List of 7 items.

• Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum Overview

  Revised November 2017
  
  

  Bible

  • Old and New Testament Bible Stories
  • Weekly scripture memory
  • Integration of Biblical worldview in all subjects

  Language Arts

  • Literacy Development:  Phonemic awareness, introduction of letters A to Z (upper and lower case), introduction of phonetic sounds, color recognition, print matching,  and rhyming words
  • Comprehension: Story sequencing, making predictions
  • Listening and speaking: Follow directions; share experiences; express needs
  • Writing:  Upper and lower case letters, first and last name
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• Kindergarten Curriculum Overview

  Revised November 2017
  
  

  Bible

  • Old and New Testament themes: God’s creation and Jesus, God’s Son
  • Weekly scripture memory
  • Integration of Biblical worldview in all subjects

   Language Arts

  • Phonemic awareness: Recognition of sounds and rhymes
  • Orton-Gillingham phonics instruction and spelling of phonetic and non-phonetic words
  • Reading fluency, including 100 sight words; read sentences
  • Reading comprehension: Recognize sequence, make predictions, identify main idea and characters
  • Listening and speaking: Follow directions; share experiences
  • Writing:  Letters, numbers, recognize punctuation and capitalization
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• First Grade Curriculum Overview

  Revised November 2017
  

                                                           

  Bible
  

  • Old and New Testament themes:  God’s covenant with Abraham’s Family; Jesus, God’s Son
  • Weekly Scripture memory
  • Integration of Biblical worldview in all subjects

   Language Arts

  • Phonemic awareness:  Consonant and vowel sounds, digraphs, blends, and rhyme patterns
  • Reading fluency, including 250 sight words
  • Orton-Gillingham phonics instruction and spelling of phonetic and non-phonetic words:
  • Reading comprehension:  Identify main idea, cause and effect, sequence;  make predictions
  • Vocabulary: Homophones, synonyms, antonyms; learn new vocabulary in context
  • Listening and speaking: Listen to a variety of genres; present information orally  
  • Spelling: Phonetic and non-phonetic words
  • Writing and grammar:  Rules for capitalization and punctuation; basic parts of speech; journals, poetry, and short narrative and expository writings
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• Second Grade Curriculum Overview

  Revised November 2017
  
  

  Bible

  • Old  and New Testament themes:  God frees His people; Life and commands of Jesus
  • Weekly Scripture memory
  • Integration of Biblical worldview in all subjects

   Language Arts

  • Orton-Gillingham phonics instruction and spelling of phonetic and non-phonetic words:
  • Vocabulary: homophones, synonyms, antonyms; new vocabulary in context
  • Reading fluency and comprehension in guided and silent reading: Main idea, cause and effect, sequence, plot, theme, characterization, inference;
  • Listening and speaking: Listen to a variety of genres; present information orally
  • Writing and grammar: Capitalization and punctuation; basic parts of speech; journals, poetry, letters, short narrative and expository writing
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• Third Grade Curriculum Overview

  Revised November 2017
  
  

  Bible

  • Old and New Testament themes:  Choices of Biblical figures, Jesus and the early church
  • Weekly Scripture memory
  • Integration of Biblical worldview in all subjects

   

  Language Arts

  • Listening and speaking, including oral presentation
  • Orton-Gillingham phonics instruction and spelling of phonetic and non-phonetic words:
  • Vocabulary, including Latin root words and derivatives
  • Reading fluency and comprehension of fiction and nonfiction selections 
  • Literary elements, including story structure and figurative language
  • Writing: Paragraph development; forms including reflections, narratives, poems, letters, reports, essays, stories
  • Grammar, including sentence structure, parts of speech, and conventions
  • Reference skills:  Location, selection, and organization of information
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• Fourth Grade Curriculum Overview

  Revised November 2017
  
  

  Bible

  • Old and New Testament themes:  God’s leaders and purpose in history; Paul’s missions
  • Weekly Scripture memory
  • Integration of Biblical worldview in all subjects

  Language Arts

  • Listening and speaking: recall, summarize, inform, persuade, entertain, and question
  • Spelling and vocabulary: phonetic strategies, syllabication, Latin root words and prefixes
  • Reading fluency and comprehension strategies in guided and silent reading
  • Literature appreciation; literary devices including story structure and figurative language
  • Writing: multi-paragraph selections including reflections, narratives, poems, letters, essays, expository writing, and imaginative stories; focus on organization and style
  • Grammar, including sentence structure, parts of speech, and conventions
  • Reference skills, including introduction to the research process
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• Fifth Grade Curriculum Overview

  Revised November 2017
  
  

  Bible

  • Old and New Testament: God’s instructions to His faithful people; the basis of personal faith
  • Weekly Scripture memory
  • Integration of Biblical worldview in all subjects

  Language Arts

  • Listening and speaking: recall, summarize, inform, persuade, entertain, and question; deliver prepared recitations and presentations
  • Spelling and vocabulary: phonetic strategies, syllabication, Greek and Latin roots and prefixes
  • Reading fluency and comprehension strategies in guided and silent reading
  • Literature appreciation; literary devices including story structure and figurative language
  • Writing:  development of 5-paragraph selections including reflections, narratives, poems, letters, essays, expository writing, and imaginative stories; researched report; focus on organization and style
  • Grammar, including sentence structure, parts of speech, conventions, and diagramming
  • Reference skills, including the research process
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