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Any resource you may find unavailable, an alternative is recommended in
my books. I also describe in detail how to
construct your own study guides there as well.
6th Grade Overview |
Language Arts |
Topics
Grammar,
Book/Literature Reading, Poetry study, short story, Speeches,
Short Story writing, journal writing, poetry writing.
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Some
of the resources we used
Steck
Vaughn Language Skill Book: Capitalization And Punctuation (Language
Skill Books)
Steck
Vaughn Language Skill Books: Nouns Verbs And Sentences (Language
Skill Books)
Pronouns,
Adjectives, Adverbs, and Paragraphs (Language Skill Books)
Grammar
Smart, 2nd Edition (Smart Guides)
by Princeton Review
Essentials
of English Grammar
by L. Sue Baugh
What
Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know, Revised Edition (The Core Knowledge
Series)-
E.D. Hirsch
What
Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know, Revised Edition: Fundamentals
of a Good Fifth-Grade Education (Core Knowledge Series)
- E.D. Hirsch
How
To Write Poetry Scholastic Guides
by Paul Janeczko
The
Practice of Poetry: Writing Exercises From Poets Who Teach
Robin Behn & Chase Twichel
Listen
& Read Emily Dickinson's Selected Poems (Dover Audio Thrift Classics
Series)
The
Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories
by William Bennett
The
Poetry of Robert Frost: The Collected Poems, Complete and Unabridged
The
Collected Poems of Langston Hughes
Writing
With Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process
by Peter Elbow
Writer's
Guide to Crafting Stories for Children (Write for Kids Library)
by Nancy Lamb
Literature
Reading (Abbreviated Booklist)
Total number on booklist: 21
The
Red Pony (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
- John Steinbeck
The
Old Man and The Sea
- Ernest Hemmingway
Are
You There God? It's Me, Margaret
- Judy Blume
The
Midwife's Apprentice (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery)
- Karen Cushman
Julius
Caesar (Folger Shakespeare Library)
Shakespeare
The
View from Saturday-
E.L. Konigsburg
The
Education of Little Tree
- Forrest Carter
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Geography, World Culture, Social Studies, World History,
US History |
Geography
: Africa,Caribbean, Europe
World Culture: Native North Americans, World Religions.
Social Studies: World Governments , Economics
World History: European France,The British Empire.
US
History: U.S. Reformation & The “Gilded Age”
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The
Weekend Crafter: Gourd Crafts 20 Great Projects to Dye, Paint,
Cut, Carve, Bead and Woodburn in a Weekend
by Ginger Summit
African
History for Beginners (For Beginners)
Herb Boyd
Cultural
Atlas of Africa (Cultural Atlas of)
www.pbs.org/wnet/africa
American
Indian Myths and Legends (Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library)
Selected and Edited by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Oritz
Indian
Boyhood By Ohiyesa
By Charles A. Eastman
What
Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know, Revised Edition: Fundamentals
of a Good Fifth-Grade Education (Core Knowledge Series)
- E.D. Hirsch
What
Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know, Revised Edition (The Core Knowledge
Series)-
E.D. Hirsch
Video
(Abbreviated
List)
Biography
- Fidel Castro: El Comandante (A&E DVD Archives)
[A&E Video]
Biography
- Joseph Stalin: Red Terror (A&E DVD Archives)
[A&E Video]
Fuhrer: Rise of a Madman MPI Home Video
Basic
Economics
by Karl Biedenweg (Mark Twain media workbook)
A
History of US: Book 7: Reconstruction and Reform (1865-1896) (History
of U.S., Book 7)
A
History of U.S.: Vol 8, Age of Extremes (A History of Us)
from
the series A
History of US (10 Vol. Set)by
Joy Hakim |
Science & Technology |
Basic
Physics
Basic Chemistry, The Principles of Alchemy
Astronomy
Healthy Living
keyboarding |
What
Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know, Revised Edition (The Core Knowledge
Series)-
E.D. Hirsch
Building
Bots: Designing and Building Warrior Robots
by William Gurstelle
THE
ROBOT INVENTOR'S HANDBOOK
by Gregory Vogt and Deborah Shearer
Backyard
Ballistics: Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match Rockets, Cincinnati
Fire Kites, Tennis Ball Mortars, and More Dynamite Devices
by William Gurstelle
Stephen
Hawking and the Mind of God
by Peter Coles
Teaching
Physics with Toys: Activities for Grades K-9
Creative
Projects with LEGO Mindstorms
by Benjamin Erwin.
Astronomy:
Looking at the Stars (Innovators Series No 9)
by Susan Wills, Steven R. Wills, Jenna Anderson
Janice
VanCleave's Constellations for Every Kid: Easy Activities that
Make Learning Science Fun (Science for Every Kid Series)
by Janice VanCleave
Our Basic Chemestry helpers are here.
Video
(Abbreviated
List)
NOVA:
Runaway Universe
WGBH/Boston
A
Brief History of Time
The
Astronomers,
PBS Video
Principles
of Alchemy from Merlin's Academy
Janice
VanCleave's A+ Projects in Chemistry: Winning Experiments for
Science Fairs and Extra Credit (VanCleave A+ Science Projects
Series)
by Janice VanCleave,
Cool
Chemistry: Great Experiments with Simple Stuff,
A
Handbook to the Universe: Explorations of Matter, Energy, Space,
and Time for Beginning Scientific Thinkers
by
Richard Paul
Chemistry:
Concepts and Problems: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching
Guides)
Clifford C. Houk |
Mathematics |
Stanford
EPGY Mathematics, Math-U-See - Advanced math course |
Stanford EPGY
Mathematics Grade
6
Stanford's Education program for Gifted youth no longer exists.
There are other math programs now that I recommend in my
book. |
Art/Art History |
Art
History: Impressionism , Various Artists:
Monet, Degas, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Renoir and their work. Studies
of impressinonist styles through different exercises.
Art Projects:landscape paintings |
Great
paintings of the western world
by Allison Gallup
How
to Draw What You See (Practical Art Books)by
Rudy De Reyna
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919: A Dream of Harmony
by Peter H Feist
Monet: Vida y Obra
by Birgit Zeidler
MONET by Frank Milner
Vincent
Van Gogh: Life and Work (Art in Hand)
by Dieter Beaujean
Introduction
To Painting Landscapes Technique
by Ted Gould
(A
great packet for Instructors
from www.impressionism.org) |
Foreign Language |
Spanish |
Rosetta
Stone Spanish (Latin America) Level 1 Win/Mac Personal Edition |
Physical Education |
Tae
Kwon Do Martial Arts, Snow Skiing, Soccer |
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