8th Grade Curriculum — Old-Fashioned Education

For Ages 12 to 15
Ancient History, from Creation to 500 AD
40 Week Schedule, PDF file

King James Bible

• The King James Version of the Bible

Bible Study

• The Bible Book by Book
• Fox’s Book of Martyrs

Devotions

• Choose your favorite, I like Streams in the Desert

Arithmetic

Choose 1.

• CIMT, MEP, Secondary Year 9
• Ray’s Arithmetic, purchased separately
• Algebra 1, Teaching Textbooks, purchased separately
• Math program of your choice, purchased separately

Science

• Exploring Creation with General Science by Dr. Jay L. Wile, available at ChristianBook.com, must be purchased separately

Language Arts

• Essays in the Art of Writing

Spelling

• McGuffey’s Eclectic Spelling Book, Lessons 202-235

Grammar

• Outlines Of English Grammar

Latin & Foreign Languages

• Begin or continue Latin
• Latin for Beginners, or another Latin text of your choice
• Add other foreign languages of your choice

Literature

• Beowulf
• Stories from the Greek Comedians
• Stories From the Greek Tragedians
• The Boys’ and Girls’ Plutarch
• The Adventures of Ulysses
• Helen of Troy
• Bulfinch’s Mythology: The Age of Fable

History

• Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01; The Old Pagan Civilizations. All 8 chapters
• Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03; Ancient Achievements. All 8 chapters
• Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04; Imperial Antiquity. 4 Chapters: Constantine, Paula, St. Augustine, Leo the Great. (If you find you have the time, this book contains 6 more chapters, which are well worth reading.)

Biographies

• Hannibal
• Nero
• Cleopatra
• Xerxes
• Julius Caesar
• Darius the Great
• Cyrus the Great
• Alexander the Great

Historical Fiction

• Historical Fiction, choose as desired

Civics

• Liberating Planet Earth
• Study Guide for Liberating Planet Earth
• Ruler of the Nations; Biblical Principles for Government

Economics

• The Standard of Value
• Economics in One Lesson
• Take Charge of Your Money

Assign each child a specific job with a specific income, a spouse and children. Have them complete this workbook using the assigned information. This is a real eye-opener about how hard it is to live as an adult and the many minute decisions that must be made every day. Use the want-ads to discover the amount of money earned by specific jobs. Don’t make it too easy, it should be a challenge to make ends meet.