Mater Amabilis Level 2, Year 1 (Grade 4 U.S.) ~ Term 1 (weeks 1-6) ​ ​

+Subjects considered to be essential at this level. (N) Books/subjects intended for narration. *Key curriculum ~ Highly Recommended ~ Optional extras ​ ​

Subject Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

+RELIGIOUS ED. Intro. Ch. 1 How Our (19 “This first Ch. 2 First 30-34 Catch-up ​ New Testament Church Began retreat” -24) Adventurers Start at “Next (N)*First Christians (15-19) (27-30) morning,” ​ ​ Catechism Ch. 1 The Fall Ch. 2 World’s Ch. 3 Turning Ch.4 Prepares Ch. 5 People Ch. 6 Joseph (N)*F&L 4 Jesus Our Guide of Man First Murder from God a People of Israel Goes to Egypt ​ ​ ​ Saints Archangels Sts. Joachim & St. Joseph St. Peter St. Paul St. Thecla (N)*57 Stories of Saints Anne ​ ​

OR (N)*Young People’s St. James St. Denis St. Helen St. Ambrose St. Germain St. Patrick ​ Book of Saints

Saint Biography

Liturgical Year

+MATH (daily) ​ ​ +ENGLISH ​ Reading (daily) ​ Copywork (daily) ​ ​ Composition / Written Narrations (daily) ​ Studied Dictation (2x) ​

Grammar/English L. 1-3 L. 5-7 L. 8-11 {The L. 12, 14-16 L. 17-20 L. 21-24 (3 times weekly) {retelling, {composition, sentence, {pronouns, be {words, {paragraphs, ​ *Intermediate Language Proper nouns, poem, composition, verbs, selection for convers., ​ Lessons description} composition} dictionary} conver.,desc.} study, dialog.} comp., titles}

+LITERATURE Part I, Ch. I Ch. II (2 wks) Ch. II (cont.) Ch. III “When Ch. IV “As Ch. V ​ Mythology “This is the “One day as he “Thereupon Telemachus soon as it was “Telemachus (N)*Children’s Homer story…” sat sad…” Telemachus..” went back…” dawn…” went apart…” ​ Shakespeare The Tempest: The Tempest: The Tempest: The Tempest: The Tempest: The Tempest: 1st half Act I 2nd half Act I 1st half Act II 2nd ½ Act II 1st ½ Act III 2nd ½ Act III

Classic Literature: ​

Poetry “Nobility” by From Henry V From Henry V ‘The Robin’ by From Macbeth Merchant of *The Harp and the Laurel Alice Cary (HLW 149) (HLW 151) Celia Thaxter (HLW 153) Venice (HLW ​ Wreath (HLW) OR *(ILL) (ILL 4) (ILL 13) 153) ​ ​ ​ +NATIONAL HISTORY 1-Stories of 2-Coming of 3 - Romans 4-Caligula 5-Warrior 7- St. Alban British History (2x week) Albion & the Romans Come Again Conquered Queen 6-Last (optional) ​ (N)*Our Island Story Brutus Britain of Romans ​

(N)*Our Lady’s Dowry -OLD 1 -Glaston- 2-First Martyr ​ ​ bury Thorn - St. Alban

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Mater Amabilis Level II, Year I (Grade 4 U.S.) ~ Term 1 (weeks 1-6) ​ ​ Subject Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

National History Read.

+ANCIENT HISTORY Chapter 1: The Chapter 2: Chapter 3: Chapter 4: Chapter 5: Chapter 6: Ancient Greece (2x/wk) Gods of Greece Deucalion and Cadmus & the Perseus Hercules and Jason and the ​ (N)*Famous Men of Greece the Flood Dragon's His Labors Golden Fleece ​ Teeth

Ancient History Read.

Book of Centuries

+GEOGRAPHY/ 1. How 3. Paddle 5. Breakup of 6. Paddle 8. The Largest 9. Paddle EARTH STUDIES (2x/wk) Paddle-to-the- Starts on His the River Meets Saw- Lake in the Crosses two ​ American Geography sea came to Be Journey mill World (Map) Borders (Map) (N)*Paddle to the Sea 2. Long River 4. Brook and 7. Paddle ​ to Sea Beaver Pond Meets Friend

People and Places Introduction 1- Teacher 2- Choices 3- Surveyor 4- Lightning 5- Samone [Americas] (1 book a term) ​ Where the Flame Trees Bloom alt: Northern alt: Northern alt: Northern alt: Northern alt: Southern alt: Southern alt: Maya Quest Lowlands Lowlands Lowlands Lowlands Lowlands Lowlands ​ pp.2-11 pp.12-23 pp.24-33 pp.34-41 pp.44-59 pp.60-73

Mapwork

+SCIENCE (2x weekly) Ch 1: Story of Ch 2: Greek Ch 3: Greek Ch 3: Bringing ​ ​ Ancient Greece Ancient Ideas About Ideas About Ideas Together Greece Earth pp.12-16 Earth pp.16-21 (N) Science in Ancient Greece ​

Solar System by Seymour Spread over Spread over ​ Simon (32 pages) term term

Activities Thru Looking Two Mirror Mirror Maze Light-Ben- Water Drops Moving Home Science Adventures: Glass/Mirrors Magic ding box/Now and Other Pictures Light Carnival You See It . . . Lenses

NATURE STUDY 1) Walk 2) Nature Journal ​ FOREIGN LANGUAGE

MUSIC APPRECIATION Handel Handel Handel Handel Handel Handel

PICTURE STUDY Giotto di Giotto di Giotto di Giotto di Giotto di Giotto di Gothic and Renaissance Bondone Bondone Bondone Bondone Bondone Bondone

ART (twice weekly) ​ MUSIC Instrumental (daily) ​ ​ Singing

PRACTICAL WORK

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Mater Amabilis Level 2, Year 1 (Grade 4 U.S.) ~ Term 1 (weeks 7-12) ​ ​ Subject Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12

+RELIGIOUS ED. Ch. 3 First Ch. 3 First Ch. 3 First Ch. 4 Ch. 4 Ch. 4 ​ New Testament Perse- Perse- Perse- Saul (⅓) Saul (⅓) Saul (⅓) (N)*First Christians cution (⅓) cution (⅓) cution (⅓) ​ ​ Catechism Ch. 7 Israel Ch. 8 God’s Ch. 9 God Ch. 10 Great Ch. 11 Life in (N)*F&L 4 Jesus Our Guide Goes to Egypt People Suffer Saves His Things the Promised ​ ​ ​ People Happen Land

Saints St. Cecilia St. Tarcisius St. Sebastian St. Lucy St. Agnes St. Helen (N)*57 Stories of Saints ​ ​

(N)*Young People’s Book of St. Genevieve St. Brigid St. Benedict St. Gregory the St. Columba St. ​ Saints Great Hermengild

Saint Biography

Liturgical Year

+MATHEMATICS (daily) ​ ​ ​ +ENGLISH ​ Reading (daily) ​ Copywork (daily) ​ Composition / Written Narrations (daily) ​ Studied Dictation (2x) ILL 46 ​ ​ Grammar/English L. 25-28 L. 29, 31-33 L. 34-37 {sit/ L. 38-41 L. 42-45 L. 46-49, 51 (3 times weekly) {study: Helen {Address, set, poem {comp., {composition, {description, ​ *Intermediate Language Keller, dictation, p. study, names, dialogue, reproduction, ​ Lessons (ILL) hyphen, letter study, narr.} conversation, initials, conversation, comma, writing} possessive} selection, description} composition} description}

+LITERATURE Ch. VI “Troy, Ch. VII “The Ch. VIII “They Ch. IX “Said Ch. X “His Catch-up ​ Mythology the minstrel sun rose…” came to Menelaus…” ship and his (N)*Children’s Homer sang…” Sparta…” fellow…” ​ Shakespeare The Tempest: The Tempest: The Tempest: The Tempest: The Tempest: The Tempest: first half of Act 2nd half of Act first half of Act 2nd half of Act continued continued IV IV V V study study

Classic Literature

From Merch. ILL 30 “The Barefoot Sonnet XVIII Sonnet XIX Sonnet XXX Poetry ​ * The Harp and the Laurel of Venice William Cullen Boy” Whittier (HLW 156) (HLW 156) (HLW 157) ​ Wreath (HLW) OR * (ILL) (HLW 154) Bryant (ILL 35) ​ ​ ​ +NATIONAL HISTORY 8-Vortigern & 9-Coming of 10-Hengist’s 11-Giants’ 12-The 13-The British History (2x/wk) King Constans Hengist & Treachery Dance brought Coming of Founding of ​ (N)*Our Island Story Horsa to Britain Arthur the Round ​ Table

(N)*Our Lady’s Dowry-OLD OLD- 3-Saint OIS-Saint ​ /Our Island Saints-OIS Patrick Columba

National History Rdg.

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Mater Amabilis Level 2, Year 1 (Grade 4 U.S.) ~ Term 1 (weeks 7-12) ​ ​ Subject Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12

+ANCIENT HISTORY 7. Theseus 8. 9. Achilles 10-The 10. The 11.Lycurgus Ancient Greece (2x/wk) Agamemnon Adventures of Adventures of (825 B.C.) ​ (N)*Famous Men of Greece Ulysses (½) Ulysses (½) ​ Ancient History Read.

Book of Centuries

+GEOGRAPHY AND 10.Life in a N. 12. A Fish 13. Adrift 15. Dry Dock, 16. By Dog 18. Paddle EARTH STUDIES Marsh Story, Again mapping Sled to the Returns to the 11.Paddle mapping 14. The Soo, 17.Down North, American Geography Finds Lake Shipwreck Lake Michigan mapping (N)*Paddle to the Sea ​ Superior

People and Places 6-The Legend 7- Canelo 8-Rag Dolls 10-Ice-Cream 11- The Feast Epilogue [Americas] (1 bk. per term) 9-Math Man of San Juan ​ ​ Where the Flame Trees Bloom alt: Southern alt: Southern alt: Highlands alt: Maya Quest Lowlands Lowlands alt: Highlands alt: Highlands alt: Highlands pp.126-131 ​ pp.74-87 pp.88-99 pp.102-109 pp.110-117 pp.118-125

Mapwork

+SCIENCE (2x weekly) selection ​ ​ Solar System (32 pages) weekly ​ Activities Fire from the Catch a Rainbow Invisible Polarized Eerie Glow of Home Science Adventures: Sun Rainbow Glasses/ Colors Light / Phosphor- Light Bubble Colors Polarization escence

NATURE STUDY 1) Walk 2) Nature Journal ​ FOREIGN LANGUAGE

MUSIC Beethoven Beethoven Beethoven Beethoven Beethoven Beethoven APPRECIATION

PICTURE STUDY St. Fra St. Fra St. Fra St. Fra St. Fra St. Fra Gothic and Renaissance Angelico Angelico Angelico Angelico Angelico Angelico

ART (twice weekly) ​ MUSIC Instrumental (daily) ​ ​ Singing 2 songs & hymns ​ PRACTICAL WORK

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Mater Amabilis Level 2, Year 1 (Grade 4 U.S.) ~ Term 1 (weeks 1-12) ​ ​ Supplemental Reading

Here are some possible series for chapter book ● Saints and Friendly Beasts Easy Reader Saints Reading ​ (one saint per term) saint biographies. For other suggestions for series by Eva K. Betz, reprinted by Neumann more advanced readers, see the Supplemental Press/TAN Books. Reading sections for Level 3. ● Out-of-print Along the Paths of the Gospel by ​ ​ ​ Pauline Books. ● In the Footsteps of the Saints reprints ● Magnificat Saint books (carried by Ignatius ​ ​ by Mary’s Books or “Story of..” from Press ​ ​ ​ ​ Neumann Press/TAN Books. These were ● Encounter the Saints by Pauline Books ​ originally part of the Dujarie Press series. ● Out-of-print Encounter Books by Daughters of ​ ​ St. Paul.

● The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth ● The Hobbit by J.R.R.Tolkien Classic Children’s ​ ​ Grahame ● Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Literature (Free ​ ​ ● Pollyanna by Eleanor Porter ● Heidi by Johanna Spyri ​ ​ Reads): ● Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by ● The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge ​ ​ ​ Choose at least one per Lewis Carroll ● The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark ​ term ● Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Twain ​ Rawls ● Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery ​ ● Swallows and Amazons and other books ● Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson ​ ​ by Arthur Ransome ● The Midnight Folk by John Masefield ​ Additional British Recommended Reading whole year: ROMAN BRITAIN ● * The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff History Reading ● Kingfisher Children’s Encyclopedia ​ – classic story set in Roman Britain. First of a of British History – Recommended ​ trilogy, followed by The Silver Branch and The Reference Book ​ ​ ​ Lantern Bearers. ● Britannia by Geraldine McCaughrean – ​ ● The Capricorn Bracelet by Rosemary Sutcliff one hundred short stories from British ​ ● Word to Caesar by Geoffrey Trease history. Colorful illustrations. ​ ● People in History by R.J.Unstead – ​ forty-six short biographies of notable ● Between the Forest and the Hills by Ann ​ figures from British history. (Out of print, Lawrence buy full volume 512 pp.) ● The Fearless Treasure by Noel KING ARTHUR Streatfeild – social history, told through ● The King Who Was and Will Be by Kevin ​ ​ the eyes of children. (Out of print) Crossley-Holland ● King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Term 1, Level 2 Recommended Reading, Table by Roger Lancelyn Green *especially recommended: ​ CELTIC BRITAIN ● *And God Blessed the Irish by Chris ● King Arthur by Andrew Lang ​ ​ Driscoll -- story of St. Patrick for younger children ● Warrior Scarlet by Rosemary Sutcliff ​ ● Beric the Briton by G.A.Henty ​ Ancient Greek NON-FICTION HISTORICAL FICTION ● Alexander the Great by Nikos ● The Crown of Violet by Geoffrey Trease – story History Reading ​ ​ Kazantzakis of an Athenian boy and his family, with a Greek ● Science in Ancient Greece by K. Gay drama theme. OOP. ​ ● The Spartan Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins ​ MYTHOLOGY ● Children of the Fox by Jill Paton Walsh ​ ● Tales of the Greek Heroes by Roger ● Theras & His Town by Caroline Dale Snedeker ​ ​ Lancelyn Green – an Athenian boy tries to adjust to life in Sparta ● The Luck of Troy by Roger L. Green ​ ● The Secret Arrow by Kenneth Lillington – ● The Tale of Troy by Roger L. Green ​ ​ Sparta and Pericles ● Greek Myths by Olivia Coolidge ​ ● The Trojan War by Olivia Coolidge ​

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+Subjects considered to be essential at this level. (N) Books/subjects intended for narration. *Key curriculum ~ Highly Recommended ~ Optional extras ​ ​

Subject Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Week 18

+RELIGIOUS ED. 5. Peter’s 5. Peter’s 5. Peter’s 6. Saul’s 1st 6. p. 79 “From 6. p. 82 ​ New Testament Vision p. Vision p. 63-67 Vision end of Journey pp.75 Paphos -p.82 “After..” to p. (N)*First Christians 59-63 p. 67-72 -79 “ask him.” “...else.” 86 end of ch. ​ ​ Catechism 12. King for 13. King David 14. Solomon & 15. The Final (N)*F&L 4 Jesus Our Guide God’s Ppl. Promise... King ​ ​ ​ Saints St. Martin of Advent Advent Advent Advent St. Monica & (N)*57 Stories of Saints Tours St. Augustine ​ ​

OR (N)*Young People’s St. Isidore Advent Advent Advent Advent St. Aidan ​ Book of Saints

Saint Biography

Liturgical Year-Advent 1- 2 stories 1-2 stories 1-2 stories 1-2 stories Stories of the Child Jesus

+MATH (daily) ​ ​ +ENGLISH ​ Reading (daily) ​

Copywork (daily) ​ ​ Composition / Written Narrations

Studied Dictation (2x) ​

Grammar/English L. 52-54 L. 55-58 L. 59-60, L. 64-67 {oral L. 68-71 L. 73-76 (3 times weekly) {Quotations, {contractions, 62-63 {descr., comp., Poem, {poetry, {rhyme, ​ *Intermediate Language opposites, quotations, letter, sent., Long- conversation: writing:when/ ​ Lessons (ILL) poetry} dictation, use comma} fellow retell, precepts, retell, who, selection of I, he/she} sing.& pl} m. idea} study, quot.}

+LITERATURE Ch. XI Ch. XII “Such Ch. XIII Ch. XIV Ch. XV “Who Catch-up ​ Mythology “Achilles was the “When dawn “Achilles, was the first…” (N)*Children’s Homer became…” quarrel…” came…” standing…” ​

Macbeth: 1st Macbeth: Macbeth: Macbeth: Macbeth: Macbeth: Shakespeare ​ ½ Act I 2nd ½ Act I 1st ½ Act II 2nd ½ Act II 1st ½ Act III 2nd ½ Act III

Classic Literature: ​ Poetry “Don’t Give Sonnet XXXVI Sonnet CXVI “Village Black- “The Wind and Christmas * The Harp and the Laurel Up” P. Cary (HLW 157) (HLW 158) smith” Long- Moon” (ILL Bells (HLW ​ Wreath (HLW) OR *(ILL) (ILL 54) fellow (ILL65) 68) 63) ​ ​ ​ +NATIONAL HISTORY 14-Story of 15-How King 16-Alfred the 17-More on British History (2x/wk) Gregory and Alfred Learned Great in Alfred the ​ (N)*Our Island Story the Pretty to Read Cowherd Great ​ Children Cottage

(N)*Our Lady’s Dowry-OLD OIS-Saint OLD 7-Sts. 8-St. Hilda & OIS-Saint OLD 10-St. ​ /Our Island Saints-OIS Augustine Cedd & Chad Caedmon Cuthbert Dunstan

Nat. History Further R.

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Mater Amabilis Level 2, Year 1 (Grade 4 U.S.) ~ Term 2 (weeks 13-18) ​ ​ Subject Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Week 18

+ANCIENT HISTORY 12. Draco and 13. Pisistratus 14. Miltiades 15. Leonidas at 16. 17. Aristides Ancient Greece Solon the Hero of Thermopylæ Themistocles (N)*Famous Men of Marathon ​ Greece (2x/week) ​ Ancient History Read.

Book of Centuries

+GEOGRAPHY AND 19. Forest 21. Paddle 22. Paddle 24. Along the 25. Rivers in 27. On a EARTH STUDIES Fire, Reaches Lake Takes a Great Great River, Sea, 26. Paddle Wharf, 20. Through Erie, mapping Fall, 23. Lake mapping Finds New mapping American Geography Lake Huron Ontario Friend (N)*Paddle to the Sea (2x) ​ ​ People and Places Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapters Five Chapters Seven [Americas] and Six & Eight The Cay alt: 1.Hidden alt: 3.Llama- alt: 5. The alt: 6.The Long Valley 2.Sun- Humming & 4. Steep Trail Way and alt: 8.Outside alt: 9.Amauta alt: Secret of the Andes rise Call Singer 7.Questions Comes ​

+SCIENCE (2x weekly) Ch.4: Ch 5: How Ch 6: Applying Ch 6: Apply- ​ ​ Ancient Greece Mathema- Ancient Greeks Science, ing Science, ticians in Healed the pp.46-51 pp.52-55; Ch 7: Reading Ancient Sick Ancient Grk. (N)*Science in Anc. Greece ​ Greece Heritage

The Librarian Who Measured First Half Second half the Earth

Attraction and Magnetic What is Our Magnetic Making a A Magnet's Activities: Home Science ​ ​ Repulsion Levitation Magnetic? Earth Compass & The Reach Adventures: Magnetism Treasure Map NATURE STUDY 1) Walk 2) Nature Journal ​ FOREIGN LANGUAGE

MUSIC APPREC. Wagner Wagner Wagner Wagner Wagner Wagner

PICTURE STUDY Leonardo da Leonardo da Leonardo da Leonardo da Leonardo da Leonardo da Gothic and Renaissance Vinci Vinci Vinci Vinci Vinci Vinci

ART (twice weekly) ​ MUSIC Instrumental (daily) ​ ​ Singing 2 new songs & hymns a term

PRACTICAL WORK

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Mater Amabilis Level 2, Year 1 (Grade 4 U.S.) ~ Term 2 (weeks 19-24) ​ ​ Subject Week 19 Week 20 Week 21 Week 22 Week 23 Week 24

+RELIGIOUS ED. 7. The 7. 91 “Not all” p. 93 “The 8. The Second “Philipi was” to Catch-up ​ Bible Council of to 93 “sin” things..” to end Great Journey 104 “chains (N)*First Christians Jerusalem to of ch. 7 to 101 “begun came undone” ​ ​ p.91 “Moses” to write.”

Catechism 16.Invitation 17. Road Signs 18. Loving 19. Growing in 20. Jesus, Our 21. “For This I (N)*F&L 4 Jesus Our Guide to Heaven along the Way Others Love Guide Have Come..” ​ ​ Saints St. Patrick St. Brigid St. Benedict St. Kevin St. Columban St. Margaret of (N)*57 Stories of Saints Scotland ​ ​

OR (N)*Young People’s St. Audry St. Cuthbert St. Giles St. Boniface St. Eulogius St. Swithun ​ Book of Saints

Saint Biography

Liturgical Year

+MATH (daily) ​ ​ +ENGLISH L. 77-78, 80 L. 81-84 {can L.85-89 L. 90-93 L. 94-97 L. 98-100 ​ Grammar/English {possessive, and may, {sing/ plural, {Exclama- {conversation, {Picture study, *Intermediate Language animal composition, composition, tions, auto- comparing poetry, review} ​ Lessons (ILL) (3 x weekly) convers., picture, tense} poetry, biography words, comp.} ​ composit.} dictation) story, comp.}

Reading (daily) ​ Copywork (daily) ​ Composition / Written Narrations (daily) ​ Studied Dictation (2x) ​ +LITERATURE Ch. XVI Ch. XVII “Then Ch. XVIII “So Ch. XIX “King Ch. XX “Now Catch ​ Mythology “Now Thetis, Achilles put much of the Priam on his that Hector up/break (N)*Children’s Homer the mother.” his…” story…” tower…” was dead…” ​ Shakespeare Macbeth: Macbeth: Macbeth: Macbeth: Macbeth: Macbeth: 1st ½ Act IV 2nd ½ Act IV 1st ½ Act V 2nd ½ Act V cont. study cont. study

Classic Children’s Literature (Free Reads): ​ ​ Poetry Horatius King Solomon Daybreak (ILL Horatius Horatius Sweet and Low * Harp/Laurel Wreath (HLW (ILL 86) 88) (HLW (HLW 165-167) (ILL 99) ​ (HLW) OR *(ILL) 159-161) 162-164) ​ ​ ​ +NATIONAL HISTORY 18-Ethelred 19-Edmund 20-Canute & 21-Edward the 22-Harold 24-Battle of British History the Unready Ironside the Waves Confessor 23-Battle of Hastings (N)*Our Island Story Stamford ​ Bridge

(N)*Our Lady’s Dowry-OLD OIS-Edward ​ /Our Island Saints-OIS the Confessor

National History Rdg.

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+ANCIENT HISTORY 18. Cimon 19. Pericles 20. Alcibiades 21. Lysander 22. Socrates Catch- up, end Ancient Greece (2x/wk) (died 449 (495-429 B.C.) (450-404 B.C.) (died 395 B.C.) (470-399 B.C.) of term exams ​ (N)*Famous Men of Greece B.C.) ​ Ancient History Read.

Book of Centuries

+GEOGRAPHY AND Chapters 1-2 Chapter 3-4 Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapters 7-8 Chapter 9, EARTH STUDIES mapping mapping mapping American Geography (N)*Seabird (2x/week) ​ ​ People and Places Ch. 9-10 Ch. 11 Ch. 12-13 Ch. 14-15 Ch. 16-17 Ch. 18-19 [Americas] The Cay alt: 10.A alt: 11.The alt: 13.Cuzco alt: 14.The alt: 15.The alt: 16.Keeper Mission Sign and Trail Marketplace Family of the Fields alt: Secret of the Andes Unshared 12.The Valley 17.Written in ​ Below the Stars

Ch.1: Who was Ch.2: The World Ch.2: The World Ch.3: Ch.3: Ch.4: +SCIENCE (2x weekly) ​ ​ Archimedes of Archimedes, of Archimedes, Alexandria, Alexandria, Archimedes and Ancient Greece pp.9-15 pp.16-23 pp.23-30 pp.30-38 his Level, Reading pp.39-44 (N)*Archimedes and the ​ Door of Science

Activities Invisible Force Magnetic A Different Way A Homemade Experiments The Home Science Adventures: Fields Sculpture to Get Motor with your Motor Electromagnet Magnetism Magnetism

NATURE STUDY 1) Walk 2) Nature Journal ​ FOREIGN LANGUAGE

MUSIC APPRECIATION Dvorak Dvorak Dvorak Dvorak Dvorak Dvorak

PICTURE STUDY Sandro Sandro Sandro Sandro Sandro Sandro Gothic and Renaissance Botticelli Botticelli Botticelli Botticelli Botticelli Botticelli

ART (twice weekly) ​ MUSIC Instrumental (daily) ​ ​ Singing 2 new songs & hymns a term

PRACTICAL WORK

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Mater Amabilis Level 2, Year 1 (Grade 4 U.S.) ~ Term 2 (weeks 13-24) ​ ​ Supplemental Reading

Here are some possible series for chapter book ● Saints and Friendly Beasts Easy Reader Saints Reading ​ (one saint per term) saint biographies. For other suggestions for more series by Eva K. Betz, reprinted by Neumann advanced readers, see the Supplemental Reading Press/TAN Books. sections for Level 3. ● Out-of-print Along the Paths of the ​ Gospel by Pauline Books. ​ ​ ● In the Footsteps of the Saints reprints by ● Magnificat Saint books (carried by ​ ​ Mary’s Books or “Story of..” from Neumann Ignatius Press ​ ​ ​ Press/TAN Books. These were originally part ● Encounter the Saints by Pauline Books ​ of the Dujarie Press series. ● Out-of-print Encounter Books by ​ ​ Daughters of St. Paul.

● The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth ● The Hobbit by J.R.R.Tolkien Classic Children’s ​ ​ Grahame ● Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Literature (Free ​ ​ ● Pollyanna by Eleanor Porter ● Heidi by Johanna Spyri ​ ​ Reads): ● Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by ● The Little White Horse by Elizabeth ​ ​ Choose at least one per Lewis Carroll Goudge term ● Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson ● The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark ​ ​ Rawls Twain ● Swallows and Amazons and other books ● Anne of Green Gables by L.M. ​ ​ by Arthur Ransome Montgomery ● The Midnight Folk by John Masefield ● Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson ​ ​ Additional British Recommended Reading whole year: ANGLO-SAXONS ● *Beowulf the Warrior by Ian Serraillier History Reading ● Kingfisher Children’s Encyclopedia of ​ ● Dragonslayer: The Story of Beowulf by British History – Recommended Reference ​ ​ Rosemary Sutcliff Book ● The Dragon and the Raven by G.A.Henty ● Britannia by Geraldine McCaughrean – one ​ ​ ● Mist Over Athelney by Geoffrey Trease hundred short stories from British history. ​ ● The Namesake by C.Walter Hodge, Colorful illustrations. together with a sequel, The Marsh King ● People in History by R.J.Unstead – ​ ​ forty-six short biographies of notable figures VIKINGS from British history. (Out of print, buy full ● * Beorn the Proud by Madeleine Polland ​ volume 512 pp.) (pub.Bethlehem Books) ● The Fearless Treasure by Noel ● Viking! by Kevin Crossley-Holland – Viking Streatfeild – social history, told through the ​ ​ mythology eyes of children. (Out of print) ● Viking Dawn, The Road to Miklagard, Viking Sunset (trilogy) and other books by ​ Term 2, Level 2 Recommended Reading, Henry Treece – Out of print. *especially recommended: ● Tales of the Norsemen by Roger Lancelyn ​ CHRISTIAN CONVERSION Green. ● *Augustine Came to Kent by Barbara ​ Willard (pub.Bethlehem Books) ● Sea Stranger, Fire-Brother and Earth Father by Kevin Crossley-Holland Originally ​ published as three separate short books. Out of print.

Ancient Greek NON-FICTION HISTORICAL FICTION ● Alexander the Great by Nikos Kazantzakis ● The Crown of Violet by Geoffrey Trease – History Reading ​ ​ ● Science in Ancient Greece, Kathlyn Gay story of an Athenian boy and his family, with ​ a Greek drama theme. OOP. MYTHOLOGY ● The Spartan Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins ​ ● Tales of the Greek Heroes by Roger ● Children of the Fox by Jill Paton Walsh ​ ​ Lancelyn Green ● Theras & His Town by Caroline Dale ● The Luck of Troy by Roger Lancelyn Green ​ ​ Snedeker – an Athenian boy tries to adjust to ● The Tale of Troy by Roger Lancelyn Green ​ life in Sparta ● Greek Myths by Olivia Coolidge ​ ● The Secret Arrow by Kenneth Lillington – ● The Trojan War by Olivia Coolidge ​ ​ Sparta and Pericles

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Mater Amabilis Level 2, Year 1 (Grade 4 U.S.) ~ Term 3 (weeks 25-30) ​ ​ +Subjects considered to be essential at this level. (N) Books/subjects intended for narration. *Key curriculum ~ Highly Recommended ~ Optional extras ​ ​

Subject Week 25 Week 26 Week 27 Week 28 Week 29 Week 30

+RELIGIOUS ED. 9.Paul goes 113 “Only a 116 “Paul 10. Riot in p.126 “After” pp. 131-133 ​ Bible: New Testament alone...p.113 few” to p.116 stayed on” to Ephesus pp. to p. 131 “other time.” “wasn’t it?” end of chapter 123-126 (N)*First Christians ​ ​ Catechism Catch-up 22. Perfect 23. Bread from 24. Mistakes 25. Turning 26. The Holy (N)*F&L 4 Jesus Our Guide Sacrifice Heaven Along Way Back to God Spirit ​ ​ ​ Saints (N)*57 Stories of Sts Lent reading ​ ​ ​

OR (N)*Young People’s Lent reading ​ Book of Saints

Saint Biography

Liturgical Year (2x/wk) Made for God The Three Sins The Call of a The Two The Agony in Jesus the ​ Lent: My Path to Heaven & The Best & My Own King & The Standards & the Garden & Consoler & ​ Way of Life Sins Incarnation The Election The Cross .. How Love Gd.

+MATH (daily) ​ ​ +ENGLISH L. 101-104 L. 105-108 L. 109-112 L. 113-116 L. 117-120 L. 121-124 ​ Grammar/English {Selection for {Quotations, {Letter, {Composition {Pict. Study, {Convers., *Intermediate Language Study, Composition, Homonyms, Poem, Sing./ Usage, Poem Composition, ​ Lessons (ILL) (3x/weekly) Dictation, Conversation} Picture Study, Plural, for Study, Dictation, ​ ​ ​ Quotations} Conversation} Convers.} Prose Study} Poem Study}

Reading (daily) ​

Copywork (daily) ​ ​ Composition / Written Narrations (daily) ​ Studied Dictation (2x) ​ ​ +LITERATURE Ch. XXI “Now Ch. XXII “For Ch. XXIII Odyssey Ch.I Odyssey Ch.II Catch-up ​ Mythology Hector’s sister many days “Now the “Ever “And while he (N)*Children’s Homer was…” Telemachus..” goddess…” mindful…” rested…” ​ Shakespeare As You Like It As You Like It As You Like It As You Like It As You Like It As You Like It 1st ½ Act I 2nd ½ Act I 1st ½ Act II 2nd ½ Act II 1st ½ Act III 2nd ½ Act III

Poetry Horatius Looking Into From The Thanksgiving The October’s *Harp & Laurel Wreath (HLW Chapman’s Princess (ILL 101) Windflower Bright Blue ​ (HLW) OR *Intermediate 168-169) Homer (HLW (HLW 171) (ILL 106) Weather (ILL ​ ​ ​ ​ Language Lessons (ILL) 170) 110) ​ Classic Literature

+NATIONAL HISTORY 25- William 26-Death of a 28-Henry I, 29-King 30-Henry 31-Story of British History (2x/wk) Conqueror: King 27-Wil- Story of White Stephen Plantagenet, Thomas A ​ (N)*Our Island Story Hereward liam the Red Ship Gilbert & Roh. Becket ​

(N)*Our Lady’s Dowry-OLD 12-Our Lady 13-Church & 14-Murder at ​ Walsingham Nor. Kings Canterbury

National History Rdg.

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Mater Amabilis Level 2, Year 1 (Grade 4 U.S.) ~ Term 3 (weeks 25-30) ​ ​ Subject Week 25 Week 26 Week 27 Week 28 Week 29 Week 30

+ANCIENT HISTORY 23. Xenophon 24. 25. Philip of 26. Alexander 26. Alexander 27. Ancient Greece (430-357 B.C.) Epaminondas Macedonia the Great the Great Demosthenes (N)*Famous Men of Greece and Pelopidas (382-336 B.C.) (356-323 B.C.) (356-323 B.C.) (384-322 B.C.) ​ (2x/week) (418-362B.C.) 2 weeks 2 weeks

Ancient History Read.

Book of Centuries

+GEOGRAPHY AND Chapters 10-11 Chapter 12, Chapters 13-14 Chapter 15, Chapters 16-17 Chapter 18, EARTH STUDIES mapping mapping mapping American Geography (N)*Seabird (2x/ week) ​ ​ People and Places Forward and 1. 2. Ombu 3. The Casita 4. Currycomb 6. Gitana, the 8. What the [Americas] Lasso and 5. Tears Gypsy 7. Meat, Mayordomo Chucaro Mate, Music Didn’t Know

Ch. 4 Ch. 5 Ch. 5 Ch. 6 Ch. 7 Ch. 8 The +SCIENCE (2x weekly) ​ ​ Archimedes and Archimedes & Archimedes and Archimedes and Archimedes and Measurement of Ancient Greece his lever, King Hiero's King Hiero's Astronomy Mathematics a Circle Reading pp.44-53 Crown, pp. Crown, (N)*Archimedes and the ​ 54-60 (to The pp.60-69 Door of Science goldsmith...)

Activities Table trick Wacky wheels Candy collector Bubble race Going up! (fixed Pulling power Simple Machines: Starting (lever) p.4, and (wheel and axle) (wheel and axle) (wheel and axle pulley) p.14 (moveable With Science Balancing act p.8 p.10 – gears) p.12 pulley) p.16 (lever) p.6 NATURE STUDY 1) Walk 2) Nature Journal ​ FOREIGN LANGUAGE

MUSIC APPRECIATION Haydn Haydn Haydn Haydn Haydn Haydn

PICTURE STUDY Michelangelo Michelangelo Michelangelo Michelangelo Michelangelo Michelangelo Gothic and Renaissance Buonarroti Buonarroti Buonarroti Buonarroti Buonarroti Buonarroti

ART (twice weekly) ​ MUSIC Instrumental (daily) ​ ​ Singing 2 new songs & hymns a term

PRACTICAL WORK

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Mater Amabilis Level 2, Year 1 (Grade 4 U.S.) ~ Term 3 (weeks 31-36) ​ ​ Subject Week 31 Week 32 Week 33 Week 34 Week 35 Week 36

+RELIGIOUS ED. 11.Paul’s arrest p. 140 “The p. 145 to 152 12.Paul goes to 158-162 162 “When at ​ Bible Jerus. to centurion” to end of chapter Rome 158 “ on “thanked God last” to end of (N)*First Christians p.140 144 end of an island.” for it.” book ​ ​ “judged?” page

Catechism 27. Church of 28. Channels 29. Our 30. We Reach (N)*F&L 4 Jesus Our Guide Christ of Grace Mother, Mary Our Goal ​ ​ ​ Saints (N)*57 Stories of Sts Easter Easter Easter Easter Easter Easter ​ ​ ​

OR (N)*Young Ppl. Bk Saints Easter Easter Easter Easter Easter Easter ​ ​ Saint Biography

Liturgical Year (2x/wk) A child of A King sends Jude gets his Journey to the Jude writes a The last days; ​ ​ Easter: Saint Jude: A Judah; Jude for Jesus faith tested; East letter Prayers to St. ​ Friend in Hard Times gets his call New Mission Jude

+MATH (daily) ​ ​ +ENGLISH L. 125-129 L. 130-133 L. 134-138 L. 139-142 L. 143-146 L. 147-150 ​ Grammar/English {Usage, {Abbrev., {Explanatory, {Poem Study, {Picture Study, {Poem Study, *Intermediate Language Picture Study, Fable, Poem Study, Composition, homonyms, Dictation, ​ Conversation, Composition, Plural, Picture Letters, Auto- Diaries} Composition, Lessons (ILL) (3x/wkly) ​ Composition} Myth Study} Study, Dict.} biography} Summary)

Reading (daily) ​

Copywork (daily) ​ ​ Composition / Written Narrations (daily) ​ Studied Dictation (2x) ​ +LITERATURE Odyssey ChIII Odyssey ChIV Odyssey Ch. V Odyssey ChVI Odyssey Ch. Catch-up or ​ Mythology “About that “Then “We came to ”When the sun VII “Odysseus break (N)*Children’s Homer time that…” Odysseus…” the island…” sank…” finished…” ​ Shakespeare As You Like It As You Like It As You Like It As You Like It As You Like It As You Like It 1st ½ Act IV 2nd ½ Act IV 1st ½ Act V 2nd ½ Act V cont. study cont. study

Poetry The Lady of The Lady of Summer or The Song of Lochinvar The Cloud Shalott (HLW Shalott Winter (ILL the Brook (ILL (HLW 179) (ILL 128) 172-174) (175-177) 118) 121)

Classic Literature

+NATIONAL HISTORY 32-Story of 33-Story of 34-How 35-John British History (2x/wk) Conquest of Richard Coeur Blondel Found Lackland: ​ (N)*Our Island Story Ireland de Lion the King 36-Great ​ Charter

(N)*Our Lady’s Dowry (OLD) 15-From 16-White 18-Coming of ​ England to Monks the Friars Jerusalem 17-Quarrel

National History Rdg. ​

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+ANCIENT HISTORY 28. Aristotle, 29. Ptolemy 30. Pyrrhus 31. Cleomenes 32. The Fall of Ancient Greece Zeno, (283 B.C.) (319-272 B.C.) III (235-221 Greece (146 (N)*Famous Men of Diogenes, and B.C.) B.C.) ​ Greece (2x/week) Apelles ​ Ancient History Read.

Book of Centuries

+GEOGRAPHY AND Chapters 19, Chapter 21, Chapter 22-23 Chapter 24, Chapters Chapter 27, EARTH STUDIES 20 mapping mapping 25-26 review and finish American Geography mapping (N)*Seabird (2x/wk) ​ ​ People and Places 9. The Red 11. The 12. An Urgent 13. The Patron 14. Bolas and 16. Itchy [Americas] Kerchief and Vaquero Never Message 15. The Match Hooves and To (1 book per term) 10. Something Had a Chance Iguazu Chucaro is Brewing Again

+SCIENCE (2x weekly) Ch. 9 Ch. 10 Ch. 11 The Ch. 12 The War Ch. 13 The End Ch. 14 No End ​ Archimedes and Archimedes and Sphere and the Machines of of Archimedes to Archimedes Ancient Greece Numbers the Centres of Cylinder Archimedes Reading Gravity (N)*Archimedes and the ​ Door of Science

Activities Egg drop Penny lift Screwy water Twirling toy Funny face Mystery Simple Machines: Starting (inclined plane) (inclined plane) (screw) p.22 (screw) p.24 (wedge) p.26 machine With Science p.18 p.20 (complex mach. – wedge and wheel & axle) p.28 NATURE STUDY 1) Walk 2) Nature Journal ​ FOREIGN LANGUAGE

MUSIC Vivaldi/ Vivaldi/ Vivaldi/ Vivaldi/ Vivaldi/ Vivaldi/ APPRECIATION Corelli Corelli Corelli Corelli Corelli Corelli

PICTURE STUDY Gothic and Renaissance

ART (twice weekly) Raphael Raphael Raphael Raphael Raphael Raphael ​ MUSIC Instrumental (daily) ​ ​ Singing 2 new songs & hymns a term

PRACTICAL WORK

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Mater Amabilis Level 2, Year 1 (Grade 4 U.S.) ~ Term 3 (weeks 25-36) ​ ​ Supplemental Reading

Here are some possible series for chapter book ● Saints and Friendly Beasts Easy Reader Saints Reading ​ (one saint per term) saint biographies. For other suggestions for more series by Eva K. Betz, reprinted by Neumann advanced readers, see the Supplemental Reading Press/TAN Books. sections for Level 3. ● Out-of-print Along the Paths of the ​ Gospel by Pauline Books. ​ ​ ● In the Footsteps of the Saints reprints by ● Magnificat Saint books (carried by ​ ​ Mary’s Books or “Story of..” from Neumann Ignatius Press ​ ​ ​ Press/TAN Books. These were originally part ● Encounter the Saints by Pauline Books ​ of the Dujarie Press series. ● Out-of-print Encounter Books by ​ ​ Daughters of St. Paul.

● The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth ● The Hobbit by J.R.R.Tolkien Classic Children’s ​ ​ Grahame ● Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Literature (Free ​ ​ ● Pollyanna by Eleanor Porter ● Heidi by Johanna Spyri Reads): ​ ​ ● Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by ● The Little White Horse by Elizabeth ​ ​ Choose at least one per Lewis Carroll Goudge term ● Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson ● The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark ​ ​ Rawls Twain ● Swallows and Amazons and other books ● Anne of Green Gables by L.M. ​ ​ by Arthur Ransome Montgomery ● The Midnight Folk by John Masefield ● Treasure Island by R. L. Stevenson ​ ​ Additional British Recommended Reading whole year: ROBIN HOOD History Reading ● Kingfisher Children’s Encyclopedia of ● The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger British History – Recommended Reference ​ ​ Lancelyn Green Book ● Bows Against the Barons by Geoffrey ● Britannia by Geraldine McCaughrean – one ​ ​ Trease hundred short stories from British history. Colorful illustrations. PLANTAGENETS ● People in History by R.J.Unstead – (Out of ​ ● * The Hidden Treasure of Glaston by print, buy full volume 512 pp.) ​ ​ ● The Fearless Treasure by Noel Eleanor Jewett (Bethlehem Books) Streatfeild – social history, told through the ● * If All The Swords in England by ​ ​ eyes of children. (Out of print) Barbara Willard (Bethlehem Books) ● A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver Term 3, Level 2 Recommended Reading, by E.Konigsburg – story of Eleanor of *especially recommended: Aquitaine ● The Lost Baron by Allen French ​ NORMAN CONQUEST (Bethlehem Books)- set in Cornwall in 1200 ● The Battle of Hastings (Scholastic Double ● Winning His Spurs by G.A.Henty – story ​ ​ Take series) of the 3rd Crusade with Richard the Lionheart ● Wulf the Saxon by G.A.Henty ​ ● Harold Was My King by Hilda Lewis ​ ● Hounds of the King by Geoffrey Trease ​ ● The King’s Shadow by Elizabeth Alder ​ ● The Striped Ships, Eloise Jarvis McGraw ​

● Shield Ring by Rosemary Sutcliff ​ Ancient Greek NON-FICTION HISTORICAL FICTION ● Alexander the Great by Nikos Kazantzakis ● The Crown of Violet by Geoffrey Trease – History Reading ​ ​ ● Science in Ancient Greece, Kathlyn Gay story of an Athenian boy and his family, with ​ a Greek drama theme. OOP. MYTHOLOGY ● The Spartan Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins ​ ● Tales of the Greek Heroes by Roger ● Children of the Fox by Jill Paton Walsh ​ ​ Lancelyn Green ● Theras & His Town by Caroline Dale ● The Luck of Troy by Roger Lancelyn Green ​ ​ Snedeker – an Athenian boy tries to adjust to ● The Tale of Troy by Roger Lancelyn Green ​ life in Sparta ● Greek Myths by Olivia Coolidge ​ ● The Secret Arrow by Kenneth Lillington – ● The Trojan War by Olivia Coolidge ​ ​ Sparta and Pericles

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