6th Grade Curriculum

Teach with confidence. This Instructor's Guide shows you how.

Sonlight F includes: History / Bible / Literature.

Language Arts F is designed to be used with Sonlight F

Grammar, still-essential mechanics, research, creative expression – it's all here. Writing skills grow as they explore different styles, learn literary analysis and take on increasingly challenging assignments.

Includes the following resources for teaching all Science F subjects: full Schedule; Teaching Helps; student Activity Sheets; separate parent full Answers and Definitions; and much more.

Various musical styles, beautifully arranged for children's voices using orchestral and ethnic instruments. Includes all the Scripture verses in the Bible F program.

Why does God allow bad things to happen? Did Jesus really come back from the dead? Can I have doubts about the Bible and still be a Christian? Single-volume book by author Lee Strobel includes three Case for Kids titles (The Case for Faith, Case for a Creator and Case for Christ). A great tool for families to explore and discuss challenging questions of the faith.

"Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?" provides a fast, clear and fun explanation of basic economics.

Davis. Seventeen chapters tell true stories of God at work in Iran. One man overcome by the kindness of a missionary; another stopped by a vision of men in blue; one grew weary of his own religion; one found a strange book in a library; one saw a man named Jesus in a dream. All of them eventually came to Jesus Christ for His full and free salvation, becoming missionaries to their own people. Marvelous.

Concise statistical summary of the spiritual condition of 100 of the world's largest and most spiritually needy cities.

At last! A digest-sized book to replace The World Book Encyclopedia! Interesting articles on various non-Western cultures. Includes maps and color illustrations.

The thrilling story of William Carey, pioneer missionary to India and the "father of modern missions."

A millworker, Mary Slessor became a pioneer missionary in Africa, not only teaching people about Christ, but helping to put an end to twin-killings and other brutal practices.

Hudson Taylor was only 21 when he sailed from England. He had already learned he could trust God with the last coin in his pocket; he would need that faith as he set out to evangelize the Chinese. A thrilling true story of daring, danger and dependence on God.

Born in Hiroshima in 1943, Sadako was the star of her school's running team, until the dizzy spells started and she was forced to face the hardest race of her life, the race against time.

The Zeta Instruction Pack contains the Instruction Manual with lesson-by-lesson instructions and full solutions, and the DVD with lesson-by-lesson video instruction.

This hilarious adventure gives your children the tools to face pesky word problems with confidence.

The complete companion to the MathTacular4 Workbook.

In 13th-century Mongolia, soldiers from the great Kublai Khan's army invade Oyuna's village to steal horses and gather new soldiers. In hopes of restoring her family's honor and staying with her faithful mare, the crippled Oyuna disguises herself as a boy and joins the soldiers horseback on their quest. Oyuna's journey will change her life forever.

Nya walks eight hours every day to fetch water for her family. Salva walks away from his war-torn village. He is a "lost boy" refugee, destined to cover Africa on foot, searching for his family and safety. As their stories of Sudan converge, Salva decides to return to his homeland and help his people, because even in a troubled country, determined survivors may press on and find hope.

ALA Notable Book. Five traditional Nigerian tales retold and beautifully illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings.

Jiro, son of a starving puppet maker in 18th Century Japan, runs away from home to apprentice himself to the master of the Hanaza puppet theater ... and finds himself in the midst of a Robin Hood intrigue.

A talking horse and a servant boy share an adventurous and dangerous journey to Narnia to warn of invading barbarians.

Touching story of a young girl and her brother who set out to find their mother "somewhere" in the city of Johannesburg.

An award winning story of a young boy who lived in China during the perilous 1920s.

A true-to-life Arabic fairy tale about a poor girl who makes good through hard work, diligence . . . and brains.

Multiple award-winner. The loving memories of the author's childhood in a Vietnamese hamlet.

Award-winning collection of poems presents everyday objects in a thought-provoking new light.

Another one of our family's favorites, Shadow Spinner tells a plausible "story behind the story" of Scheherazade, the woman who saved her own life and the lives of all the women of Persia by telling stories to the Sultan, night after night, for 1001 nights.

The inspiring and challenging story of Mother Teresa who, for more than 40 years sought to be "the arms of Christ" to the poorest of the poor in the slums of Calcutta.

A legendary adventure story of how Mafatu, the son of the Great Chief of Hibueru, a Polynesian people, conquers his fear of the sea and proves he isn't a coward.

When Naima's parents cannot afford to pay her school fees anymore, she faces hard realities about limitations placed on girls in modern Bangladeshi society. "Rickshaw Girl" is a wonderful story of courage and an intriguing look at microfinance options for women in developing countries today. Beautiful charcoal illustrations throughout.

Ten-year-old Sasha Zaichik has known the laws of the Soviet Young Pioneers since the age of six:

Beloved author Carol Kendall (The Gammage Cup), with Yao-Wen Li, sought Chinese stories that they liked. The twenty-four tales they came up with span from the Warring States period (480 BC) through various dynasties (Han, Chin, Ming, Ching), up to the present. This intriguing collection of parables, folktales, and fables includes many literary styles. Some are complex, and others as brief as a joke. Come enjoy the wit, cleverness, and down-to-earth wisdom of the Chinese people in this choice selection.

It's the Chinese Year of the Dog, and as Pacy celebrates with her family, she finds out that this is the year she is supposed to "find herself." Universal themes of friendship, family, and finding one's passion in life make this novel appealing to readers of all backgrounds.

An upper-middle class, white American boy is brought face-to-face with the values, beauty--and challenge--of living among another people: the Eskimos of Barrow, Alaska.

Young-sup and Kee-sup are brothers in Korea in 1473.

A Japanese boy must face life after escaping a tidal wave that destroys his family and village.

A little cat and his master, a compassionate artist, bring about a special Buddhist miracle. Written from a Buddhist perspective.

Whelan. In Leningrad in 1941, Georgi and his family prepare for Hitler's troops to invade. Troops go to the front; Mama goes, as a nurse, to help. His sister travels with the Hermitage's paintings to a safe holding. And Georgi stays and helps with the transport across Lake Ladoga to keep the people in the city alive. A vivid portrayal of life under siege. Beautiful.

A winning story of an Arabian horse from North Africa and his adventures in France and England.

Whelan. Living in Leningrad in 1991, Tanya's parents must work hard to feed their family. With the Soviet Union on the cusp of enormous change, there is plenty of politics to discuss. Tanya, a young dancer with the Kirov Ballet, considers defecting, as her friend encourages her, when the company goes to Paris.

Classic story of adventure.

The author worked on the edge of the Saudi Arabian desert in the 1970s.

A touching story about a Chinese boy who fails his fishing village's traditional test of manhood. Will he ever find a place in society considering his fear of the sea?

An Anglo Australian girl finds herself thrown into contact with an aboriginal girl of the same age who has no use for Anglos. The culture shock for both girls is great, but they come to trust one another by pursuing a common goal in an exciting adventure.

Fascinating historical fiction that closely follows the truth about a brave 15-year-old Japanese fisherman, Manjiro Nakahama, who is shipwrecked far off the coast of Japan, is brought to the United States, and, upon returning home, paves the way for Commodore Perry's successful "opening of Japan" to the United States in 1853.

When Liyana's father decides to move his contemporary Arab-American family from St. Louis to Jerusalem, Liyana's life turns upside down. Liyana is an outsider who doesn't understand the culture around her. Then she befriends a Jewish boy (a friendship silently forbidden in that land), and things really start to get interesting.

Organize all your homeschool papers in one sturdy and convenient binder. With tabs that match your Sonlight^® History, Language Arts, and Science Instructor's Guides, you'll always know where to find each week's schedule, notes and study guides.

The American Girl: The Care & Keeping Of You book is a straightforward "head-to-toe" guide that answers questions your young daughters probably want to ask but feel too embarrassed. This body book for younger girls is great for starting conversations with Mom. If you need a puberty book for boys, check out The Boy's Body Book.

This DVD transports you inside the living cell to explore systems that bear the mark of an intelligent designer. Uses state-of-the-art computer animation and the story of modern scientists to examine an idea with the power to revolutionize our understanding of life... and to unlock its origin.

Written to be read page-by-page with a child, Almost 12 follows the progress of human life from conception to birth, highlighting key facts and important moral values.

Children learn about nutrition, digestion, taste, and the nature of foods through down-to-earth explanations and fun, easy-to-do experiments.

Helps readers overcome their circumstances in difficult situations: from Arctic cold to Saharan heat, animal bites to human attack.

What is your brain made of? What is a thought? What happens when you dream? This guide to what's inside your head explores brain development, optical illusions, memory and more.

A great, hands-on, experimental approach to how our bodies work. Significant evolutionary material. Ignore that, however, and you have a wonderful text!

From bones to genes to body systems, birth to getting old, this book covers it all. Lavishly illustrated, internet-linked, includes practical experiments.

The Instructor's Handbook contains an introduction to the philosophy behind Spelling You See and the five developmental stages of spelling. The Handbook also contains a "Getting Started" guide and detailed instructions for each lesson, including suggested activities that coordinate with the weekly Spotlight. At the back of the Handbook there is more information about each activity, answers to frequently asked questions, the passages for dictation, and an answer key.