Age 6 to 8
Overview
Get your hands dirty investigating solids and liquids. Create your own animal and describe how its design aids in its survival. Develop an appreciation for cultures by reading "Cinderella" stories from around the world. Explore constellations and the phases of the moon.
The Age 6-8 curriculum constitutes one year of academic instruction in science, social studies, language arts, and math. All you need to add is a reading program, and we recommend ABeCeDarian Reading Program Level B.
In the 6-8 year-old 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.
Prerequisites
Language Arts
- Able to read and comprehend simple picture books
- Able to write simple sentences independently
- Usually used by children in first or second grade
Math
- Knows addition and subtraction facts to 10
- Understands place value to the tens
- Can add and subtract two-digit numbers
- Usually used by children in the second grade
Beyond Standards
Because all lessons are based on state and national standards, your child will learn all of the necessary skills for his age. Your child will continue to be challenged to read and write at a higher level.
Summary of Skills
The links below will take you to the Summary of Skills for each of the concepts that make up the Age 6-8 curriculum. The
Summary of Skills is a list of the state and national standards that are covered within Moving Beyond the Page. This list can be useful
for your own planning purposes, but it is also quite helpful when submitting required documentation to fulfill state and local reporting
requirements.
What Else Do I Need?
While we do have many phonics and whole language experiences built into each unit, our curriculum does not teach the mechanics of reading. Many gifted 6-8 year old children know how to read, and there are many varying theories on how to best teach a child how to read. For these reasons we have chosen not to “teach” your child to read in our curriculum, allowing you to decide on a reading program that fits your philosophy and your child’s learning style if your child is not already reading. The best program that we have found is ABeCeDarian Reading Program Level B.
Schedule Worksheets
Age 6-8 Curriculum Samples
Concept 1: Community
Unit 1 - Communities Around the World [S] [SS] [LA]
Lesson 3 - Goods and Services
Unit 2 - Citizenship [S] [SS] [LA]
Unit 3 - Plants and Animals [S] [SS] [LA]
Lesson 2 - Animal Structure
Concept 2: Relationships
Unit 1 - Living Things and Their Environment [S] [SS] [LA]
Lesson 1 - Relationships Among Organisms
Unit 2 - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane [S] [SS] [LA]
Lesson 10 - Illustrations
Unit 3 - Connecting with the Past [S] [SS] [LA]
Lesson 3 - Slavery and the Civil War
Concept 3: Culture
Unit 1 - Geography [S] [SS] [LA]
Lesson 2 - Cardinal Directions
Unit 2 - People Around the World [S] [SS] [LA]
Unit 3 - Stories Around the World [S] [SS] [LA]
Lesson 6 - Cinderella Stories Around the World
Concept 4: Matter and Movement
Unit 1 - States of Matter [S] [SS] [LA]
Unit 2 - Earth [S] [SS] [LA]
Lesson 6 - Water, Water Everywhere
Unit 3 - Balance and Motion [S] [SS] [LA]
Lesson 1 - What Is Balance?
Math
Unit 1 - Number Sense
Lesson 5 - Comparing Numbers
Unit 3 - Geometry
Lesson 3 - Polygon Attributes
Unit 6 - Place Value II
Lesson 5 - Adding Within 1000
