Master Plan

Year at a Glance

A 36-week year, divided into four 9-week quarters. The social studies thread drives the calendar from the earliest river-valley civilizations to the medieval world; science, math, and ELA align to the era being studied.

Teacher pathway

See the full sequence, then open the work

This is the map of the year. From here, jump into the current week for daily lessons or open the Educator Hub for the subject materials that support that week.

Teach

Weekly Lessons

Open the quarter and week pages with Monday–Friday lessons across math, ELA, science, and social studies.

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Organize

Daily Rhythm

Use the sample day to place the weekly lessons into your homeschool routine without guessing at pacing.

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Practice & Print

Teaching Materials

Find subject packs, printables, study cards, answer keys, rubrics, and assessment materials in one place.

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Understand

Standards Guide

Read the standards in plain English with definitions, requirements, and helpful discussion for families and teachers.

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Quarter	Weeks	Social Studies	Science	Math Focus	ELA Anchor
Quarter 1	Weeks 1–9	Mesopotamia · Egypt · Indus Valley · Shang China	Cells & Body Systems (MS-LS1)	Ratios, GCF/LCM, Exponents & Fraction Division	The Golden Goblet (Eloise Jarvis McGraw)
Quarter 2	Weeks 10–18	Greece · Persia · Hellenistic World · Early Rome	Earth, Sun & Moon Systems (MS-ESS1)	Variables, Expressions & Equivalent Forms	The Odyssey (Gillian Cross adaptation)
Quarter 3	Weeks 19–27	Rome · Han China · Silk Road · Buddhism · Christianity	Geoscience Processes & Resources (MS-ESS2/3)	One-Variable Equations & Geometry (Area, Surface Area, Volume)	The Eagle of the Ninth (Rosemary Sutcliff)
Quarter 4	Weeks 28–36	Byzantium · Islamic Golden Age · Medieval Europe · T'ang/Song · African Kingdoms	Human Impacts & Year-End Synthesis (MS-ESS3-3)	Inequalities, Rational Numbers, Coordinate Plane & Statistics	The House of Wisdom (Heide & Gilliland)