This beautiful and academically strong course covers writing, spelling, reading, literature, grammar, usage, punctuation, vocabulary, geography, and art appreciation and instruction.

Full-color pages are filled with beautiful language arts instruction, magnificent art, and connected learning. The open-and-go course book includes 120 student-guided lessons. Each lesson starts with a short section that the parent completes with the child followed by independent sections of the lesson to be completed by the child. Every lesson ends with either a writing workshop or a spelling workshop found right in the course book.

• 398 pages
• Full color
• Layflat binding; 11″x8.5″

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The Level 5 Book Set and Geography & Grammar Cards are also needed to complete the course.

The Language Arts Level 5 Book Set includes the following books that are integrated with the Level 5 course:

• Watercolors Around the World Set including instruction book and template sheets
• The Clockmaker’s Son by Jenny Phillips
• Marjorie by Sidney Baldwin
• Chico of the Andes by Christine Von Hagen
• Captured Words by Frances Williams Browin

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The Watercolors Around the World instruction book has step-by-step instructions for 12 projects that are integrated throughout the course. The book also comes with an accompanying pad with light gray template sheets on high-quality watercolor paper for each project to make projects easier and more fun for the child. Watercolors, brushes, and other supplies not included.

All books may be purchased separately, although significant savings are available with the purchase of the full Book Set. The Watercolors Around the World set is only available with the instruction book and template sheets sold together.

The Level 5 Language Arts Answer Key includes the answers for all lessons within the Level 5 Language Arts Course Book.

• 151 pages
• Full color
• Layflat binding; 8.5″ X 11″

Please note, this product is not included in the Level 5 Language Arts Course Set and is an optional purchase. A free PDF download can be located by clicking on the blue FAQs, Helps, and Extras button on the Level 5 Language Arts product page.

It can’t be done. At least that’s what everyone but Oquana and her father, Sequoya, think. They won’t let others’ doubts deter them, though, for Sequoya’s dream is too important: the Cherokee people need a written language for communication and so their history and stories won’t be forgotten. The task of capturing words on paper isn’t easy though. Dislike and mistrust plague Oquana and Sequoya every step of the way, but they keep trying, for they may be running out of time. The Cherokee Nation has begun to split up, and a written language may be the key to keeping peace between the two groups.

• 134 pages
• Original black-and-white illustrations
• Paperback, perfect binding, 5.5″x8.5″

Captured Words is part of the Level 5 Book Set and is integrated into the Language Arts Level 5 course. This book is an unabridged reprint with original illustrations and updated grammar and spelling.

High in the rugged Andes of Ecuador, ten-year-old Chico works hard and lives happily with his grandfather and his pet bear, Chan. By firelight, Grandfather tells Chico amazing stories about the Inca and the other ancient people who once inhabited their land. Chico has always felt a close connection to the mountains, his tierra—that is, until he discovers he is an orphan, found out on the moors, and that his grandfather is merely a kind stranger who took Chico in as a baby. Shocked and confused, Chico determines to travel to the city, leaving behind his beloved mountains, to track down his lost family and discover who he truly is.

• 180 pages
• Black-and-white original illustrations
• Paperback, perfect binding, 5.5″x8.5″

Chico of the Andes is part of the Level 5 Book Set and is integrated into the Level 5 Language Arts Course Set. This book is an unabridged reprint with original illustrations and updated grammar and spelling. 

Marjorie Jefferson is used to a life of indulgence in Ohio, but when her parents must travel overseas for her father’s health, Marjorie is sent to stay with Lucy, her childhood nurse. Lucy lives on the beautiful island of Monhegan, where hard work and kindness are of great value. However, Marjorie doesn’t see anything valuable in living on Monhegan Island, and Dan, Lucy’s husband, doesn’t appreciate Marjorie’s poor attitude. The longer Marjorie stays on the island, though, the more she finds that there’s something special about life on Monhegan that could forever change her—something more than just the fresh sea air.

Marjorie is part of the Level 5 Book Set and is integrated into the Language Arts Level 5 course.

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Fritz is fourteen years old and already dreams of being famous. Although he loves his family, he wants nothing to do with his father’s farm or clockmaking business. His dreams of grandeur are only heightened when he gets lost in the woods and befriends a family with more material wealth than he is used to. Then one unexpected event changes everything. Penned with beautifully descriptive style, The Clockmaker’s Son tells the story of one honorable young man as his sacrificing family, good friends, a newfound faith in Christ, and fierce determination help him turn his life around when it seems darker than he could have ever imagined.

The Clockmaker’s Sonis part of the Level 5 Book Set and is integrated into the Language Arts Level 5 course.

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The Watercolor Around the World set includes:

• Instruction Book
  • Includes step-by-step instructions for 12 different watercolor projects integrated throughout the Level 5 Language Arts course.
  • Create watercolor paintings of a South American spectacled bear, a Caribbean sea turtle, Black Forest  mushrooms, and more.
  • 27 pages; full color; saddle-stitch binding; 11″ X 8.5″
• Template Sheets
  • High-quality watercolor paper with light gray templates printed for each of the 12 projects in the instruction book makes projects easier and more fun for the child.
  • 12 pages; light-grey templates on high-quality watercolor paper; side glue binding; 11″ X 8.5″

The Watercolor Around the World Set is part of the Level 5 Book Set and is integrated into the Language Arts Level 5 course. Watercolors, brushes, and other supplies not included. Instruction Book and Template Sheets only sold as a set, not sold separately.

For use with language arts levels 5–7, children master grammar concepts and physical geography through daily review of these cards. Grammar concepts covered include parts of speech, mechanics, punctuation, and usage. Geography concepts covered include oceans, continents, countries, provinces, states, regions, and capitals.

• 124 double-sided cards
• Full–color, perforated, gloss lamination

The Geography & Grammar Cards are nonconsumable and are used for Levels 5–7 Language Arts Courses. Only one set is needed and can be shared amongst all your children for Levels 5–7.

Handwriting Level 5 is for children in fifth grade. This course focuses on cursive but also has pages to help refine print handwriting. The text size for cursive writing gets smaller as the course progresses. This course also helps children memorize grammar rules and definitions. 

The Good and the Beautiful handwriting courses include images, artwork, poetry, Bible verses, and quotes that support high character, faith, nature, and creativity. Drawing activities are incorporated throughout the course to make handwriting more enjoyable. This workbook includes 100 sheets, which is 3–4 sheets per week for an average school year.

• Wire Binding
• Black and White with One Color
• 8.5”x11″

• Master 13 of the most consistent and important spelling rules with these helpful flashcards!
• Each card has fill-in-the-blanks on one side and the complete spelling rule on the other side
• These cards can be used for any language arts level beginning in Level K if desired.

This beautiful notebook helps children dive into the creativity and joy of creative writing! Creative Writing Notebook 1 teaches skills such as adding sensory descriptions, generating ideas, using gestures to show emotion, creating engaging characters and plots, writing dialogue, overcoming writer’s block, and much more! The notebook contains five sections: Descriptive Writing Practice, Writing Exercises, Story Starters, Poetry, and Full Stories. Designed for children in grades 3–8, this notebook covers both fiction writing and poetry.

• 87 full-color pages
• Paperback, wire binding, 8.5″x11″

Creative Writing Notebook 1 is not a prerequisite for Creative Writing Notebook 2, and the two books may be completed in any order.

This beautiful notebook provides more practice and joyful, creative exercises for budding writers! Creative Writing Notebook 2 teaches skills such as adding sensory descriptions, generating ideas, using gestures to show emotion, creating engaging characters and plots, writing dialogue, overcoming writer’s block, and much more! The notebook contains three sections: Writing for Fun, Story #1, and Story #2. Designed for children in grades 3–8, this notebook covers both fiction writing and poetry.

• 75 full-color pages
• Wire binding

Creative Writing Notebook 1 is not a prerequisite for Creative Writing Notebook 2, and the two books may be completed in any order.

PDF for self-printing.

Handwriting Level 5 is for children in fifth grade.

Recently updated to refine the cursive font and include engaging new art and activities throughout, this course mainly focuses on cursive, but some pages cover refining print handwriting in specific ways. Inspiring quotes, scriptures, and poems are included in the course and may be included more than once for repeated exposure. This course also helps children memorize grammar rules and definitions.

• Master 13 of the most consistent and important spelling rules with these helpful flashcards!
• Each card has fill-in-the-blanks on one side and the complete spelling rule on the other side.
• PDF for self-printing.