Age 10-12 Year at a Glance
The Age 10-12 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: Environment and Cycles
Unit 1: Weather and Climate
Eyewitness Weather by Brian Cosgrove (revised edition)
Unit 1: The Wanderer
Handy Guide to Writing by Moving Beyond the Page
The Wanderer by Sharon Creech
The Wanderer by Sharon Creech
Unit 2: Geography and Landforms
Prisoners of Geography: Our World Explained in 12 Simple Maps by Tim Marshall
The Geography Book: Activities for Exploring, Mapping, and Enjoying Your World by Caroline Arnold
The Geography Book: Activities for Exploring, Mapping, and Enjoying Your World by Caroline Arnold
Unit 2: The People of Sparks
Handy Guide to Writing by Moving Beyond the Page
The People of Sparks by Jeanne Duprau
The People of Sparks by Jeanne Duprau
Unit 3: Our Changing Earth
Dirtmeister's Nitty Gritty Planet Earth by Steve Tomecek
Unit 3: Short Stories
Classic Short Stories Collection by Moving Beyond the Page
Handy Guide to Writing by Moving Beyond the Page
Shelf Life: Stories by the Book by Gary Paulsen
Handy Guide to Writing by Moving Beyond the Page
Shelf Life: Stories by the Book by Gary Paulsen
Concept 2: Force and Power
Unit 1: Slavery and the Civil War
A History of US Volume 6: War, Terrible War 1855-1865 by Joy Hakim
Unit 1: Bull Run
Bull Run by Paul Fleischman
Handy Guide to Writing by Moving Beyond the Page
Pink and Say by Patricia Polocco
Handy Guide to Writing by Moving Beyond the Page
Pink and Say by Patricia Polocco
Unit 2: Force and Motion
Explore Forces and Motion! by Jennifer Swanson
Unit 2: Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein by Kathleen Krull
Unit 3: World Wars I and II
A History of US: War, Peace, and All That Jazz 1918-1945 by Joy Hakim
Where Poppies Grow: A World War I Companion by Linda Granfield
Where Poppies Grow: A World War I Companion by Linda Granfield
Unit 3: Number the Stars
Handy Guide to Writing by Moving Beyond the Page
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Concept 3: Change
Unit 1: Matter
Fizz, Bubble, and Flash! by Anita Brandolini, Ph.D.
Unit 1: Tuck Everlasting
Handy Guide to Writing by Moving Beyond the Page
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Unit 2: Civil Rights
Nobody Gonna Turn Me 'Round: Stories and Songs of the Civil Rights Movement by Doreen Rappaport
Unit 2: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Handy Guide to Writing by Moving Beyond the Page
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Unit 3: Chemical Change
Kitchen Chemistry by Cynthia Light Brown
Unit 3: The Giver
Handy Guide to Writing by Moving Beyond the Page
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Concept 4: Systems and Interaction
Unit 1: North and South America
Prisoners of Geography: Our World Explained in 12 Simple Maps by Tim Marshall
Unit 1: Esperanza Rising
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Handy Guide to Writing by Beyond the Page
What Was the Great Depression? by Janet B. Pascal
Handy Guide to Writing by Beyond the Page
What Was the Great Depression? by Janet B. Pascal
Unit 2: Cells
The Basics of Cell Life with Max Axiom, Super Scientist by Amber Keyser
Unit 2: The Tree That Time Built
Handy Guide to Writing by Moving Beyond the Page
The Tree that Time Built by Mary Ann Hoberman and Linda Winston
The Tree that Time Built by Mary Ann Hoberman and Linda Winston
Unit 3: Incas, Aztecs, and Maya
Dkfindout! Maya, Incas, and Aztecs by Brian Williams
Unit 3: Secret of the Andes
Handy Guide to Writing by Moving Beyond the Page
Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark
Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark
Math
Unit 1: Operations
[none]
Unit 2: Integers and Rational Numbers
Sir Cumference and the Viking's Map by Cindy Neuschwander
Unit 3: Ratios and Percentages
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Unit 4: Algebraic Expressions
[none]
Unit 5: Algebraic Equations
[none]
Unit 6: 2D Geometry
Cut Down to Size at High Noon by Scott Sundby
Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter by Cindy Neuschwander
Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter by Cindy Neuschwander
Unit 7: 3D Geometry
[none]
Unit 8: Statistics
[none]
Unit 9: Skills Review
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