Instructional Summary
Bible (Deep Roots)
Studying God’s Word
Old and New Testament Stories
Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter
Christian Character Traits
Learn worshiping God through song & prayer
Scripture Memory Verses
Reading (ABeka, Reading A-Z and Foundations and Frameworks)
Vocabulary
Comprehension - cause & effect, character, main idea and details,
plot/retelling, setting, summarization, sequence and structure, drawing conclusions
Math Skills (BJU)
Identifying and writing numbers 1-1000
Number sense and place value
Counting patterns - multiplication
Whole Number Operation - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
Algebra readiness
Fractions
Geometry
Estimation
Measurement and Data - statistics and graphs
Problem Solving
Decimals
Writing (Handwriting Without Tears)
Print and cursive
Sentence conventions
English/Grammar (Shurley English)
Parts of speech
Sentence structure, punctuation and capitalization
Identifying parts of speech in a sentence
Paragraph writing
Spelling (ACSI Purposeful Design)
Short and long vowel words
Words ending in double consonants
Contractions
Plural words
Compound words
Homophones
Diphthongs
Prefixes and suffixes
Social Studies (BJU)
Geography - map skills
History - exploration and migration
Government - capitals, government types and leaders
Economics - industries, trade and currencies
Culture - religions and beliefs, ethnic food and clothing
Science (BJU)
Life Science - plants and animals, our bodies, caring for our bodies
Earth Science - how the earth moves, what makes up the earth, seasons and weather
Physical Science - light and sound energy
Specials
Music (30 min. 2x/week)
P.E. (30 min. 2x/week)
Spanish (30 min. 1x/week)
Library (30 min. 1x/week)
Art (45 min. 1x/week)
Technology (45 min. 1x/week)
Bookmobile
Chapel
Mentoring
Field Trips:
Morton Arboretum
Theatrical performance
Lizzadro’s Lapidary Art Museum
Graue Mill and Museum
CityServe:
Life Springs Ministry