Bible A study of the Old Testament using The Children's Bible in 365 Stories; The Read and Share Bible, 100 Bible Stories, and other daily devotions Reading Indepth fairytale study reading classic fairytales along with fractured fairytales ABeka Phonics K5, ABeka Readers K51 Victory Drills History/Geography Students explore their own history and community helpers Me on the Map Continents Math Saxon Math 1 Whole number computation, patterns, introduction to money, shapes and spatial relationships, temperature, weight, measurements, probability, strategies for problem solving Music An Early Childhood Music program, ageappropriately designed to lay foundations for rhythm, pitch, and creativity through activities involving singing, creative movement, and simple instruments. The songs sung include spirituals, folk music, Sunday School songs. Stories used are, for the most part, familiar Bible stories from the Old and New Testament. Science Weather in Our World Basic natural science Penmanship ABeka Writing with Phonics K5 Art Kindergarten Art Cards Visiting God’s Museum; Drawing; Potholders and Patterns; Clay Oral Presentations Weekly Scripture recitations in class Weekly poem recitation in class joint formal recitation with first grade in celebration of Thanksgiving, and weather, history, geography, phonics, and math chants Field Trips Post Office, Kent Island Fire Department, Local Farm Activities Daily kinesthetic projects Community Visits from various Community Leaders Kindergarten
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Bible A study of the Old Testament using The Children's Bible in 365 Stories; The Read and Share Bible, 100 Bible Stories, and other daily devotions
Reading In-‐depth fairytale study reading classic fairytales along with fractured fairytales
History/Geography Students explore their own history and community helpers
Me on the Map Continents
Math
Saxon Math 1 Whole number computation, patterns, introduction to money,
shapes and spatial relationships, temperature, weight, measurements, probability, strategies for problem solving
Music
An Early Childhood Music program, age-‐appropriately designed to lay foundations for rhythm, pitch, and creativity through activities involving singing, creative movement, and simple
instruments. The songs sung include spirituals, folk music, Sunday School songs. Stories used are, for the most part, familiar Bible stories from the Old and New Testament.
Science Weather in Our World Basic natural science
Penmanship ABeka Writing with Phonics K5
Art Kindergarten Art Cards Visiting God’s Museum; Drawing; Potholders and Patterns; Clay
Oral Presentations
Weekly Scripture recitations in class
Weekly poem recitation in class joint formal recitation with first grade in celebration of Thanksgiving, and weather-‐, history-‐,
geography, phonics, and math chants
Field Trips Post Office, Kent Island Fire Department, Local Farm
Activities Daily kinesthetic projects
Community Visits from various Community Leaders
Kindergarten
Bible Overview of New Testament
Traditional Hymns, Reviewing and applying God’s characteristics The Jesus Storybook Bible
Reading
Rockbridge Phonics Saxon Phonics and Spelling Recipe for Reading readers
Victory Drills
Grammar/Writing
Sentence writing and classification of parts of speech Shurley Grammar Level 1 writing, first paragraphs
Dictation
History Maryland History from first English settlements to the Civil War Maryland Historical figures such as Captain John Smith
Geography Cartography, 50 states names and locations World geography, Maryland geography and diverse landscapes
Math Saxon Math 2
Addition, subtraction, time, money, word problems, identifying and writing fractions, multiplication, and adding larger numbers
Music
Building on foundations laid in Kindergarten Music, students further their exploration of musical concepts and begin to build a staff. Singing, creative movement, playing of simple instruments,
stories of great composers, introduction to instruments of the orchestra are all included in a developmentally appropriate curriculum
Science Experiments Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day
Penmanship A Reason for Handwriting Refine manuscript using a Scripture-‐based curriculum
Art Exploring patterns by weaving; drawing and silversmithing, Maryland flag and Yankee
Doodle, Clay marbles First Grade Art Cards
Oral Presentations Weekly Bible verse recitations and poetry Math, history, science, and phonics chants; reading of personal writings
Field Trips National Zoo, Hansel and Gretel Opera; Nutcracker ballet; Wye Mill, Frog and Toad, Maryland Hall
Activities Literature projects, reading to Kindergarteners
Community History Fair performance about Maryland historical figures and events
Literature The Last Quest of Gilgamesh, The Revenge of Ishtar, Mummies and Pyramids, King Tut's Mummy Lost and Found, Vacation Under the Volcano, Pompeii Buried Alive, The Trojan Horse, and much
more. We focus on reading with fluency, comprehension, and sequencing.
Grammar/Writing
Shurley Grammar 2 Victory Drill
Saxon Phonics and Spelling Daily journaling, begin cursive writing, A Reason for Handwriting
History/Geography Story of the World: The Ancients (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome)
Math Saxon Math 3
Students learn more complex math problems, units of measurement, telling time, fractions, multiplication tables and division.
Music
Building on foundations laid in First Grade Music, students further their exploration of musical concepts and begin to build a staff. Singing, creative movement, playing of simple instruments,
stories of great composers, introduction to instruments of the orchestra are all included in a developmentally appropriate curriculum
Science Exploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day
Art Second Grade Art Cards
Advanced weaving, Egyptian family portrait, Classical columns from soap, coronas and marbles
Oral Presentations Weekly Bible verse and poem recitations. We perform two formal recitations for families. The students also perform a play or recitation for all to see at our annual history festival.
Field Trips National Zoo, local theater productions, Baltimore Aquarium, Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, Camp Wabanna, and mosaic craft (like the ancient Greeks) at a local shop
Activities Creating the Nile, historical figures dolls, mosaics, dioramas, sugar cube pyramids, making fossils, science experiments
Community We practice and prepare a performance for the annual history fair in the spring. We make a class project for the school's auction.
Second Grade
Bible Veritas Press Bible Cards, Judges through Kings
Literature Charlotte's Web, Door in the Wall, Robin Hood, From the Mixed-‐up Files of Mrs. Basil E.
Frankweiler, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Magician's Nephew, and other medieval-‐themed at-‐home reading
Literature Gentle Ben, Misty of Chincoteague, The Sign of the Beaver, My Side of the Mountain, The Lion,
the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Blackthorn Winter, Farmer Boy, Calico Captive, the Witch of Blackbird Pond, Anne of Green Gables, as well as supplemental History reading
Grammar/Writing
Shurley Grammar Level 4, writing, proofreading, and editing, classification of sentences, weekly Spelling lists, daily Dictation, exclusive use of cursive
Rod and Staff Spelling 5 Institute for the Excellence of Writing Skills
History Story of the World, Volume 3: Early Modern Times; Exploration, settlement, and expansion of Early America
Geography Geography of the Thirteen Colonies and Western Europe
Math Saxon Math Intermediate 5
Accurate use of all four operators on fractions; reduce fractions to lowest terms, write decimals as fractions and as percentages, daily Math lesson, weekly Math test
Music Assorted recorder literature, progressive music theory studies
Great Composers, Music History through the Ages, and assorted vocal & instrumental repertoire
Science Exploring Creation with Astronomy, individual in-‐depth lessons for each planet and the sun, hands-‐on experiments and projects
Latin Latin for Children Primer B
Art Hornbooks and Colonial tea booklet, solar system and sampler, Book of Manners, Cape Cod berry basket
Oral Presentations Weekly Memory Verse recitation, numerous recitations throughout the year of Bible and History poems, George Washington recitation, History Fair recitation
Field Trips Howard B. Owens Science Center/Planetarium, George Washington's Mount Vernon (Dec. and
May), Smithsonian Museum of American History and Air and Space Museum, Historic Londontown, Schooner Sultana, NASA Goddard, the Flag House, Fort McHenry
Activities Fall Challenge, History Fair, Grandparent's Day, Veterans Day, Science Fair, Wreath-‐Laying at Washington’s Tomb
Community Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes, Non-‐Perishable Food Drive
Fourth Grade
Bible Memoria Press Christian Studies III: all major New Testament stories Weekly Scripture memory and analysis
Literature Amos Fortune, Rifles for Watie, Caddie Woodlawn, The Horse & His Boy, Running Out of Time, Behind Rebel Lines, Light in the Forest, The Phantom Tollbooth, Number the Stars,
and supplemental history reading Grammar/Writing
Shurley Grammar Level 5, editing and proofreading, dictation, sentence diagramming Rod and Staff Spelling 6
Writing: expository paragraph, persuasive paragraph, oral history narrative, Harriett Tubman research essay, Civil War Letter project, creative writing project, also special
emphasis on writing narrative and key word summaries Keyboarding: weekly at-‐home typing practice, all major projects typed, instruction in
formatting
History Veritas History Cards 1820s-‐Modern Times, American History, Pioneer Day
Geography The 50 states and their capitals, major geographic features of the United States
Math Saxon Math Course I: fractions, decimals, percents, ratios, word problems, order of
operations and basic pre-‐algebra functions. Focus on multi-‐step problems. By the end of the year, students should be able to explain all the steps of a problem to the class.
Music Assorted recorder literature, progressive music theory studies
Great Composers, Music History through the Ages, and assorted vocal & instrumental repertoire
Science
Exploring Creation with Botany Plant journaling, identification of different parts of plans including leaves, seeds, and
Field Trips Adkins Arboretum, Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, Smithsonian Air and
Space Museum, U.S. Botanical Gardens, Museum of Industry, C&O Canal, Antietam Battlefield, Smithsonian American History museum
Activities Kinesthetic History projects, Pioneer Day, outdoor classrooms
Fifth Grade
Bible Introduction to the Old Testament: ESV Student Study Bible
Literature The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, The Epic of Gilgamesh, Hesiod’s Theogony, The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Aeneid, The Dialogues of Plato, Julius Caesar
Grammar/Writing Shurley English 6, Institute for the Excellence of Writing Skills
History Ancient History from 4000 BC to 476 AD The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia
Geography Study of ancient geographical maps
Math Saxon Math Course 2
Numbers and operations, pre-‐Algebra, measurement, problem-‐solving, word problems, data analysis and probability, geometry
Music Assorted recorder literature, progressive music theory studies
Great Composers, Music History through the Ages, and assorted vocal & instrumental repertoire
Science Human Anatomy and Physiology, Lyrical Life Science, Human A&P Science Journal
Latin Latin Alive I
Art Clay jars Egyptian and Greek, Skelton as Art, Ukrainian egg decoration, Easter basket
Oral Presentations Latin Recitation Various poems and memory verses
Field Trips Walters Art Gallery Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology virtual field trip
Sixth Grade
Bible Introduction to the New Testament: ESV Student Study Bible
Literature The Lord of the Rings, Beowulf, The Song of Roland, The Canterbury Tales, The Divine Comedy, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, On the Incarnation, Anselm of Canterbury’s major works
Writing/Grammar Institute for the Excellence of Writing Skills
Classical Vocabulary Grammar
History Medieval History from 476 AD to 1517 AD The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia
Math Saxon Math Course 3
Problem-‐solving and equations built on numbers and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, data analysis, and probability with an algebra appendix for advanced learners.
Music Assorted recorder literature, progressive music theory studies
Great Composers, Music History through the Ages, and assorted vocal & instrumental repertoire
Science
Exploring Creation with General Science Systematic introduction to the sciences. Topics include dendrology, the history of science, the
scientific method, designing experiments, the atom, acids and bases, simple machines, archeology, geology, paleontology, and biology
Foreign Language Latin Alive 2
Logic Introduction to Informal Fallacies The Art of Argument
Art Art of Letter Writing, Periodic table as Art, Needlework, Medieval heraldry and shields
Oral Presentations Graded Discussions
Debates Informative and persuasive speeches
Field Trips Medieval Times, National Cathedral, Folger’s Theatre, Maryland Science Center Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Bible Introduction to Systematic Theology Concise Theology, Summary of Christian Doctrine, Essential Truths of the Christian Faith
Literature The Pilgrim’s Progress, Macbeth, Hamlet, Paradise Lost, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Scarlet Letter, Brave New World, and writings of the Modern church
Grammar/Writing
Institute for the Excellence of Writing Skills Grammar
