Ages 9 to 11

Overview

Blast into the solar system and explore the depths of ocean. Follow American History from the first colonies, to westward expansion, to the lives of the immigrants. Learn about the 50 states and research the history of your own state. Explore the amazing human body. Read about the lives of inventors and try your hand at your own invention.

At Moving Beyond the Page we believe that children learn when they are actively engaged in their learning. This is why we include many hands on and engaging science kits to teach your child the science topics being covered. You cannot find a more hands on science curriculum available for homeschoolers. Click here to jump down to the complete list of science kits.

The Age 9-11 level uses these and many more activities to thoroughly cover the state and national standards in Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts. Add Right Start Math for a complete and comprehensive homeschool curriculum.

The Age 9-11 curriculum constitutes one year of academic instruction.

Using the 9-11 Curriculum

Beginning with the Age 9-11 level, we want students to begin taking more responsibility for formulating their own ideas and directing their day. For this reason, our 9-11 units are all student directed. The primary lesson plans are written for your child to read and follow. As a parent, you will still be actively involved. We provide parent overviews of each lesson that include descriptions of the activities and answer keys for you, and there are still many activities and opportunities for you to work with your child.

The Age 9-11 level has a flexible design that allows you to tailor a program to meet your needs. You can use the curriculum in each of the following ways:

• Comprehensive Curriculum
  With Moving Beyond the Page science / social studies core, accompanying literature units, and Right Start Math, you will have everything you need for a full year of homeschooling that will engage and challenge your gifted child.
• Complete Language Arts Curriculum
  Purchase all 12 Literature Units and teach your child vocabulary, grammar, writing, spelling, story elements, and figurative language while developing a love of literature using books like The View from Saturday, A Wrinkle in Time and The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
• Complete Science and Social Studies Curriculum
  Purchase all 12 Science / Social Studies Units and teach your child about United States geography, your state, energy, immigration, oceans, light, the solar system, the human body, colonization, westward expansion,technology, and invention.
• Supplement Any Existing Curriculum
  Pick a science or social studies topic that piques your child's interest or a book that she will enjoy reading and supplement your current homeschool curriculum. Everything in our program is available to purchase individually.

What's New and Different for Age 9-11

Like the Age 8-10 level, the Age 9-11 curriculum covers the standards in Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts. The Literature Units can be bought independently from the Science and Social Studies Units. This provides you with the option of utilizing Moving Beyond the Page as an independent language arts program or as a science / social studies program to supplement your current curriculum.

There are a total of 12 literature units that accompany the Age 9-11 level. They are each designed to accompany one of the 12 science / social studies units that make up the year-long curriculum package. All units are broken down into daily lesson plans. When you begin lesson 1 of a science / social studies unit, you will also begin the first day of the corresponding literature unit. The knowledge gained in each science and social studies unit is reinforced through the corresponding literature unit.

The list below shows how each of the Science and Social Studies units line up with the Language Arts units.

Science and Social Studies Unit	Literature Unit
Concept 1: Relationships
Unit 1: The 50 States Unit 2: Energy Unit 3: Your State	Unit 1: Poetry Unit 2: The View from Saturday Unit 3: American Tall Tales
Concept 2: Diversity and Interdependence
Unit 1: The Living Seas Unit 2: Immigration Unit 3: Biomes	Unit 1: The Cay Unit 2: The House of Tailors Unit 3: My Side of the Mountain
Concept 3: Discovery and Survival
Unit 1: Colonization and Revolution Unit 2: Technology and Invention Unit 3: Westward Expansion	Unit 1: The Witch of Blackbird Pond Unit 2: The Invention of Hugo Cabret Unit 3: The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Concept 4: Systems
Unit 1: Space Unit 2: State Government Unit 3: The Human Body	Unit 1: A Wrinkle in Time Unit 2: Lincoln: A Pictobiography Unit 3: Independent Study

In the Age 9-11 curriculum, your child will explore all subject areas using a hands-on and investigative approach. Oftentimes, homeschoolers are only taught reading, writing, and math during the early years, but a truly comprehensive curriculum will expose them to science and social studies as well. These subjects can be the most engaging and exciting for a young child. The curriculum is also filled with quality literature to enjoy with your child.

Because all lessons are based on state and national standards, your child will learn all of the necessary skills for their age. Your child will continue to be challenged to read and write at a higher level.

Prerequisites