This is a sample schedule with most of the STAR subjects included. There is one book listed per subject at a time. If you would like to see more book options, or to create a custom weekly guide like this, you will want to purchase the full cycle.

Books Needed for this Schedule:

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• A Bible
• Claritas Publishing Cycle 1
• Amazing Grace 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories
• Who am I? And What Am I Doing Here? by John Hay and David Webb
• Augustus Caesar's World by Genevieve Foster
• Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jaarvis McGraw
• The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt by G.A. Henty
• Victory on the Walls: A Story of Nehemiah by Frieda Clark Hyman
• The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
• The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
• Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
• A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad by Rosemary Sutcliff
• The Wanderings of Odysseus: The Story of the Odyssey by Rosemary Sutcliff
• National Geographic People of the World by Catherine H. Howell
• What I Eat by Peter Menzel
• Sabbath Mood Living Science Guide Biology Form 3-4
• A Nature Study Guide by W.S. Furneaux
• The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling by John Muir Laws
• The Money Challenge for Teens by Art Rainer
• Home Ec for Everyone: Practical Life Skills in 118 Projects: Cooking · Sewing · Laundry & Clothing · Domestic Arts · Life Skills by Sharon Bowers & David Bowers
• Just in Case by Kathy Harrison
• Evaluating Books: What Would Thomas Jefferson Think About This? Guidelines for Selecting Books Consistent With the Principles of America's Founders by Richard J. Maybury

How to Use this Schedule:

Do the following four or five days per week:

• Bible Reading (optional: read on the weekend as well)
• Bible Memory
• Claritas Memory Work
• Sing Hymns
• Apologetics
• Read Aloud
• Nature Walk
• Narration
• Copywork
• Dictation
• Math

Do the following two or three days per week:

• Handicrafts
• Science & Nature Reading
• Life Skills
• Character Reading

Do the following one or two days per week:

• History
• Geography
• Maps (look at maps, fill in maps, color maps, or play map games--do something with maps)
• Fairy Tale

Do the following one day per week:

• Hymn Study
• Timeline (fill in what you've learned in this week's history)
• Listen to Composer's song
• Look at Artist's art
• Read Poem