BookShark’s newly updated Level D+E (Condensed) Language Arts program makes learning engaging with the natural method—an approach that integrates phonics, spelling, copywork, and creative expression in a multi-sensory format. This comprehensive Instructor’s Guide (IG) provides structured, easy-to-follow lessons, helping homeschool parents teach with confidence.

What’s Included?

• A 36-week, 4-day schedule—allowing flexibility for co-ops, sports, music, and field trips.

• Weekly overviews for streamlined planning.

• Student Activity Sheets to reinforce learning.

• Detailed parent instructions, answer keys, and definitions for clarity.

• Rubrics to simplify grading of subjective assignments.

• Instructor’s Guide resources and support for new users.

• One complete set of Activity Sheets.

Enhancing Language Arts with Literature

This program integrates directly with History and Reading, ensuring students engage with stories that bring historical events and concepts to life. The following richly detailed, historical and classic books are included in this level:

• Toliver’s Secret
• Justin Morgan Had a Horse
• Pocahontas and the Strangers
• The Matchlock Gun
• Phoebe the Spy
• Sarah, Plain and Tall
• Om-Kas-Toe
• The Great Turkey Walk
• The Great Wheel
• By the Great Horn Spoon
• Shades of Gray
• Turn Homeward, Hannalee
• Old Yeller
• Helen Keller
• Thimble Summer
• In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
• The Seventeenth Swap

Optional but Recommended Supplements

For families seeking additional practice, the following optional resources are scheduled in the guide:
✔️ Wordly Wise 3000 Book 4 & Teacher's Key
✔️ The Grammar Ace Package with DVD

Perfect for homeschool families looking for a structured yet flexible curriculum, BookShark’s Level D+E Language Arts helps students build strong reading and writing skills through literature-based learning.