Cycle 2 Sample Booklist
FORM I BOOKLIST
KEY: đ§ Audiobook, đ¸ Free version, âď¸ Christian resource, đCheaper edition, đş Video
 Form I Language Arts and Reading Books
Beginning Readers:
- 100 Gentle Lessons in Manuscript Handwriting (or another handwriting program to use during the LA block)
- Â 100 Gentle Lessons in Sight and Sound (level 1 or 2)Â *To use during the Reading block
Independent Readers:Â
- Treadwell Reader Second Reader OR Natural Method Reader Second ReaderÂ
- Cycle 2 Form I Language Arts packet in print or cursive
- History Readers: Corn is Maize by Aliki, Ben Franklin and His First Kite by Stephen Krensky, The Boston Coffee Party by Rappaport, George the Drummer Boy by Nathaniel Benchley, Sam the Minuteman by Nathaniel Benchley, George Washington and the Generalâs Dog by Frank Murphy, Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie by Peter Roop, Lewis and Clark: A Prairie Dog for the President by Raymond, Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka or Snipp, Snapp, Snurr Series by Maj Lindman
Advanced Readers:
- Cycle 2 Form I Language Arts packet in print or cursive
- The following readers:
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh (1) đ§
 The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh (1) đ§
The Littles by John Peterson (1)
 Form I Nature Books
The Burgess Bird Book (all) đ¸Â đ§Â This new color version is fantastic! Here is a YouTube channel with videos of the birdâs songs.
Form I American History
- The Bear that Heard Crying by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock (1) *Used only one week, get from library
- Ben Franklin by DâAulaire (1)
- Meet George Washington by Joan Heilbroner
Form I Geography Books
Grades 1 and 2:
- Elementary Geography by Charlotte Mason đ¸Â đ§Â Â
Grade 3:
- A USA Atlas (like this one)Â
Read Alouds Option 1
Homer Price by McClosky
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney
Read Alouds Option 2
Baby Island by Carol Ryrie Bankl
Johnny Tremain by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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Form II Booklist
Form II Language Arts
- Cycle 2 Form II Language Arts Packet in Print or Cursive Font
- OPTIONAL: 6th grade grammar supplement Grammar-Land by Nesbit
Form II Literature
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1) đ§
- Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates (1) đ§
Citizenship:
- The Signers: The 56 Signers Behind the Declaration of Independence by Dennis Brindell Fradin *You may wish to edit the section on Thomas Jefferson or have your child only read the first page about him.
Form II Geography:
- Paddle to the Sea by Hollings C.HollingsÂ
Form II History/ Citizenship
British History:
- Our Island Story by H E Marshall (all) đ¸Â đ§Â
Ancient History:Â
Grades 5/6: Famous Men of Greece by Haaren (all) đ¸Â đ§
- The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare (1) đ§
- Om-Kas-Toe by Kenneth Thomasma (1)
Form II Nature
- 4th - See the Form I book
- 5th/6th Grade: Storybook of Science  đ¸Â đ§Â Â
Read Alouds Option 1
Homer Price by McClosky
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney
Read Alouds Option 2
Baby Island by Carol Ryrie Bankl
Johnny Tremain by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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Form III Booklist
Form III Nature
The Fall of the Year (1) by Dallas Sharp đ¸Â đ¸Â đ¸Â
Handbook of Nature Study đ¸
Form III Geography
- Bruchko by Bruce Olson âď¸
Form III Language Arts
- Cycle 2 Form III Language Arts Packet in Print or Cursive Font
- Demme Learning has redone Analytical Grammar. If you have never done AG before, I recommend starting in Book 3 and doing one book a year. Strong grammar students can start in book 4. OR Grammar FlipÂ
- OPTIONAL 9TH GRADE COMPOSITION: The Little Red Writing Book by Brandon Royal
Form III Literature
- Swiss Family Robinson by Johann D. Wyss (1) đ§
Form III History/ Citizenship
Citizenship:
- Ourselves by Charlotte Mason (all)  Â
World History:
- The World of William Penn by Genevieve Foster (1)
- George Washingtonâs World by Genevieve Foster (1)
Ancient History:
- The Book of the Ancient Greeks by Dorothy Mills
