Books and Materials Required for Each Grade

2025-2026

St. Therese Homeschool Hybrid

Hyperinks are included only for your ease. Feel free to purchase from where you'd prefer. As always, we highly recommend bookfinder.com for all used book purchases.

Keep in mind our "ages and stages" guidelines for our classes are just that - guidelines. Children are as beautifully different as each snowflake. If you think your child's ability or interest would put them in a class above or below the suggested grade level, please talk to us. We want your child in a class where they will be challenged AND achieve success. 

9th-12th Grades


THEOLOGY

(This is the FIRST Edition and should be found used for $10 or under. Please do NOT get the 2nd edition.)


INTRO TO CATHOLICISM & SACRAMENT PREP

This book is on a high school reading level. Please use the "Look inside" feature to make sure your student can handle the reading level.

  • Notebook to be brought to class each time (spiral bound is preferred, dedicated to this subject) & pen

Confirmation add-on Class Text

  • in addition to the above text, students are encouraged to do volunteer work outside their home


LATIN

  • First Forms by Memoria Press

For serious Latin Students, please obtain the full set

For interested Latin students, you’ll need only the student text & workbook

For dabbling Latin students, a student text and spiral-bound notebook are fine


SPANISH


MATH

  • Textbook: Math U See Instructor’s Manual, Student Workbook, and Test book for the level that is appropriate to the child: Stewardship*, Algebra 2, Geometry, Algebra 1**** LEGACY EDITION (Not Principals of Secondary Mathematics), Pre-Algebra, Zeta
  • *Stewardship math does not follow the pattern that other levels of MUS do. Please purchase and bring Instructor’s manual, Student Workbook, and Biblical Studies for this unit if it applies to your student. 
  • Your student will also need a smart phone or tablet with the applicable calculators downloaded onto them. See curriculum for details, please.
  • Additional Required materials: Compass and protractor, graph paper post it notes for Zeta, Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, and Algebra 2. 
  • 1 package of regular post-it notes for Stewardship, Algebra 1
  •  1 package of coordinate plane sticky notes, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry
  • Optional but helpful for creative learners, set of erasable colored pens- especially for Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, and Algebra 2.


COMPOSITION

Computer & printer


LITERATURE

(all books can be found at ACPL or free online)


Semester #1 

  1. The Tempest, Shakespeare 
  2. Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare 
  3. A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens 
  4. Frankenstein, Mary Shelley 
  5. The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas


Semester #2

  1. The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas (continued)
  2. Lord Alfred Tennyson (provided in class)
  3. Dracula, Bram Stoker 
  4. Pygmalion (Ovid - in class vs. George Bernard Shaw) 
  5. The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare, G. K. Chesterton 
  6. Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell [this is exposing your child to adult themes, you may choose to decline this book]
  7. Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis 


SCIENCE

Shannon and Yunis           9781935495727 


HISTORY

  • A 3-ring binder with loose leaf paper or a thick spiral notebook + Various textbook options are available. Consult with Jenn if you have questions. 

  • Choose 1: Book Options (choose 1 option and get the books from that option ONLY)

Option #1

8th-10th Grade  (Catholic)
Light to the Nations, Part II: The Making of the Modern World, Catholic Textbook Project


Option #2

10th -12th Grade

From Absolutism to Revolution 1648-1848 by Herbert H. Rowen, ed. by Norman F. Cantor (1965)

+ free online sources


Option #3   

Honors 

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston S. Churchill (used copies start at $45 for this set)

It includes:

The Birth of Britain

The New World

The Age of Revolution

The Great Democracies


Option #4 

Honors (Primary Sources)

Available upon request 


Option #5

8th-10th Grade 

World History: The Human Odyssey, Jackson Spielvogel

*This book is a public school textbook and is therefore very…textbook-ish.

+ free online sources


CULTURES & COUNTRIES

Periodic tri-fold boards and items for the Geography Fair (Week 12) and Showcase (Week 24). A dish from each student once a semester from an assigned country.


ELECTIVES


Speech: 

  • No textbook required - teacher will provide materials in class.
  • Index cards, pen, 3-ring binder with removable notebook pages, internet access

 

Great Composers: 

  • None, Teacher provides all materials


Choir: 


Feminine Genius: No textbook required. A few supplies may be asked of parents through the weeks.


Great Modern Artists: 

  • No Textbook required.
  • Required Materials: pencil case for holding art supplies, art book: minimum of 30 sheets size 11×15 or larger; designed for mixed media, pencil and eraser, acrylic paint starter set * optional but easier to access, plastic paint pallet, small pkg of baby wipes (Dollar Tree), clean empty pizza box in the car for taking home wet projects


Noble Masculinity:  No text required. Household items will be requested as needed.


Dance: If parents want to buy ballet/jazz shoes, they can but it’s not a requirement. The kids can dance in their socks and comfy clothes!


Choir: 


ART


Becoming a Great Christian Artist: 


Discovering Great Modern Artists:  No Textbook required.

Required Materials: 


2025-2026 St. Therese Homeschool Hybrid Required Books and Materials


5th-8th Grade


THEOLOGY: CATHOLIC FAITH AND SCIENCE


INTRO TO CATHOLICISM & SACRAMENT PREP

This book is on a high school reading level. Please use the "Look inside" feature to make sure your student can handle the reading level.

  • Notebook to be brought to class each time (spiral bound is preferred with pockets, dedicated to this subject) & pen
  • Confirmation add-on: in addition to the above text, students are encouraged to do volunteer work outside their home


LATIN 1 & 2

For a more thorough, intensive study of Latin, you’re welcome to purchase the entire set, only if you prefer.

  • Access to internet, Latina Christiana Student Text requires 20 minutes per day.

If you choose, you’re welcome to share materials between students in the same family.


HABLEMOS ESPANOL (SPANISH)


MATH

  • Required Text: Appropriate level of math curriculum based on student’s ability from MATH-U-SEE
  1. Delta: Block Kit, Instruction Pack, Student Workbook  Optional: Skip Counting CD
  2. Epsilon: Fraction Overlay Set, Instruction Pack, Student Workbook
  3. Zeta: Instruction Pack, Student Workbook
  4. Pre-Algebra: Instruction Pack, Student Workbook
  5. Algebra I: Instruction Pack, Student Workbook


  • Pencil, large eraser (not just a cap eraser or end of pencil eraser),  folder,  +,-, x, % flashcards (preferably one problem on the front with answer on the back, not problems and answers on both sides) and required Materials for level of math your child is in (protractor, compass, etc.) , package of post-it notes.


INTEGRATED LANGUAGE ARTS


LITERATURE

ACPL is a wonderful resource for these titles. They may have limited copies of a few books. www.bookfinder.com is a great place to find used books inexpensively.

  • Semester 1 - 
  1. Michelangelo by Diane Stanley 
  2. William Shakespeare and the Globe by Aliki 
  3. Don Quixote (abridged 4th grade & up) or any   
  4. Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal 
  5. You Wouldn't Want to Be Mary, Queen of Scots!: A Ruler Who Really Lost Her Head (don’t buy this new)
  6. Treasure Island abridged or  any 
  7. Peter the Great by Diane Stanley
  8. You Wouldn't Want to Be an Aristocrat in the French Revolution! 

  • Semester 2 - 
  1.  David Livingstone – any (online free) 
  2. A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne, abridged any 
  3. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, abridged
  4. The Secret Garden abridged by Martha Hailey DuBose or any abridged 
  5. War Horse by Morpurgo, Michael 
  6. Winged Watchman by Hilda Van Stockum 


GRAMMAR

  • Choose a grammar workbook that fits your child. Consult with teacher for questions of suitability. 
  1. Seton English: For a more challenging, intensive experience. The answers are included, so no teacher’s manual is required. Example: Seton English 7 for a 7th grader.
  2. Analytical Grammar & Teacher’s Manual: Our preferred program if you are not Catholic.
  3. Winston Grammar & Teacher’s Manual: Ideal for students needing a simpler approach. Be sure to use the entire program, including the cards.
  4. Easy Grammar: A solid option for remedial grammar work, though it is repetitive.

Even if not all programs align perfectly with our lesson plans, they cover similar material over the year.


COMPOSITION

  •  folder or 3-ring binder for this year's writing, line paper, pen


SCIENCE (ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY)

  and


HISTORY

  • The Story of Civilization: VOLUME III - The Making of the Modern World Text Book by Phillip Campbell ISBN: 9781505109825
  • If you would like the Activity Guide for your personal use, you are welcome to purchase it. However, one of the purposes of this class is for the students to do crafts and activities, based on the concepts in the readings. Therefore, the Activity Guide is not needed for this class.
  • If you would like the Test and Answer Key for this text, you are welcome to purchase it. Since the elementary classes are not graded, this is not part of this class, but if you would like to add it into your homeschool, you’re welcome to do so.


CULTURES & COUNTRIES

Periodic tri-fold boards plus items for the Geography Fair (Week 12) and Showcase (Week 24). A dish from each student once a semester from an assigned country.


BRIGHT IDEAS


Math & Life Skills:  To be determined by the teacher. Anne Fernandes


Book Club:  To be determined by the teacher. Anne Fernandes


Religion:  Each family will receive an online subscription from which students can explore as homework, as desired. Living their faith is the bulk of the homework for this class. Anne Fernandes


ELECTIVES


Speech: 

  • No textbook required - teacher will provide materials in class.
  • Index cards, pen, 3-ring binder with removable notebook pages, internet access

 

Great Composers: 

  • None, Teacher provides all materials


Choir: 


Girl Brilliance:   

  • No textbook required - teacher will provide all instruction.
  • Various household items will be requested on a week by week basis.


Noble Masculinity: 

  • No text required. 
  • Household items will be requested as needed.


Lost Skills:

  • No textbook required
  • Required materials: Composition book, writing utensil, men’s tie to borrow, 1 tea towel, and low/no cost items that will be asked for during the semester as needed (ie: clean jar with lid, needle and thread with 4 squares of fabric cut from an old shirt 5”x5”)


Engineering Exploration: 


Dance: 

  • If parents want to buy ballet/jazz shoes, they can but it’s not a requirement. The kids can dance in their socks and comfy clothes!


ART



Becoming a Great Christian Artist: 


Discovering Great Modern Artists:  No Textbook required.

Required Materials: 


2025-2026 St. Therese Homeschool Hybrid Required Books and Materials


1st-4th Grade

RELIGION - SACRAMENT PREP (grades 1-4). - choose one: An at-home first sacrament prep curriculum of your choice. Here are a few of our suggestions:

Lessons are keyed to this set

  1. Blessed by Dynamic Catholic Free 1st Reconciliation Workbook online
          +         FREE stream & read online FREE 1st Communion Workbook online
          +         Free Videos 1 season for 2 weeks  
  2. OR hard copy of Blessed by Dynamic Catholic $20 per semester for videos & workbook
  3. OR The Mass by Into The Deep $40
  4. OR Faith and Life: Jesus is Our Life $13 


RELIGION

  • Into the Deep, Level 1 - we are hoping for a bulk discount on these. Please give us until July 5th to let you know. 


LATIN 1 & 2

  • All materials are provided; access to internet & a willingness to spend 5-10 minutes per day reviewing are all that’s needed.


MATH

  • Required Text: Appropriate level of math curriculum based on student’s ability from MATH-U-SEE
  1. Alpha: Block Kit, Instruction Pack, Student Workbook Optional: Skip Counting CD  -or-
  2. Beta: Block Kit, Instruction Pack, Student Workbook  Optional: Skip Counting CD  -or-
  3. Gamma: Block Kit, Instruction Pack, Student Workbook  Optional: Skip Counting CD -or-
  4. Delta: Block Kit, Instruction Pack, Student Workbook  Optional: Skip Counting CD

  • Pencil,         large eraser (not just a cap eraser or end of pencil eraser),  folder,  +,-, x, % flashcards (preferably one problem on the front with answer on the back, not problems and answers on both sides) and required Materials for level of math your child is in (protractor, compass, etc.) 


LEARN TO READ (if child is NOT reading at a 3rd grade level, yet)

  • Level 1 Off We Go Student Workbook $25 due the first day of class (we’ve ordered these a group)


INTEGRATED LANGUAGE ARTS


LITERATURE

  • Semester 1 - 
  1. Michelangelo by Diane Stanley 
  2. William Shakespeare and the Globe by Aliki 
  3. Don Quixote (abridged 4th grade & up) any or Misadventures of Don Quixote (abridged 1st-3rd grade) or any 
  4. Elizabeth I : the Outcast who became England's Queen
  5. You Wouldn't Want to Be Mary, Queen of Scots!: A Ruler Who Really Lost Her Head (don’t buy this new)
  6. Assorted Poems, free online
  7. You Wouldn't Want to Be Sick in the 16th Century
  8. Treasure Island abridged or  any 
  9. Peter the Great by Diane Stanley
  10. You Wouldn't Want to Be an Aristocrat in the French Revolution! 
  • Semester 2 - 
  1.  Louis Pasteur any or Louis Pastuer’s Fight against Microbes 
  2. A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne, abridged any
  3. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne any abridged 
  4. The Secret Garden abridged by Martha Hailey DuBose or any abridged 
  5. Marie Curie any
  6. Winnie-the-Pooh, A.A. Milne, chapters 1-7 
  7. Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story 
  8. I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 
  • All books are available at ACPL for free.


COMPOSITION

  • Please purchase a handwriting book for your child to practice at home.


GRAMMAR

  • Purchase a grammar workbook of your choice for your child. Our suggestion is Language of God Level A-D (please go with the letter suggestion “A” for 1st grade, rather than the grade suggestions on their website) 
  • Or English for Young Catholics 1, 2, 3, or 4 (based on your student’s grade).

This Seton series is a little more challenging than the previous CHC series and the grade levels are on target for the average student.


BRIGHT IDEAS

Math & Life Skills:  To be determined by the teacher. Anne Fernandes


Book Club:  To be determined by the teacher. Anne Fernandes


Religion:  Each family will receive an online subscription from which students can explore as homework, as desired. Living their faith is the bulk of the homework for this class. Anne Fernandes


SCIENCE


PASSPORT (GEOGRAPHY)

  • Once a semester, we'd like each child to contribute a snack from that country. 


MODERN WORLD HISTORY


ELECTIVES

Choir: 


Great Composers:  None, Teacher provides all materials


Dance: If parents want to buy ballet/jazz shoes, they can but it’s not a requirement. The kids can dance in their socks and comfy clothes!


Lost Skills:

  • No textbook required
  • Required materials: Composition book, writing utensil, men’s tie to borrow, 1 tea towel, and low/no cost items that will be asked for during the semester as needed (ie: clean jar with lid, needle and thread with 4 squares of fabric cut from an old shirt 5”x5”)


Lego Engineering: We would GRATEFULLY take donations of LEGOs & Lego Dacta for this class.


ART


Becoming a Great Christian Artist: 


2025-2026 St. Therese Homeschool Hybrid Required Books and Materials


Kindergarten


RHYTHM AND RECALL (MEMORY WORK)

No materials required. Throughout the year the teacher will use items such as colored scarves, maracas, finger puppets & bean bags - so be on the lookout at thrift stores for sets of 10 or more. THANKS!


LATIN

No materials needed, all materials are provided; access to the internet & a willingness to spend 5-10 minutes per day reviewing are all that’s needed.


MATH

Optional, but highly recommended Primer: Block Kit, Instruction Pack, Student Workbook


LEARN TO READ

Level 1 Off We Go Student Workbook $35 due the first day of class if you didn’t pay the additional book fee when you enrolled. (We’ve ordered these as a group.)


LEARN TO WRITE

You will need to purchase a printing workbook for your child to practice at home.


LITERATURE

  • No material needed - we will strive to read as much of these books in class as possible.
  • Optional: you may choose to obtain these books for yourself. All books are available at ACPL for free. A few have limited copies. www.bookfinder.com is a great place to find used books inexpensively.

  1. If Jesus Came to My House by Joan G. Thomas 
  2. The Story of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter
  3. Mysteries of The Holy Rosary: The Life of Jesus and Mary, Jane Morrone
  4. * Angel in the Waters by Regina Doman, Ben Hatke
  5. * I Sing a Song of the Saints of God by Lesbia Scott/ Judith Gwyn Brown
  6. The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh 
  7. * The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski/ P.J. Lynch 
  8. The Real Santa Claus by Marianna Mayer 
  9. A Bear Called Paddington, Michael Bond
  10. Snow Dance, Lezlie Evans 
  11. Love Is... by Wendy Anderson Halperin
  12. Winnie the Pooh, A.A. Milne
  13. The Little Engine That Could, Watty Piper


*If you do decide to purchase any for your children, this is an incredibly beautiful collection of books and would be a fantastic asset for any home library.


PASSPORT (GEOGRAPHY)

Once a semester, we'd like each child to contribute a snack from that country. 


ART ADVENTURES

Mixed media book 9x12 or larger (example)
Paint smock (old button down shirt to wear backwards works fine)
Teachers will request upcycled things for 2nd semester


ELECTIVES


Great Composers:  None, Teacher provides all materials


Choir:  ½” 3-ring binder
So they can build their own Songs I Know books!


Dance: If parents want to buy ballet/jazz shoes, they can but it’s not a requirement. They kids can dance in their socks and comfy clothes!


Lego Engineering: We would GRATEFULLY take donations of LEGOs & Lego Dacta for this class.

2025-2026 St. Therese Homeschool Hybrid Required Books and Materials


PreK


RHYTHM AND RECALL (MEMORY WORK)

No materials required. Throughout the year the teacher will use items such as colored scarves, maracas, finger puppets & bean bags - so be on the lookout at thrift stores for sets of 10 or more. THANKS!


LATIN

No materials needed, all materials are provided; access to the internet & a willingness to spend 5-10 minutes per day reviewing are all that’s needed.


ART ADVENTURES

Mixed media book 9x12 or larger (example)
Paint smock (old button down shirt to wear backwards works fine)
Teachers will request upcycled things for 2nd semester


MATH 

no materials needed


LEARN TO READ 

(For those who know their letters and sounds) Raceway Workbook, Sing Spell Read and Write. All other materials are provided.


LEARN TO WRITE

Optional - if you would like you could purchase a pre-printing book for your child to use at home.


LITERATURE

  • No material needed - we will strive to read as much of these books in class as possible.
  • Optional: you may choose to obtain these books for yourself. All books are available at ACPL for free. A few have limited copies. www.bookfinder.com is a great place to find used books inexpensively.

  1. If Jesus Came to My House by Joan G. Thomas 
  2. The Story of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter
  3. Mysteries of The Holy Rosary: The Life of Jesus and Mary, Jane Morrone
  4. * Angel in the Waters by Regina Doman, Ben Hatke
  5. *  I Sing a Song of the Saints of God by Lesbia Scott/ Judith Gwyn Brown
  6. The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh 
  7. * The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski/ P.J. Lynch 
  8. The Real Santa Claus by Marianna Mayer 
  9. A Bear Called Paddington, Michael Bond
  10. Snow Dance, Lezlie Evans 
  11. Love Is... by Wendy Anderson Halperin
  12. Winnie the Pooh, A.A. Milne
  13. The Little Engine That Could, Watty Piper


*If you do decide to purchase any for your children, this is an incredibly beautiful collection of books and would be a fantastic asset for any home library.



PASSPORT (GEOGRAPHY)

Once a semester, we'd like each child to contribute a snack from that country. 


ELECTIVES


Great Composers:  None, Teacher provides all materials


Choir:  ½” 3-ring binder
So they can build their own Songs I Know books!


Dance: If parents want to buy ballet/jazz shoes, they can but it’s not a requirement. They kids can dance in their socks and comfy clothes!


Lego Engineering: We would GRATEFULLY take donations of LEGOs & Lego Dacta for this class.


2025-2026 St. Therese Homeschool Hybrid Required Books and Materials


Bright Ideas Series


BRIGHT IDEAS PRACTICAL MATH




BRIGHT IDEAS BOOK CLUB

Classic Starts Journey to the Center of the Earth (ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781402773136, ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1402773136)



BRIGHT IDEAS RELIGION CLASS