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Grammar Stage is divided into two groups. Level 1 is for PreK – 1st/2nd and Level 2 is for 2nd/3rd – 4th (depending on child’s ability).
Explore the stories of the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, Rome, Israel, and more! This time period covers stories and poems from major civilizations from about 5,000 B.C.E. to 400 C.E.
- Classical House of Learning Literature: Ancient Times (Grammar Stage) TEACHER PAGES
- Classical House of Learning Literature: Ancient Times (Grammar Stage) LEVEL 1 STUDENT PAGES
- Classical House of Learning Literature: Ancient Times (Grammar Stage) LEVEL 2 STUDENT PAGES
Shopping Lists
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- Required Books Listmania Shopping List for Grammar Stage Ancients (Final List)
- Optional Books Listmania Shopping List for Grammar Stage Ancients (Final List)
Explore the stories of the middle ages! This time period covers stories and poems from major civilizations from about 400 C.E. to 1600 C.E. For a complete schedule, click here.
The following files contain a merged .pdf of the 16 lessons in Classical House of Learning Literature: Middle Ages (Grammar Stage). The page numbers are for each lesson rather than for the whole set of 16. I will eventually do the editing needed to make the page numbers continuous, but this is what I can do for now.
- Merged File for Grammar Stage Middle Ages (Teacher Pages)
- Merged File for Grammar Stage Middle Ages (Level 1 Student Pages)
- Merged File for Grammar Stage Middle Ages (Level 2 Student Pages)
Lesson 1: King Arthur
- The Sword in the Tree by Clyde Bulla and The Kitchen Knight by Margaret Hodges (Teacher Pages)
- The Sword in the Tree by Clyde Bulla and The Kitchen Knight by Margaret Hodges (Level 1 Student Pages)
- The Sword in the Tree by Clyde Bulla and The Kitchen Knight by Margaret Hodges (Level 2 Student Pages)
Lesson 2: Arabian Nights
- My Sister Shahrazad by Robert Leeson (Teacher Pages)
- My Sister Shahrazad by Robert Leeson (Level 1 Student Pages)
- My Sister Shahrazad by Robert Leeson (Level 2 Student Pages)
Lesson 3: Polynesia
- Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry (Teacher Pages)
- Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry (Level 1 Student Pages)
- Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry (Level 2 Student Pages)
Lesson 4: The Vikings
- Viking Ships at Sunrise by Mary Pope Osborne (Teacher Pages)
- Viking Ships at Sunrise by Mary Pope Osborne (Level 1 Student Pages)
- Viking Ships at Sunrise by Mary Pope Osborne (Level 2 Student Pages)
Lesson 5: Norse Mythology
- D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire (Teacher Pages)
- D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire (Level 1 Student Pages)
- D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire (Level 2 Student Pages)
Lesson 6: The Crusades
- The Minstrel in the Tower by Gloria Skurzynski (Teacher Pages)
- The Minstrel in the Tower by Gloria Skurzynski (Level 1 Student Pages)
- The Minstrel in the Tower by Gloria Skurzynski (Level 2 Student Pages)
Lesson 7: Robin Hood
- Robin Hood by Rob Lloyd Jones (Teacher Pages)
- Robin Hood by Rob Lloyd Jones (Level 1 Student Pages)
- Robin Hood by Rob Lloyd Jones (Level 2 Student Pages)
Lesson 8: Medieval Japan
- Dragon of the Red Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne (Teacher Pages)
- Dragon of the Red Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne (Level 1 Student Pages)
- Dragon of the Red Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne (Level 2 Student Pages)
Lesson 9: Russian Fairy Tales
- Russian Fairy Tales by Gillian Avery (Teacher Pages)
- Russian Fairy Tales by Gillian Avery (Level 1 Student Pages)
- Russian Fairy Tales by Gillian Avery (Level 2 Student Pages)
Lesson 10: The Black Death
- The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli (Teacher Pages)
- The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli (Level 1 Student Pages)
- The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli (Level 2 Student Pages)
Lesson 11: Shakespeare
- Shakespeare Stories (selected) by Leon Garfield (Teacher Pages)
- Shakespeare Stories (selected) by Leon Garfield (Level 1 Student Pages)
- Shakespeare Stories (selected) by Leon Garfield (Level 2 Student Pages)
Lesson 12: Christopher Columbus
- Pedro's Journal by Pam Conrad (Teacher Pages)
- Pedro's Journal by Pam Conrad (Level 1 Student Pages)
- Pedro's Journal by Pam Conrad (Level 2 Student Pages)
Lesson 13: The Renaissance
- The Apprentice by Pilar Molina Llorente (Teacher Pages)
- The Apprentice by Pilar Molina Llorente (Level 1 Student Pages)
- The Apprentice by Pilar Molina Llorente (Level 2 Student Pages)
Lesson 14: Leonardo da Vinci
- Monday with a Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne (Teacher Pages)
- Monday with a Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne (Level 1 Student Pages)
- Monday with a Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne (Level 2 Student Pages)
Lesson 15: Elizabethan England
- The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood (Teacher Pages)
- The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood (Level 1 Student Pages)
- The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood (Level 2 Student Pages)
Lesson 16: Pirates
- Pirates Past Noon by Mary Pope Osborne (Teacher Pages)
- Pirates Past Noon by Mary Pope Osborne (Level 1 Student Pages)
- Pirates Past Noon by Mary Pope Osborne (Level 2 Student Pages)
Shopping Lists
Items eligible for Amazon.com's 4-for-3 promotion are marked "4-for-3." "GS" marks Grammar Stage books.
- Required Books Listmania Shopping List for Grammar Stage Middle Ages (Final List)
- Optional Books Listmania Shopping List for Grammar Stage Middle Ages (Final List)
Explore the works of authors such as Robert Louis Stevenson, Louisa May Alcott, H. G. Wells, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Rudyard Kipling and more! This time period covers major authors and poets from 1850 C.E. through the present.
- Classical House of Learning Literature: The Modern Age (Grammar Stage) TEACHER PAGES
- Classical House of Learning Literature: The Modern Age (Grammar Stage) STUDENT PAGES LEVEL 1
- Classical House of Learning Literature: The Modern Age (Grammar Stage) STUDENT PAGES LEVEL 2
Shopping Lists
Items eligible for Amazon.com's 4-for-3 promotion are marked "4-for-3." "GS" marks Grammar Stage books.
- Required Books Listmania Shopping List for Grammar Stage The Modern Age UNIT 1 (Final List)
- Optional Books Listmania Shopping List for Grammar Stage The Modern Age UNIT 1 (Final List)
- Required Books Listmania Shopping List for Grammar Stage The Modern Age UNIT 2 (Final List)
- Optional Books Listmania Shopping List for Grammar Stage The Modern Age UNIT 2 (Final List)
- Required Books Listmania Shopping List for Grammar Stage The Modern Age UNIT 3 (Final List)
- Optional Books Listmania Shopping List for Grammar Stage The Modern Age UNIT 3 (Final List)
- Required Books Listmania Shopping List for Grammar Stage The Modern Age UNIT 4 (Final List)
- Optional Books Listmania Shopping List for Grammar Stage The Modern Age UNIT 4 (Final List)
