A Complete Homeschool Curriculum
Moving Beyond the Page is a comprehensive homeschool curriculum that covers science, social studies, and language arts. Please select a level below to learn more.
Age 4-5
Requirements
- Interested in being read to
- Able to converse about what is being read
- Able to hold a pencil
- Has a beginning interest in sounds and letters
Age 5-7
Requirements
- Knows letters and their sounds
- Recognizes and understands numbers 1-20
- Usually used by children in kindergarten or first grade
Age 6-8
Requirements
- Able to read and comprehend simple picture books
- Able to write simple sentences independently
- Recognize, understand, and write numbers 1-100
- Usually used by children in first or second grade
Age 7-9
Requirements
- Able to read and comprehend chapter books on a 3rd or early 4th grade reading level
- Can answer comprehension questions about a chapter in a journal
- Able to write three or four sentences on a topic
- Usually used by children in second or third grade
Age 8-10
Requirements
- Able to read and comprehend chapter books at a 4th or 5th grade reading level
- Able to write an organized paragraph
- Usually used by children in third or fourth grade
Age 9-11
Requirements
- Able to read and comprehend novels at a late 5th or 6th grade reading level
- Able to write multiple paragraphs on a topic
- Usually used by children in fourth or fifth grade
Age 10-12
Requirements
- Able to read and comprehend novels at a late 6th or 7th grade reading level
- Able to write multiple paragraphs on a topic
- Familiar with the five paragraph essay
- Usually used by children in the fifth or sixth grade
Age 11-13
Requirements
- Able to read and comprehend novels at a late 7th or 8th grade reading level
- Able to write multiple paragraphs on a topic
- Familiar with the five paragraph essay
- Usually used by children in the sixth, seventh, or eigth grade
Age 12-14
Requirements
- Able to read and comprehend novels at an 8th or 9th grade reading level
- Able to write multiple paragraphs on a topic
- Can write a five paragraph essay
- Usually used by children in the seventh or eighth grade
| Subject Areas |
Moving Beyond the Page is a comprehensive curriculum that covers the following subject areas:
- Science
- Social Studies
- geography
- history
- government
- culture
- Language Arts (except phonics)
- vocabulary
- grammar
- writing
- spelling
- story elements
- figurative language
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What makes Moving Beyond the Page different?
- Research-Based Curriculum
Curriculum is based on the latest educational and curriculum strategies - such as concept-based curriculum, project based learning, and learning styles.
- Fully Developed Curriculum
Instead of presenting a collection of good ideas, Moving Beyond the Page has ideas and activities crafted to ensure your child not only gains understanding but learns to apply it to his world.
- Promotes Higher Level Thinking
Move beyond knowledge and promote comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
- Beyond Standards
Because it is based on state and national standards, you can be confident that your child is gaining the valuable skills he will need in each content area. This is just the starting point, however. Moving Beyond the Page strives to enable critical thinking, creativity, and higher level thinking.
- Comprehensive or Supplemental Curriculum
Curriculum can be purchased for the entire year or by the concept to supplement an existing curriculum.
To learn more about Moving Beyond the Page, select a topic from the list below: