在教學一年以後,我想向大家推薦基督教古典式學校(Christian Classical School)的教學課程。雖然我不再繼續在這所學校教書,但學校的教學規劃(curriculum)與使用教材有一定的參考價值。希望對美國教育、在家教育、課外讀物感興趣的家長有所幫助!
學年主題
我負責五、六年級(Grade 5 & 6)的人文學科教學任務,所以對這部分課程最熟悉。需要注意的是,我們合併兩個年級教學,五年級和六年級的學生一起上課。為避免教學內容的重複,課程分A、B兩年教學,每年教學主題不同。
- Year A:A年是以古希臘羅馬為主題設計的課程。
- Year B:B年是以歐洲中世紀為主題設計的課程。
文學與詩歌 Literature & Poetry
五、六年級已經開始要求學生閱讀較有挑戰性的英文小說,也要求學生背誦較長的詩歌。英文小說長度由五萬字到十萬字不等,每週要求的閱讀量大約為一萬五千字。每本書大約要讀五至八週,每週三章至五章。每週閱讀時長不應超過一個半小時,而寫作業約需半個小時。這個年級的大部分學生都是自主閱讀,有些會用有聲書(audiobook),極少數需要家長讀給孩子聽。書籍的選擇與本年的主題相關,而且情節引人入勝,非常適合培養孩子的閱讀興趣。
古希臘羅馬 Year A
- The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
- The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
- Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad by Rosemary Sutcliff
- Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfeld
- D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Edgar Parin D'Aulaire, Ingri D'Aulaire
- Poetry for Young People: William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare, David Scott Kastan (Editor)
5th/6th Literature & Poetry Year A
歐洲中世紀 Year B
- Beowulf: A New Telling by Robert Nye
- Augustine: The Farmer's Boy of Tagaste by P. De Zeeuw, T. De Zeeuw
- Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
- Treasure Island (Core Classics®) by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Great Short Poems by Paul Negri (Editor)
5th/6th Literature & Poetry Year B
拼讀與詞彙 Phonics, Spelling & Vocabulary
- Wordly Wise 3000 Book 5 (3rd Edition)
- Wordly Wise 3000 Book 6 (3rd Edition)
寫作與語法 Composition & Grammar
- IEW, Ancient History-Based Writing Lessons (Year A)
- IEW, Medieval History-Based Writing Lessons (Year B)
- Easy Grammar, Grade 5
- 180 Daily Grams, Grade 5
- Easy Grammar, Grade 6
- 180 Daily Grams, Grade 6
5th/6th Composition & Grammar
歷史與地理 History & Geography
- The Mystery of History, Volume 1, Creation and Resurrection (Year A)
- The Mystery of History, Volume 2, The Early Church and Middle Ages (Year B)
- Rand McNally’s Historical Atlas of the World
- Map of the Month: Africa, Asia, Australia, Continents (Year A)
- Map of the Month: Europe and the World, Central America, South America, and World Explorers (Year B)
- The Student Bible Atlas: Revised Edition by Tim Dowley
5th/6th History & Geography
聖經 Bible
- Apologia, Who Is My Neighbor? And Why Does He Need Me? (Year A)
- Apologia, Who is God? And How Can I Really Know Him? (Year B)
- Apologia, Who Am I? And What Am I Doing Here? (Optional)
- Apologia, What on Earth Can I Do?(Optional)
- The Student Bible Atlas: Revised Edition by Tim Dowley
拉丁文 Latin
- Memoria Press, First Form Latin by Cheryl Lowe
背誦 Recitation
- Poetry for Young People: William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare, David Scott Kastan (Year A)
- Great Short Poems by Paul Negri (Year B)
批判性思維 Critical Thinking Skills
- Critical Thinking Co., Inference Jones (Year A)
- Critical Thinking Co., The Basics of Critical Thinking (Year B)