Overview of Curriculum Content
Grade
Kindergarten
First
Reading/Literature
Read-A-Loud
Abeka/Open Court
My Father's Dragon-Garrett
1. Workbook
Boxcar Children-Warner
2. Readers
One Hundred Dresses-Estes
Supplemental Readers
Dolphin Adventure-Grover
Spelling/Vocabulary
Dolch Words
Open Court Series
Flat Stanley-Brow
Sitton Spelling - Grade 1
Supplemental Readers
Charlotte's Web-White
Dolch Words
Little Bear
Boy of the Pyramids-Jones
Spelling Dictionary
Amelia Bedelia
Mr. Popper's Penguins-Atwater
Biscuit, Peter Rabbit
Many more selections added
I am an Apple, Caps for Sale, Frog & Toad
Second
Open Court Anthologies 2.1, 2.2
Abeka
Little Pilgrim's Progress-Bunyon
Scholastic Dictionary
Sitton Spelling -Grade 2
All Kinds of Animals; Freckle Juice
"B" Is for Betsy-Haywood
Dolch Words
Sitton Spelling-Grade 3
No Longer A Nobody; Paths of Gold
All Things Even Frisky
Little House in the Big Woods
Sam the Minuteman; Courage of Sarah Noble
Treasure Chest
Third
Open Court Anthologies 3.1, 3.2
Sign of the Beaver
Childhood of Famous Americans-various authors
Black Beauty-Sewell, 24 hrs. at the Water Hole
Pilgrim Boy-Nordtvedt
Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Secret in the Maple Tree-Nordtvedt
Nobody Loves Me-O.F. Walton
Little Women-Alcott
Jessica's First Prayer
Captains Courageous-Kipling
Teddy's Button
Various Science Books in the series
Natures Children-various authors
Fourth
Bob Jones Anthology
Three Musketeers or King Arthur and the
Abraham's Battle
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Pilgrim's Progress
Family Under Fire
Lion, Witch, Wardrobe
A Door in the Wall
Sitton Spelling-Grade 4
Family Under Fire
Whipping Boy
Fifth
Bob Jones Anthology
Where the Red Fern Grows-Rawls
Black History Biography - Spring
Anne of Green Gables-Montgomery
My Side of the Mountain - Fall
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Missionary Biography - Fall
The Tale of Despereux-DiCamillo
Excellence in Writing
Grade
Kindergarten
Handwriting/Dictation
Habits for Character Training
Zaner Bloser - Workbook
Attention
Journals
Thinking
Latin
Remembering
Neatness/Order
Responsibility
Courtesy
Self Control
Perfect Execution
First Time Obedience
First
Zaner Bloser - Handwriting Grade 1
Attention
Journals
Thinking
Poetry & Literature & Scripture (copy work)
Remembering
Neatness/Order
Responsibility
Courtesy
Self Control
Perfect Execution
First Time Obedience
Second
Zaner Bloser Handwriting Grade 2
Attention
Introduction to Latin
Scripture Memory Verses, Poetry-copy work
Thinking
One class per week
Remembering
Neatness/Order
Responsibility
Courtesy
Self Control
Perfect Execution
First Time Obedience
Third
Zaner Bloser Handwriting Grade 3
Obedience
Dictation
Responsibility
Scripture
Truthfulness & Honesty
Latin's Not So Tough
Perfect Execution
Fourth
Zaner Bloser Handwriting Grade 4
Responsibility
Latin's Not So Tough
Content Exerpts (copy work)
Self Control
Two Class periods per week
Study Skills Training
Reading Habits
Prayer Habits
Attentiveness
Diligence
Perfect Execution
Fifth
Content Area Excerpts
Recap K-4
Latin's Not So Tough
Scripture
Training Your Child in Making Good Choices
Two Class periods per week
Phrases/poetry/hymns/lyrics (copy work)
Habit of Thinking
5 corrections per page
Perfect Execution
Attention
Responsibility
Grade
Kindergarten
Bible
American History/TN State History
Music
Tchaikovsky-Nutcracker
Symbols of Our Country
ACSI Bible
Abeka
History of our Country
Old and New Testament Stories
Brahams
Unit Study/Columbus/Thanksgiving
Timeline
Sousa
General Music Class
Monthly hymn study
Kindergarten Chorus
First
Core Knowledge (guide)
Abeka Bible
Wolfgang Mozart
Ancient Civilization - Maya, Aztecs
Children's Story Bible - Kathryn Vos
Prokofiev-Peter and Wolf
Early Explorers through Louisiana Purchase
Bach
Thanksgiving
General Music Class
Timeline
Monthly hymn study
First Grade Chorus
Second
Abeka - Our America Grade 2
Core Knowledge Units
ACSI Bible
Johann Sebastion Bach,
New American Standard Bible
Ludwig Von Beethoven
Precept
George Frederick Handel
Wrong Way Jonah
Chopin
Scripture Memorization
General Music Class
Monthly hymn study
Second Grade Chorus
Third
A Beka Text
Scott Forsman
Precept
Vivaldi
John
Sousa
Maps
Studies of Books of Bible or Bible Characters
Strauss
Social Studies Text
General Music Class
Timeline
Monthly hymn study
Third Grade Chorus
Fourth
Fifth
Pearson Core Knowledge-4th History & Geo.
Precept
Medieval Chants/Music-Gregoria Chants &
Explorers/Pilgrims/Great Awakening
Awesome Power, Awesome Love
Hildegard Benign
Colonial Life/French & Indian War
Jesus - To Eternity & Beyond
Mozart
Revolutionary War
Book of John
General Music Class
U.S. Constitution
Monthly hymn study
Early Presidents
Fourth Grade Chorus
Pearson Core Knowledge-5th History & Geo.
Precept
J.S. Bach
Early Civilizations/Native Americans
Names of God
Pachelbel
Geography of the United States
Boy Have I Got Problems
Performance choir
Renaissance
Monthly hymn study
Reformation
General music class
Civil War
Civil War Folk Tunes & Hymns
Tennessee History
Grade
Kindergarten
English Composition
English Grammar
Geography
Narration
Abeka Letters and Sounds
Country Reports
Simple Sentences
Punctuation/Capitalization
Locate & identify Continents
Creative Writing
Intro Syllables
Map Skills
Alphabetical Order
First
Narration
Open Court Series
Geography - from History and bible
Simple Sentences
Punctuation/Capitalization
Map Skills - from Reading Curriculum
Journals/Creative Writing
Common/Proper Nouns
Flat Stanley & Post Cards
Compound Words
Missions
ABC order
Map Drill
Syllables
Action Verbs
Letter Writing
Second
Narration
Abeka Language 2
Geography from History and Bible
Complete Sentences
Capitalization
Geography from Read Alouds
Paragraph
Punctuation
Geography of China, Japan, India & Greece
Creative Writing
Abbreviations
Continent
Book Reports
Contractions
Singular/Plural Nouns
Simple Predicate/Subject
Letter Writing
Third
Creative Writing
Abeka Language 3
Scott Forsman Social Studies
Journaling
Daily oral language masters & assessments
Maps Skills in Social Studies book
Writing various essays
Geography from History and Bible
Narration: written & oral
Study of Rome
Complete Sentences
Descriptive Paragraphs
Friendly Letters
Fourth
Adjectives, Adverbs
Abeka Language A
Descriptive Writing with web outlines
Pronouns
Abeka History of US
Narration: oral & written
Identifying nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs
Geography from History and Bible
Letters: friendly & business
Subject/verb agreement
Tennessee State Geography
Poetry Writing/Written Reports
Pronouns (PPA, PNA) sentence structure
Core Knowledge-History and Geography
2-3 point paragraph/sentence structure
Fifth
Narration: oral & written
Excellence in Writing
Georgraphy from History & Bible
Expository Writing
Identifying eight parts of speech
Atlas Usage
Persuasive Writing
Book Reports
Keyword Outlining
Paragraph Writing w/topic sentences supports
Grade
Kindergarten
Nature Study
Picture Study
Poetry
Fall - Leaves Changing
Eric Carle
Abeka - K book
Winter - Birds that migrate
Norman Rockwell
Robert Louis Stevenson
Spring - Plants/Flowers/insects
Van Gogh
large group recitation
Christina Rossetti
Mother Goose
Poetry Recital
First
Second
Trees: Oaks - all seasons
Beatrix Potter
Poet - Robert Louis Stevenson
Flower: Dandelion, Buttercup, Spring
Edgar Degas
Emphasis - Beatrix Potter
Garden: Wild Strawberry, Wild Onion
George Seurat
Class Poetry Recital-Monthly Poem Mem.
Creature: Squirrel - Fall
Child's Garden of Verses
Reptile: Lizard
Poetry Recital
Trees: Oaks & Maples
Gainsborough
Children's Garden of Verses
Creature: Birds & Sea Creatures-Aquarium
Monet
Monthly Poetry Memorization
Insects
Georgia O'Keeffe
Poetry Recital
Jackson Pollack
Third
Fourth
John Audobon books
Audoban Prints
William Bennet's book
Outdoor Exploration
Artists in Open Court Series (to go with
Book of Virtues to memorize
Trees: Dogwood/Maple
stories)
American songs written as poetry
Plant: Indigenous Plant (& parts)
Benjamin West
Poetry Recital
Animal: Animal classif. (observe local species)
Cezanne
Meteorology - landscape on weather con.
Art of Middle Ages-Antonello de Mecina
Nathanial Hawthorne
Cloud Formations
Rev. Artists - Charles Wilson Peals
Robert Frost
Tree-Fall colors
Modern Artist - Winslow Homer (Civil War
William Carlos Williams
Winter-Study (LWW)
watercolor)
Poetry Recital
Plant - Iris (TN Studies)
Gilbert Stewart
Insect - firefly/ladybug (TN studies)
Creature - Bass (TN studies)
Geologic Nature Study
Shell Study (Oceanography()
Map Skills Nature Study w/compass
Fifth
Tree: Pine
Thomas Kincade
Read a poem a week
Flower: Hydrangea
Rembrandt
Poetry Recital
Plant: Butterfly Bush
Michelangelo
Study: Butterfly
Norman Rockwell
Creature: Eagle
Grade
Kindergarten
First
Physical Education
Mathematics
Narration
Motor Skills
Saxon Math
Monthly assignments in narration.
Basic skills (throwing, batting, catching, running)
Math Manipulatives
Student narrates as parents write.
Motor Skills
Saxon Math
Bi-Weekly assignments for homework.
Basic skills (throwing, batting, catching, running)
Math Manipulatives
Narrate stories, chapters, fables, myths,
poems, etc. from a single reading.
Student narrates as parents write.
Second
Fitness
Saxon Math
Weekly assignments at school & home
Basic skills & application of rules of games
Math Manipulatives
with parents.
Narrate stories, lessons, chapters
and poems
Third
Fourth
Fitness
Saxon
Basic skills & application of games/rules
Math Manipulatives
Fitness
Saxon
Assignments regularly in all academic
Basic skills & application of games/rules
Math Manipulatives
areas. Narration journals to record
Life skills in keeping body fit
Fifth
Narrating from sources in various areas.
written assignments.
Fitness
Saxon
Regular narration assignments in all
Basic skills & application of games/rules
Math Manipulatives
academic areas.
Life skills in keeping body fit
Grade
Shakespeare
Kindergarten
Science
World Civilization
Weather
Plants
Animals/Ocean, Farm
All About Me
First
Twelfth Night
Core Knowledge
Genesis to Ancient Egypt
Animals - Living Things
(Cradle of Civiliation)
Habitats - Human Body
Matter - Electricity
Weather
Second
As You Like It
Enjoying God's World - Abeka
Ancient Greece
Various Science Books
Exploration & Discovery
Various Science Books
Bodies, Plants, Animals
Third
The Taming of the Shrew
Abeka text-Grade 3
Ancient Rome
Science Lab
Nature Study
Apologia Book
Fourth
Julius Caesar
Weather/Meteorology
Middle Ages
Health
European Explorers
Basic Chemistry
Geology
Oceanography
Fifth
Hamlet
Abeka Science
Renaissance/Reformation
Grade
Kindergarten
Art
Art activities & projects that relate to unit study
Study Artist Lives
Teach elements of art (lines, shapes, color)
First
Art projects in class and enrichment days
Study Artist Lives
Teach elements of art (lines, shapes, color)
Second
Art Projects are done on a weekly basis with
Art Teacher and monthly basis with
classroom teacher on Enrichment Days.
Study Artist Lives
Teach elements of art (lines, shapes, color)
Third
Art activities & projects that relate to unit
studies.
Teach elements of art (form, value, texture
lines, shapes and color)
Study Artist Lives
Fourth
Art activities and projects that relate to unit
studies.
Teach elements of art (form, value, texture
lines, shapes and color)
Study Artist Lives
Fifth
Art activities and projects that relate to unit
studies.
Teach elements of art (form, value, texture
lines, shapes and color)
Study Artist Lives