Epi Kardia Literature-based Unit Study Home School Curriculum Using Charlotte Mason Methods
 

Intermediate Complete Program

Epi Kardia Literature-based Unit Study Curriculum

for 3rd - 5th Grades
Description and Sample

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Epi Kardia Literature-based Unit Study Curriculum for 3rd through 5th Grades

Epi Kardia's literature-based unit study curriculum for home school and private school students using Charlotte Mason methods, Intermediate Complete Program, is organized around nine chronological history units. It is designed to be used from Third through Fifth grades, following the suggested schedule and moving through the units Creation to Modern annually. We have found that following this pace, especially for younger students, keeps them engaged as well as gives them the opportunity to revisit a topic in a short enough time to actually recall more of what they've previously learned.

Progressing through the units yearly allows the opportunity to "layer" information, covering different aspects of the same time period annually so that a deeper understanding is achieved and connections between historic events are more apparent.

As in all of our complete programs, this program integrates history, science, geography, language arts, fine arts and projects--all in one curricula---using whole, living books. Although books are not included with the curriculum, many are readily available at your local public or church library.

Each unit booklet provides an Historical book list [including the author, ISBN, library call number (if available), approximate listening and reading level of each selection]; a Poetry/Fine Arts book list and a Science book list. Additionally, there are MANY hands-on projects and activities provided for both history and science, some doing double-duty as fine arts study as well. For the teacher's benefit, there are multi-page summaries of each time period following the book lists, to aid you in reviewing the most important events of the period.

See sample here of Westward Expansian unit here.

The 100+ page Manual  that comes with the Complete Programs covers how to teach and evaluate history, science, language arts (phonics, spelling, reading, poetry, composition, etc.) and fine arts, all using books that are available in your local libraries or on-line. (Note: books are not included in the program.)

 Epi Kardia literature-based unit study curriculum students studying Ancient Egypt

Features of this level include the following:

   
Greater detail in historical reading than Primary (K-2nd) Program
Stronger, more specific content in science books listed
Lists of beautifully illustrated picture books with the inclusion of high interest chapter books
Movement toward more structured writing assignments as students progress from 3rd to 5th grades
Learning style notation included to make book selections more appropriate for your student
Presentation style symbols included providing a more varied selection of materials, noting the inclusion of maps, timelines, outstanding illustrations, etc.
Larger variety of more challenging hands on projects
Sample Unit Booklet*


NOTE: All Complete Programs include the nine unit booklets and one across-the-units Resources booklet, historical overviews of each time period, 100 page spiral bound teaching manual, Tools CD, and historical bookmarks. Printed in black and white on heavy duty cardstock, each component is shipped pre-punched and packaged in a 1" white three-ringed binder.

 

Price for Intermediate Complete Program:  $95

 

  

 

 

 

*Note that you need Adobe Reader in order to view the samples. You can download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

 "The children should have the joy of living in far lands, in other persons, in other times--a delightful double existence; and this joy they will find, for the most part, in their story books."

Charlotte Mason (Vol. I, Part IV--Some Habits of Mind - Some Moral Habits, p. 153)

"This habit should be begun early; so soon as the child can read at all, he should read for himself, and to himself, history, legends, fairy tales, and other suitable matter.  He should be trained from the first to think that one reading of any lesson is enough to enable him to narrate what he has read, and will thus get the habit of slow, careful reading, intelligent even when it is silent, because he reads with an eye to the full meaning of every clause."

Charlotte Mason (Vol. I, Part VIII --Reading for Older Children, p. 227)

"Narrating is an art, like poetry-making or painting, because it is there, in every child's mind, waiting to be discovered, and is not the result of any process of disciplinary education.  A creative fiat calls it forth.  'Let him narrate'; and the child narrates, fluently, copiously, in ordered sequence, with fit and graphic details, with a just choice of words, without verbosity or tautology, so soon as he can speak with ease."

Charlotte Mason (Vol. I, Part IX --The Art of Narrating, p. 231)

"As soon as he is able to keep it himself, a nature-diary is a source of delight to a child."

Charlotte Mason  (Vol I, II, Out-Of-Door Life For The Children, p.54 )