The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home

by Susan Wise Bauer

First grade Biology Animal kingdom (18 weeks) Human body (10 weeks) Plant kingdom (8 weeks) Second grade Earth and sky science Earth science (18 weeks) Astronomy (18 weeks) Third grade Chemistry Basic chemistry (36 weeks) Fourth grade Physics & technology Basic physics (18 weeks) Technology & engineering (18 weeks) OR First grade The basic sciences of nature Earth science (8 weeks) Astronomy (8 weeks) Animal kingdom (8 weeks) Human body (8 weeks) Plant kingdom (4 weeks) Second grade Looking below the surfaces Basic chemistry (12 weeks) Basic physics (12 weeks) Technology & engineering (12 weeks) Third grade Repeat first grade topics: review and go deeper Fourth grade: Review second grade topics: review and go deeper OR First grade All sciences Earth science (5 weeks) Astronomy (5 weeks) Animal kingdom (6 weeks) Human body (5 weeks) Plant kingdom (5 weeks) Chemical reactions (5 weeks) Physics (5 weeks) Second grade Same topics with more depth Third grade Same topics with more depth Fourth grade Same topics with more depth