This is a sample schedule with most of the STAR subjects included. There is one book listed per subject at a time.

Books Needed for this Schedule:

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• A Bible
• Claritas Publishing Cycle 3 Memory Work Guide
• Our Hymns, Our Heritage by David Leeman
• The Ology by Marty Machowski
• Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin
• Paddle to the Sea by Holling Clancy Holling
• The 50 States by Gabrielle Balkan
• Aesop's Fables for Children by Milo Winter
• A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson
• One Small Square: Pond by Donald Silver and Patricia Wynne
• One Small Square: Swamp by Donald Silver and Patricia Wynne
• One Small Square: Woods by Donald Silver and Patricia Wynne
• Seed-Babies by Margaret Warner Morley
• Laying Down the Rails for Children: A Habit-Training Companion by Lanaya Gore

Picture Books (One Per Week):

1. Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, illustrated by Ted Rand
2. Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel
3. The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco
4. Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey
5. Little Nino's Pizzeria by Karen Barbour
6. Come On, Rain by Karen Hesse
7. Truman's Aunt Farm by Jama Kim Rattigan
8. Andy and the Lion by James Daugherty
9. Father Comes Home by Else Holmelund Minarik
10. Amber on the Mountain by Tony Johnston
11. Owl at Home by Arnold Lobel
12. Salamander Room by Anne Mazer
13. My Mama Had a Dancing Heart by Libba Moore Gray
14. Fritz and the Beautiful Horses by Jan Brett
15. Daniel's Duck by Clyde Robert Bulla
16. Curious George Flies a Kite by H.A. Rey and Margret Rey
17. Henry the Castaway by Mark Taylor
18. Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco
19. Max Found Two Sticks by Brian Pinkney
20. Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans
21. The Old Woman Who Named Things by Cynthia Rylant
22. The Quiltmaker’s Gift by Jeff Brumbeau
23. The Duchess Bakes a Cake by Virginia Kahl
24. Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens
25. The Finest Horse in Town by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
26. Bombus the Bumblebee by Elsie Larson
27. Andy and the Circus by Ellis Credle
28. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

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
• Nature Walk
• Narration
• Copywork
• Dictation
• Math

Do the following two or three days per week:

• Apologetics
• Geography Reading
• Maps (look at maps, fill in maps, color maps, or play map games--do something with maps)
• Handicrafts
• Science & Nature Reading
• Life Skills
• Character Reading

Do the following one day per week:

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