Age 9-11 Year at a Glance
The Age 9-11 level of Beyond the Page is structured around four 9-week concepts. Each of these concepts is made up of three language arts units and three science and social studies units. Each unit contains about 10 lessons and a final project.
You will do two lessons each day: one in science and social studies and one in language arts. Start with the first concept. When you finish it move on to the second.
Here is a list of the concepts in the order you will complete them along with the associated books.
Science and Social Studies Units
Language Arts Units
Concept 1: Relationships
Unit 1: The Fifty States
Smart About the Fifty States by Jon Buller and Susan Schade, et. al.
Unit 1: Poetry
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States by Lee Bennett Hopkins
R is for Rhyme: A Poetry Alphabet by Judy Young
Unit 2: Energy
Let's Explore Energy by Epiphany Curriculum, LLC
Pass the Energy, Please! by Barbara Shaw McKinney
Unit 2: The View from Saturday
The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
Unit 3: Your State
[none]
Unit 3: American Tall Tales and Legends
American Tall Tales by Adrien Stoutenberg
Cut from the Same Cloth by Robert D. San Souci
Concept 2: Diversity and Interdependence
Unit 1: The Living Seas
Awesome Ocean Science by Cindy A. Littlefield
Unit 1: The Cay
Unit 2: Immigration
Crossing the Waters: Immigrant Adventures Through Ellis Island by Lynne Z. Petkovic, M.ED, J.D.
Immigrant Kids by Russell Freeedman
Unit 2: A House of Tailors
A House of Tailors by Patricia Reilly Giff
Unit 3: Biomes
Biomes and Ecosystems by Barbara J. Davis
Unit 3: My Side of the Mountain
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Concept 3: Discovery and Survival
Unit 1: Colonization and Revolution
The American Revolution for Kids by Janis Herbert
The New Americans by Betsy Maestro
Unit 1: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Unit 2: Technology and Invention
100 Inventions That Made History by DK Publishing
Unit 2: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Unit 3: Westward Expansion
Going West! by Carol A. Johmann, Elizabeth J. Rieth
How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark by Rosalyn Schanzer
Unit 3: The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple by Karen Cushman
Concept 4: Systems
Unit 1: Space
Leap into Space by Nancy Castaldo
Unit 1: A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L|Engle
Unit 2: State Government and Economics
[none]
Unit 2: Lincoln
A Picture Book of Frederick Douglass by David A. Adler
Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman
Unit 3: The Human Body
How the Incredible Human Body Works by Richard Walker
Unit 3: Independent Study
Math
Unit 1: Place Value
Unit 2: Four Operations
Unit 3: Measurement
[none]
Unit 4: Adding and Subtracting Fractions
[none]
Unit 5: Multiplying Fractions
Unit 6: Geometry
[none]
Unit 7: Dividing Fractions
Unit 8: Volume
[none]
Unit 9: Skills Review
[none]