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- 4-Year-Old Kindergarten (4K)
- Kindergarten
- 1st Grade
- 2nd Grade
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- 5th Grade
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- 7th Grade
- 8th Grade
4-Year-Old Kindergarten (4K)
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Kindergarten
Reading: Nursery rhymes, Children's poems, folk tales, Aesop's fables, sayings and phrases. Reading Mastery 1, Fast Cycle 1, Storybook 1. Reading curriculum example.
Math: Connecting Math Concepts A; Patterns; counting to 31, counting by 1, 2, 5, 10; money; addition facts to 10; measurement; and shapes. Math curriculum example.
Writing: Fast Cycle Spelling, beginning punctuation, beginning capitalization, writing short stories, italic handwriting systems. Writing curriculum example.
History: Early explorers, Columbus, Pilgrims, Independence Day, selected Presidents, one tribe of Native Americans.
Geography: Oceans, continents, poles, maps and globes, WI, AL and HI.
Science: Plant parts, farming, health, five senses, magnetism, seasons, care of the earth, science biographies.
Art: Painting, sculpture, color and line.
Music: Rhythm, pitch, dynamics, nursery songs, recognition of instruments.
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1st Grade
Reading:
Children's poems, more folk tales, Aesop's fables, Frog Prince, Rapunzel, Pied Piper, Rumpelstilskin, comparing similar stories from different lands. Reading Mastery 1 and 2.
Math: Connecting Math B, classification, count to 100, dozens, fractions, money, measurement, add and subtract to 12, story problems, shapes and orientation.
Writing: Spelling Mastery B, writing, italic handwriting system, punctuation, contractions, plurals, sayings and phrases.
History: Early Civilizations (Egypt, Africa, Mesopotamia) Maya, Incas, Aztec Colonies to American Revolution, Louisiana Purchase.
Geography: Mexico, Appalachians, locate Rocky Mountains, Mississippi, Africa, Mesopotamia, Peninsula, harbor, bay.
Science: Living things and their environments, human body, matter, electricity, solar system, the earth, science biographies. Science curriculum example: Page 1, Page 2, Page 3.
Art: Art of ancient Egypt, elements of art, selected works of art.
Music: Intro to orchestra, narrative, opera, jazz, folk songs.
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2nd Grade
Reading:
Poems, A Christmas Carol, Peter Pan, Iktomi stories, tales from China and Japan, mythology of ancient Greece, American Tall Tales, sayings and more. Reading Mastery 2 and 3. Reading curriculum example: Page 1, Page 2, Page 3.
Math: Connecting Math C, numbers to 1000, graphs, number line, fractions, money, addition with regrouping, perimeter, intro to multiplication. Math curriculum example: Page 1, Page 2, Page 3.
Writing: Spelling Mastery C, writing, italic handwriting system, nouns, verbs, antonyms, synonyms, limericks and drama.
History: History of Asian religions, China, India, Japan, ancient Greece, American Constitution, War of 1812, westward expansion, Civil War, immigration, civil rights. History curriculum example: Page 1, Page 2, Page 3.
Geography: North and South America, Asia, ancient Greece, geographical features, and terms.
Science: Seasonal cycles, life cycles, weather, insects, cells, digestive system, healthy diet, magnetism, tools and simple machines, science biographies.
Art: Line, shape, abstraction, Greek and Japanese art, representationalism Architecture.
Music: Music notation, theory, instrument families, songs, classical listening.
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3rd Grade
Reading:
Ogden Nash, Lewis Carroll, Langston Hughes, Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Ali Baba, William Tell, Norse Mythology, Greek and Roman myths, Reading Mastery 3 and 4. Reading curriculum example: Page 1, Page 2, Page 3.
Math: Connecting Math D, fractions to 1/10, decimals square roots, Roman numerals, multiplication and division, weight, time, volume, tempature, and graphs. Math curriculum example: Page 1, Page 2.
Writing: Spelling Mastery D, writing italic handwriting, report writing, classifying, stating facts, parts of speech, Sentence types, punctuation and letters.
History: Roman empire, Byzantine empire, Native Americans, early exploration of North America, the 13 colonies. History curriculum example.
Geography: Important rivers of the world, Canada, early American Mediterranean region.
Science: Classification of animals, muscular, skeletal, and nervous system, eye, ear, optics, sound, biographies, ecology, astronomy. Science curriculum example.
Art: Selected works of art, light, space, American Indian, Roman and Byzantine art.
Music: Notation, singing, music appreciation (selected works).
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4th Grade
Reading:
Poems of: Silverstein, Emerson, Millay, Nash, Sandburg; Lear, Legends of King Arthur, Robinson Crusoe, Treasure Island, Gulliver's Travels, famous speeches, Reading Mastery 4 and 5.
Math: Connecting Math D and E, grids, planes, mixed numbers lowest forms, decimals, making change, angles, radius, diameter, division, multiplication.
Writing: Spelling Mastery D, writing, writing, note taking, paragraph writing, parts of speech.
History: Middle Ages, Islam, early African kingdoms, medieval reformation, China, French and Indian War, early Presidents, Declaration and Constitution.
Geography: Africa, Western Europe, major mountain ranges.
Science: Circulatory system, respiratory system, chemistry, atoms, elements, solutions, electricity, geology, weather, biographies.
Art: European medieval art and Gothic architecture, Islamic art and architecture, art of Africa and China, early U.S. art.
Music:
Music theory, singing, vocal range, selected works.
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5th Grade
Reading:
Poems of Dickenson, Longfellow, Blake, Whitter, Whitman; Frost, Tom Sawyer, Little Women, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Japanese legends, Gettysburg Address.
Math: Connecting Math E and F, sets, prime numbers, common factors, ratio, fractions: add, subtract, probability and statistics, decimals: +, -, x, /, algebra (variables).
Writing: Spelling Mastery E, writing, report writing, research techniques, interviewing, consolidating direct / indirect objects, linking verbs, and pronouns.
History: Mesoamerican exploration, Renaissance, England, Russia, Japan, U.S. expansion, Civil War, Reconstruction, Native Americans.
Geography: Important lakes, Europe, Russia, Japan, geography of trade.
Science: Classification, cells, photosynthesis, periodic table, phase change, energy transfer, physics: speed, work, power, universe.
Art: Renaissance art, United States 19th Century art, art of Japan.
Music:
Theory, jazz selections, Renaissance music, significant classical works.
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6th Grade
Reading:
Poets-Dickenson, Frost, Wordsworth, Longfellow. The Illad and the Odyssey, The Secret Garden, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Classical mythology, reading comprehension.
Math: Saxon 6/5, 7/6, Saxon Algebra
Writing: Spelling with morphographs, grammar, diagramming, writing, Expressive Writing II, persuasive essay, research essay.
History: Ancient Greece and Rome, Enlightenment, 17th and 18th French Revolution, Romanticism, Industrial Revolution, Latin America, understanding United States history.
Geography: Great deserts, Middle East, Latin America.
Science: Physical Science: energy, heat, gravity, astronomy, Biological: circulatory, lymphatic and immune cells, plant reproduction, forests, Newton, Curie.
Art: Impressionism, Monet, Marnet, Cezanne.
Music: Non-western music, Baroque, classical romantic, Impressionism.
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7th Grade
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8th Grade
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