Homeschool Language Arts Curriculum

Whether children are just beginning to read or writing full-length novels, our language arts courses provide an unparalleled learning experience. Hands-on activities for preschool and elementary students make learning fun, while middle and high school students discover ways to share their creativity. Along the way, grammar and spelling courses polish their writing skills, and poetry and literature classes help them explore meaning and delve deeper into various themes.

Please use the key below to see what components a class includes. Please note: the class will contain a combination of the components listed.

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ABC: What Will I Be?

Adventures with Books

Adventures in Writing

African American Literature

All About the Alphabet

American Folklore

American Literature in Historical Context

Analyzing Science Fiction Literature from a Christian Worldview

Analyzing, Understanding, and Exploring Literature

Beginning Handwriting

Beginning Listening and Speaking Skills

Benjamin Franklin Writing Method

Christian Values in J.R.R. Tolkien

Classics-Based Writing

Classics of English Literature

Crafting Fiction

Creating Dynamic Characters

Creative Composition

Creative Storytelling

Creative Writing

Daily Grammar

Daily Puzzlers

Daily Writing

Discovering Poetic Elements

Ditch the Desk

Elementary Writing with Structure

Elements of Literature

Essay Writing 101

Everyday Copywork

Everyday Games

Expanding Your Writing Skills

Experiencing Epics and Poetry

Exploring Creative Writing

Exploring Literature

Exploring Poetry with Notebooking

Fun with Fairy Tales

From Aardvark to Zucchini

Fundamental Elements of Literature and Composition

Great Books Part I

Great Books Part II

How to Do Research

How to Write a Resume

Independent Morning Work for Kinders

Into the Elements

Introducing the Many Faces of Poetry

Lapbooking

Literature

Little Language Arts

Loving Literature through Chapter Books

Making Shakespeare Important

Navigating the World of Research

Opening the Door to Poetry

Paint with Your Words

Paragraphs, Poetry, and Prose: Elementary Writing

Pre-K Activities: Read and Play

Preschool Playground: Language Arts

Reading Remedies

Reading List

Research Skills 7th Grade

Schoolhouse Spelling

Selected Works of Charles Dickens

Sensory Learning for Toddlers

Shakespeare, Dickens, and the Bible

Sparking the Noggin: Creative Writing with Pictures

Story Skills for Reading Comprehension

The Writing Life: Learn to Write Well

Teaching Reading through Play

Weekly Writing Challenge

Words and What to Do with Them

World Literature and Cultures

Worldviews in Literature

Writing

Writing: Advertising Copy

Writing: College Admissions Essay

Writing: Compare and Contrast

Writing: Mechanics

Writing On This Day in History

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Around the World in 80 Days

Children’s Literature for Life: The Bronze Bow

Children’s Literature for Life: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

Children’s Literature for Life: Mama’s Bank Account

Children’s Literature for Life: Strawberry Girl

Exploring Types of Poetry

Growing Readers: Owls in the Family

Growing Readers: Pippi Longstocking

How to Write a Research Paper

Reflecting on Poetry

Literature, Reading, Writing, and Spelling Printables

Writing Process

Browse All Reading, Research Skills, and Writing & Grammar Resources from World Book

Trek's Travels

Welcome to Reading Level A

Welcome to Reading Level B

Welcome to Reading Level C

Welcome to Reading Level D

Big Ideas: Reading

Put the Story in Order

Story Concentration

Story Multiple Choice

Sound Sorting

Letters

Location Words

Story Corner

Nursery Rhymes

Songs

Adventure Stories

Animal Tales

Classic Literature

Children's Literature

Poetry

Write It Down

Games: Writing and Grammar

Kids Dictionary

How to Use the Dictionary

Articles and More: Reading

Articles and More: Writing and Grammar

How to Do Research

Citation Builder

Dictionary

Government Websites

Resource Guides

World Newspapers

Pathfinders: Literature

Pathfinders: Poetry

Visual Dictionary

Periódicos Del Mundo Hispánico

Diccionario Visual

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Preschool and Kindergarten

ABC: What Will I Be?: Go to lessons or read more.
Adventures with Books: Go to lessons or read more.
All About the Alphabet: Go to lessons or read more.
Beginning Handwriting: Go to lessons or read more.
Beginning Listening and Speaking Skills: Go to lessons or read more.
Ditch the Desk: Go to lessons or read more.
From Aardvark to Zucchini: Go to lessons or read more.
Independent Morning Work for Kinders: Go to lessons or read more.
Lapbooking: Go to lessons or read more.
Pre-K Activities: Read and Play: Go to lessons or read more.
Preschool Playground: Language Arts: Go to lessons or read more.
Schoolhouse Spelling (K-12): Go to lessons or read more.
Sensory Learning for Toddlers: Go to lessons or read more.
Teaching Reading Through Play: Go to lessons or read more.

Elementary

Adventures in Writing: Go to lessons or read more.
Adventures with Books: Go to lessons or read more.
Beginning Listening and Speaking Skills: Go to lessons or read more.
Crafting Fiction: Go to lessons or read more.
Creative Composition: Go to lessons or read more.
Creative Storytelling: Go to lessons or read more.
Daily Grammar (1^st–9^th ): Go to lessons or read more.
Daily Puzzlers: Go to lessons or read more.
Daily Writing: Go to lessons or read more.
Discovering Poetic Elements: Go to lessons or read more.
Ditch the Desk: Go to lessons or read more.
Elementary Writing with Structure: Go to lessons or read more.
Everyday Copywork: Go to lessons or read more.
Everyday Games: Go to lessons or read more.
Expanding Your Writing Skills: Go to lessons or read more.
Exploring Poetry with Notebooking: Go to lessons or read more.
Fun with Fairy Tales: Go to lessons or read more.
How to Do Research: Go to lessons or read more.
Lapbooking: Go to lessons or read more.
Literature: Go to lessons or read more.
Little Language Arts: Go to lessons or read more.
Loving Literature through Chapter Books: Go to lessons or read more.
Monthly Book Lists for Families: Go to lessons or read more.
Navigating the World of Research: Go to lessons or read more.
Paragraphs, Poetry, and Prose: Elementary Writing: Go to lessons or read more.
Reading Remedies: Go to lessons or read more.
Schoolhouse Spelling (K-12): Go to lessons or read more.
Sparking the Noggin: Creative Writing with Pictures: Go to lessons or read more.
Story Skills for Reading Comprehension: Go to lessons or read more. NEW for 2022
Weekly Writing Challenge: Go to lessons or read more.
Writing: Go to lessons or read more.
Writing: Mechanics: Go to lessons or read more.

These unit studies may be found in Unit Studies: Language Arts.

Children’s Literature for Life: The Bronze Bow (3rd-9th)
Children’s Literature for Life: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch (3rd-9th)
Children’s Literature for Life: Strawberry Girl (3rd-9th)
Exploring Types of Poetry (3rd-5th)
Growing Readers: Owls in the Family (4th-6th)
Growing Readers: Pippi Longstocking (4th-6th)
How to Write a Research Paper (3rd-5th): by various authors
Reading, Writing, and Spelling Printables
Silly School Songs (1st-5th): by Stephanie Rich and family
Writing Process (2nd-4th): by various authors

Middle School

Adventures with Books: Go to lessons or read more.
American Folklore: Go to lessons or read more.
Analyzing, Understanding, and Exploring Literature: Go to lessons or read more.
Benjamin Franklin Writing Method: Go to lessons or read more.
Classics-Based Writing: Go to lessons or read more.
Crafting Fiction: Go to lessons or read more.
Creating Dynamic Characters: Go to lessons or read more.
Creative Composition: Go to lessons or read more.
Creative Storytelling: Go to lessons or read more.
Creative Writing: Go to lessons or read more.
Daily Grammar (1^st–9^th ): Go to lessons or read more.
Daily Puzzlers: Go to lessons or read more.
Daily Writing: Go to lessons or read more.
Discovering Poetic Elements: Go to lessons or read more.
Ditch the Desk: Go to lessons or read more.
Elements of Literature: Go to lessons or read more.
Essay Writing 101: Go to lessons or read more.
Everyday Copywork: Go to lessons or read more.
Experiencing Epics and Poetry: Go to lessons or read more.
Exploring Creative Writing: Go to lessons or read more
Exploring Literature: Go to lessons or read more.
Exploring Poetry with Notebooking: Go to lessons or read more.
Fundamental Elements of Literature and Composition: Go to lessons or read more.
How to Do Research: Go to lessons or read more.
Into the Elements: Go to lessons or read more.
Introducing the Many Faces of Poetry: Go to lessons or read more.
Lapbooking: Go to lessons or read more.
Literature: Go to lessons or read more.
Loving Literature through Chapter Books: Go to lessons or read more.
Navigating the World of Research: Go to lessons or read more.
Opening the Door to Poetry: Go to lessons or read more.
Paint with Your Words: Go to lessons or read more.
Paragraphs, Poetry, and Prose: Elementary Writing: Go to lessons or read more.
Reading Remedies: Go to lessons or read more.
Research Skills for 7th Grade: Go to lessons or read more.
Schoolhouse Spelling (K-12): Go to lessons or read more.
Sparking the Noggin: Creative Writing with Pictures: Go to lessons or read more.
Weekly Writing Challenge: Go to lessons or read more.
Words and What to Do with Them: Go to lessons or read more.
Writing: Go to lessons or read more.
Writing: Advertising Copy: Go to lessons or read more.
Writing: Compare and Contrast: Go to lessons or read more.
Writing: Mechanics: Go to lessons or read more.
Writing on This Day in History: Go to lessons or read more.

These unit studies may be found in Unit Studies: Language Arts.

Around the World in 80 Days (6th-8th):
Children’s Literature for Life: The Bronze Bow (3rd-9th)
Children’s Literature for Life: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch (3rd-9th)
Children’s Literature for Life: Mama’s Bank Account (6th-12th)
Children’s Literature for Life: Strawberry Girl (3rd-9th)
Growing Readers: Owls in the Family (4th-6th)
Growing Readers: Pippi Longstocking (4th-6th)
Literature, Reading, Writing, and Spelling Printables
Reflecting on Poetry (6th-8th) (See important note below.)

Parents: Please note that this unit includes two selections by Edgar Allan Poe. Please read through this unit to make sure it is appropriate for your children. It is not recommended for students younger than middle school.

High School

Adventures with Books: Go to lessons or read more.
African American Literature: Go to lessons or read more.
American Folklore: Go to lessons or read more.
American Literature in Historical Context: Go to lessons or read more.
Analyzing Science Fiction Literature from a Christian Worldview: Go to lessons or read more.
Benjamin Franklin Writing Method: Go to lessons or read more.
Christian Values in J.R.R. Tolkien: Go to lessons or read more.
Classics-Based Writing: Go to lessons or read more.
Classics of English Literature: Go to lessons or read more.
Creating Dynamic Characters: Go to lessons or read more.
Creative Writing: Go to lessons or read more.
Daily Grammar (1^st–9^th ): Go to lessons or read more.
Daily Puzzlers: Go to lessons or read more.
Daily Writing: Go to lessons or read more.
Elements of Literature: Go to lessons or read more.
Essay Writing 101: Go to lessons or read more.
Everyday Copywork: Go to lessons or read more.
Exploring Literature: Go to lessons or read more.
Fundamental Elements of Literature and Composition: Go to lessons or read more.
Great Books with Dr. Hake, Part One: Go to lessons or read more.
Great Books with Dr. Hake, Part Two: Go to lessons or read more.
High School Literature from a Biblical Perspective: Go to lessons or read more.
How to Write a Resume: Go to lessons or read more.
Into the Elements: Go to lessons or read more.
Literature: Go to lessons or read more.
Making Shakespeare Important: Go to lessons or read more.
Opening the Door to Poetry: Go to lessons or read more.
Paint with Your Words: Go to lessons or read more.
Reading Remedies: Go to lessons or read more.
Schoolhouse Spelling (K-12): Go to lessons or read more.
Selected Works of Charles Dickens: Go to lessons or read more.
Shakespeare, Dickens, and the Bible: Go to lessons or read more.
The Writing Life: Learn to Write Well: Go to lessons or read more.
Words and What to Do with Them: Go to lessons or read more.
World Literature and Cultures: Go to lessons or read more.
Worldviews in Literature: Go to lessons or read more.
Writing: Go to lessons or read more.
Writing: Advertising Copy: Go to lessons or read more.
Writing: College Admission Essay: Go to lessons or read more.
Writing: Compare and Contrast: Go to lessons or read more.
Writing: Mechanics: Go to lessons or read more.
Writing on This Day in History: Go to lessons or read more.

These unit studies may be found in Unit Studies: Language Arts.

Children’s Literature for Life: The Bronze Bow (3rd-9th):by Fran May
Children’s Literature for Life: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch (3rd-9th): by Fran May
Children’s Literature for Life: Mama’s Bank Account (6th-12th): by Fran May
Children’s Literature for Life: Strawberry Girl (3rd-9th): by Fran May
Literature Printables

Family

Adventures with Books: Go to lessons or read more.
Book Lists for Families: Go to lessons or read more.
Reading Remedies: Go to lessons or read more.
Writing: Mechanics: Go to lessons or read more.

These unit studies may be found in Unit Studies: Language Arts.

Beowulf: Fact or Fiction (Parents/Family): by The Old Schoolhouse®
Play What You Mean: Creative Ways to Teach Communication Skills (Parents/Family) by The Old Schoolhouse®