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Grade 6

Welcome to ​Old Fashioned Education's FREE online curriculum.
Before you begin, please read the introduction and license agreement. 

Directions: 
  1. Gather materials using the Booklist (below) for what to teach.
  2. Print the 40-Week Schedule PDF for when to teach it.
  3. Order the Grade 6 Teacher Manual (optional, when available) with lesson plans, worksheets, tests, and answer key for how to teach it or plan your own lessons using the FREE Student Weekly Assignment Booklet PDF.
Key:  *Free online   ❶  Our Pick!   ❷ Christianbook
Fifth Grade
Age 11+
Industrial History from 1800 to 1919


King James Bible
  • The King James Bible*

Bible Study
  • Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02*, Jewish Heroes and Prophets
  • Bible Atlas * by Hurlbut, for reference.
  • Pathway to Truth for Youth*
  • Food for the Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians*​
Optional Sunday Reading:
  • Bengali Schooldays by Batley*

Devotions
  • Keys for Kids* or Kids 4 Truth Devotionals* or other devotions of your choice

Arithmetic. Choose 1
  • CIMT, MEP, Secondary Year 7*
  • Everyday Arithmetic Book 2 (Second Half)* with Answers*
  • Ray's New Practical Arithmetic* and Ray's free video lessons*
  • Math 7, Teaching Textbooks, purchased separately
  • Math program of your choice, purchased separately
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Science
  • Great Inventors & Their Inventions*
  • War Inventions*
  • The Scientific American Boy* OR
  • On the Trail, An Outdoor Book for Girls*
​
​Library Skills
  • Continue Keyboarding
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Language Arts
  • McGuffey’s Sixth Eclectic Reader*
  • It Can Be Done, Poetry*
  • Handwriting Workbook of your choice^, purchase seperately or
  • Copywork of the Book of Proverbs, 3 to 6 verses per day
  • McGuffey’s Eclectic Spelling Book*, Lessons 135-170

Grammar. Choose 1.
  • Harvey's Grammar Series* 
  • Building Christian English Series, Grade 6 
  • Grammar curriculum of your choice

Latin & Foreign Languages
  • Begin or continue Latin
  • Latin for Beginners * or another Latin text of your choice [1]
  • Add other foreign language of your choice
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If you are using all 3 programs of study, the reading below is optional.
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Literature
  • Captains Courageous*
  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes*
  • Adventures of Tom Sawyer*
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn*
  • A Christmas Carole*
  • Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Young Folks’ Edition*
  • The Red Badge of Courage*

Feminine Alternatives
  • Pollyanna*
  • Pollyanna Grows Up*
  • Little Women*
  • Little Men*
  • Jo’s Boys*
  • The Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder if desired, must be purchased separately

History
  • Growth of the British Empire*
  • Woman on the American Frontier*
  • American History Stories Volume 3* 
  • American History Stories Volume 4* (not yet complete. Substitute Stories of Later American History, if necessary.)
  • Famous Indian Chiefs I Have Known by Oliver Otis Howard*

Biography
  • The Boys’ Life of Mark Twain*
  • The Narrative of Sojourner Truth*
  • Lives of Girls Who Became Famous*
  • Life and Adventures of Calamity Jane*
  • The Life of Kit Carson*
  • David Crockett*
  • In The Days of Queen Victoria*
  • Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance*

Historical Fiction
  • ​Richard of Jamestown: a Story of the Virginia Colony*
  • The Dare Boys of 1776*
  • Historical Fiction, choose as desired
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Geography & Social Studies
  • The Story of David Livingston*
  • The Story of H.M. Stanley*

          The Little Cousin Series *
  • Our Little Korean Cousin*
  • Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin*
  • Our Little Mexican Cousin*
  • Hamid, Our Little Arabian Cousin*
  • Gerard, Our Little Belgian Cousin*
  • Our Little Dutch Cousin*
  • Our Little Egyptian Cousin*
  • Our Little English Cousin*
  • Our Little French Cousin*
  • Our Little Scotch Cousin*
  • Our Little African Cousin*
  • Our Little Russian Cousin*
  • Our Little Indian Cousin*
  • Our Little Servian Cousin*

Civics
  • Studies in Civics*
  • Not Yours to Give*
  • I, Pencil*
  • The Tariff Idea*​
Sixth Grade Syllabus​
coming soon
Have Sixth Grade questions or comments?  See FAQ's

Notes
​[1] Latin and Foreign Languages are covered in Program 2: Enrichment Study.

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