Sample Schedules
Curiosity Chronicles is designed to be scalable and adaptable. You can pick and choose which parts of the curriculum to do and scale the difficulty of reading and activities to your students' needs. This adaptability makes Curiosity Chronicles a popular choice for family with multiple children learning together and families with neurodivergent learners.
If you're unsure what this might look like, check out our sample schedules below.
You don't need to pick just one sample schedule to follow. The amount you do can easily vary depending on your schedule that week and interest in the chapter's topic.
Sample A: Short and Sweet
1 day; 15-20 minutes per week
Read or listen to one chapter
Curiosity Chronicles contains all the information you need to be a stand-alone curriculum. Just reading one chapter a
week is all you need for a simple
approach to history.
Sample B: Simple and to the Point
1 day; 30-40 minutes per week
Read or listen to one chapter
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Complete Student Activity Pages
Check for understanding and reinforce learning by completing the chapter's accompanying pages in the Student
Activity Guide. These pages will go over vocabulary, comprehension questions, timeline dates, and map work.
Sample C: Simple and Interactive
1 day; 30-40 minutes per week
Read or listen to one chapter
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Complete Lapbooks Elements
Color, cut, and assemble the interactive page elements for the chapter's lapbook.
Sample D: Short and Fun
1 day; 30-40 minutes per week
Read or listen to one chapter
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Complete one hands-on activity
Deepen your learning by selecting one of the suggested hands-on activities found in the Instructor's Activity Guide. There are multiple suggestions per chapter, so you can select an activity that interests your student and that you have the time, energy, and supplies for.
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Minecraft: Every chapter comes along with a Minecraft building prompt! That means your student can build their way through history and connect their special interest with history. Plus, it means you can have a hands-on activity every week with no extra materials or work!
Sample E: Short and Deep
1 day; 30-40 minutes per week
Read or listen to one chapter
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Read 1–2 supplemental books
Check out one or two books from the suggested reading list from you library to read after finishing the chapter. These extra books will reinforce learning from the chapter and offer additional information.
Sample F: The Info Dump
1 day; 45+ minutes per week
Read or listen to one chapter
Then mix and match 2 of the following options per week.
Complete Student Activity Pages OR Lapbook elements
Complete one hands-on activity
Read 1–2 supplemental books
Sample G: One Bite at a Time
4 days a week; 15-30 minutes per day
Day 1: Study the Chapter
Read or listen to one chapter.
Day 4: Hands-on Fun
Complete one hands-on activity.
Day 2: Reinforce Learning
Read the relevant pages from the recommended general reference books.
Complete the accompanying pages in the Student Activity Guide.
Day 3: Dive Deeper
Read 1–2 supplemental books.
Sample H: All the Bells and Whistles
5 days a week; 15-30 minutes per day
Day 1: Study the Chapter
Read or listen to one chapter.
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Day 4: Hands-on Fun
Complete one hands-on activity.
Day 2: Reinforce Learning
Read the relevant pages from the recommended general reference books.
Complete the accompanying pages in the Student Activity Guide.
Day 5: Summing it Up
Complete the Lapbook elements for this week's chapter OR an additional hands-on activity OR extra supplemental reading.
Day 3: Dive Deeper
Read 1–2 supplemental books.
Sample I: Sibling Differentiation
Any of the above schedules can be modified to accommodate siblings at different levels.
Below is how Sample H could be modified if you are teaching a 1st grader and 6th grader at the same time.
The exact modifications will vary depending on the ages and age gap of the children involved.
Day 1: Study the Chapter
Read or listen to one chapter.
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Day 4: Hands-on Fun
Complete one hands-on activity.
Select an activity that will appeal to both students.
Day 2: Reinforce Learning
Read the relevant pages from the recommended general reference books.
Complete the accompanying pages in the Student Activity Guide.
Allow the younger student to answer the comprehension questions verbally, while the older student writes their answers. The younger student may skip over some elements of the student pages, while the older student completes all of it.
Have the older student assemble the timeline while the younger student helps.
Day 5: Summing it Up
Complete the Lapbook elements for this week's chapter OR an additional hands-on activity OR extra supplemental reading.
The younger student may skip this day entirely, while the older student can complete an activity the younger student may not have been interested in or read additional more advanced books.
Day 3: Dive Deeper
Read a picture book out loud to the
younger student.
Select more challenging books for the older student to read independently.