Classical House of Learning

Click on one of the links below to jump to the lesson files for that time period.  Shopping list links to Amazon.com follow the lesson links.  Logic Stage is for ages 10 - 14 or grades 5 - 8 (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 major civilizations from about 5,000 B.C.E. to 400 C.E.

• Classical House of Learning Literature: Ancient Times, Lessons 1 - 7 (Logic Stage) TEACHER PAGES
• Classical House of Learning Literature: Ancient Times, Lessons 1 - 7 (Logic Stage) STUDENT PAGES
• 36-Week Schedule for Classical House of Learning Literature: Ancient Times (Logic Stage)

Lesson 8: The Aeneid by Virgil

• The Aeneid for Boys and Girls by Alfred Church (Teacher Pages)
• The Aeneid for Boys and Girls by Alfred Church (Student Pages)

Lesson 9: Tales of the Greek Heroes by Roger Lancelyn Green

• Tales of the Greek Heroes by Roger Lancelyn Green (Teacher Pages)
• Tales of the Greek Heroes by Roger Lancelyn Green (Student Pages)

Lesson 10: Seven Daughters and Seven Sons by Barbara Cohen and Bahija Lovejoy

Content Warning:  This story is about a woman who pretends to be a man.  It mentions sexuality when it talks about royalty using slave girls for pleasure, sharing a bed with a person of the opposite sex, losing maidenhood to an unscrupulous employer, wanting and having a man, etc.  There is nothing explicit (no sex scenes), but sexual activity and desires are implied (i.e. there is sexual tension).  There is also a scene (pp. 150 – 151) during which the main character contemplates her masked femininity by disrobing (alone) and looking at her breasts and pubic hair.  If any of this makes you (the parent) uncomfortable, I strongly suggest you censor this book while you read it aloud or pre-read this book and decide whether or not to let your child read it alone.

• Seven Daughters and Seven Sons by Barbara Cohen and Bahija Lovejoy (Teacher Pages)
• Seven Daughters and Seven Sons by Barbara Cohen and Bahija Lovejoy (Student Pages)

Lesson 11: The Odyssey retold by Geraldine McCaughrean

• The Odyssey retold by Geraldine McCaughrean (Teacher Pages)
• The Odyssey retold by Geraldine McCaughrean (Student Pages)

Lesson 12: Middleworld by J & P Voelkel (Ancient Maya)

• Middleworld by J & P Voelkel (Teacher Pages)
• Middleworld by J & P Voelkel (Student Pages)

Lesson 13: The Trojan War (The Tale of Troy by Roger Lancelyn Green)

• The Tale of Troy by Roger Lancelyn Green (Teacher Pages)
• The Tale of Troy by Roger Lancelyn Green (Student Pages)

Lesson 14: Wild Orchid by Cameron Dokey

• Wild Orchid by Cameron Dokey (Teacher Pages)
• Wild Orchid by Cameron Dokey (Student Pages)

Lesson 15: The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

• The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare (Teacher Pages)
• The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare (Student Pages)

Lesson 16: The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff

• The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff (Teacher Pages)
• The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff (Student Pages)

Shopping Lists

Items eligible for Amazon.com's 4-for-3 promotion are marked "4-for-3."  "LS" marks Logic Stage books.

• Required Books Listmania Shopping List for Logic Stage Ancients (Final List)
• Optional Books Listmania Shopping List for Logic 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.

I will upload lessons here as I finish them.

Lesson 1: King Arthur

• The Sword and the Circle by Rosemary Sutcliff (Teacher Pages)
• The Sword and the Circle by Rosemary Sutcliff (Student Pages)

Lesson 2: Arabian Nights

• One Thousand and One Arabian Nights by Geraldine McCaughrean (Teacher Pages)
• One Thousand and One Arabian Nights by Geraldine McCaughrean  (Student Pages)

Lesson 3: Medieval Korea

• A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park  (Teacher Pages)
• A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park  (Student Pages)

Lesson 4: Charlemagne

• Son of Charlemagne by Barbara Willard  (Teacher Pages)
• Son of Charlemagne by Barbara Willard  (Student Pages)

Lesson 5: Norse Mythology

• Nordic Gods and Heroes by Padraic Colum  (Teacher Pages)
• Nordic Gods and Heroes by Padraic Colum  (Student Pages)

Lesson 6: Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales

• The Canterbury Tales retold by Geraldine McCaughrean  (Teacher Pages)
• The Canterbury Tales retold by Geraldine McCaughrean  (Student Pages)

Lesson 7: Robin Hood

• The Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle  (Teacher Pages)
• The Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle  (Student Pages)

Lesson 8: Medieval Japan

• The Samurai's Tale by Erik Christian Haugaard  (Teacher Pages)
• The Samurai's Tale by Erik Christian Haugaard  (Student Pages)

Lesson 9: Russian Fairy Tales

• Russian Fairy Tales by Gillian Avery  (Teacher Pages)
• Russian Fairy Tales by Gillian Avery  (Student Pages)

Lesson 10: Eleanor of Aquitaine

• A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver by E. L. Konigsburg  (Teacher Pages)
• A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver by E. L. Konigsburg  (Student Pages)

Lesson 11: Shakespeare

• Shakespeare Stories by Leon Garfield  (Teacher Pages)
• Shakespeare Stories by Leon Garfield  (Student Pages)

Lesson 12: The New World

• The King's Fifth by Scott O'Dell  (Teacher Pages)
• The King's Fifth by Scott O'Dell  (Student Pages)

Shopping Lists

Items eligible for Amazon.com's 4-for-3 promotion are marked "4-for-3."  "LS" marks Logic Stage books.

• Required Books Listmania Shopping List for Logic Stage Middle Ages (Final List)
• Optional Books Listmania Shopping List for Logic Stage Middle Ages (In Progress)