Age 8 to 10

Age 8-10 Videos

What Will Your 9-Year-Old Do This Year?

Will she read...

eleven novels and a book of Native American short stories;
nine books that explore the geography, culture, and traditional stories from other lands;
five books related to the early history of the Americas and the US Government;
five books that investigate rocks and minerals, electricity, animal adaptations, and force and motion; and
five books that explore place value, fractions, and geometry?

Will she complete 12 major writing assignments that include...

personal letters,
business letters,
speeches,
descriptive paragraphs,
persuasive arguments,
short stories,
newspaper articles,
poetry, and
a book chapter?

Will she experiment with...

different types of soil while varying plant growing conditions,
outdoor composting techniques,
ecosystems made in jars,
magnets and magnetic fields and shields,
electric conductors and insulators,
batteries and motors,
friction and forces,
a balloon rocket,
the properties of rocks,
shortening and ice water to appreciate the adaptations of polar bears to their environment, and
simple machines like wedges, planes, screws, and pulleys to make work easier?

Will she make...

memories square dancing with her friends,
a pioneer dinner for your family,
airplane wings to demonstrate lift,
a quilt with squares from countries all over Asia,
a nutcracker from a European country,
a fraction and a decimal board game,
a map of an imaginary geometry town,
a compass with a sewing needle and a piece of cork, and
a world explorers card game?

She will do all this and more if she uses the Age 8-10 level this year.

Prerequisites

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 fourth grade

Placement Assessments

Math

Can add and subtract four-digit numbers
Able to multiply fluently within 100
Can identify, create, and compare simple fractions
Able to explain and find perimeter and area of simple polygons
Usually used by children in the fourth grade

Math Placement Questionnaire

Math Scope and Sequence

What's New and Different for Age 8-10

The Age 8-10 level of curriculum covers science, social studies, and language arts. In language arts, this takes the form of literature units. This enables your child to learn all of his language arts content in an engaging format that centers around interesting stories and characters. We continue to tie in science and social studies, but instead of doing this within each lesson, we do it thematically. When children study Native Americans in social studies, they will be reading a book that relates a story of interactions between early American settlers and Native Americans. When they are learning about simple machines in science, they read a story that shows the use of these tools by a race of genetically modified rodents. As students learn about the cultures of Asia, Europe, and Africa, they will be reading stories from those cultures.

The list below shows how each of the science and social studies units line up with the language arts units.

Science and Social Studies

Language Arts

Concept 1: Interdependence

Unit 1. Dirt and Plants

Unit 1. Little House in the Big Woods

Unit 2. Native Americans

Unit 2. The Sign of the Beaver

Unit 3. Ecosystems and Ecology

Unit 3. Native American Animal Stories

Concept 2: Force and Power

Unit 1. Magnetism and Electricity

Unit 1. Ben and Me

Unit 2. The Power of People

Unit 2. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Unit 3. Forces of Nature

Unit 3. The BFG

Concept 3: Similarities and Differences

Unit 1. Africa and Asia

Unit 1. Stories from Africa and Asia

Unit 2. Rocks and Minerals

Unit 2. Holes

Unit 3. Europe

Unit 3. Stories from Europe

Concept 4: Exploration and Survival

Unit 1. Animal Adaptations

Unit 1. Abel's Island

Unit 2. Early Explorers

Unit 2. Pedro's Journal

Unit 3. Work, Tools, and Simple Machines

Unit 3. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Math Units

Math

Unit 1. Place Value to 1,000,000

Unit 2. The Four Operations

Unit 3. Geometry

Unit 4. Multi-Digit Multiplication

Unit 5. Fractions

Unit 6. Multi-Digit Division

Unit 7. Decimals

Unit 8. Measurement

Unit 9. Skills Review

In the Age 8-10 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.

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 8-10 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.

Age 8-10 Common Core Alignment

Our curriculum has excellent coverage of the Common Core standards for ELA and Math.

English Language Arts
Review our alignment with the Common Core Standards for Language Arts.
Math
Review our alignment with the Common Core Standards for Math.

Science Kits and Manipulatives

The Age 8-10 curriculum provides a number of hands-on science kits and manipulatives. These kits will provide your child with a hands-on experience that is unparalleled in any homeschool curriculum. With Moving Beyond the Page, hands-on learning is not an afterthought. Not only do we design our curriculum for hands-on learners, we also provide materials to take the hassle out of gathering materials.

8-10 - Exploration and Survival Science Kit

This kit contains materials needed for activities in the Concept 4 science units (Animal Adaptations and Work, Tools, and Simple Machines).

1 piece of red and 1 piece of yellow construction paper,
2 pieces of patterned scrapbook paper,
2 Styrofoam balls,
3 plastic bags,
acrylic paint,
birdseed,
brown food coloring,
clay,
clay for animal model,
clothespin,
construction paper, and
31 more items...

8-10 - Force and Power Science Kit

This kit contains materials required for activities in the Concept 2 science units (Magnetism and Electricity and Forces of Nature).

"Does It Stick?" test items,
3 drinking straws,
3-foot long wire,
balloon or plastic comb,
block of wood,
clear plastic sheet,
D cell battery,
iron filings,
Ivory soap,
large nail (3"),
magnetic shields, and
30 more items...

8-10 - Interdependence Science Kit

This kit contains the materials you will need for the activities found in the science units of Concept 1 (Dirt and Plants and Ecosystems and Ecology).

6-inch square of thin cloth,
black, green, pink, and yellow pipe cleaners,
chalk or baby powder,
clay,
clear plastic cups,
construction paper,
food coloring,
gallon zip-lock bag,
glue,
grass seed,
grass seeds, and
26 more items...

8-10 - Math - Materials Kit

deck of playing cards,
fine point dry-erase markers,
geared clock,
index cards,
laminated place value chart,
number cards,
whiteboard,
counters,
dice,
laminated 1-100 number grid,
multiplication flashcards, and
19 more items...

8-10-3 Similarities and Differences Science Kit

#3 pencil,
borax,
clear plastic cups,
clothespin,
Epsom salts,
foil cup,
geode,
glass plate,
glue,
gravel,
index cards, and
22 more items...

Age 8-10: Timeline of History

This package includes just the manipulatives needed for the Age 8-10 social studies program. It is usually purchased with the Age 8-10 Full Year Social Studies Package -- Curriculum Only.

Dig A Dino T-Rex

The adventure begins ... grab your hammer, chisel and brush (very important tools for a paleontologist). Then dig out the parts of the skeleton. Finally, assemble the bones, using the pictures and directions!

Pocket Sled Kite Kit - Individually Wrapped

This package includes just the manipulatives needed for the Age 8-10 language arts program. It is usually purchased with the Age 8-10 Full Year Language Arts Package - Curriculum Only.

ScienceWiz Electricity Kit

Help your child learn about electricity with this fun kit by ScienceWiz. Perfect for school projects and science fairs, this kit contains the necessary components for 18 brain-stimulating activities. Featured projects include building circuit loops, spin motors and pinwheels, light up bulbs, connecting batteries and buzzers, sending coded messages and more. Each kit comes with a 40-page, fully-illustrated instruction manual to guide children through each activity. Everything you need to conduct each experiment is included, except one D-cell battery.

What Else Do I Need?

Many children at this level are ready to begin learning cursive handwriting. Moving Beyond the Page does not teach cursive handwriting, so if this is something you need at this level, you will need to add a cursive handwriting program.

The Age 8-10 Full Year Curriculum Package covers science, social studies, and language arts. When purchased with a math program, you will have a comprehensive curriculum for your child.

Schedules

Moving Beyond the Page is easy to use without a formal schedule. Just finish one lesson each day from each of the subject areas, and you will finish in about the same time as a traditional school year.

If you prefer to plan your year out more explicitly, you can choose from one of the following schedules. Any of these schedules can also be used for a year-round schedule.

Age 8-10 Five-Day Schedule
One lesson each day, five days per week, for a 36-week school year.
Age 8-10 Four-Day Schedule
A little more than one lesson each day, four days per week, for a 36-week school year.
Age 8-10 Relaxed Four-Day Schedule
One lesson each day, four days per week. Extra days are added to the end of the school year.