LOWER SCHOOL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS PRE-KINDERGARTEN · 2013. 10. 29. · 1 CURRICULUM LOWER SCHOOL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS PRE-KINDERGARTEN BIBLE • Understand that Jesus was a real person

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CURRICULUM

LOWER SCHOOL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

PRE-KINDERGARTENBIBLE

• Understand that Jesus was a real person and that He and His Father love them.• Learn that God spoke the world into existence out of nothing and He is all-powerful.• Meet Adam and Eve, the first family of the Bible. Learn the importance of Noah’s obedience to God.• Understand why Isaac was such a special gift from God to Abraham and Sarah.• Learn the story of Jacob and Esau and the consequences of lying.• Discover how Joseph remained in God’s care throughout his life and how he showed kindness to his brothers.• Learn how God protected baby Moses and how he became a leader of God’s people. Explore the events surrounding the birth of Christ and His childhood.• Learn the significance of God’s gift of baby John to Zacharias and Elizabeth. Discover how Jesus demonstrated to the disciples His power over nature.• Discover how Jesus demonstrated miraculous power over nature, sickness, and death.• Learn how Zacchaeus changed his life when he came to Jesus.• Learn that even a good man like Nicodemus needed Jesus to make him new inside.• Explore the events surrounding the arrest, trial, and crucifixion of Jesus, His resurrection and ascension.• Learn how the power of prayer resulted in Peter’s escape from prison.• Discover how Paul and Silas praised God, even in the midst of their trials.• Learn how Joshua and Caleb trusted God and were not afraid.• Discover how God spoke to the boy Samuel and how He speaks to children today.• Discover how David trusted God to defeat Goliath.• Learn how Jonah suffered when he didn’t obey God right away. Discover how Daniel did the right thing even though it was very difficult.

PRIMARY RESOURCES ACSI Bible, Preschool

TECHNOLOGIES Notebook Software from SMART Technologies

PRE-KINDERGARTEN DRAMATIC PLAY • Express feelings through movement.• Begin to create or recreate stories, moods or experiences. • Begin to engage in dramatic play with others.

PRIMARY RESOURCES Exploratory and Pretend Centers


PRE-KINDERGARTEN MATH • Learn and use colors.• Recognize the numbers 1-10 in print.• Count from 1-10 independently.• Learn one to one correspondence using different objects.• Learn AB, ABC and ABBA patterning.• Learn and recognize shapes.• Learn to classify and sort different objects according to size and color.

PRIMARY RESOURCES Frog Street Press


PRE-KINDERGARTEN READING• Learn to write their first name.• Recognize other student names in print.• Learn that books are read from front to back and right-side up. • Learn that words are read from left to right.

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• Learn to recognize rhyming words.• Learn/memorize selected Nursery Rhymes.• Learn to recognize and read environmental print.• Learn to recognize and read beginner sight words.• Learn to hear a word through phonological awareness.• Learn word segmentation up to three syllables.



PRE-KINDERGARTEN SCIENCE• Show an interest in investigating unfamiliar objects and how they work together or against each other.• Use one or more senses to observe and learn.• Describe observations.• Use simple measuring devices.• Compare objects and recognize similarities and differences. • Make predictions about what will happen next.• Share observations and findings with others.



PRE-KINDERGARTEN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

• Develop a sense of personal space.• Express interest and self-direction in learning.• Begin to show self-control by following classroom rules. • Begin to be responsible for individual behavior and actions. • Begin to show greater ability to control intense feelings. • Begin to share and cooperate with others in group activities. • Respect other people’s space and personal belongings. • Begin to develop friendships.• Begin to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas.• Respond to the suggestions or direction of others.

PRIMARY RESOURCES Teacher Directed


PRE-KINDERGARTEN WRITING• Attempt to write messages as part of playful activity.• Understand that writing is used to communicate.• Begin to dictate words, phrases, and sentences to an adult recording on paper. Understand that letters are different from numbers.



KINDERGARTENBIBLE

• Recognize that God created the world and recount the story of Adam and Eve’s fall into sin.• Recount the stories surrounding the births of Samuel, Isaac, and John the Baptist.• Recall stories of Mephibosheth, Daniel, Three Hebrew Children, and David and how He took care of them.• Recall the birth of Christ, His death, and resurrection.• Recall stories of the lost sheep, the good Samaritan, the ten lepers, and learn how God helps us.• Recall the stories of Jonah, Paul, Joseph, Esther, and Moses and learn that God has a plan for our lives.

PRIMARY RESOURCES ACSI Bible Bible in Felt


KINDERGARTEN MATH• Identify numbers from 1-100 and count to 100. Count by ones, fives, and tens to 100.• Recognize the value of a penny, nickel, and dime. Create and interpret a pictograph.• Copy patterns using shapes and colors.• Make comparisons using the terms larger, smaller, and same size. Recognize words related to position.

Pre-Kindergarten Reading cont...

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• Model story problems using counters.• Identify the numbers that come before and after a given number. Measure the length of objects in inches and make comparisons.• Display the time on a clock to show the nearest hour and half hour.• Copy patterns on geo boards.• Determine the ordinal positions first through tenth.• Use models to determine the addition combinations of the numbers 1-10. • Subtract one (1) from a number and subtract a number from itself. Explore tangrams and reconstruct patterns.

PRIMARY RESOURCES A Beka Kindergarten Math Math K Saxon Publications


KINDERGARTEN PENMANSHIP• Print their first and last name.• Print upper and lower case letters of the alphabet using top bottom and left-right progression in D’Nealian handwriting.• Copy words and sentences off the board.• Use a story starter to write a story about a personal experience.• Understand that writing is used to communicate.

PRIMARY RESOURCES D’Nealian Handwriting (Pearson Education, Inc)


KINDERGARTEN READING• Identify the vowels and differentiate between long and short sounds. • Identify the consonants and articulate their sounds.• Recognize basic consonant blends.• Recognize long vowels in open syllables: go, me, fly• Recognize short vowels in closed syllables: mat, sit, cub • Recite the alphabet from A to Z.• Read selected sight words.• Identify rhyming words in songs and poems.• Recognize the beginning sounds of words.• Identify the parts of a book: front cover back cover illustrator/author.• Answer questions during listening comprehension activities.• Retell stories that are read to them.

Kindergarten Math cont...

• Write letters and words following appropriate left to right and top to bottom progression. • Print letters of the alphabet D’Nelian style.• Apply the basic rules of capitalization and punctuation: capitalize the first word in a sentence end sentences with periods or question marks.• Blend letters and sounds to decode words.• Read words ending in two consonants.

PRIMARY RESOURCES A Beka BooksReading Readiness Skills ( Neuhaus Education Center)


KINDERGARTEN SCIENCE• Investigate their five senses.• Identify the seasons and their different weather patterns.• Grow plants and observe their similarities and differences.• Investigate the similarities and differences among animals and how those similarities and differences help each animal adapt.• Explore land and water and learn how to care for the earth. • Compare and contrast the daytime and the nighttime. • Investigate things that float and sink.• Investigate light and heat and discover how they are used.

PRIMARY RESOURCES Science (Christian Schools International) God’s World (A Beka Book)


KINDERGARTEN HISTORY• Understand the importance of jobs and learn about different community helpers and ways they help our community• Recognize the symbols and places that represent American beliefs and contribute to our national identity: the American flag, Washington DC, and the Statue of Liberty.• Recite the Pledge of Allegiance.• Recognize important people in history and what they have done to help our country: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington Carver.• Understand that holidays are celebrations of special events.• Sing the names of the seven continents and locate them on a map.• Locate different countries on a map and compare their customs and traditions.

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PRIMARY RESOURCES Social Studies K, A Beka Book


FIRST GRADEBIBLE

• Understand that God spoke the universe into existence and meet Adam and Eve, the first family of the Bible.• Consider Noah’s faithfulness to God.• Learn how Jacob cheated his brother.• Discover how Joseph became a great leader and forgave his brothers. • Discover what Timothy learned from Lois and Eunice.• Recognize Moses as the chosen leader of God’s people.• Be introduced to Peter, one of the leaders of the early church.• Discover how Joshua and Caleb remained faithful to the Lord.• Experience Ruth’s loyalty to Naomi.• Recite the story of John Mark.• Explore God’s rules, The Ten Commandments.• Understand the importance of the Psalms to the praise and worship of God. • Discover that the Gospels contain God’s rules for experiencing true happiness. • Investigate the birth of Christ and His sinless childhood.• Learn how to love and care for others and to share.• Learn how to believe God, how to be thankful, and how to serve Him. • Investigate the beginnings of the church.• Learn how to be wise and cheerful givers who please God.• Discover that Steven was a willing leader in the early church.• Discover how Philip won souls to Christ by obeying the Lord.• Learn how reading God’s word daily will help them grow in Him. • Discover how they can experience God’s glory in heaven.• Understand that God gives us different abilities and that we should use them to glorify Him.

PRIMARY RESOURCES ACSI Bible, Grade OneACSI Bible Student Workbook


Kindergarten History cont...

FIRST GRADE ENGLISH/GRAMMAR • Identify nouns in a sentence.• Distinguish between singular and plural nouns.• Distinguish between common and proper nouns.• Identify “I” as a pronoun.• Identify the action verb in a sentence.• Identify prepositions, objects of the preposition, and prepositional phrases in sentences.• Identify adjectives and article adjectives in sentences.• Identify adverbs in sentences.• Capitalize the first word of a sentence and end it with appropriate punctuation: period, question mark, or exclamation mark.• Capitalize proper nouns: names of people, names of places, months of the year, days of the week, and the pronoun “I”.• Recognize the function of the apostrophe in contractions.• Recognize the critical attributes of complete sentences: a subject noun, a verb, a complete thought, a beginning capital letter, and ending punctuation.• Diagram sentences: color coding (Neahaus) and labeling (Shurley).• Identify synonyms and antonyms

PRIMARY RESOURCES BJU English 1: Writing and GrammarThe Shurley Method: English Made EasyMultisensory Grammar and Written Composition (Neuhaus Education Center)

TECHNOLOGIES

Notebook Software from SMART Technologies

FIRST GRADE MATH • Solve addition sentences with sums to 12.• Solve addition sentences using addition stories and pictures.• Solve subtraction sentences with minuends to 12.• Solve subtraction sentences using subtraction stories and pictures.• Solve addition sentences with three addends.• Identify the related addition and subtraction facts in fact families.• Add two-digit numbers without regrouping.• Subtract two-digit numbers without regrouping.• Count sets of 10-100 objects and write the numbers as tens and ones.• Identify and compare numbers that are greater or less than, one less or one more than, ten less and ten greater than.

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First Grade Math cont...

• Identify the number that comes before, after, or between given numbers. Identify ordinal position, first through tenth.• Recognize and extend number patterns.• Solve problems using even and odd numbers.• Collect, organize, and record data using tally marks, picture graphs, and bar graphs. Determine the value of sets of coins made up of pennies, nickels, and dimes.• Use different combinations of coins to make the same amount; make combinations of coins that equal a quarter and a dollar.• Tell time to the nearest hour and half hour.• Order months, days, and events; interpret schedules and make reasonable estimates involving time.• Identify, sort, and classify plane shapes and solids by properties.• Identify congruent shapes; make symmetrical shapes; give and follow directions to locate objects.• Make, copy, and extend patterns; identify pattern units; identify and correct errors in patterns.• Order objects by length; estimate and measure length using nonstandard units; estimate and measure to the nearest inch and centimeter.• Estimate and compare weight and capacity.• Recognize equal parts of groups; recognize halves, thirds and fourths.

PRIMARY RESOURCES

Harcourt Grade 1 AR math Grade 1


FIRST GRADE PENMANSHIP • Write upper and lowercase letters to form words and sentences in D’Nealian manuscript demonstrating: Correct form Uniform slant Proper size Adequate spacing Letters that sit neatly on the line

PRIMARY RESOURCES D’Nealian Handwriting: Practice and Review Masters (Scott Foresman - Addison Wesley) Evan-Moor: Daily Handwriting Practice


FIRST GRADE READING• Identify and read the following in context and in isolation: consonant blends. spl str th consonant digraphs. ng ck ph vowel-pair words. (boat) (read) (shout) (wait) r-controlled vowels in words. (fork) (spark) (turn) (bird) long vowels in open syllables. (gō) short vowels in closed syllables. (hăt) silent e words. (hike) (stale) words in which the final y makes a /ē/ or /ī/. (penny) (fly) silent consonants in words. (lamb) (light) final stable syllables. -ble -tle (fable) (bottle)• Recognize and read compound words.• Recognize and read words with suffixes and prefixes.• Recognize and read contractions.• Recognize the number of syllables in words.• Read sight words.• Read and understand a glossary and table of contents.• List words in alphabetical order by the first letter.• Read orally and silently for comprehension.• Identify and discuss major and minor characters.• Recall facts and details and sequence events in a story.• Draw conclusions, predict outcomes, and make inferences.• Recognize cause and effect relationships.• Read grade-level text with a minimum fluency rate of 80 words per minute.• Read with expression, accuracy, fluency, and appropriate speed, acknowledging all punctuation.

PRIMARY RESOURCES BJU Reading 1 BJU Phonics 1

TECHNOLOGIES Notebook Software from SMART Technologies Accelerated Reader

FIRST GRADE SCIENCE • Demonstrate safe practices during classroom and field investigations. • Draw detailed observations in journals.• Sort objects several different ways according to likenesses and differences. • Identify and describe the five senses and their functions.• Describe the properties of magnification.• Distinguish between a spider and an insect.

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• Identify characteristics of living and non-living organisms and objects. • Model rotation and revolution of the planets around the sun.• Distinguish between a planet and a star.• Observe and record the functions of a thermometer.• Determine objects that are magnetic.• Demonstrate how simple machines make work easier.• Illustrate the parts of a plant.• Compare animals according to classifications,• Describe animal adaptations.• Define reduce, reuse, and recycle as it applies to caring for the earth. • Conduct simple investigations using the scientific method.• Read and interpret a bar graph.• Recognize that color breaks into different bands in the light spectrum.

PRIMARY RESOURCES First Grade Discovery Works (Concordia)Materials from the Humble ISD Science Collaborative Various Internet Websites


FIRST GRADE HISTORY • Retell the folktale and legend of Johnny Appleseed and identify seasons of an apple tree. • Describe different beliefs, customs, and traditions of families and their importance. • Describe ways that families meet basic human needs.• Recognize holidays, celebrations, and customs.• Describe physical changes in the environment during the fall season and identify when autumn occurs on a yearly timeline.• Identify changes in weather and how those changes affect people. • Describe how a farmer’s job changes with the seasons.• Identify different types of farms.• Describe different foods grown and harvested on a farm.• Identify how farms are important to all people.• Describe how Native Americans lived off the land.• Identify the contributions of Native Americans to the survival of the Pilgrims. • Describe the customs and way of life of Native Americans.• Describe the origins of the customs of Thanksgiving.• Describe the Pilgrims’ way of life and their hope for religious freedom. • Recognize that there are many different countries around the world.

• Describe various beliefs, customs and traditions of other countries.• Explain the Christmas customs and traditions in America.• Retell the story of the first Christmas from the Bible.• Describe winter holiday celebrations and customs and identify when winter occurs on a yearly timeline.• Describe changes in the physical environment during the winter months and how these changes affect people.• Locate places on a map using the four cardinal directions and the compass rose. • Locate major landmarks such as the United States and Texas on maps and globes.• Recognize and use a map key.• Describe routes on a map.• Identify physical characteristics of places on a map.• Recognize the characteristics of good citizenship such as personal rights and responsibilities, following the rules, and understand that individuals belong to much larger groups of citizens.• Describe participation in democratic decision making and explain majority vote. • Recognize the role of authority figures and public officials.• Identify political leaders such as the mayor, governor, and president and the responsibilities of each.• Identify customs, symbols, and celebrations that make Americans proud.• Identify various historical figures and tell how they influenced the nation. Betsy Ross, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Ben Franklin, and Martin Luther King• Recognize The National Anthem and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. • Distinguish between wants and needs.• Identify the possible effects of shortages.

PRIMARY RESOURCES A Beka Book


FIRST GRADE SPELLING• Identify the number of vowel sounds (syllables) in words.• Spell short vowel sounds in closed syllables. (hat) (lock) (fetch)• Spell consonant clusters. sh th ch wh• Spell VCe syllables. (hike) (base)• Spell words with r-controlled vowels. (fork) (spark) (turn) (bird) (herd) • Spell words with final stable syllables. -ble -tle• Spell common suffixes. -ing -ed -es• Spell common prefixes. re- un-

First Grade Science cont...

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• Spell words in which /ē/ is spelled with a final y or ey. (rainy) (key)• Spell words in which /ī/ is spelled y. (fly)• Spell words in which long /ā/ is spelled ai ay. (sail) (say)• Spell words with the diphthongs oi oy ou ow. ((boil) (boy) (out) (cow) • Spell words in which long /ē/ is spelled ea ee. (meat) (feet)• Spell words in which /ō/ is spelled ow oa o. (snow) (boat) (cold)• Spell words in which /s/ is spelled with a c. (mice)• Spell words in which ŏ is spelled a. (watch)• Spell words in which ĕ is spelled ea ai. (head) (said)• Spell words with consonant blends made with r l s. (tree) (black) (spot) • Spell common homonyms. (dear, deer) (for, four)• Spell irregular words. (move) (father)• Spell contractions. (can’t)• Spell words that follow the Doubling Rule. (hop + ed = hopped) • Spell words that follow the Dropping Rule. (drive + ing = driving) • Spell words that follow the Changing Rule. (fry + ed = fried)

PRIMARY RESOURCES Scientific Spelling (Neuhaus Education Center)Language Enrichment: Reading Concepts Manual (Neuhaus Education Center) Modern Curriculum Press


SECOND GRADEBIBLE

• Discover how Moses, a humble man, found the courage to diligently pursue freedom for the Israelites. • Find that Joshua loved God’s word and wholeheartedly obeyed all that Moses had commanded him to do.• Learn how Daniel’s confidence and faith in God lead to a prosperous and successful life.• Learn how Job remained patient and controlled his tongue even in the face of great tragedy and suffering.• Discover how an unselfish Esther listened to wise advice and saved the Jewish people. • Find out how Elijah’s trust in God allowed him to boldly face the prophets of Baal.

• Learn that the message heard by Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds is also an important message for them. • Understand the meaning of mercy through the actions of Jesus and discover ways to show compassion for the spiritual needs of others.• Learn how Ruth demonstrated her loyalty to Naomi and became a loving servant. • Discover how David found the courage to face the giant as well as his sorrow for the sins he committed as king of Israel.• Find out how Nehemiah’s cooperative attitude and his determination to stand against the crowd, resulted in the reconstruction of Jerusalem’s wall in record time.• Learn that Miriam was a responsible older sister and grew up praising God, only to learn a difficult lesson about respecting authority.• Learn that even though Abraham listened to God, he had to learn the importance of honesty. His prayer for Lot is a reminder that we must also pray for others.• Experience Martha’s open profession of her belief in God and faith in Jesus.• Discover how Peter found self-control and learned to accept others. • Find out how Paul and Barnabas encouraged others.• Learn how Paul and Silas shared their faith as a model for how we, too, should witness to others about the Good News of salvation.

PRIMARY RESOURCES ACSI Bible, Grade TwoACSI Bible Student WorkbookNIrV Adventure Bible for Young Readers


SECOND GRADE ENGLISH/GRAMMAR • Identify nouns in lists, sentences, and paragraphs.• Identify singular and plural nouns.• Add s and es to singular nouns to form plurals.• Add ‘s to singular nouns to show possession.• Distinguish between common and proper nouns.• Recognize when to use pronouns in writing.• Identify direct objects and objects of the preposition.• Identify action verbs and helping verbs.• Recognize appropriate use of verb tense.• Recognize adjectives/adverbs in lists, sentences, and paragraphs.• Recognize appropriate use of articles.

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• Apply rules of capitalization: first word in a sentence; proper nouns; titles of books, stories, songs, etc.• Apply rules of punctuation: periods, question marks, and exclamation marks.• Use apostrophes to form contractions and possessives.• Demonstrate comma rules: between date and year, city and state, words in a series, greeting and closing of a letter.• Respond to questions in complete sentences.• Diagram sentences: color-coding (Neuhaus) labeling (Shurley).• Apply the steps of the writing process: planning drafting revising proofreading publishing• Write sentences to match a given pattern. (article, adjective, noun, verb, adverb, preposition, article, object of the preposition)



SECOND GRADE MATH• Master the 200 basic addition and subtraction facts with 100% accuracy. • Master multiplication through the facts of 5.• Distinguish between odd and even numbers.• Read and write whole numbers through 9,999.• Order whole numbers to 9,999.• Write numbers in expanded notation through 9,999.• Compare whole numbers using , = through 9,999.• Add three digit numbers with regrouping.• Subtract three digit numbers with regrouping.• Count forward and backward from a given number (numbers to 1,000). • Recognize word names for numbers through 9,999.• Create and interpret charts and graphs.• Determine the value of sets of coins and dollar bills up to $10.00.• Write the value of a set of coins using cent, dollar, and decimal symbols. • Tell time to five minute intervals.

Second Grade English/Grammar cont...

• Calculate elapsed time.• Measure length and height using customary and metric units.• Measure weight in customary and metric units.• Measure capacity in customary and metric units.• Identify plane geometric figures and count sides and vertices.• Identify solid shapes and count edges, faces, and corners. • Identify fractional parts of sets and wholes.• Recognize multiplication as repeated addition.• Use manipulatives to model basic multiplication facts. • Recognize division as repeated subtraction.• Use manipulatives to model basic division facts.• Identify patterns in charts, tables, and sets of numbers.• Identify the algorithm needed to solve word problems.• Use a variety of strategies to solve problems: drawing pictures, making lists, working backward, guess and check.

PRIMARY RESOURCES Accelerated MathMath Fact Frenzy Teaching GuideTECHNOLOGIES Notebook Software from SMART Technologies Math Fact Frenzy Drill and Practice

SECOND GRADE PENMANSHIP• Write upper and lowercase letters to form words and sentences in D’Nealian manuscript demonstrating Correct form Uniform slant Proper size Adequate spacing Letters that sit neatly on the line • Write upper and lowercase letters to form words and sentences legibly in D’Nelian cursive demonstrating Correct form Uniform slant Proper size Adequate spacing Letters that sit neatly on the line

PRIMARY RESOURCES D’Nealian Handwriting: Practice and Review Masters (Scott Foresman - Addison Wesley)


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SECOND GRADE READING• Decode the following in context and in isolation consonant blends. spl str thr consonant digraphs. ng ck ph vowel digraphs. ie ue ew vowel diphthongs. oi oy ou r-controlled vowels. (fork) (spark) (turn) (bird) open and closed syllables. (fā/vor) (lăd/der) VCe syllables. (hike) (stale) final stable syllables. -tion -ble -tle• Use syllabication skills to decode words. (V/CV) (VC/CV) (V/CCV)• Code the pronunciation of words using diacritical markings, rules of syllabication, and accent marks.• Recognize words with common prefixes and suffixes.• Read grade-level text with a minimum fluency rate of 90-100 words per minute.• Read grade-level text smoothly, with accurate word recognition of at least 95%, using appropriate expression, and acknowledging all punctuation.• Read grade level or above text to answer comprehension questions in complete sentences using evidence found in the text.• Use context to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.• Make inferences and draw conclusions about a given text. • Develop summaries of paragraphs, articles, and stories.• Identify and/or state the main idea of a given text.• Sequence the events of a passage, article, or story.• Alphabetize a series of words by the first, second, or third letters. • Demonstrate dictionary skills.• Demonstrate a working knowledge of lesson vocabulary in comprehension and related activities.

PRIMARY RESOURCES Bob Jones University PressBlast Off! (Buckle Down Publishing Company)Language Enrichment: Reading Concepts Manual (Neuhaus Education Center) Scientific Spelling (Neuhaus Education Center

TECHNOLOGIES Notebook Software from SMART Technologies Accelerated Reader

SECOND GRADE SCIENCE• Demonstrate safe practices during classroom and field investigations. • Write detailed observations in journals.

• Sort and classify objects according to likenesses and differences. • Read and color bar graphs.• Measure objects using non-standard forms of measurement. • Measure objects using meters, decimeters, and centimeters. • Measure the mass of an object using a balance.• Observe and describe matter based on multiple characteristics: mass size shape color ability to float magnetism• Illustrate the system needed to produce shadows.• Recognize that color breaks into different bands in the light spectrum.• Describe the characteristics of different phases of the moon.• Explain the differences in colors of stars.• Conduct simple investigations using the scientific method.• Explain how heat causes change and compare objects according to temperature. • Describe the characteristics of solids, liquids, and gasses.• Illustrate the water cycle.• Observe and record weather changes from day to day and over seasons.• Identify differences in habitats and reasons for those differences. • Construct a simple food chain.• Describe the characteristics of meat eaters and plant eaters. • Compare the characteristics of different types of dinosaurs. • Distinguish between fossil imprints and remains.• Infer size and type of animal based on remains and imprints. • Explain the difference between endangered and extinct.

PRIMARY RESOURCES Second Grade Discovery Works (Concordia) Materials from the Humble ISD Science Collaborative Various Internet Websites


SECOND GRADE HISTORY• Recognize and apply the four cardinal directions on a map.• Name the seven continents and four major oceans and labe them on a map of the world. • Name the 50 states in alphabetical order.• List four to five freedoms we enjoy in the United States.

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• Demonstrate an understanding of what The Pledge of Allegiance means.• Recognize general rules for handling and displaying the American flag.• Identify the dates and origins of America’s patriotic holidays: George Washington’s birthday Abraham Lincoln’s birthday Memorial Day Flag Day Independence Day Labor Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Day• Describe the events that inspired America’s patriotic songs: Yankee Doodle The Star Spangled Banner America America the Beautiful• Recognize the contribution of different groups of people to the development of the United States of America: Separatists Pioneers Indians Cowboys Colonists Immigrants PRIMARY RESOURCES Our America Teacher Edition (A Beka Book) First Facts About the States (Scholastic, Inc.)


SECOND GRADE SPELLING• Identify the number of vowel sounds (syllables) in words.• Spell short vowel sounds in closed syllables. (hat) (lock) (fetch)• Spell consonant clusters. sh wr th ng tch• Spell long vowel sounds in open syllables. (a/pron) (go) (tri/pod)• Spell words in which /ŭ/ is spelled with the letter a. (about)• Spell words in which /ŏ/ is spelled with the letter a. (watch)• Spell VCe syllables. (hike) (stale)• Spell words with r-controlled vowels. (fork) (spark) (turn) (bird) (germ)• Spell words with final stable syllables. -ble -tle -tion• Spell common suffixes. -ing -ed -less -s -ful -ness• Spell words with VC/CV patterns. (nap/kin) (in/sist)• Spell words in which /ē/ is spelled with a final y or ey. (rainy) (monkey)

• Spell Vrr words. (carry) (sorry) (merry)• Spell words in which /ī/ is spelled igh. (sight)• Spell words in which /ā/ is spelled ay ai ea ei eigh. (stay) (bait) (steak) (vein) (sleigh) • Spell words with the long and short oo. (book) (moon)• Spell words with V/CV patterns. (bā/sic)• Spell words with V/CCV patterns. (sē/cret)• Spell words in which /er/ is spelled ar and or. (dollar) (doctor)• Spell words with the diphthongs oi oy ou ow. (boil) (boy) (couch) (flower)• Spell words in which /ē/ is spelled ea ie ei. (meat) (thief) (ceiling) • Spell words in which /ō/ is spelled oa ow. (boat) (snow)• Spell words in which /s/ is spelled with c. (mice)• Spell words with prefixes. over- re- un- mis-• Spell words in which /j/ is spelled with g dge. (gerbil) (badge)• Spell words in which /au/ is spelled au aw a. (saucer) (straw) (ball) • Spell words in which /ĕ/ is spelled ea. (head)• Spell words in which /k/ is spelled ch. (school)• Spell words in which /f/ is spelled ph. (phone)• Spell words in which /hw/ is spelled wh. (whisper)• Spell irregular words. (through) (ocean)• Spell words that follow the Floss Rule. (glass) (scoff) (tell)• Spell words that follow the Rabbit Rule. (ladder) (tennis)• Spell words that follow the Doubling Rule. (hop + ed = hopped) • Spell words that follow the Dropping Rule. (drive + ing = driving) • Spell words that follow the Changing Rule. (fry + ed = fried)

PRIMARY RESOURCES Scientific Spelling (Neuhaus Education Center)Language Enrichment: Reading Concepts Manual (Neuhaus Education Center)


THIRD GRADEBIBLE

• Acknowledge that Jesus existed before the fall of man and describe His birth, childhood, and preparations for His ministry.• Understand how Jesus selected, transformed, and equipped His workers.• Recognize what Jesus teaches about ourselves and about building our lives.• Discover what Jesus teaches about Himself.• Discover what Jesus teaches about how to pray, love, and live forever.

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• Discover what Jesus teaches about sharing the Gospel, seeking the lost, and forgiveness. • Discover what Jesus teaches about work and caring about others.• Discover how Jesus overcomes nature, the enemy, and hunger.• Understand that Jesus controls creation.• Discover how Jesus overcomes blindness and conquers death.• Understand how God’s plan is revealed through the books of the Bible.• Recognize the significance of Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension into heaven. Discover how the Holy Spirit empowers believers.• Understand how God uses persecution to fulfill His purposes and how Saul, the persecutor, became Paul the follower.• Discover how Paul became the master builder of the early church, laying foundations and reinforcing the work that had been done.• Recognize that Paul accomplished all that God had for him and that the building of the church continues today. • Review God’s plan for the church and for their personal lives, and evaluate their own spiritual growth over the past school year.

PRIMARY RESOURCES ACSI Bible, Grade Three ACSI Bible Student Workbook NIV Bible


THIRD GRADE ENGLISH/GRAMMAR • Write complete sentences.• Write and punctuate declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences.• Identify simple subjects and predicates.• Identify parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs and adjectives.• Form plural nouns by adding –s or –es.• Add (‘s) or (s’) to nouns to show singular and plural possession.• Apply capitalization rules: first word in a sentence; proper nouns; titles of books, stories, and songs; days of the week, etc.• Use apostrophes to form contractions.• Apply rules of punctuation for periods, commas, question marks, exclamation marks, and quotation marks.• Follow the steps of the writing process: planning, drafting, revising, proofreading, and publishing.• Engage in the writing process to author a variety of written works: how to paragraph; persuasive essay; friendly letter; personal story; book report and research paper.

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• Diagram sentences: color-coding (Neuhaus) labeling parts of speech (Shurley).• Use antonyms, synonyms and homophones.• Use suffixes to modify the meaning of words.• Utilize the thesaurus, dictionary, index, dictionary, encyclopedia, library and the atlas.



THIRD GRADE MATH • Maintain mastery of basic addition and subtraction facts through 18. • Master the multiplication facts through 10.• Add and subtract fractions with like denominators.• Identify plane and solid geometric shapes.• Calculate area and perimeter.• Construct and read graphs and tables.• Solve one and two-step word problems using basic operations.• Use a number line to solve math problems.• Tell time to the nearest minute.• Measure using customary and metric units.• Determine the value of a set of coins.• Round to the nearest ten and hundred.• Estimate answers using rounding and basic operations.• Multiply three-digit numbers by one-digit numbers.• Divide two-digit numbers by one-digit numbers.• Compute using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division algorithms. • Understand place value through 999,999.

PRIMARY RESOURCES Harcourt Math Grade 3


THIRD GRADE PENMANSHIP • MaintainlegibleD’Nealian manuscript,demonstrating: Correct form Uniform slant

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Proper size Adequate spacing Letters that sit neatly on the line• Review and maintain legible D’Nelian cursive, demonstrating: Correct form Uniform slant Proper size Adequate spacing Letters that sit neatly on the line



THIRD GRADE READING • Read various types of literature.• Read fluently both orally and silently.• Demonstrate various levels of comprehension.• Read regular and irregular words.• Apply word identification strategies such as decoding, blending, and syllabication.• Verify word meaning with the application of derivational endings, word order, and syntax.• Read on-level text with fluency and understanding.• Read silently for increasing periods of time.• Self-select independent-level reading.• Read a variety of genre by classic and contemporary authors.• Develop a broader vocabulary by listening, reading, discussing, and making use of dictionaries, glossaries, and available technology.• Demonstrate an understanding of synonyms and multi-meaning words.• Apply a variety of comprehension strategies such as using prior knowledge, retelling or acting out passages/stories, rereading, and searching for clues.• Exhibit an understanding and interpretation of stories and poems through written works, illustrations, demonstrations, and connecting ideas and themes.• Analyze the characteristics and features of various types of literature such as fiction, non- fiction, fact and fantasy.• Understand literary terms such as author, illustrator, title, playwright, theater, stage, act, dialogue, scenes, character, setting, and plot.• Conduct research using the 5 W questions model.• Use guide words to locate information in the encyclopedia and dictionary.

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• Use the table of contents to locate information for research.• Enhance research with information from the internet, notes, charts, and labels.• Identify the main idea of paragraphs, stories, and articles and draw conclusions.• Read to increase knowledge of their own culture and connect life experiences with language.• Read select novels and be introduced to a variety of literary genre.

PRIMARY RESOURCES Bob Jones University Press


THIRD GRADE SCIENCE • Demonstrate safe practices during classroom and field investigations. • Write detailed observations in journals.• Observe and identify patterns including seasons, day and night, life cycles and predict what will happen next.• Recognize and copy patterns seen in charts and graphs.• Make observations using tools including hand lenses, balances, cups, bowls, and computers.• Measure objects using meters, decimeters, and centimeters. • Measure the mass of an object using a balance.• Observe and describe matter based on characteristics of mass, size, shape, color, ability to float, and magnetism.• Develop a model to show that light travels in a straight line.• Recognize that color breaks into different bands in the light spectrum.• Recognize constellations and understand that they are not actual pictures in the sky.• Describe characteristics of the sun and moon.• Observe, describe, and record changes in size, mass, color, position, quantity, time, temperature, sound, and movement.• Identify that heat causes change, and compare objects according to temperature. • Identify matter as solids, liquids, and gasses.• Model a complete and incomplete electrical circuit.• Observe and record weather changes from day to day and over seasons.• Identify differences in habitats and reasons for those differences.• Construct a simple food chain.• Identify some inherited characteristics of animals and plants. • Label the parts of a plant.

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• Label the stages in complete and incomplete metamorphosis. • Infer size and type of animal based on remains and imprints. • Label the stages in the life cycle of a flowering plant and a conifer. • Identify different sources for water.• Conduct simple investigations using the scientific method.

PRIMARY RESOURCES 3rd Grade Discovery Works ConcordiaMaterials from the Humble ISD Science Collaborative Various Internet Websites


THIRD GRADE HISTORY • Describe the events leading up to the discovery of the West Indies by Christopher Columbus.• Discuss the influence of select individuals on the lives of the Pilgrims: John Smith Pocahontas Miles Standish Squanto• Explain the effects of persecution on the life of William Penn. • Include the ramifications of being Quaker.• Describe Benjamin Franklin’s role as peacemaker during the writing of the Constitution and the formation of the new government.• Summarize the events that resulted in the election of George Washington as the first president of United States.• Discuss Thomas Jefferson’s role as author of The Declaration of Independence and the many ways he used his talents to help move the country forward.• Elaborate on how Daniel Boone helped pave the way for the westward expansion of the United States.• Discuss the contribution of Noah Webster as author of the first American textbooks and dictionary.• Describe the circumstances surrounding the writing of one of America’s favorite poems by John Greenleaf Whittier.• Relate the historical account of Robert E. Lee’s rise to general of The Confederate Army.• Tell how Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States and how he reunited the country after the Civil War.• Identify the critical role Clara Barton played in setting up The Red Cross.• Explain how Ulysses Grant achieved victory over the Confederacy during the Civil War.

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• Describe how Louisa May Alcott became one of America’s favorite early authors.• Summarize the circumstances that inspired Booker T. Washington to build the Tuskegee Institute.• Discuss the efforts of George Washington Carver to improve farming in the south. • Recognize Laura Ingalls Wilder as the author of The Little House books for children. • Recognize Billy Sunday as a famous evangelist who won millions of people to Christ. • Explain the role of Martin Luther King, Jr. in ending segregation in the United States. • Name the fifty states and label them on a map of the United States.• Identify the seven continents and four major oceans and label them on a world map. • Identify the different parts of a map.

PRIMARY RESOURCES Our American Heritage: People in U.S. History (A Beka Book) Our American Heritage: Map Study Skills (A Beka Book)


THIRD GRADE SPELLING • Identify the number of vowel sounds (syllables) in words.• Spell short vowel sounds in closed syllables. (hat) (lock) (fetch)• Spell consonant clusters. sh wr th ng tch• Spell long vowel sounds in open syllables. (a/pron) (go) (tri/pod)• Spell words in which /ŭ/ is spelled with the letter a or o. (about) (month)• Spell words in which /ŏ/ is spelled with the letter a. (watch)• Spell VCe syllables. (hike) (stale) (cube)• Spell words with r-controlled vowels. (fork) (spark) (turn) (bird) (germ)• Spell words with final stable syllables. -ble -tle -tion -sion -ssion -ture• Spell common suffixes. -ing -ed -less -s -ful -ness• Spell words with VC/CV patterns. (nap/kin) (in/sist)• Spell words in which /ē/ is spelled with a final y or ey. (rainy) (monkey)• Spell words with silent e. (else) (sense) (nerve)• Spell words in which /ī/ is spelled igh or y. (sight) (type)• Spell words in which /ā/ is spelled ay ai ea ei eigh. (stay) (bait) (steak) (vein) (sleigh) • Spell words in which short /oo/ is spelled oo. (book)• Spell words in which long /oo/ is spelled oo or ou. (moon) (soup)• Spell words with V/CV patterns. (bā/sic)

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• Spell words with V/CCV patterns. (sē/cret)• Spell words in which /ĭ/ is spelled i or y. (dĭ/vide) (gym)• Spell words with the diphthongs oi oy ou ow. (boil) (boy) (couch) (flower) • Spell words in which /ē/ is spelled ea ee ie ei. (meat) (feet) (thief) (ceiling) • Spell words in which /ō/ is spelled oa ow. (boat) (snow)• Spell words in which /ū/ is spelled ew or ue. (drew) (statue)• Spell words in which /s/ is spelled with c. (mice)• Spell words with VCC/CV and VC/CCV patterns. (pump/kin) (chil/dren) • Spell words with prefixes. pre- post- re- in- ad- -ex• Spell words in which /j/ is spelled with g or dge. (gerbil) (badge) • Spell words in which /ĭj/ is spelled age. (village)• Spell words in which /au/ is spelled au aw a. (saucer) (straw) (ball) • Spell words in which /ĕ/ is spelled ea. (head)• Spell words in which /k/ is spelled ch. (school)• Spell words in which /f/ is spelled ph. (phone)• Spell words in which /sh/ is spelled ch. (chef) (charade)• Spell irregular words. (through) (ocean) (people)• Spell words with V/V patterns. (po/em) (du/et)• Spell multisyllabic words. (fan/tas/tic) (re/pub/lic)• Spell words that follow the Floss Rule. (glass) (scoff) (tell)• Spell words that follow the Rabbit Rule. (ladder) (tennis)• Spell words that follow the Doubling Rule. (hop + ed = hopped)• Spell words that follow the Dropping Rule. (drive + ing = driving)• Spell words that follow the Changing Rule. (fry + ed = fried)

PRIMARY RESOURCES Scientific Spelling (Neuhaus Education Center)Language Enrichment: Reading Concepts Manual (Neuhaus Education Center)


FOURTH GRADEBIBLE

• Examine timelines and maps related to Biblical history.• Explore reasons for studying the Bible.• Demonstrate an awareness of the Bible as the true and inspired Word of God.

• Explore the significance of God’s omnipresence, omniscience, and omnipotence.• Contemplate the Divinity of Christ.• Recognize that the Holy Spirit indwells, empowers, and enlightens.• Recognize that man was created in God’s image, has a sinful nature, and was made to glorify God.• Explain the origins of sin, its effects on the world, and the consequences of sin.• Recognize that salvation is by grace through faith in Christ alone.• Consider eternity as God’s time.• Recognize that the Church is Christ’s body, that it serves as salt and light to the world, and that Christ will return for His Church.• Investigate the judgments of Christ.• Examine their walk with God relative to prayer, devotions, sharing the good news, and holding on to the truth.• Explore the different names of Christ.PRIMARY RESOURCES ACSI Bible, Grade FourACSI Bible Student Workbook NIV Bible


FOURTH GRADE ENGLISH/GRAMMAR • Apply rules of capitalization: first word in a sentence; proper nouns; titles• Apply rules of punctuation: end of sentences; apostrophes in possessives and contractions; commas; quotations• Identify and write simple and compound sentences.• Use proper verb tense in writing.• Identify parts of speech including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions.• Choose appropriate subject and object pronouns.• Write for a variety of purposes including entertainment, persuasion, information, and expressing opinions.• Apply the steps of the writing process: planning drafting revising proofreading publishing• Use reference materials such as a dictionary or thesaurus to improve writing. • Use proper subject-verb agreement.

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PRIMARY RESOURCES BJU English 4: Writing and Grammar Drops in the BucketDaily Language Review (Evan-Moor)


FOURTH GRADE MATH • Use place value to read, write, order, and compare: Whole numbers through the hundred billions place Decimals including tenths and hundredths Money represented in number form• Solve problems using addition and subtraction including: Whole numbers through the hundred billions place Decimals including tenths and hundredths Money represented in number form• Model multiplication and division problems using arrays.• Recall and apply multiplication facts through 12 x 12.• Use multiplication to solve problems up to 3-digits x 3-digits including: Whole numbers through the hundred thousands place Decimals including tenths and hundredths Money represented in number form• Use division to solve problems involving whole numbers with up to 2-digit divisors and 4- digit dividends.• Round whole numbers to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand.• Estimate solutions to addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems Identify patterns to solve problems involving data in a table.• Use patterns to multiply by 10, 100, or 1,000.• Use pictorial models to name fractions and decimals.• Name fractional quantities greater than one using pictorial models.• Compare and order fractions and decimals.• Add and subtract fractions with the like denominators.• Multiply and divide fractions.• Identify right, acute, and obtuse angles.• Identify parallel and perpendicular lines.• Use critical attributes to identify two- and three-dimensional shapes. • Identify translations, reflections, and rotations of geometric shapes. • Use reflections to determine if a shape is symmetrical.• Locate and name points on a line including whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.• Estimate and use measurement tools to determine length using customary and metric units of measure.

• Measure volume in cubic units using pictorial models.• Estimate capacity and weight/mass using customary and metric units of measure.• Perform simple conversions of length, capacity, and weight in the customary system of measurement.• Use a thermometer to measure temperature.• Solve problems using elapsed time.• Use pictures to determine all possible outcomes in a given set of objects. • Interpret bar graphs.• Select an appropriate problem-solving plan and apply it to solve problems.

PRIMARY RESOURCES Harcourt Math Accelerated Math


FOURTH GRADE PENMANSHIP • Maintain legible D’Nealian manuscript, demonstrating: Correct form Uniform slant Proper size Adequate spacing Letters that sit neatly on the line• Maintain legible D’Nelian cursive, demonstrating: Correct form Uniform slant Proper size Adequate spacing Letters that sit neatly on the line



FOURTH GRADE READING • Use the context of a sentence to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.• Use a dictionary or glossary entry to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.• Monitor and adjust comprehension by:

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Building background knowledge Creating sensory images Making connections to the text Generating questions• Distinguish fact from opinion in a text.• Interpret factual information represented graphically.• Complete analogies ( boy: man as _____: woman)• Describe relationships of ideas in a text such as cause and effect, sequence, and comparison.• Identify the meaning of common idioms.• Describe a character in a text and include: changes they undergo personality characteristics exploits and adventures they experience relationships with other characters• Identify whether the narrator of a story is speaking in first or third person. • Analyze, make inferences, and draw conclusions about a text.• Summarize a given text.• Find the main idea of a paragraph or entire passage.• Identify similarities and differences between events and characters in a given text. • Identify similarities and differences between two texts.• Identify the author’s purpose for writing a given text.

PRIMARY RESOURCES BJU PressNovelsLiterature Circles by Harvey Daniels Thinking Maps


FOURTH GRADE SCIENCE • Demonstrate safe practices during classroom and field investigations. • Write detailed observations in journals.• Observe and identify patterns including seasons, day and night, life cycles and predict what will happen next.• Construct simple graphs, tables, maps, and charts to evaluate information.• Make inferences based on information gathered.• Collect information by observing and measuring.• Identify and label the planets according to their position in the solar system.

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• Observe and describe matter based on characteristics of mass, size, shape, color, ability to float, and magnetism.• Model systems showing reflection and refraction.• Recognize that color breaks into different bands in the light spectrum.• Use reflections to verify that a natural object has symmetry.• Identify effects that require elapsed time for noticeable changes to take place such as growth, erosion, dissolving, weathering, and flow.• Draw conclusions about physical properties of matter including states of matter, conduction, density, and buoyancy.• Measure changes in position and direction of the motion of an object when a force has been applied.• Define potential and kinetic energy.• Model a complete and incomplete electrical circuit. • Identify properties of rocks and soil.• Identify the importance of rocks, soil, water, and gasses of the atmosphere and classify them as renewable or nonrenewable resources.• Test properties of soils including texture, capacity to retain water, and ability to support life.• Summarize the effects of the ocean on land.• Identify characteristics that allow members within a species to survive and reproduce.• Compare adaptive characteristics of various species.• Model the effects of the moon on the earth’s tides.• Label the stages in the life cycle of a flowering plant and a conifer.• Identify different sources for water.• Analyze scientific explanations including hypothesis and theories, as to their strengths and weaknesses using scientific evidence and information.

PRIMARY RESOURCES 4th Grade Discovery Works ConcordiaMaterials from the Humble ISD Science Collaborative Various Internet Websites


FOURTH GRADE HISTORY • Use geographic tools to interpret maps: the compass rose, symbols, map keys, and scale.• Identify Native American groups living in Texas before European exploration.• Compare ways of life of Native American groups in Texas.• Explain economic activities of various Texas Native American groups: farming, hunting, and bartering.

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• Summarize the reasons for European exploration of North America.• Explain the impact of explorations by Christopher Columbus and Hernando Cortes.• Explain the economic motivation for European exploration of North America.• Summarize the causes and major events of the Texas Revolution.• Identify the problems and successes of the Republic of Texas.• Summarize the events leading up to the annexation of Texas by the United States.• Describe the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Texas.• Describe the impact of 20th Century events such as The Great Depression and World War II on life in Texas.• Identify the geographic factors that influence settlement.• Describe the current economic system of free enterprise in Texas and give benefits of this type of system.• Explain how geographic factors influence economic activities.• Explain how Texans meet some of their needs by purchasing products from other areas of the United States and the world.• Locate major Texas cities on a map such as Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, Amarillo, and El Paso.• Identify ways that Texans have adapted to and modified their environment.• Identify those individuals currently holding public office in the state of Texas: governor lieutenant governor local representative senators

PRIMARY RESOURCES Horizons, Fourth Grade Social Studies (Harcourt)


FOURTH GRADE SPELLING • Identify the number of vowel sounds (syllables) in words.• Spell short vowel sounds in closed syllables. (hat) (lock) (fetch)• Spell consonant clusters. sh wr th ng tch• Spell long vowel sounds in open syllables. (a/pron) (go) (tripod)• Spell words in which /ŭ/ is spelled with the letter a or o. (about) (month)

• Spell words in which /ŏ/ is spelled with the letter a. (watch)• Spell VCe syllables. (hike) (stale) (cube)• Spell words with r-controlled vowels. (fork) (spark) (turn) (bird) (germ)• Spell words with final stable syllables. -ble -tle -tion -sion -ssion -ture• Spell common suffixes. -ing -ed -less -s -ful -ness• Spell words with VC/CV patterns. (nap/kin) (in/sist)• Spell words in which /ē/ is spelled with a final y or ey. (rainy) (monkey)• Spell words with silent e. (else) (sense) (nerve)• Spell words in which /ī/ is spelled igh or y. (sight) (type)• Spell words in which /ā/ is spelled ay ai ea ei eigh. (stay) (bait) (steak) (vein) (sleigh) • Spell words in which short /oo/ is spelled oo. (book)• Spell words in which long /oo/ is spelled oo or ou. (moon) (soup)• Spell words with V/CV patterns. (bā/sic)• Spell words with V/CCV patterns. (sē/cret)• Spell words in which /ĭ/ is spelled i or y. (dĭ/vide) (gym)• Spell words with the diphthongs oi oy ou ow. (boil) (boy) (couch) (flower) • Spell words in which /ē/ is spelled ea ee ie ei. (meat) (feet) (thief) (ceiling) • Spell words in which /ō/ is spelled oa ow. (boat) (snow)• Spell words in which /ū/ is spelled ew or ue. (drew) (statue)• Spell words in which /s/ is spelled with c. (mice)• Spell words with VCC/CV and VC/CCV patterns. (pump/kin) (chil/dren) • Spell words with prefixes. pre- post- re- in- ad- -ex• Spell words in which /j/ is spelled with g or dge. (gerbil) (badge) • Spell words in which /ĭj/ is spelled age. (village)• Spell words in which /au/ is spelled au aw a. (saucer) (straw) (ball) • Spell words in which /ĕ/ is spelled ea. (head)• Spell words in which /k/ is spelled ch. (school)• Spell words in which /f/ is spelled ph. (phone)• Spell words in which /sh/ is spelled ch. (chef) (charade)• Spell irregular words. (through) (ocean) (people)• Spell words with V/V patterns. (po/em) (du/et)• Spell multisyllabic words. (fan/tas/tic) (re/pub/lic)• Spell words that follow the Floss Rule. (glass) (scoff) (tell)• Spell words that follow the Rabbit Rule. (ladder) (tennis)• Spell words that follow the Doubling Rule. (hop + ed = hopped)• Spell words that follow the Dropping Rule. (drive + ing = driving)• Spell words that follow the Changing Rule. (fry + ed = fried)

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PRIMARY RESOURCES Scientific Spelling (Neuhaus Education Center)Language Enrichment: Reading Concepts Manual (Neuhaus Education Center) Various Internet Websites


FINE ARTS KINDERGARTEN - FOURTH GRADE

MUSIC Students should be able to identify and understand basic concepts in music. Students are challenged to add to their musical knowledge by being exposed to a wide variety of music. To help students develop gross motor skills and a sense of rhythm, students are taught motion songs.

Music is taught as having been created by God. Students are informed of the different ways they can use their musical talent for God’s glory. Students are exposed to God’s Word and stories of the power of music throughout the Bible.

Course content is determined at each grade level. NCA desires to have a lower school music program which teaches the students to enjoy and appreciate music while preparing them for more advanced music in the middle school.

Instructional time is allocated by consulting the lower school master schedule and considering how much time can be used for enrichment classes without detracting from the basic academic program.

The music teacher chooses instructional materials based on previous experience with curriculums and consideration of whether the curriculum glorifies God and builds from year to year in an effective manner. The Elementary School Director approves instructional materials.

Because music is an enrichment program, there are not any specific skills expected. The only expectation is that the student will participate in class activities and complete all work assigned.

Music can give students another outlet for learning. Singing and working with others in a relaxed, less structured environment reduces the pressures of learning. Motion songs and rhythm activities help to improve coordination and to develop motor skills for all types of students.

This course teaches students to work together and how to express themselves musically. It equips them with a talent and skill that they can develop. Teaching students to encourage and support their peers through musical activities is the primary priority of the music program.

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The course also challenges the students to use their music to glorify God. The student is taught that God made music and that we can use our voices and other musical talents to glorify Him.

VISUAL ARTSThe goal of NCA’s lower school art program is to provide the students with an introduction to art appreciation with an opportunity to participate in a variety of art activities utilizing a wide range of media. The elements of art are emphasized. Each grade will view and discuss the same artist and participate in a similar art activity. Reference is made to the Texas Education Agency’s recommendations.

Christian principles are taught as they relate to a specific artist or a type of artwork. Students are encouraged to do their best and are taught that God has gifted us with creative abilities to be used for His glory.

Art prints are chosen based on the concepts being taught in the lesson and by determining if the print would be a good example of that concept for young children.

The teacher communicates expectations of effort, positive attitude and quality work early in the course and reminds the students of these with each new project.

The needs of exceptional and special needs students are very well suited to this course. Students at any ability level who put forth effort will be encouraged and will succeed. By viewing their art-work and hearing their oral responses, the teacher can determine if the student understands the concept.

HEALTH & PE KINDERGARTEN

COURSE DESCRIPTIONThe purpose of the Physical Education program at Northeast Christian Academy is to educate students to know that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, therefore we should be good stewards. Also, to love one another as we love ourselves, especially in competitive situations. We value winning and losing gracefully while creating opportunity to find a balance betweenour culture’s emphasis on sports and the place that God should have in our lives.

COURSE GOALSA physically educated person will:• Demonstrate competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.• Demonstrate understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and perfor mance of physical activities.• Participate regularly in physical activity.• Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

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• Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings.• Value physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.

BIBLICAL GOALS• To serve God by being caretaker of his body.• God created our body as a temple of the holy spirit. Therefore, through physical education, it is our responsibility as Chris tians, to care for and develop our body in a way that is pleasing to him.

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVESTexas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Physical EducationIntroduction In Physical Education, students acquire the knowledge and skills for movement that provide the foundation for enjoyment, contin-ued social development through physical activity, and access to a physically-active lifestyle. The student exhibits a physically-active lifestyle and understands the relationship between physical activity and health throughout the lifespan.

In Grades K-2, children learn fundamental movement skills and begin to understand how the muscles, bones, heart, and lungs func-tion in relation to physical activity. Students begin to develop a vocabulary for movement and apply concepts dealing with space and body awareness. Students are engaged in activities that develop basic levels of strength, endurance, and flexibility. In addition, students learn to work safely in group and individual movement settings. A major objective is to present activities that complement their natural inclination to view physical activity as challenging and enjoyable.

The focus for kindergarten students is on learning basic body control while moving in a variety of settings. Students become aware of strength, endurance and flexibility in different parts of their bodies and begin to learn ways to increase health-related fitness.

Knowledge and Skills 1. Movement. The student demonstrates competency in fundamental movement patterns and proficiency in a few specialized movement forms. • Travel in different ways in a large group without bumping into others or falling• Demonstrate clear contrasts between slow and fast movement when traveling• Demonstrate non-locomotor (axial) movements such as bend and stretch• Maintain balance while bearing weight on a variety of body parts • Walk forward and sideways the length of a beam without falling• Demonstrate a variety of relationships such as under, over, behind, next to, through, right, left, up, down, forward, backward, and in front of

• Roll sideways (right or left) without hesitating • Toss a ball and catch it before it bounces twice

2. Movement. The student applies movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of motor skills. • Identify selected body parts such as head, back, chest, waist, hips, arms, elbows, wrists, hands, fingers, legs, knees, ankles, feet, and toes• Demonstrate movement forms of various body parts such as head flexion, extension, and rotation 3. Physical activity and health. The student exhibits a health enhancing, physically-active lifestyle that improves health and provides opportunities for enjoyment and challenge. • Describe and select physical activities that provide opportunities for enjoyment and challenge• Participate in moderate to vigorous physical activities on a daily basis that cause increased heart rate, breathing rate, and perspiration• Participate in appropriate exercises for flexibility in shoulders, legs, and trunk• Lift and support his/her own weight in selected activities that develop muscular strength and endurance of the arms, shoulders, abdomen, back, and legs such as hanging, hopping, and jumping • Describe the benefits from involvement in daily physical activity such as feel better and sleep better

4. Physical activity and health. The student knows the benefits from being involved in daily physical activity and factors that affect physical performance. • Observe and describe the immediate effect of physical activity on the heart and breathing rate and perspiration• Locate the lungs and explain their purpose • State that rest and sleep are important in caring for the body

5. Physical activity and health. The student understands safety practices associated with physical activity and space. • Use equipment and space properly• Know and apply safety practices associated with physical activity such as not pushing in line and drinking water during activity• Explain how proper shoes and clothing promotes safe play and prevent injury• Explain appropriate water safety rules such as never swim alone, never run around pools, look before you jump, enter feet first, and know the role of the lifeguard • Explain appropriate reactions during emergencies in physical activities

6. Social development. The student understands basic components such as strategies and rules of structured physical activities including, but not limited to, games, sports, dance, and gymnastics. • Respond appropriately to starting and stopping signals • Demonstrate the ability to play within boundaries during games and activities

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7. Social development. The student develops positive self-management and social skills needed to work independently and with others in physical activity settings. • Follow rules, procedures, and safe practices• Work in a group setting in cooperation with others • Share space and equipment with others. METHODOLOGY• Group discussions• Physical activity participation (various activities and games)• Field day

EVALUATION• Physical activity participation (various activities and games)• Group discussions

RESOURCES• Gym• Playground• Physical education equipment (see scope and sequence)

FIRST GRADE HEALTH & PECOURSE DESCRIPTIONThe purpose of the Physical Education program at Northeast Christian Academy is to educate students to know that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, therefore we should be good stewards. Also, to love one another as we love ourselves, especially in competitive situations. We value winning and losing gracefully while creating opportunity to find a balance betweenour culture’s emphasis on sports and the place that God should have in our lives.

COURSE GOALS• Demonstrate competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.• Demonstrate understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.• Participate regularly in physical activity.• Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.• Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings.• Value physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.

BIBLICAL GOALS• To serve God by being caretaker of his body.

• God created our body as a temple of the holy spirit. Therefore, through physical education, it is our responsibility as Chris- tians, to care for and develop our body in a way that is pleasing to him.

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVESTexas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Physical EducationIntroduction In Physical Education, students acquire the knowledge and skills for movement that provide the foundation for enjoyment, continued social development through physical activity, and access to a physically-active lifestyle. The student exhibits a physically-active lifestyle and understands the relationship between physical activity and health throughout the lifespan.

First grade students continue to develop basic body control, fundamental movement skills, and health-related fitness compo-nents such as strength, endurance, and flexibility. Students can state key performance cues for basic movement patterns such as throwing and catching. Students continue to learn rules and procedures for simple games and apply safety practices associated with physical activities.

Knowledge and Skills 1. Movement. The student demonstrates competency in fundamen-tal movement patterns and proficiency in a few specialized movement forms. • Demonstrate an awareness of personal and general space while moving at different directions and levels such as high, medium, and low• Demonstrate proper foot patterns in hopping, jumping, skipping, leaping, galloping, and sliding • Demonstrate control in balancing and traveling activities • Demonstrate the ability to work with a partner such as leading and following • Clap in time to a simple rhythmic beat • Create and imitate movement in response to selected rhythms • Jump a long rope • Demonstrate on cue key elements in overhand throw, underhand throw, and catch

2. Movement. The student applies movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of motor skills. • Recognize that motor skill development requires correct practice • Demonstrate a base of support and explain how it affects balance

3. Physical activity and health. The student exhibits a health-enhancing, physically-active lifestyle that improves health and provides opportunities for enjoyment and challenge. • Describe and select physical activities that provide opportun ties for enjoyment and challenge • Participate in moderate to vigorous physical activities on a daily basis that cause increased heart rate, breathing rate, and perspiration

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• Participate in appropriate exercises for flexibility in shoulders, legs, and trunk • Lift and support his/her own weight in selected activities that develop muscular strength and endurance of the arms, shoulders, abdomen, back, and legs such as hanging, hopping, and jumping

4. Physical activity and health. The student knows the benefits from being involved in daily physical activity and factors that affect physical performance. • Distinguish between active and inactive lifestyles • Describe the location and function of the heart • Describe how muscles and bones work together to produce movement • Describe food as a source of energy • Explain the negative effects of smoking, lack of sleep, and poor dietary habits on physical performance and on the body

5. Physical activity and health. The student knows and applies safety practices associated with physical activities. • Use equipment and space safely and properly • Describe the importance of protective equipment in preventing injury such as helmets, elbow/knee pads, wrist guards, proper shoes, and clothing • Describe how to protect himself/herself from harmful effects of the sun • List water safety rules and demonstrate simple extension rescue• Describe and demonstrate appropriate reactions to emergency situations common to physical activity settings such as universal safety precautions, and calling 911

6. Social development. The student understands basic components such as strategies and rules of structured physical activities including, but not limited to, games, sports, dance, and gymnastics. • Demonstrate starting and stopping signals • Explain boundaries and rules for simple games

7. Social development. The student develops positive self-man-agement and social skills needed to work independently and with others in physical activity settings. • Follow directions and apply safe movement practices • Interact, cooperate, and respect others • Resolve conflicts in socially acceptable ways such as talking and asking the teacher for help

METHODOLOGY• Group discussions• Physical activity participation (various activities and games)• Field day



SECOND GRADE HEALTH & PE

COURSE DESCRIPTIONThe purpose of the Physical Education program at Northeast Christian Academy is to educate students to know that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, therefore we should be good stewards. Also, to love one another as we love ourselves, especially in competitive situations. We value winning and losing gracefully while creating opportunity to find a balance betweenour culture’s emphasis on sports and the place that God should have in our lives.

COURSE GOALS• Demonstrate competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.• Demonstrate understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and perfor mance of physical activities.• Participate regularly in physical activity.• Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.• Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings.• Value physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.

BIBLICAL GOALS• To serve God by being caretaker of his body.• God created our body as a temple of the holy spirit. Therefore, through physical education, it is our responsibility as Chris tians, to care for and develop our body in a way that is pleasing to him.

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVESTexas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Physical EducationIntroduction In Physical Education, students acquire the knowledge and skills for movement that provide the foundation for enjoyment, continued social development through physical activity, and access to a physically-active lifestyle. The student exhibits a physically-active lifestyle and understands the relationship between physical activity and health throughout the lifespan.

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Second grade students learn to demonstrate key elements of fundamental movement skills and mature form in locomotive skills. Students learn to describethe function of the heart, lungs, and bones as they relate to movement. Students are introduced to basic concepts of health promotion such as the relationship between a physically-active lifestyle and the health of the heart. Students learn to work in a group and demonstrate the basic elements of socially responsible conflict resolution.

Knowledge and Skills 1. Movement. The student demonstrates competency in fundamen-tal movement patterns and proficiency in a few specialized move-ment forms. • Travel independently in a large group while safely and quickly changing speed and direction • Demonstrate skills of chasing, fleeing, and dodging to avoid or catch others• Combine shapes, levels, and pathways into simple sequences• Demonstrate mature form in walking, hopping, and skipping• Demonstrate balance in symmetrical and non-symmetrical shapes from different basis of support• Demonstrate a variety of relationships in dynamic movement situations such as under, over, behind, next to, through, right, left, up, or down• Demonstrate simple stunts that exhibit personal agility such as jumping-one and two foot takeoffs and landing with good control • Demonstrate smooth transition from one body part to the next in rolling activities such as side roll, log roll, balance/curl, and roll/balance in a new position• Demonstrate control weight transfers such as feet to hands with controlled landing and feet to back• Demonstrate the ability to mirror a partner• Walk in time to a 4/4 underlying beat• Perform rhythmical sequences such as simple folk, creative, and ribbon routines• Jump a self-turned rope repeatedly • Demonstrate on cue key elements of hand dribble, foot dribble, kick and strike such as striking balloon or ball with hand

2. Movement. The student applies movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of motor skills. • Travel independently in a large group while safely and quickly changing speed and direction • Identify similar movement concepts and terms in a variety of skills such as straddle position, ready position, and bending knees to absorb force

3. Physical activity and health. The student exhibits a health enhancing, physically-active lifestyle that improves health and provides opportunities for enjoyment and challenge.

• Describe and select physical activities that provide opportunties for enjoyment and challenge • Participate in moderate to vigorous physical activities on a daily basis that cause increased heart rate, breathing rate, and perspiration • Participate in appropriate exercises for flexibility in shoulders, legs, and trunk • Lift and support his/her weight in selected activities that develop muscular strength and endurance of the arms, shoulders, abdomen, back, and legs such as hanging, hopping, and jumping

4. Physical activity and health. The student knows the benefits from involvement in daily physical activity and factors that affect physical performance. • Identify how regular physical activity strengthens the heart, lungs, and muscular system • Describe how the blood carries oxygen and nutrients through the body• Identify foods that enhance a healthy heart• Explain the need for foods as a source of nutrients that provide energy for physical activity • Describe the negative effects of smoking on the lungs and the ability to exercise• Describe the need for rest and sleep in caring for the body

5. Physical activity and health. The student knows and applies safety practices associated with physical activities. • Use equipment and space safely and properly • Select and use appropriate protective equipment in preventing injuries such as helmets, elbow/knee pads, wrist guards, proper shoes, and clothing• List the effects the sun has on the body and describe protective measures such as sunscreen, hat, and long sleeves• List water safety rules and describe their importance • Identify safe cycling and road practices• describe appropriate reactions to emergency situations common to physical activity settings such as universal safety precautions and dialing 911

6. Social development. The student understands basic components such as strategies and rules of structured physical activities including, but not limited to, games, sports, dance, and gymnastics. • Identify goals to be accomplished during simple games such as not getting tagged • Identify strategies in simple games and activities such as dodging to avoid being tagged

7. Social development. The student develops positive self-man-agement and social skills needed to work independently and with others in physical activity settings.

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• Display good sportsmanship • Treat others with respect during play

METHODOLOGY• Group discussions• Physical activity participation (various activities and games)• Field day



THIRD GRADE HEALTH & PE

COURSE DESCRIPTIONThe purpose of the Physical Education program at Northeast Christian Academy is to educate students to know that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, therefore we should be good stewards. Also, to love one another as we love ourselves, especially in competitive situations. We value winning and losing gracefully wh

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