Form 2B
(4th Grade)
Welcome to Form 2B!
Form 2B is the equivalent of 4th 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 begins the practice of written narration.
Faith
Protestant
Long Story Short by Marty Machowski (Old Testament) + Bible of Your Choice
In the Word, Book 2 by Simply Charlotte Mason
Wonderfull: Ancient Psalms Ever New by Marty Machowski
Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church History by Richard M. Hannula
Truth and Grace Memory Book One
Our Hymns, Our Heritage: A Hosanna Hymnal
Catholic
The Story of All Stories Bible from Word on Fire (Old Testament)
Our Holy Faith, Vol. 4: Bread of Life from TAN Books
Jesus + Me: Talking with My Greatest Friend from Ascension Press
57 Stories of Saints by Anne Eileen Heffernan
Baltimore Catechism One from TAN Books
Real Music: A Guide to the Timeless Hymns of the Church
Literature, Fairy Tales & Myths
Literature (Read Aloud)
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
Independent Reading
The Rescuers by Margery Sharp
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
The Borrowers by Mary Norton
Recommended Reader
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
Favorite Russian Fairy Tales by Arthur Ransome
Grammar & Spelling
Using Language Well, Book 2 from Simply Charlotte Mason
The Grammar of Spelling, Grade 4 by Matt Whitling
Poetry
The Harp and Laurel Wreath (The Early Years)
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
DK Eyewitness Medieval Life
Chapter Books
The Sword in the Tree by Clyde Robert Bulla
Viking Adventure by Clyde Robert Bulla
Eagle Drums by Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson
Son of Charlemagne by Barbara Willard
Castle Diary: The Journey of Tobias Burgess by Richard Platt
Fine Print: A Story about Johann Gutenberg by Johann Johansen Burch
Picture Books
Sundiata: Lion King of Mali by David Wisniewski
Chinese History Stories Volume 2: Stories from the Imperial Era
The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Rober Browning
A Medieval Feast by Aliki
Marguerite Makes a Book by Bruce Robertson
Chanticleer and the Fox by Geoffrey Chaucer and Barbara Cooney
Red Butterfly: How a Princess Smuggled the Secret of Silk Out of China by Deborah Noyes
The Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare by Diane Stanley
The Lost Colony of Roanoke by Jean Fritz
American History
Biographies
Children of the Longhouse by Joseph Bruchac
The Landing of the Pilgrims by James Daugherty
Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
Science & Nature Study
Science Spine
The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth by Rachel Ignotofsk
Science Supplements
The Elephant Scientist by Caitlin O'Connell
The Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale: Restoring an Island Ecosystem by Nancy F. Castaldo
Backyard Bears: Conservation, Habitat Changes, and the Rise of Urban Wildlife by Amy Cherrix
Amazon Adventure: How Tiny Fish Are Saving the World's Largest Rainforest by Sy Montgomery
The Hive Detectives by Loree Griffin Burns
Nature Lore
Life and Her Children by Arabella Buckley
Mathematics
The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series: Book 4 from Simply Charlotte Mason
Foreign Language
French
Continue working through Speaking French with Miss Mason and François by Cherrydale Press
Continue working through French through Nature and Art
Optional Addition for Pronunciation Practice:
Pimsleur French
Latin
Getting Started with Latin by William Linney
Latin hymns and verses
Physical Education
Swedish Drill Revisited