Course: 5/6 Science & History

Hello! I am so glad you are interested in this class.

The 5th/6th grade Science/History class is 90 minutes long. 

Science: 

The science portion of the class lasts 60 minutes. The focus of this class will be hands-on science activities and labs, demonstrations, interactive lecture and discussion, and may also include memory work/songs, games and worksheets.  We will typically cover one unit per class, which includes several lessons. 

2024-2025 Curriculum:

Answers In Genesis God's Design 4 books: 

The World of Plants(From the Life MB)

Our Weather and Water(From the Heaven & Earth MasterBooks)

Properties of Atoms and Molecules(From the Chemistry & Ecology MB)

Heat and Energy(From the Physical World MB)

These books are optional to purchase, however, it is highly recommended. If you have a young student who will be in elementary science for 3-4 years, you may consider purchasing the entire 4-book MasterBooks set from God's Design Science, because in 3 years, we will have taught all 12 of the books (there are 3 books within each Master Book). In order to cover a variety of science topics, each year we teach 4 books pulled from each set of large books. The books are available here at the main website: 

https://answersingenesis.org/store/product/gods-design-set-fearfully-wonderfully-made/

Scroll down to each book set and click on "buy individually"

or https://www.christianbook.com/gods-design-for-the-physical-world/debbie-lawrence/9781683441311/pd/441316?event=Homeschool%7C1004656

 Books are also available from the masterbooks website here: https://www.masterbooks.com/gods-design-for-life-mb-edition

You DO NOT need the teacher’s guides.  Also, look carefully to purchase the books I'm showing above (grades 3-8) and not the "for beginners" edition (K-2).

The books are truly valuable because students benefit best by reading the assigned unit before coming to class. Students that read the lessons before our class lecture are able to follow along better and answer more questions. They absorb the content better and for much longer, even recalling facts for months after.

History:  

The history portion of the class lasts 30 minutes.  This will include memory work/songs, the use of maps and lecture/discussion over some of the history events listed in the cards.

Curriculum: Classical Conversations Classical Facts & History Cards THE NEW WORLD period

It is optional to purchase the CC History cards.  These cards are part of a 4-time period set and are available to purchase here:  https://classicalconversationsbooks.com/products/fs047

Or on Christian book https://www.christianbook.com/classical-facts-history-cards-medieval-world/9780972719759/pd/719759?event=ESRCG

Classical Conversations History Timeline song.  The History Timeline song can be purchased and downloaded but can also be found online for free. I will provide that to parents on the first day of school.  I encourage the students to listen to it frequently during the week to help with memorization.  We will sing it each time in class.  

In our class we focus on the accumulation of concrete information in the early grades through repetition and memorization. History is first taught by requiring students to learn ESSENTIAL FACTS regarding certain historical events and people from around the world in a chronological sequence.

Memorizing in this way helps students grasp key events in relation to one another through history. Much like a wooden framework for a house is essential

for strength and support before adding on the insulation, drywall, roofing, etc,  once students have mastered the key events, they have a FRAMEWORK with which to associate other historical information they learn.

In our class, after singing and practicing the History Timeline Song,  we usually have a discussion over 1 or 2 events from the CC history cards we are currently covering that week.

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The cost for each class will be $140 for the year, plus a $25 lab fee, the final balance of which will be payable to the teacher, Jacie Brengman, on the first day of class. 

I will send a weekly email to summarize what we covered and what to read for the next week.  

I try to do an oral review/quiz game day on the last class before Thanksgiving break, and again in the spring in the last week or so of school.