Young Readers
Classical Curriculum

Classical Curriculum CD

The Young Readers collection is the introductory unit of the Heritage Classical Curriculum. It is intended for grammar school students who are reading fluently and would benefit from a broad introduction to leading events and characters of Western Civilization.

The Young Readers library includes easy-to-read, engaging selections from many of the other libraries in the Heritage History curriculum series. Most of the books in the Young Readers collection are anecdotal rather than comprehensive histories—that is, they provide short stories selected to appeal to children rather than a complete overview of a civilization. In addition to stories from history, the Young Readers collection includes legends, adapted literature, historical fiction, and short biographies.

The complete illustrated text of 86 books, as well as timelines, reading recommmendations, short biographies, historical images, and a ready-to-print Teacher's Guide for one low price.

Young Reader's Curriculum CD: $24.99

View video to learn more about the Young Readers Classical Curriculum.

The Young Readers Classical Curriculum represents a broad and age-appropriate introduction to all of Western Civilization. Primary subjects include American, European, and Ancient history, Bible and saint stories, legends and literature. The collection of books touches upon all of the major elements of Western Civilization, but in a child-friendly, easy-to-understand manner.

All of the books in the Young Readers library can be read by an older grammar school student, but they are also appropriate for read-aloud to younger children. And although the stories are told in simple enough terms for a nine or ten-year-old to understand, they are engaging enough to be of interest to older students as well.

The Young Readers library is one of our largest collections, with over eighty books to choose from. Many of the books in this collect are simple enough for a fluent reader to complete in only a few hours, so avid readers may be able to read dozens of books from the collection before moving on to more challenging curriculums. Reading a few dozen of these books will expose students to hundreds of famous historical characters and will be an excellent foundation for future learning.

A complete list of all of the books included in the Young Readers' collection is offered below.

Young Readers Teacher's Guide

The Young Readers curriculum CD includes a PDF version of the Young Readers' Teacher's Guide, so customers who have purchased the curriculum CD do not need to purchase a Teacher's Guide seperately. However, for the convenience of families that don't have access to a low cost color printer, Heritage History offers a pre-printed, ready-to-use Study Guide. The Young Readers' Guide is shorter than most other User Guides because it provides a broad overview of the major divisions of Western Civilization, rather than a detailed summary of a particular civilization.

In addition to a providing reading suggestions and a framework for understanding the major events in Western history, the Young Readers Teacher's Guide includes several essays intended for parents and instructors of young students. These essays discuss the living books approach to teaching history and offers suggestions for motivating young history students.

A downloadable version of the Young Readers' Teacher's Guide can also be purchased without the complete Curriculum CD. This is an appropriate option for families that would like to follow the Heritage Classical Curriculum study program, but perfer to purchase their books one-at-a-time or read the text directly from the Heritage website.

The Young Readers Teacher's Guide includes color images and book recommendations, era overviews, a guide to "Living Books" history for instructors, binder covers, and accountability records. It is ready to put into a three-ring notebook and will help students understand the historical framework into which their stories fits.