Wattle Gum Curriculum Year 5
Welcome to Wattle Gum Curriculum.
We offer a Charlotte Mason inspired, Literature Based Education.
Nurturing your family with a Literature Based Education is possible whilst still following the Australian Curriculum (and State Curriculums)
Whilst using our curriculum remember:
- Whilst the suggested books are quality, there are many other worthy ones. You will not ‘get it wrong’ by making substitutions. You may choose to substitute a book due to availability or for other personal reasons. Choose what is best to serve your family.
- If you do not read all these books suggested for this year, that is okay! If your child wishes to dig deeper, follow their lead. It’s the quality of learning not the volume of books that contributes to a good education.
- Wattle Gum Curriculum is secular. Though easily adaptable to adding resources to reflect your worldview. If you would like help in this area I’m more than happy to assist.
- Make the curriculum fit you, not you to fit the curriculum. It’s a framework to assist the learning process.
- If you have multiple children, you may choose to combine them to follow the various subject areas.
- We don’t have to follow an exact formula of what or when. The beauty of home education is that you will cover the material at some stage.
- Adjust your expectations regards the quality of work to your child’s individual needs and abilities.
- We have designed this curriculum so that you heavily use your local library and inter-library loans.
- I’m happy to consult with you to select ones to suit your local library.
The visual grid of books at the bottom of the page is sorted alphabetically. It continues over two pages.
Please do not hesitate to reach out and ask any questions you may have.
Enjoy your year, dig in and have fun!
Curriculum
Routine Suggestion
Suggested times for subjects and possible days for each subject. This is not a timetable but a suggested weekly routine.
