushman

  • By the Great Horn Spoon! by Sid Fleischman

  • Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild by Kristiana Gregory

    
    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.

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