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
Unit 1: The Wanderer
The Wanderer by Sharon Creech
Unit 2: Geography and Landforms
Unit 2: The People of Sparks
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
Shelf Life: Stories by the Book by Gary Paulsen
Concept 2: Force and Power
Unit 1: Slavery and the Civil War
War, Terrible War 1855-1865 by Joy Hakim
Unit 1: Bull Run
Unit 2: Force and Motion
Explore Forces and Motion! by Bryan Stone
Unit 2: Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein by Kathleen Krull
Unit 3: World Wars I and II
War, Peace, and All That Jazz 1918-1945 by Joy Hakim
Where Poppies Grow by Linda Granfield
Unit 3: Number the Stars
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
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
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Unit 3: Chemical Change
Unit 3: The Giver
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Concept 4: Systems and Interaction
Unit 1: North and South America
Unit 1: Esperanza Rising
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
What Was the Great Depression? by Janet Pascal
Unit 2: Cells
The Basics of Cell Life by Amber Keyser
Unit 2: The Tree That Time Built
The Tree That Time Built by Mary Ann Hoberman, Linda Winston
Unit 3: Incas, Aztecs, and Maya
DKfindout! Maya, Incas, and Aztecs by Brian Williams
Unit 3: Secret of the Andes
Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark
Math
Unit 1: Operations
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Unit 2: Integers and Rational Numbers
Unit 3: Ratios and Percentages
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Unit 4: Algebraic Expressions
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Unit 5: Algebraic Equations
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Unit 6: 2D Geometry
Unit 7: 3D Geometry
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Unit 8: Statistics
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Unit 9: Skills Review
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