Form 2A, First Year
(5th Grade)
Welcome to Form 2A, First Year!
Form 2A, First Year is the equivalent of 5th grade.
The following course consists of one school year, designed to be spread out over three terms. Many Charlotte Mason homeschoolers complete a 36-week academic year. This typically includes 10 or 11 weeks of lessons plus an exam week for each term with three terms per year.
In this form, most lessons are 20 to 30 minutes each.
Please note, some books are spread out over multiple years.
This form continues the practice of written narration.
Faith
Protestant
Old Story New by Marty Machowski (New Testament) + Bible of Your Choice
In the Word, Book 3 by Simply Charlotte Mason
The Treasure: Ancient Story Ever New of Jesus and His Church by Marty Machowski
The Story of God and His People: Creation to Mount Sinai by Simply Charlotte Mason
Memory Verses & Catechism of Your Choice + Memorize the Creeds
Our Hymns, Our Heritage: A Hosanna Hymnal
Catholic
The Story of All Stories Bible from Word on Fire (New Testament)
Our Holy Faith, Vol. 5: Light of the World from TAN Books
The Story of God’s People: Christ to Early Church from TAN Books
Voices of the Saints: A 365-Day Journey by by Bert Ghezzi
Baltimore Catechism One from TAN Books
Real Music: A Guide to the Timeless Hymns of the Church
Literature, Fairy Tales & Myths
Literature (Read Aloud)
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry
Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers
By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Independent Reading
Rufus M. by Eleanor Estes
Lassie Come Home by Eric Knight
Matilda by Roald Dahl
The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
Dr. Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
Reading Instruction (Optional)
Choose the McGuffey reader that fits your child’s reading level.
Original McGuffey readers can be found on Project Gutenberg.
Rainbow Resources provides excellent grade level equivalents that can serve as a good starting place if you are new the the readers. Original and revised editions are available there too.
Fairy Tales & Myths (Read Aloud)
Read from Lang’s fairy books, beginning with the Blue Fairy Book
A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls: Greek Myths Retold for Children by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Tanglewood Tales: Greek Mythology for Kids by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Grammar & Spelling
Using Language Well, Book 3 from Simply Charlotte Mason
The Grammar of Spelling, Grade 5 by Matt Whitling
Poetry
The Harp and Laurel Wreath (The Grammatical Stage)
Choose three poets and read from one each term
World History
The Middle Ages (Cycle 2)
Spines
Story of the World, Volume 2: The Middle Ages
Reign: The Church in the Middle Ages by Luke H. Davis
Reform: The Church at the Birth of Protestantism by Luke H. Davis
The Silk roads: An Illustrated New History of the World by Peter Frankopan
Chapter Books
The White Stag by Kate Seredy
Beorn the Proud by Elizabeth Janeway
The Magna Charta by James Daughtery
The Apple and the Arrow by Conrad Buff
The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay: Life in Medieval Africa by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
Marco Polo: His Travels and Adventures by George Makepeace Towle
The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli
American History
Biographies
Poor Richard by James Daughtery
Seaman: The Dog who Explored the West with Lewis and Clark by Gail Langer Karwoski
Clara Barton by Augusta Stevenson
Civics, Government & Economics
The Plutarch Primer: Publicola by Anne E. White
Geography
Choose from This Beautiful Earth series by Simply Charlotte Mason
Science & Nature Study
Science Spine
The Book of Insects by Arabella Buckley
First Studies of Plant Life by George Francis Atkinson
Great Inventors and Their Inventions by Frank P. Bachman
Science Supplements
Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas by Cheryl Bardoe
Nature Lore
Life and Her Children by Arabella Buckley
Mathematics
The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series: Book 5 from Simply Charlotte Mason
Charlotte Mason Practical Geometry, Book 1 from Simply Charlotte Mason
Foreign Language
French
Otto Siepmann’s Primary French Course, Part 1
Continue working through French through Nature and Art
French Memory Verses
Optional Addition for Pronunciation Practice:
Pimsleur French
Latin
Keep Going with Latin by William Linney
Latin Hymns, Prayers & Verses
Greek
The Greek Alphabet from Memoria Press
Physical Education
Swedish Drill Revisited