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(Ages 10-
Fifth Grade Curriculum (Ages 10-
Douglas Talks (Christian Puppet Videos for Kids)
Douglas Talks. We often watch these short episodes of Douglas Talks as part of our Christian devotion time in school, and I have to admit, this is one of the best puppet shows I’ve ever watched! The puppet, Douglas, talks in a way that is so relatable, that you sometimes forget he’s not real – he’s just a puppet!
I’m really thankful for this show, though. It brings up so many great topics for kids, and talks to them about some really deep spiritual truths in a way that kids can totally understand and relate to. My kids absolutely love watching Douglas. I let them do some coloring while we listen to an episode or two each morning in school. This show has been a huge part of our homeschool mornings!
Answers Bible Curriculum (Answers in Genesis)
Answers Bible Curriculum. We really enjoyed this Bible curriculum . . . We started it when our oldest student was in third grade, and it took us about 2 years to go through it. Just a note, though, we literally ONLY did the video part of the curriculum (watching the video lessons) and did NOT do any of the actual book work. I do, however, own the books, and thought we might wait until our YOUNGEST student is in third grade, and then we would all go through it again together at that point, WITH the book work – that’s the plan, anyway.
The one thing I noticed (and absolutely LOVE) about the books, is that the exact same lesson video can be used by all the grade levels – so all the students (regardless of grade level) are moving together in this curriculum, all watching the same video together, and then they each have a different worksheet they can do, based on their grade level, which is great.
Officially this program is geared towards kindergarten through 5th grade students, but quite honestly, I think the actual videos strike me as being the most ideal for 3rd through 6th grade.
Language Fundamentals Grade 5 (Evan-
Language Fundamentals Grade 5. There are a lot of similarities between what is being taught in this book and what was taught in the fourth grade book, but even though the content is very similar, the skill level is definitely harder.
Daily Paragraph Editing Grade 4 (Evan-
Daily Paragraph Editing Grade 4. Learning how to proof-
Just a note, though, I do very intentionally give my kids these books one grade behind the grade that they are actually in. I find that they are still in the process of learning a lot of the things that their paragraph books want them to find, which makes it really hard for them, and even a bit discouraging. So, by giving them the paragraph book a grade behind where they’re at, they are able to hone the skills they learned last year and practice paragraph editing without any unnecessary frustration.
Building Spelling Skills Grade 5 (Evan-
Building Spelling Skills Grade 5. Evan-
Of course, if you’re looking for a spelling curriculum that’s a little more “pretty”
and colorful, I can also recommend the Abeka Spelling Vocabulary and Poetry book
for grade 5. We’ve used that one before and it was also really excellent, I just
found the kids were able to work a lot more independently (needing less instruction
from the teacher) with the Evan-
Abeka Fifth Grade Arithmetic Workbook
Abeka Fifth Grade Arithmetic Workbook. Most of my kids do really well with Abeka math, but I should mention that the company, Abeka, does tend to introduce concepts a little earlier than some children are ready for, and tends to be a little too hard, then, for some students.
That being the case, I also have to recommend this other math curriculum that is also really excellent; it’s what I use with any of my students that seem to be struggling with the Abeka math curriculum (see below!) . . . .
Catch-
Catch-
This curriculum was especially helpful to my daughter, who had Leukemia and was undergoing
chemo treatments for 2-
Cursive Handwriting Workbook for Kids (Hippidoo)
Cursive Handwriting Workbook for Kids. This is our favorite cursive handwriting book. I usually have my kids work through this book at a slower pace, so it usually takes us from fourth grade through fifth grade before they finish it. But, at whatever time they completely this book, I then give them the next book in this series: The Cursive Handwriting Workbook for Kids (with Science Facts).
Also, I don’t like my kids to neglect practicing manuscript handwriting, so, at the same time as doing cursive handwriting practice I also have them working through this other book that helps with manuscript handwriting: The Print Handwriting Workbook for Kids (with Science Facts).
Geography Kids Website. This is actually my website. I’ve been creating our own geography curriculum, of sorts, as we virtually travel the world and learn about many different countries and cultures.