Language Arts

Phonics and Reading

• Review of vowels, consonants, blends, one and two vowel words, consonant blends
• Recognition and use of all phonics
• Special sounds in reading
• Spelling rules: doubling consonants, dropping silent e changing y to i
• Oral reading

Cursive Writing

• Review of letter formation
• Daily seat work practice in all academic areas

Spelling and Poetry

• Weekly phonics based word list
• Weekly test with phonics
• Reinforcement activities
• Eight poems committed to memory

Language

• Capitalization of first word in a sentence
• Proper names, days of the week and months of the year
• Correct punctuation at the end of sentences
• Recognition of complete sentences
• Words using suffixes, prefixes, syllables, compound words, same words, opposite words, and contraction
• Alphabetizing of words
• Writing complete sentences and short stories
• Creative writing

Science

Health and Human Biology

• Discovering myself

Energy

• Discovering my toys

Animals

• Discovering animals
• Discovering insects

Seasons

• Discovering seasons

Health, Safety & Manners

Health

• Eating good foods
• Exercising
• Rest
• Posture
• Care of body, clothes, home

Safety

• At home and away from home
• On street, playgrounds, water

Manners

• At home, school, church, public

History and Geography

• This is my America
• My America's flag
• My America's freedom
• Symbols of my America
• Great people of America
• My America grows
• My America travels
• My America is beautiful
• My America sings
• This is my world
• Mexico, Peru, Virgin Islands
• Puerto Rico, Bahamas
• England, the Netherlands, Norway, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy
• Kenya, India, China
• Australia, Guam, American Samoa

Arithmetic

• Number recognition, counting and writing 1-100
• Greatest and least
• Counting and writing by tens, fives, twos, and threes
• Number sequences
• Ordinal numbers
• Addition facts through 13 and three digit addition with carrying
• Subtraction facts through 13 and two digit subtraction
• Story problems
• Numbers before and after by ones, twos, tens
• Between numbers
• Counting and combining coins
• Telling time to the nearest five minutes
• Recognizing odd and even numbers
• English and some metric measures
• Place value in ones, tens, and hundreds
• Unit fractions
• Reading a thermometer
• Using a ruler
• Multiple combinations
• Concept of multiplication
• Calendars
• Reading pictographs and bar graphs
• Developing listening skills
• Roman numerals

Bible

• Lessons such as Salvation series, Genesis, Life of Christ, Paul (includes memory verses, hymns, choruses, and Bible doctrine)

Music, Arts and Crafts

• Traditional, patriotic, fun songs
• Development of art techniques in multiple types of media
• Basic art concepts and further development of coordination / motor skills

Language Arts 

Phonics and Reading

• Review of vowel, consonants, blends, one and two vowel words, consonants, blends

• Recognition and use of all phonics

• Special sounds in reading

• Spelling rules: doubling consonants, dropping silent e, changing y to i

• Oral reading

Cursive Writing

• Review of letter formation

• Guided creative writing

• Creative writing journal

• Daily seat work practice in all academic areas 

Spelling and Poetry

• Weekly phonics-based word list

• Vocabulary words and definitions

• Second semester - weekly test

• Reinforcement activities

• Spelling glossary

• Seven poems committed to memory

Language

• Capitalization of first word in a sentence, days of the week, months of the year, special holidays, people, and places

• Correct punctuation at the end of sentences

• Complete sentences, questions, and exclamations

• Words using suffixes, prefixes, abbreviations, compound words, rhyming words, opposite words, same-meaning words, singular and plural words, singular possessive words, and contractions

• Alphabetizing of words and other dictionary skills

• Word usage rules

• Writing complete sentences, questions, exclamations, and short stories

• Writing letters and thank-you notes

• Creative writing

History and Geography

America, Our Home

• Our flag

• Our patriotic holidays

• Our songs

The People Who Built America

• The Separatists

• America's Indians

• The Colonists

• America's Pioneers

• America's Cowboys

• The New Americans

Science

Plants

• Enjoying the plant world

Earth and Space

• Enjoying our earth and sky

Energy

• Enjoying the air around us

• Enjoying things that move

Animals

• Enjoying the animal world

Matter

• Enjoying the air around us

Conversation

• Enjoying things that work together 

Health, Safety, Manners

Health

• Posture

• Nutrition

• Exercise

• Rest

• Cleanliness

• Diseases

Safety

• At home and away from home

• On the streets

• Around water

• During bad weather

Manners

• Politeness

• Kindness

• Cheerfulness

• Respect

• Thoughtfulness

• Thankfulness

• Patience

• Table and telephone manners

Arithmetic

• Number recognition, counting, and writing 1-10,000 and beyond
• Numbers greatest and least 1-1,000
• Counting and writing to hundred thousands
• Three to 36
• Fours to 48
• Ordinal numbers
• Addition facts through 18
• Column addition
• Four-digit addition with carrying
• Subtraction facts through 18
• Four digit subtraction with borrowing
• Multiplication facts 0-5
• Division facts 0-5
• Story problems
• Multiple combinations
• Estimation
• Rounding numbers before and after by ones, twos, threes, fours, fives, and tens
• Counting and combining coins and bills
• Telling time to the nearest minute
• English and some metric measures
• Drawing and measuring lines to one-half inch
• Developing listening skills
• Calendars
• Place value to thousands
• Unit fractions
• Making change
• Reading a thermometer
• Reading pictographs, bar graphs, and line graphs
• Roman numerals 

Bible

• Lessons such as Salvation series, Life of Moses, Tabernacle, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Jonah
• Memory verses, hymns / choruses, and bible doctrine

Music, Arts and Crafts

• Traditional, patriotic, fun songs
• Development of art techniques in multiple types of media

Language Arts 

Phonics and Reading

• Review of all phonics rules

• Oral reading

• Reading comprehension

Cursive Writing

• Cursive writing formation 3/4 space high

• Creative writing

Spelling and Poetry

• Weekly word list with vocabulary

• Sentence dictation using spelling words

• Reinforcement activities

• Eight poems committed to memory

Language

• Writing process

• Complete sentences

• Punctuation and capitalization rules

• Creative writing

• Friendly letters

• Recognition of simple nouns, subjects, verbs, adjectives

• Word usage

• Forming plurals and common contractions

• Recognition of antonyms, homonyms, synonyms

• Dictionary skills

History and Geography

Continents and Oceans of the World

• Study of world geography

• States of the United States

Study of our American Heritage Through the lives of Great People

• Columbus
• John Smith
• Pocahontas
• Miles Standish
• Squanto
• William Penn
• Ben Franklin
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Daniel Boone
• Noah Webster
• John Greenleaf Whittier
• Robert E. Lee
• Abraham Lincoln
• Clara Barton
• U.S. Grant
• Louisa May Alcott
• Booker T. Washington
• George Washington Carver
• Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Billy Sunday
• Martin Luther King Jr.

Science

Plants

• Exploring the plant world

Animals

• Exploring the world of vertebrates

• Exploring the world of invertebrate

Human Biology

• Wonderfully made

Earth and Space

• Exploring the ocean

• Exploring the weather

Conservation

• Exploring the desert, the ocean, the pond, the forest, the farmer field 

Health, Safety, Manner 

Health

• Posture

• Exercise

• Nutrition

• Diet

• Cleanliness

• Fighting diseases

Safety

• Fire, water safety

• Home, play safety

• Street safety

• First aid

Manners

• Hospitality

• Proper introductions

• Telephone manners

• Courtesy and respect

Arithmetic

• Recognition of the place value of numbers
• Addition facts and checking addition problems with carrying
• Subtraction problems with borrowing
• Multiplication tables 0-12 and multiplication problems with carrying
• How to show a multiplication fact six ways
• Division tables 1-12
• Working and checking division problem
• Terminology for four processes
• English and metric measures
• Telling time
• Roman numerals 1-1,000
• Using a ruler
• Solving story problem with up to four steps
• Recognizing and solving number sentences
• Converting measures and solving measurement equations
• Recognizing and with greater than (>) and less than (<)
• Counting money and solving money problems using the decimal point correctly
• Solving problems containing parentheses
• Fraction terminology and basic understanding of fraction
• Averaging numbers
• Reading a thermometer
• Recognizing geometric shapes
• Finding the unknown number in an equation

Bible

• Lessons such as Salvation Series, Parables, Samuel, David, Elijah, Elisha, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther
• Memory verses, hymns / choruses, and Bible doctrine

Music, Arts and Crafts

• Music theory
• Flutophone
• Traditional, patriotic, fun songs
• Development of art techniques in multiple types of media

Language Arts

Reading and Literature

• Oral reading

• Reading comprehension

• Speed reading

• Vocabulary building

Penmanship

• Review of cursive writing formation through skill practice

• Word games

• Original composition

• Sentence dictation

Spelling and Poetry

• Weekly word list with challenging words and vocabulary

• Reinforcement activities

• Six poems committed to memory

 

Language

• Writing process

• Sentence structure

• Kinds of sentences

• Punctuation

• Capitalization facts

• Abbreviations

• Possessive words

• Letters - friendly, post cards, thank-you notes

• Gathering information

• Writing with details

• Writing an encyclopedia report

• Writing book reports

• Creative writing

• Dictionary skills

Grammar

• Recognizing and using all eight parts of speech

• Diagramming verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs

• Correctly using troublesome words

History and Geography

Map Study

• State history for six weeks

• Eight documents memorized

• The Years of Discovery

• The Years of Exploration

• The First Americans

• The English come to America

• The New England Colonies

The Middle and Southern Colonies

• A picture of Colonial life

• The Great Awakening

• The French and Indian War

• The American War for Independence

• Building a New Nation

• Our Nation Grows

The Civil War and New Frontiers

• An Age of Progress

• Beyond Our Boundaries

• The World Wars

• Time for Freedom and Responsibility

Science

Plants

• Plants: Provision for Man and Beast

Animals

• Insects: Miniature Marvels of Creation

• Birds: Winged Wonders

Matter

• Water, air, and weather

Energy

• Sound and hearing

Earth and Space

• Geology: plant, earth

• Oceanography: Wonders of the Sea

• Astronomy: Consider the Heavens

Health, Safety, Manners

Physical Fitness

• Your body framework

• The muscle builder

• Your breathing machine

Personal Hygiene

• A winning smile

• Your body's cover

• Keys to good grooming

Interpersonal Relationships

• A healthier you

Arithmetic

• Place value of whole numbers and decimals
• Mastery of fundamental operations
• Story problem
• Estimating answers
• English metric measures
• Converting measures within the same system and solving measurement equations
• Roman numerals
• Addition, subtraction, and multiplication involving fractions
• Estimating
• Averaging
• Factoring
• Divisibility rules
• Introduction to decimals
• Making change
• Reading a thermometer
• Solving equations using addition and subtractions
• Axioms
• Graph and scale drawing
• Basic geometric shapes
• Perimeter and area
• Using an English and metric ruler
• Time lapse

Bible 

• Lessons such as Salvation Series, Genesis, Life of Christ, Paul
• Memory verses, hymns / choruses, and Bible doctrine

Music, Arts and Crafts

• Music theory
• Flutophone
• Traditional, patriotic, fun songs
• Basic drawing and painting techniques, color concepts, and perspective

Language Arts

Reading and Literature

• Oral reading

• Reading comprehension

• Speed reading

• Vocabulary building

Spelling and Poetry

• Weekly word list on various categories

• Vocabulary study

• Six poems committed to memory

Penmanship

• Review of cursive writing formation through skill practice and word exercises

• Original composition

• Sentence dictation

Language

• Writing process

• Sentences and sentence parts

• Punctuation, capitalization, and quotation facts

• Synonyms, antonyms, homonyms

• Dictionary, thesaurus skills

• Letters - friendly, post cards, thank-you notes

• Making an outline

• Writing a library research paper

• Writing book reports

• Creative writing

Grammar

• Recognizing and diagramming all eight parts of speech

• Recognizing and diagramming complements

• Word usage

History and Geography

• Eight documents reviewed
• Geography facts: terms, rivers, capitals, mountains, climate, deserts
• Introduction to history and geography
• Fertile Crescent: Cradle of Civilization
• Ancient Middle East
• Middle East Today
• Countries of Central and Southern Asia
• Countries of the Far East
• Egypt: The Gift of the Nile
• Africa Long Ago
• Africa in Modern Times
• Ancient Greece: Home of Beauty
• Rome: Ruler of the Ancient World
• Christianity: The Greatest Force in History
• England and the British Isles
• Other countries of Western Europe
• Countries of Eastern Europe
• "Land Down Under" and beyond

Science

Animals

• Amazing Mammals

• A variety of Vertebrates

Energy

• Engines: steam, internal combustion, jet propulsion, rocket engines

• Light

• Force and motion

• Electricity and magnetism

Matter

• Water, air, weather

Earth and Space

• Geology: Treasures of the Earth

• Oceanography: The Living Sea

• Astronomy: The eight planets, stars, moon, sun

• Conservation: Preserving the Sea

Health and Science

Circulatory System

• Life in the blood

• Your hardy heart

• Pathways through your body

Nutrition and Physical Fitness

• A balanced diet

• Daily food guide

• Maintaining your proper weight

• Raising your rate of metabolism

• Aerobic endurance

• Muscular strength and flexibility

Digestive System

• Digestion begins in the mouth

• Through the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, liver, pancreas

• Absorbing digested foods

Interpersonal Relationship

• Social acceptance

• Mental awareness

• Spiritual warfare

Arithmetic 

• Place value of whole numbers and decimals

• Mastery of fundamental operations

• Story problem

• Problem solving strategies

• Roman numerals

• Measuring to the eighth inch

• Calculating time

• Making change

• Rounding off whole numbers, money, decimals, and mixed numbers

• English and metric measures

• Converting measures within the same system and solving measurement equations

• Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division involving fractions

• Finding parts of a who

• Factoring

• Divisibility rules

• Probability

• Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division involving decimals

• Introduction to percents

• Reading a thermometer

• Negative temperatures

• Converting from a Celsius scale to a Fahrenheit scale and from a Fahrenheit scale to a Celsius scale

• Solving algebraic equations

• Graphs and scale drawing

• Graphing ordered pairs

• Reading schedules and charts

• Basic geometric shapes

• Perimeter and area

• Squares and square roots

• Estimation

Bible 

• Lessons such as Salvation Series, Life of Moses, Tabernacle, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Jonah, Samuel, David

• Memory verses, hymns / choruses, and Bible doctrine

Music, Arts and Crafts

• Traditional, patriotic, fun songs

• Basic drawing and painting techniques, color concepts, and perspective