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 (15-19) (27-30) morning,” (N)*First Christians ​ ​ 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 Mater Amabilis Level 2, Year 1 (Grade 4 U.S.) 1 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 Mater Amabilis Level 2, Year 1 (Grade 4 U.S.) 2 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. Mater Amabilis Level 2, Year 1 (Grade 4 U.S.) 3 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 Mater Amabilis Level 2, Year 1 (Grade 4 U.S.) 4 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.