How to use Aurora curriculum: Each practice page in this pack uses the same documented methods, primary source standards, and evidence requirements as the full Aurora platform at Aurora Homeschool Academy. These are complete, printable practice pages for home or co-op use. Scholars complete the pages independently; facilitators use the Facilitator Rubric and Answer Guide to review responses. Start with the Scope and Sequence to plan which strands to cover and when. AI tools at Aurora Homeschool Academy (MiMi Tutor, Quiz Generator, Lesson Explainer) connect to every strand.
The Aurora Standard — What Every Practice Page Asks Scholars to Do
Every page in this pack applies one or more of the following documented methods:
The Four Questions: Who wrote it? When? What does it say? Why does it matter? — used to analyze any primary source document
Claim-Evidence-Warrant: Every written response must state a claim, cite specific evidence, and explain the connection
Frayer Model: Vocabulary instruction using definition, characteristics, examples, and non-examples
BleuLearn Pause: A single reflective prompt asking scholars to document what they learned in their own words
The 25 Curriculum Strands This Pack Covers
Mathematics (Singapore Math) · Science · BleuHistory (12 volumes) · Language Arts · Financial Architecture K-12 · Computer Science · Geography · Civics and Government · Health and Wellness · Arabic · French · Swahili · Yoruba · Spanish · Indigenous Peoples Studies · Black World Studies · Cooperative Economics · Rhetoric and Documented Argument · Primary Source Literacy · Performing Arts · Visual Arts · Physical Education and Movement · Civic Leadership · College and Career Readiness · BleuField
Free Archive Resources for Every Strand
Library of Congress: loc.gov — primary source documents, photographs, slave narratives, civil rights oral histories
National Archives: archives.gov — Constitution, Emancipation Proclamation, federal legislation
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture: nmaahc.si.edu — free digital collection
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art: africa.si.edu — African kingdoms, art, and documentation
Slave Voyages database: slavevoyages.org — documented transatlantic slave trade records
College Scorecard: collegescorecard.ed.gov — documented institutional cost and outcome data
Federal Student Aid: studentaid.gov — FAFSA and financial aid documentation
Chronicling America (historical newspapers): chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
Additional Facilitator Resources
Scope and Sequence — K–12 scope for all 36 strands, sample weekly schedule, and AI tools integration guide