St. Philomena Book List 2014-2015
Please note for all grades: Handwriting, Spelling, Phonics, Vocabulary and all
Reading/Comprehensionexcept books for book reports (starting in 4th grade) will not be done at co-op, but
you will still need to purchase them to work on at home. Each student also should bring in their math
curriculum (Saxon, Seton, Singapore, etc.) to work on during Math time.
Note regarding purchasing used books: Since we follow Seton’s lesson plans in teaching the courses, we will
be using the most current edition of their workbooks (most have been updated since 2010). The only books
that can be purchased used are:
English: Saint biographies and book report books/novels from 4th grade through high school;
Science: Swimming Creatures of the Sixth Day; Exploring Creation with General Science 2nd Edition; Biology: A
Search for Order in Complexity; Apologia Chemistry 2nd Edition;
History: History of the United States 8; Christ the King, Lord of History; Christ and the Americas; American
Government in Christian Perspective; The Federalist Papers
Religion: First Communion Catechism, New St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism No. 1, No. 2; Witness to the Faith
8; Baltimore Catechism 3 (new edition, not the one with the green cover); all Laux books for high school
(Mass & the Sacraments; Catholic Morality; Understanding the Mass; Introduction to the Bible)
Math: Any that haven’t been written in
One last note regarding used books: Parents of older students who are looking to pare down their home
library should consider offering any of the above titles to co-op families to purchase at the going used-book
rate; also, parents can offer completed workbooks as a teacher’s guide for the following year. Lastly, if you
have a few years between kids and can offer a book to a teacher to use, write your name in it and let the
teacher take it over the summer to prepare for next year’s classes. (Obviously, this will all happen at the very
end of the school year!)
Pre-K
Early Literacy for Young Catholics
Adventures with Books
Do It Carefully
Counting with Numbers
God’s Rules for Me
Everywhere We Go
ABC Coloring book
123 Coloring book
Religion for Young Catholics – Pre-Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Kindergarten Catechism for Young Catholics
Phonics K for Young Catholics Part 1 & 2 (exception to top paragraph)
1st/2nd grade
English 1 for Young Catholics
Religion 1 for Young Catholics
Maps, Charts & Graphs Level A2nd grade
English 2 for Young Catholics
Religion 2 for Young Catholics
First Communion Catechism
Maps, Charts & Graphs Level B
3rd grade
English 3 for Young Catholics
Religion 3 for Young Catholics
Science 4 for Young Catholics (combining with 4th graders)
The Catholic Faith Comes to the Americas (History 3)
Maps, Charts & Graphs Level C
4th grade
English 4 for Young Catholics
2 Saint biographies
The Small War of Sgt. Donkey
Augustine Came to Kent
Religion 4 for Young Catholics
Bible History 4 for Young Catholics
The New St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism No. 1
Science 4 for Young Catholics
The Catholic Faith Comes to the New World (History 4)
Maps, Charts & Graphs Level D
5th grade
English 5 for Young Catholics
2 Saint biographies: St. Elizabeth’s Three Crowns and Blessed Marie of New France
Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal
If All the Swords of England
Religion 5 for Young Catholics
St. Joseph Concise Bible History
The New St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism No. 1
Apologia Swimming Creatures of the Sixth Day (combining with 6th grade)
Health 6 for Young Catholics (combining with 6th grade)
America’s Catholic Heritage (History 5)
Maps, Charts & Graphs Level E
6th grade
English 6 for Young Catholics
2 Saint biographies
The Winged Watchman
Beorn the Proud
Religion 6 for Young Catholics
Bible History for Young Catholics: Old Testament
The New St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism No. 2
Apologia Swimming Creatures of the Sixth Day
Health 6 for Young Catholics
Our Catholic Legacy Vol. 1 (History 6)
Maps, Charts & Graphs Level F
7th grade
English 7 for Young Catholics
2 Saint biographies- students may choose
The Singing Tree
Men of Iron
Religion 7 for Young Catholics
Bible History for Young Catholics: New Testament
The New St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism No. 2
Confirmation Prep for Young Catholics
Apologia Exploring Creation with General Science 2nd Edition
Our Catholic Legacy Vol. 2 (History 7)
Maps, Charts & Graphs Level G
8th grade
English 8 for Young Catholics
Composition 8 for Young Catholics
2 Saint biographies
The Yearling
The Hidden Treasure of Glaston
Witness to the Faith (Religion 8)
The New St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism No. 2
Life Science – All Creatures Great & Small
History of the United States 8 for Young Catholics
Maps, Charts & Graphs Level H
9th grade
High School Grammar for Catholic Students
Lillies of the Field
Where the Red Fern Grows
Merchant of Venice
1st qtr -- choose 1: The Red Badge of Courage, The Light in the Forest or An Old-Fashioned Girl
2nd qtr – choose 1: A Christmas Carol or Cyrano de Bergerac
4th qtr – choose 1: Shane, The Bronze Bow or The Old Man and the Sea
Biology: A Search for Order in Complexity
Baltimore Catechism No. 3
10th grade
Animal Farm
A Tale of Two Cities
1st qtr – choose 1: The Scarlet Pimpernel, Great Expectations or Giant
2nd qtr – choose 1: The Prince and the Pauper, David Copperfield, Set All Afire or Lay Siege to Heaven
4th qtr – choose 1: My Antonia, The House of the Seven Gables, Joan of Arc or The Robe
Biology: A Search for Order in Complexity
Mass and the Sacraments
Catholic Morality
Understanding the Mass
Christ the King, Lord of History (World History 10)
11th grade/12th grade
Not offering English 12 or Religion 12/Apologetics; 12th graders who took those in 11th grade will
take English 11 and Religion 11 courses.
The Ballad of the White Horse
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
A Man for All Seasons
The Scarlet Letter
The Screwtape Letters
The Song at the Scaffold
Christ and the Americas (American History 11)
American Government in Christian Perspective (Gov’t 12)
The Federalist Papers (Gov’t 12)
Apologia Chemistry 2nd Edition
Introduction to the Bible (Religion 11)