Wattle Gum Curriculum Year 6

 

 

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.

ImageNameWritersIllustratorsTagsSeriesTarget AgePrint StatusCurriculums
A Different Boy
A Different Land
A Single Shard
Ahimsa
All About Spelling
Astronomy for Curious Kids
Augustine Came to Kent
Australia From The Beginning
Australian Backyard Astronomy,
Bamboo People
Banjo Paterson Treasury
Barefoot Kids
Beorn the Proud,
Beowulf: Dragonslayer
Beowulf: The Warrior
Between the Forest and the Hills
Bronze and Sunflower
Chemistry for Curious Kids
Chemistry: Getting a Big Reaction
Contagion, ,
Design & Building on Country
Everlasting Nora
Flora: Australia’s Most Curious Plants
Freedom Day: Vincent Lingiari and the Story of the Wave Hill Walk-Off, , ,
Hatchet
Heart of a Samurai
Hidden Systems
Home to Mother, , , , , , ,
Homeless Bird
House Without Walls
How the Finnegans Saved the Ship,
Intermediate Language Lessons
Is My Phone Reading My Mind?
Kerenza: A New Australian
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
Little Brother,
Little Lion: A Long Way Home,
Marvellous Miss May : Queen of the Circus,
Maths Australia
MathsOnline
MoneyTime Financial Literacy for Kids
My Australian Story: Our Race for Reconciliation, , ,
My Australian Story: Snowy, , ,
My Australian Story: Who Am I?, ,
Nordic Gods and Heroes
Notebooking Pages
Onion Tears
Our Australian Girl: Meet Alice, ,
Our Australian Girl: Meet Poppy, , , , ,
Our Australian Girl: Meet Rose, ,
Our Island Story
Our Sunburnt Country, , , , ,
Outcast
Poo, Spew and Other Gross Things Animals Do!
Red Scarf Girl
Rickshaw Girl
Say Yes : A Story of Friendship, Fairness and a Vote for Hope,
Secrets of the Terra-Cotta Soldier,
Seesaw Girl
Sensational Australian Animals
Sian: A New Australian,
Sister Heart, ,
Son of Charlemagne
Songbird
Soraya the Storyteller
Soul Lanterns
Spelling Wisdom: Book 2
Startwrite: The Handwriting Worksheet Wizard
Strong As Fire, Fierce As Flame
Sunflower
Ten Pound Pom,
Teresa: A New Australian,
The Bamboo Sword
The Big Countdown: 2.67 Trillion Internet Searches Each Year Using Technology
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind : Young Readers Edition,
The Bridge Home
The Capricorn Bracelet
The Clay Marble,
The Eagle of the Ninth
The Emperor’s Riddle
The Girl Who Stole an Elephant
The Hidden Treasure of Glaston
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Elements
The Kite Fighters
The Lantern Bearers
The Night Diary
The Penderwicks
The Ratcatcher’s Daughter, ,
The River Kings,
The Shining Company
The Silver Branch
The Story of Electricity
The Story of Rolf and the Viking’s Bow
The Sword Song
The Viking Saga
Took the Children Away,
Under The Stars: Astrophysics for Bedtime
Water Buffalo Days
When My Name Was Keoko
When the Lyrebird Calls, , ,
Where the Red Fern Grows
Will the Wonderkid: Treasure Hunter of the Australian Outback, ,
Words in the Dust