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Rev. 4/2020

Bible God is Love

Importance of Prayer Daily devotions and memory verses

Reading/Language Letter People Phonics

History/Social Studies

All about me and community helpers

Math

Patterns and Functions, Number identification Shapes and spatial relationships

1 to 1 correspondence Patterns

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, Sunday School songs. Stories used are, for the most part, familiar Bible stories from the Old and New Testament.

Science Weather in Our World

Classification Four Seasons

Penmanship Proper upper and lower case letter formation

Letter People Phonics

Art Letter of the week art

Primary colors and color mixing

Field Trips Arts on State-Live Performances,

Local Farm, Annapolis Children’s Opera

Community Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes,

Non-Perishable Food Drive

Physical Education Students learn stability and locomotor skills; how to play games and to follow the rules;

the importance of sportsmanship, cooperation and encouragement.

Preschool

Rev. 4/2020

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 Integrated literature to go along with subjects studied, classic fairy tales

ABeka Phonics K5, ABeka Readers K5-1 Victory Drills

History/Geography Students explore their own history and community helpers

Maryland Symbols, 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 Basic natural and life sciences, chemistry, physics, earth science, weather, and astronomy

Penmanship Abeka Writing with Phonics K5

Art Drawing with Children

Elements of shape, still life, collage. Exemplars: Paul Klee, Van Gogh

Oral Presentations

Weekly Scripture recitations in class

History Faire, Poem recitations, formal recitations to include: Thanksgiving, poetry, history, geography, phonics, and math chants

Field Trips Arboretum, Museum of Industry

Post Office, Kent Island Fire Department, Local Farm

Activities Daily kinesthetic projects, Fall Challenge, Grandparents’ Day

Community Visits from various Community Leaders including

Police Officer, magician, pastor, and dental hygienist Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes, Non-Perishable Food Drive

Physical Education Students learn stability and locomotor skills; how to play games and to follow the rules;

the importance of sportsmanship, cooperation and encouragement.

Kindergarten

Rev. 4/2020

Bible Overview of New Testament

Reviewing and applying God’s characteristics The NIrV Adventure Bible, The Children’s Bible, The Jesus Storybook Bible

Phonics/Literature

Saxon Phonics and Spelling, Grade 1 Classic stories including Madeline, Frog and Toad, The Little House, Nate The

Great, Blueberries For Sal, Pirates Past Noon, Caps for Sale, Little Bear Victory Drill Book

Grammar/Writing

Sentence writing and classification of parts of speech Shurley Grammar Level 1

Various forms of writing including lists, how to, first paragraphs, stories, letters Dictation

History Maryland History from first English settlements to the Civil War

Maryland Historical figures such as Captain John Smith, George Calvert, Harriet Tubman

Geography Cartography, Maryland geography, landforms and continents, Flat Stanley project

Math

Saxon Math 2 Addition, subtraction, time, money, word problems, identifying

and writing fractions, multiplication, and adding larger numbers including regrouping

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 Science of Maryland: geology, ecology, and animals

Penmanship A Reason for Handwriting

Refine manuscript using a Scripture-based curriculum


Animals in the Jungle, Starry Night still life, Drawing with Scissors Exemplars: Rousseau, Van Gogh, Matisse

Oral Presentations Weekly Bible verse recitations and poetry

Math, history, science, and phonics chants; reading of personal writings History Faire performance

Field Trips Baltimore Museum of Industry,

Tuckahoe State Park, Baltimore Aquarium, Baltimore Zoo

Activities Literature projects, Maryland Animal Project, Advent cube,

Reader’s Theater, Fall Challenge, History Faire, Grandparents’ Day

Community History Faire performance about Maryland historical figures and events

Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes, Non-Perishable Food Drive

First Grade

Rev. 4/2020

Bible Veritas Press Bible Cards, Genesis through Joshua; Adventure Bible NIV

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 Drills

Saxon Phonics and Spelling 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


Still life, birds, Iris, Drawing with Scissors, Purple Robe Exemplars: Audubon, Van Gogh, Matisse

Oral Presentations Weekly Bible verse and poem recitations. Formal recitations for families. The students also

perform a play or recitation for all to see at our annual History Faire.

Field Trips The Walters Art Museum, Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center

Activities Creating the Nile, historical figures dolls, mosaics, dioramas,

sugar cube pyramids, making fossils, science experiments Fall Challenge, History Faire, Grandparents’ Day

Community We practice and prepare a performance for the annual History Faire in the spring.

We create a class project for the school's auction. Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes, Non-Perishable Food Drive

Physical Education Students learn stability, loco motor and manipulative skills; the acronym FIT in relation to

physical fitness- Frequency,, Intensity, Time; the importance of sportsmanship, cooperation and encouragement.

Second Grade

Rev. 4/2020

Bible Veritas Press Bible Cards: Judges through Kings

Literature Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Charlotte's Web, Robin Hood, On the Banks of Plum Creek,

The Sword in the Tree, The Magician's Nephew

Grammar/Writing Shurley Grammar 3, expository and creative writing skills

Cursive Logic Institute for the Excellence of Writing Skills

History

Veritas Press History Cards: Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation Story of the World: Volume 2, The Middle Ages

Supplemental reading: The Story of St. Patrick, Joan of Arc, The Making of a Knight Map skills

Math Saxon Math 4

Multiply and divide 2- and 3-digit numbers, write numbers to the hundred millions, understand elapsed time

Music Assorted recorder literature, progressive music theory studies

Great Composers, Music History through the Ages, and assorted vocal & instrumental repertoire

Science Ancient & Medieval Scientists, Land Animals

Foreign Language Latin for Children Primer A


Self portrait, master portrait Exemplars: Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Durer

Oral Presentations Weekly Scripture recitations

Various history and Bible poems, History Faire

Field Trips The Walters Art Museum, Medieval Times

Community Grandparents’ Day

Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes, Non-Perishable Food Drive

Physical Education

Students learn stability, locomotor and manipulative skills; the acronym FIT in relation to physical fitness; Frequency, Intensity, Time; learn major muscle groups and elements of physical

fitness; the importance of sportsmanship, cooperation and encouragement.

Third Grade

Rev. 4/2020

Bible Veritas Press Bible Cards: Chronicles through Malachi,

Weekly Memory Verse, Bible Reading Projects

Literature 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 Historical reading; Literature Story Projects

Grammar/Writing Shurley Grammar Level 4, writing, proofreading, and editing, classification of sentences,

Beginner Diagramming, weekly Spelling lists, daily Dictation, exclusive use of cursive, Rod and Staff Spelling 5, Institute for Excellence in Writing

History Story of the World, Volume 3: Early Modern Times; Exploration, settlement, and expansion of

Early America, Projects, poems, writing assignments

Geography Geography of the Thirteen Colonies and Western Europe

Maps, charts, graphs, states, and regions

Math Saxon Math Intermediate 5, Accurate use of all four operations 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, Science Fair project

Foreign Language Latin for Children Primer B

Art

Drawing with Children Value drawing with pen and ink, complete the face with color, gesture

Exemplars: Breughel and others

Oral Presentations Weekly Memory Verse recitation, numerous recitations throughout the year of Bible and

History poems, George Washington birthday recitation, Science Fair presentation, History Faire recitation

Field Trips

George Washington's Mount Vernon, Smithsonian Museum of American History, White House tour, Maryland State House/Government House, Harriet Tubman Museum, Museum of the

American Revolution, Independence Hall, Mount Harmon Plantation, Fort McHenry, National Archives, Star-Spangled Banner Flag House

Activities Fall Challenge, History Faire, Grandparents’ Day,

Veterans Day, Science Fair, Wreath-Laying at Washington’s Tomb

Community Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes, Non-Perishable Food Drive

Annual Auction Project

Physical Education

Students learn stability, locomotor and manipulative skills; the acronym FIT in relation to physical fitness; Frequency, Intensity, Time; learn major muscle groups and elements of physical

fitness; the importance of sportsmanship, cooperation and encouragement

Fourth Grade

Rev. 4/2020

Bible

Proverb Analysis (learning the way to zoom in on a verse & apply it to life, weekly), New Testament Gospels

Weekly Scripture memory and analysis

Reading & Reasoning

Amos Fortune, Caddie Woodlawn, The Horse & His Boy, Running Out of Time, Behind Rebel Lines, The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, The Phantom Tollbooth, Number the Stars,

The Wright Brothers, and supplemental history reading

Grammar/Writing

Fix It! & Diagramming sentences, Integrated spelling and vocabulary Writing: Harriett Tubman research essay, creative writing project (a children’s book),

Prefixes & Suffixes, summarizing one & multiple sources, President research paper, creative writing from pictures

History Veritas History Cards 1820s-Modern Times

American History

Geography The 50 states and their capitals, major geographic features of the United States

Countries and Capitals of Europe

Math Saxon Math Course I: fractions, decimals, percents, ratios, word problems, order of

operations and basic pre-algebra functions. Focus on multi-step problems. 100 facts in 3 minutes



Science A sampling of Chemistry (Periodic Table, drawing molecules), Physics (Newton’s Law of

Motion, energy types) & Biology (taxonomy, life cycles, plants/photosynthesis)

Latin Latin for Children Primer C

Art

Drawing with Children Drawing landscapes, the human figure, and carousel animals with utilization of colored

pencils, watercolor, oil pastel, and tempera paint. Exemplars: Winslow Homer and Claude Monet

Oral Presentations Bible facts recitation, Science Fair, Gettysburg Address recitation, creative writing oral

recitation, state project recitation, President research presentation, History Faire recitation

Field Trips Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, U.S. Botanic Gardens,

Museum of Industry, C&O Canal, theatrical performances

Activities Kinesthetic history projects, Pioneer Day, writing a children’s book, Marble Maze

construction (physics), Market Day, raising butterflies

Fifth Grade

Rev. 4/2020

Bible

HCSB Study Bible A Chronological Bible Reading Schedule, Part I

A look at Old Testament characters, gleaning life principles from their shortcomings and successes, and how they point the way to Jesus Christ

Literature Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Hobbit, Detectives in Togas,

The Bronze Bow, The Light Princess, A Wrinkle in Time, Julius Caesar various works of poetry

Grammar/Writing Sadlier’s Vocabulary Workshop Book A, Fix it! Grammar ,

Institute for Excellence in Writing, The Grammar of Poetry

History Streams of Civilization, Volume 1

Ancient History from 4000 BC to 476 AD

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



Science

Human Anatomy and Physiology, Lyrical Life Science, Science Journal Skeletal and other body systems, health and nutrition, senses, growth and development

Science Fair, cow eye dissection, pig dissection

Latin Latin Alive I


Creation of a still life and figure drawing with utilization of graphite, oil pastel, and tempera paint. Exemplars: Monet, Degas, Renoir, and Cassatt

Oral Presentations Science Fair, Latin Recitation, Shakespeare in 30 Minutes,

Various poems and memory verses

Field Trips Shakespeare in 30 Minutes, The Walters Art Museum, Smithsonian Museums

Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology virtual field trip Museum of the Bible, local theatrical performances

Physical Education

Students will learn sports of volleyball, basketball, soccer and golf; understand the acronym FIT in relation to physical fitness-Frequency, Intensity, Time; learn major muscle groups, elements

of physical and motor fitness; study nutrition, health and fitness; the importance of sportsmanship, cooperation and encouragement.

Sixth Grade

Rev. 4/2020

Bible

HCSB Study Bible A Chronological Bible Reading Schedule, Part II


Literature

Adam of the Road, Beowulf, A Christmas Carol, The Canterbury Tales, The Silver Chair, Romeo and Juliet,

The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow, Carry On Mr. Bowditch various works of poetry

Writing/Grammar Sadlier’s Vocabulary Workshop Book B, Fix it! Grammar ,

Institute for Excellence in Writing, Grammar of Poetry

History Streams of Civilization, Volume 1

Medieval History from 476 AD to 1517 AD

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 the history of science, the scientific

method, designing experiments, the atom, acids and bases, simple machines, archeology, geology, and paleontology

The Science Fair

Latin Latin Alive 1

Logic The Art of Argumentation, Fallacy Detectives


Creation of a still life with utilization of graphite, charcoal, and chalk. Student selection: fine art landscape

Oral Presentations Graded Discussions

Recitation of Poetry, Shakespeare in 30 Minutes, Science Fair, Debates, Informative and persuasive speeches

Field Trips Medieval Times, Folger Theatre, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History,

USNA, Museum of the Bible, local theatrical performances

Physical Education



Seventh Grade

Rev. 4/2020

Bible

HCSB Study Bible A Chronological Bible Reading Schedule, Part I


Literature Where the Red Fern Grows, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle,

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Great Expectations, Nothing But the Truth, Fahrenheit 451, Till We Have Faces, The Last Battle, The Merchant of Venice

Grammar/Writing Sadlier’s Vocabulary Workshop Enriched Edition Book C, Fix it! Grammar ,

Institute for Excellence in Writing Writing poetry, essays, applying Classical composition and research skills

History Heritage of Freedom

Modern History from 1517 to present

Logic The Thinking Toolbox

The Art of Argumentation

Math Saxon Algebra I

Music

Assorted recorder literature, progressive music theory studies Great Composers, Music History through the Ages, and

assorted vocal & instrumental repertoire

Science

Exploring Creation with Physical Science Physical Science with Earth Science

Earth’s atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere; weather, motion, Newton’s Laws, gravity, the solar system, electricity, light, waves, atomic structure, nuclear reactions, stars, and galaxies

The Science Fair

Latin Wheelock’s Latin

Art

Drawing with Children Value unit utilizing tempera and graphite, color unit, narrative drawing of a Bible story

Exemplars: Money, Van Allsburg Student choice: Portrait copy

Oral Presentations Debates, Graded Discussions,

Science Fair, Recitations

Field Trips Londontown Publik House, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum,

National Archives, Williamsburg, Mount Vernon, Museum of the Bible, local theatrical performances

Physical Education



Eighth Grade

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