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Founders Book List

Loop 1 - American History

The book list provided on this page corresponds with the content provided in your daily lesson plans. You are welcome to add or skip any of the books based on your preference and your students needs and interests. Depending on the time and financial resources that you have available, we have provided suggestions on how to find and purchase the reading materials that you will need for the upcoming school year.  

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Many books in the Portals curriculum are classics that can be found in your church or public library. There are a few open source texts that can be found for free on websites such as Project Gutenberg. These resources will significantly reduce the cost of materials needed to educate your children, but they may require more time and effort to find. Portals has created a downloadable book list with full detail, including ISBN #, in order to make it as easy as possible for you to access the resources you need without spending a bunch of money. These book lists are available immediately upon your subscription to Portals Home Education.

Bible

The Beginner's Bible

(Any version)

History

Our Star Spangled Story Part 1

-Notgrass

Our Star Spangled Story Part 2

-Notgrass

All-of-a-Kind Family

-Taylor

Literature

Heroes and Happenings Volume 1

-Lykash

Heroes and Happenings Volume 2

-Lykash

American Tall Tales

-Osborne

Civil War on Sunday

-Osborne

Five Minute Stories: Over 50 Tales and Fables

-Cottage Door Press

From Seed to Plant

-Gibbons

George vs. George

-Schanzer

Henry Huggins

-Cleary

Homer Price

-McCloskey

Little House in the Big Woods

-Wilder

Owls in the Family

-Mowat

The Light at Tern Rock

-Sauer

How We Crossed the West

Schanzer

Mike Mulligan and More

-Burton

Pheobe the Spy

-Griffin

Three Young Pilgrims

-Harness

In Grandma's Attic

-Richardson

Mother Goose Rhymes

-McCafferty

Pipi Longstocking

-Lindgren

What's the Big Idea Ben Franklin?

-Fritz

Just Dance

-MacLachlan

North American Indians

-Gorsline

The Boxcar Children

-Warner

Your Life as a Settler in Colonial America

-Troupe

Reading

Pathway Readers

  • Includes texts, workbooks, teacher's manual, readers, and supplements

  • Materials may vary based on individual student reading placement

  • Click here to access the reading placement test

Math

Math-U-See

  • Universal Set of materials (includes instruction manual, instruction DVD, student workbook, integer block kit, digital pack, and test booklet

  • Math-U-See placement resources can help ensure students start at the level best suited for them.

Science*

Apologia: Anatomy

  • Textbook Only

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