Scope & Sequence
The following provides a brief outline of the standards and recommended coursework, teaching order for each grade level.
Language Arts
Phonics and Reading
- Recognition of name, sound, and picture of long and short vowels and consonants
- Sounding of blends, one and two-vowel words, and words with special sounds
- Beginning phonics rules and special sounds
- Reading of sentences and stories from twelve books containing one and two vowel words and special sounds
Cursive Writing
- Letters, blends, words, and sentences
- Name
Language
- Recognition of sentences by capital letters and periods
Poetry
- Thirteen poems committed to memory
Science
Plants
- God's plan for seeds
Animals
- God's plan for animals
Health and Human Biology
- God's plan for me
Earth and Space
- God's plan for weather
- God's plan for seasons
Numbers
- Number recognition, counting and writing 1-100
- Number concepts 1-100
- Numbers before and after 1-100
- Numbers largest and smallest 1-100
- Counting and writing by tens to 100
- Counting and writing by fives to 100
- Counting and writing by twos to 100
- Using number words 1-10 and first-10
- Value of coins and dollar bills
- Telling time
- Using the calendar
- Days of the week
- Addition facts through 10
- One-step story problems in addition
- Beginning substraction
Social Studies
- Community helpers
- Children of the world
- America: Our Great Country
- Map studies
- Famous Americans and places
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, Manners
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
Language Arts
Reading and Literature
- Oral reading
- Reading comprehension
- Speed reading
- Vocabulary building
- Dictionary skills
Penmanship
- Review of cursive writing formation
- Practice penmanship through creative writing and word exercises
Spelling and Poetry
- Weekly word lists by prefixes, suffixes, and root words
- Vocabulary study from the word lists
- Eight poems committed to memory
- Dictionary skills
Language
- Writing process
- Writing comparison and contrast
- Poetry
- Outlines
- Library research paper
- Narration journal
- Sentences and sentence parts
- Fragments, run-ons, punctuation and capitalization rules
- Library skills
- Student Writer's Handbook
Grammar
- Recognizing and diagramming all eight parts of speech
History and Geography
Advanced Map Studies
- Geography facts, including the 50 states
- Eight documents reviewed
North America and South America
- Canada, United States, Mexico, and Central America
- South America: Continent of Natural Resources
- Nation of South America
Science
Plants
- Plentiful plants
Animals
- Observing Invertebrates
Earth and Space
- Our fascinating earth
- God's great universe
- Exploring space
Chemistry
- Matter and chemistry
- Atoms, elements, and compounds
Health
Safety First
- First step of first aid
- Your changing body
- An active lifestyle
Your Body's Defenses
- Your communication system
- Drugs - Use and Abuse
- A healthy spirit
Anatomy
- Endocrine System
- Respiratory System
- Muscular System
- Skeletal System
- Lymphatic System
- Skin
Arithmetic
- Place value of whole numbers and decimals
- Maintaining skills in fundamental operations
- Story problems / problem solving strategies
- Roman numerals
- Rounding offs
- English and metric measures
- Converting measures within the same system
- Solving measurement equations
- Adding, subtracting, and multiplying measures
- Prime factoring
- Fundamental operations involving fractions and decimals
- Estimation ratios and proportions
- Percent
- Probability
- Graphs and scale drawing
- Introduction to statistics
- Basic geometric shapes
- Perimeter, area, and circumference
- Bisecting angles
- Reading thermometers
- Converting Celsius to Fahrenheit and Fahrenheit to Celsius
- Equation solving
- Introduction to basic algebra
- Latitude, longitude, and time zones
- Banking, finding interest, and installment buying
- Reading electric and gas meters
Bible
- Lessons such as Salvation Series, Life of Christ, Parables, Elijah, Elisha, Daniel, Esther, Ezra, Nehemiah
- Memory verses, hymns / choruses, and Bible doctrine
Music, Arts and Crafts
- Traditional, patriotic, fun songs
- Further development of perspective
- Introduction to composition, study of accomplished artists
Language Arts
Grammar
- Capitalization rules
- Punctuation rules
- Kinds of sentences and diagraming
- Eight parts of speech
- Sentence structure
Composition
- The writing process
- Outlining
- Summaries
- Book reports
- Library research paper
- Writing style
- Letter writing
Vocabulary
- Vocabulary lessons
- Weekly spelling lessons
- Eight poems memorized
Literature
- Reading for enjoyment
- Stories and poems by authors such as Frost, Dickinson, Kipling, Bunyan, Alcott, Luther, Dickens, Defoe
History and Geography
The Beginning from Sumer to Canaan
- Down to Egypt, Israel and It's Land
- Greece: A Drama in Two Acts
- Rome before Christ
- Rome after Christ
- Early Church History
- Islam versus Christendom
From Empire to Feudalism
- An Age of Darkness
- The Protestant Reformation
- Post Reformation Europe
- The English Nation
- An Age of Exploration
- The United States
- France in the Modern Age
- Science and Industry in the modern age
The New World of Classics
- The British Empire
- World War I
- The rise of communism before & during World War II
- The Cold War Era
- Dawning of a New Millennium toward Globalism
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Geography
- Parliamentary procedure
- Current events
Science & Health
Invitation to Science
- Plants: Provision for life
- Your wonderful body
- A healthy life
Creation and Science
- The science of classification
- Mammals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibians
Sex Education from the Bible
- Morality, dating and marriage
- Sins such as adultery, fornication, and homosexuality
Mathematics
- Maintaining skills in fundamental operations (see grades 4-6)
- Fractions and decimals
- Factoring problem solving strategies
- Factorial
- Ratio and proportion
- Application of percent
- Personal finances
- Metric system
- Probability
- Basic geometric concepts
- Development and use of formulas
- Reading and constructing graphs
- Introduction to statistics
- Introduction to algebra
- Negative numbers
- Power and roots
- Time zones
- Latitude and longitude
- Introduction to plane and solid geometry
- Pythagorean rule
- Sine, cosine, tangent
Bible
- Lessons / Map journeys
- Exodus
- Life of Christ
- Memory verses and hymns
Language Arts
Grammar
- Capitalization rules
- Punctuation rules
- Different kinds of sentences and diagramming
- Eight parts of speech and their rules
- Diagramming eight part of speech
- Sentence structure
Composition
- Manuscript form
- The writing process
- Outlining
- Summaries
- Book reports
- Paragraphs
- Descriptions
- Research paper
- Writing style
Vocabulary, Spelling, Poetry
- Vocabulary lessons
- Weekly spelling lessons
- Nine poems memorized
Literature
- Reading for enjoyment
- Stories and poems by authors such as Stuart, Whittier, Longfellow, Frost, Hawthorne, Sandburg
History
A New World to Explore
- The first English Colonies
- New Colonies
- Life in Colonial America
- Preparation for Independence
- Home of the Brave
- Land of the Free
- From the Appalachians to the Rockies
- The Jacksonian Era
- The blessings of technology
The Second Great Awakening and Its Impact
- Education and Culture
- The Promise of the West
- The Civil War and Reconstruction
- The Age of Industry
- The Gilded Age
- Growing into Greatness
- Into the Twentieth Century
- The Rise of Big Government
A World at War Time
- For Freedom and Responsibility
- Troubled Times for America
- Which Way, America?
- A New Millennium
- Western Hemisphere
- Geography
- Current events
- National, State, and Local Government
Science, Sex Education from the Bible
Introduction to Science
- Foundations of Geology
- Minerals and Rocks
- Morality, dating, and marriage
- Sins such as adultery, fornication, and homosexuality
Weathering and Erosion
- Interpreting the Fossil Record
- A survey of the seas
The Atmosphere
- Weather: Water Vapor and Air Masses
- Weather: Storms and Forecasting
- Consider the Heavens
- Man and the Universe
- Environmental Science
Mathematics
Pre-Algebra
- Maintaining skills in fundamental operations (see grades 4-7)
- Principles of mathematics
- English and metric measures
- Basic algebraic concepts
- Signed numbers
- Power and roots
- Like and unlike terms
- Multiplying and dividing monomials
- Multiplying and dividing polynomials by monomials
- Multiplying polynomials by polynomials
- Problem solving strategies
- Word problems solved
- Algebraically reading and constructing graphs
- Graphical scale drawings
- Statistics and Probability
- Business Math
- Earning income
- Banking, stocks and bonds, insurance
- Plane and solid geometric concepts
- Properties of geometric figures
- Constructing geometric figures
- Perimeter, area, surface, area, and volume
- Pythagorean rule
- Sine, cosine, and tangent
- Scientific notation
Bible
- Lessons / Map journeys
- Journeys of Paul, Joshua, Judges
- Memory verses and hymns