Kindergarten
Bible:
English Standard Version (ESV) Bible; Psalm 23,
annual school passage and Scripture memorization,
“PEARL” rule verses
Language Arts:
Wonderful Children’s literature as the foundation for
Sound of the week activities using real world objects
and teacher-created materials; Pre-Narration skills of
attending, remembering, sequencing and retelling in
Book of the Week Journal.
Phonics:
Fundations: Wilson Language Basics, OrtonGillingham phonics, incorporated lessons and
methodologies from NILD TEACH skills and activities.
Handwriting:
Handwriting Without Tears
Read Aloud:
Book of the week composed of living books from
classical children’s literature and Caldecott award
winners
Math:
Hands-on activities using Saxon Math
Science:
Topics related to the Sound of the Week and the
Book of the Week
History:
Topics related to the Book of the Week
Poetry:
Robert Frost and selections from various poets culminating in class poetry recital
Artists:
John James Audubon and Robert McCloskey
Composer:
John Philip Sousa, various hymns
Nature Study:
Apple tree, the Great Horned Owl, mallard ducks
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Pre-First Grade
Bible:
English Standard Version (ESV) Bible; annual school passage and Scripture
memorization; Creation verses
Phonics:
Fundations: Wilson Language Basics; Saxon
Phonemic Awareness Lessons and Decodable
Readers; Writing Journals
Handwriting:
Handwriting Without Tears
Read Aloud:
Book of the Week composed of living books
from classical children’s literature and Caldecott
award winners; author studies, Narration
Math:
Saxon math
Science:
Topics related to the Book of the Week and Bible lessons
History:
Topics related to the Book of the Week and Bible lessons
Poetry:
Selections from various poets culminating in class poetry recital
Artists:
John James Audubon (Belted King Fisher and Brown Thrasher)
Composer:
Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf
Nature Study:
Plants and Seeds, Lifecycle of an Apple, Caterpillars and Butterflies
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First Grade
Bible:
An overview of Creation through Joseph and the life of Christ, annual school
passage and Scripture memorization; “ABC” verses
and others; The Bible in Art; ESV Following Jesus Bible
and The Children’s Story Bible by Catherine Vos.
Literature:
My Father’s Dragon, The Complete Tales of Beatrix
Potter, Little Pilgrim’s Progress, The Adventures of
Pinocchio and Twelfth Night.
Language Arts:
Narration, sentences, simple story
Simply Grammar by Charlotte Mason
Phonics:
Fundations: Wilson Language Basics
SSRW Decodable Readers
Handwriting:
Handwriting Without Tears
Math:
Saxon Math 1
Science:
solar system, seasons, plants and seeds, birding
History:
Explorers, England, Pilgrims, presidents, Ancient Egypt
Geography:
map skills, South America, rainforests,
deserts, Africa-Tanzania, Savannah,
oceans.
Poetry:
Robert Louis Stevenson
A Child’s Garden of Verses
class poetry recital
Artists:
Degas, Seurat, Beatrix Potter
Composer:
Beethoven
Nature Study:
Oaks, dandelion, American Holly, Caladium,
buttercup, wild strawberry, wild onion,
squirrel, rabbit, lizard
Shakespeare:
Twelfth Night
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Second Grade
Bible:
Entering the Promised Land to Solomon as King;
English Standard Version (ESV) Bible; annual school
passage and Scripture memorization on courage
Language Arts:
Narration; creative writing
Literature:
Paddle-to-the-Sea ~ Bears on Hemlock Mountain ~
Sam the Minuteman ~ Little House in the Big Woods
Phonics:
Fundations: Wilson Language Basics
Handwriting:
Handwriting Without Tears
Read Aloud:
Trumpet of the Swan ~ The Crippled Lamb ~ Trouble in a Fur Coat
~ excerpts from Thomas Gainsborough: Artist of England ~
Sebastian Bach: The Boy from Thuringia ~Linnea in Monet’s Garden
Math:
Saxon Math 2
Science:
solar system, reptiles, human body systems,
biomes of the world, birds, simple machines
History:
Revolutionary War, Colonial Times
Geography:
Map skills
Poetry:
Selections from various poets culminating in class
poetry recital
Artists:
Gainsborough, Monet
Composer:
Bach
Nature Study:
Maple tree, pansy, lily, southern wax myrtle, Japanese Cedar, Okame Cherry
Shakespeare:
As You Like It
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Third Grade
Bible:
The Armor of God, Matthew thru Acts, The Young Peacemakers, annual school
passage and Scripture memorization
Literature:
Charlotte’s Web ~ Stuart Little ~ Sign of the Beaver ~
Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin
Language Arts:
Narration, Daily Grammar Practice, beginning
grammar, beginning foundations of the writing
process, letter writing
Phonics:
Fundations: Wilson Language Basics
Math:
Saxon Math 3
Science:
Life Science: ornithology, trees, food webs and chains,
Earth Science: rocks and minerals
History:
Age of Exploration through colonization of North and South America
World Civilization:
Ancient Greece, Map Study – Continents
and Oceans
Poetry:
Robert Frost
Artists:
Turner, West, Myron, Audubon
Composer:
Vivaldi
Nature Study:
Daffodil, turtles, birds, trees, rocks and minerals
in conjunction with science units
Shakespeare:
The Tempest
Language:
English from the Roots Up, Latin and Greek roots
Read Aloud:
To the Point ~ Anne of Green Gables ~ Secret Garden ~ Velveteen Rabbit ~ A
Lion to Guard Us ~ Star of Light ~ A
Little Princess
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Fourth Grade
Bible:
Samuel through Nehemiah, annual school passage and Scripture memorization
Literature:
Bronze Bow ~ The Lion, the Witch and
the Wardrobe ~ The Magician’s
Nephew~ Horse and His Boy ~ Carry on
Mr. Bowditch ~ Caddie Woodlawn
Language Arts:
Narration, English 4: Writing and
Grammar; BJU Press, outlining, process
writing, letter writing, Spelling
Connections Zaner Bloser
Math:
Saxon Math 5/4
Science:
Physical Science: matter, magnetism and electricity, simple machines
Life Science: insects, plants
Earth Science: water cycle
History:
The Revolutionary War up to the prelude to the
Civil War
World Civilization:
Ancient Rome
Poetry:
Emily Dickinson
Artists:
Van Gogh, Cassatt, Cezanne
Composer:
Mozart
Nature Study:
Dogwood tree and flower, butterfly bush, sunflower,
insects, butterflies and plants in conjunction with science units
Shakespeare:
Comedy of Errors
Language:
English from the Roots Up, Latin and Greek roots
Read Aloud:
C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian ~ Voyage of the Dawn Treader ~ The Silver Chair
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Fifth Grade
Bible:
Matthew through Revelation, annual school passage and Scripture
memorization
Literature:
My Side of the Mountain ~ A Christmas Carol ~
Turn Homeward Hannalee ~ The Door in the Wall~
Heidi
Language Arts:
Narration, English 5: Writing and Grammar; BJU
Press, persuasive and expository writing,
comparison essays
Math:
Saxon Math 6/5
Science:
Earth Science: astronomy, geology
Life Science: human anatomy and physiology
History:
Prelude to the Civil War up to the Prelude of WWI
World Civilization:
The Middle Ages
Poetry:
Carl Sandburg, Rudyard Kipling
Artists:
Caravaggio, Homer, Hudson River School
Composer:
Brahms
Nature Study:
Hydrangea, Persimmon, Nandina, American Holly, Peregrine falcons, Trees
include Birch, Hickory, Sweet Gum, Leyland Cypress,
Shakespeare:
As You Like It
Language:
English from the Roots Up, Latin and Greek roots
Read Aloud:
Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady ~ Saint George and the Dragon ~
~ Listen for the Whippoorwill ~ Minty ~ Pink and Say ~
The Cricket in Times Square
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Sixth Grade
Bible:
Genesis-1 Kings, Annual School Passage and Scripture
Memorization
Literature:
Where the Red Fern Grows ~ The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer ~ Across Five Aprils ~ The Hiding Place ~ The Hobbit
~ Animal Farm ~ I am Malala
Language Arts:
Narration, English 6: Writing and Grammar, outlining,
Five paragraph essays
Math:
Saxon Course 1
Science:
Earth Science; BJU Press
History:
War, Peace, and all that Jazz; All the People; Oxford University Press
America, Land I Love; A Beka, Number the Stars,
Sadako, and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Geography:
Study of oceans, continents; Europe and Asia – countries and capitals
Poetry:
Walt Whitman and William Wordsworth
Artists:
Leonardo da Vinci, Norman Rockwell, and August Renoir
Composer:
George Gershwin
Nature Study:
A variety of studies integrated
Shakespeare:
Midsummer Night’s Dream
Language:
Vocabulary from Classical Roots
Read Aloud:
Cheaper by the Dozen ~ ~
The Watsons Go to Birmingham ~
The Last Sin Eater
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Seventh Grade
Bible:
Studies of the Person and Work of Christ, Annual School Passage and Scripture
Memorization; projects to deepen understanding of Christ and His work
Literature:
Prince and the Pauper ~ Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde ~
Treasure Island ~A Wrinkle in Time; selected short
stories ~ Julius Caesar, selected poetry
Language Arts:
Narration, English 7: Writing and Grammar; BJU Press,
expository and narrative writing, 5 paragraph formal
essay, research reports, creative writing and poetry
Math:
Accelerated 7th Grade Math, Prentice Hall 2013
Science:
Life Science; BJU Press; dissections, labs, projects
History:
The History of the World in Christian Perspective; A Beka
World Civilization:
Study of Greek Myths and Arabian Nights
Poetry:
Courtship of Miles Standish; Longfellow, Tennyson,
Shelley, Carroll, Dickinson, Frost, Bryon, and Poe
Artists:
Giotto, Rembrandt, Raphael, Durer
Composer:
Aaron Copland
Nature Study:
A variety of studies integrated
Shakespeare:
Julius Caesar
Language:
Greek and Latin Root Words
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Eighth Grade
Bible:
Survey of Acts, Hebrews and Revelation, Study of Shorter Catechism, Study of
Apologetics & Logic, Evangelism Training, and Scripture Memorization
Literature:
Hamlet ~ To Kill a Mockingbird ~ Pilgrim’s Progress ~ Frankenstein ~
101 Great American Poems; various short stories
Language Arts:
Narration, English 8: Writing and Grammar, expository and
persuasive writing, 5 paragraph formal essays, research
paper
Math:
Algebra 1, Pearson 2015
Science:
The Physical World, An Introduction to Physical Science:
BJU Press
History:
Georgia Studies Book, Our State and Nation,
Atlas of American History by Rand McNally
World Civilization:
The Age of Exploration
Historical Atlas of the World by Rand McNally
Poetry:
101 Great American Poems
Artists:
O’Keefe, Russell, Trumbull, N.C. Wythe, Escher
Composer:
Tchaikovsky
Nature Study:
A variety of studies integrated
Shakespeare:
Hamlet
Language:
Etymology – Greek and Latin
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