Getting Started with Hearth & Story Level 7-8

Are you using Hearth & Story Complete Level 7-8 in your homeschool this year? Here are some links and tips to help you get going!

Below are a few tips and tricks to help you get started.

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Supplies

You will need the following books to complete this level:

• A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

• Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie

• Animal Farm by George Orwell

• It's Not Bragging If It's True by Zaila Avant-Garde

• Any novel/play and movie adaptation of your student's choice

Printing

Some families print their Hearth & Story curriculum at home, while others use one of the homeschool-focused printing companies. We strongly recommend printing in color.

If you're looking for a quality color inkjet printer that doesn't use up too much ink, we recommend the Epson Ecotank. In our house, we were able to print two full grade levels of Hearth & Story plus many other items without running out of ink!

If you want to kick it up a notch and buy a color laser printer for your homeschool, we recommend this Brother version.

Setting Up

Here's a quick video showing one way to set up your Hearth & Story binder. However, families have used many different organizational systems with great success!

Here's another video showing a typical week in the life of Hearth & Story Complete Level 7-8.

Optional But Awesome

Homeschool Art: We’ve partnered with Soul Sparklettes Art, the creators of the beloved Glitterbombers art membership, to bring Hearth & Story’s literature, poetry, and short stories to life in the most colorful way imaginable.

Students using Glitterbombers for their art curriculum will:

• Use pastels to design a ship to sail with Haroun and the Sea of Stories

• Refine their watercolor technique while reading "The Devoted Friend"

• Practice one-point perspective while designing a train straight out of "From a Railway Carriage"

• And much more!

Learn more about Glitterbombers membership plans and sign up by clicking here. (Disclosure: If you sign up through our link, we earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting Hearth & Story!)

Homeschool Music: For your homeschool music class, we recommend online piano lessons from Hoffman Academy. We started using Hoffman Academy way when back when it was still just a YouTube channel! What began with free online lessons later grew into a full music curriculum perfect for homeschooling. The free lessons are great, and the premium membership adds printable sheet music, music theory, and practice games that turn short daily lessons into a full curriculum.

If you’ve been thinking about adding piano to your homeschool, we can’t recommend it enough! You can use the coupon code LEARN for 10% off Hoffman Academy Premium, and if you sign up through our link, you’ll help support our small family business too.

Any Questions?

The families in our private Facebook group are incredibly helpful and kind! Feel free to drop a question there. We love seeing everyone's gorgeous artwork and delicious food creations, too!

Happy Homeschooling!