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Teacher Edition & Student Books Preschool Circle Time: In the Big Red • Read-aloud suggestions • Hands-on learning Pathways for Barn • Listening skills and visual Arts: Let’s Create! Preschool • Large group activity memory • Creative expression • Language and vocabulary skills Premath: 1, 2, 3, Go! • Hand-eye coordination Prereading: A-B-C Time • Counting and number Music: Sing with Me • Print awareness recognition • Singing and listening • Letter recognition • Sorting and sequencing • Moving and playing • Auditory discrimination Premath: Look Up, Look Down Motor: A Hop, Skip, and a Jump Prereading: Colors Are Fun! • Social interaction • Color recognition • Opposites and positional words Premath: Show Me a Shape Social: Happy Habits Prereading: Rhyme Time • Manners, habits, and social • Language expression • Shape recognition training • Auditory discrimination • Large motor skill development • Dramatizations • Following directions Cooking: Yummy in My • Creative movement Tummy Listening and Literature: • Cooking and following directions Once Upon a Time Environment: Let’s Discover! • Sensory and language experiences • Tales in the Barnyard stories • Science and observation skills

Bible Truths Bible Content (Paul), generosity (the wise men), biblical principles to personal-life • Topical Bible study in 13 units honesty (Paul’s nephew), prayer situations. Walking God’s Way (Elijah), forgiveness (Jesus), trust • Character traits based on Christ’s Bible Truths for Christian 2nd Edition perfect example (Noah), respect (Josiah), and patience (Abraham). Growth • Bible stories from Old and New • 13 questions and answers cor- Testaments illustrate character Character Emphasis related with Bible content traits: obedience (David), cour- • Character traits emphasized in age (Esther), kindness (Elisha), application stories show children Memory Verses • 13 verses responsibility (Joseph), thankful- their need of Christ as Savior ness (Timothy), contentment and demonstrate ways to apply

Prereading Handwriting • Community helpers, • Language acquisition and • Correct posture, pencil hold, and transportation development paper placement Science Footsteps for Fours • Recognition of alphabet letters • Prewriting skills; finger tracing • Environment: seasonal changes • Phonemic awareness of alphabet and pencil tracking of left-to- of plants and animals; animal sounds /a/–/z/ right, vertical, horizontal, diago- families and animal homes nal, zig-zag, and curved lines • Letter-sound recognition of • Hands-on: experiments, cooking, medial short-vowel sounds; initial • Uppercase and lowercase weather, space, and magnets and final consonants PreCursive alphabet; numbers • Optional beginning reading 0–12 Art strand for eager learners • Art suggestions and craft activi- Mathematics ties correlated with unit themes Listening and Literature • Number recognition 0–20; • Traditional literature; realistic and counting to 100; shape recogni- Motor fanciful prose and poetry; nursery tion; pattern sequencing; color • Fine and gross motor develop- rhymes sequencing ment activities; games, action rhymes, and action songs • Vocabulary development and • Calendar, clock, coins, measure- enrichment ment, dot patterns, number sets, Music number line, ordinals, fractions • Auditory memory; sound by • Songs, rhymes, and musical direction, pitch, tempo, and • Position words games volume; rhyming words Social Studies • Additional music strand to • Listening questions to develop • Concepts of God’s plan for the complement lessons through comprehension child and his family movement, rhythm instruments, • Dictation of group writing experi- • Patriotism, patriotic symbols, retelling of stories, games, and ences; sentence completions; holidays songs sequencing of story bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 3 K5

Focus on Fives LANGUAGE ARTS and digraphs, long vowels; r- Handwriting Prereading influenced vowels; special vowel • Letter formation; principles of 4th Edition • Print awareness: left-to-right eye combinations; vowel patterns slant; alignment; spacing; pencil progression; visual discrimina- for long vowels (examples: _oke, hold; posture tion; visual memory _o, _oat) RELATED ARTS • Reasoning; classifying; sequenc- Early Reading Skills Art ing size and shape relationships • Comprehension • Drawing; painting; making crafts • Rhyming; awareness of author; • Predicting outcomes; answering to match the unit themes of the picture reading questions after silent reading; lessons (examples: puppets, • Listening comprehension sequencing events; developing papier-mâché pig) • Comparing vocabulary Motor Skills • Following directions; perceiving • Perceiving relationships; distin- • Encouraging fine-motor skills concepts, such as up/down, hard/ guishing reality from fantasy through prewriting activities, soft • Matching words and pictures; fingerplays, cooking and Learning • Alphabet recognition: phonemic matching sentences and pictures; Center activities, and student awareness reading short stories activity worksheets Phonics and Word Perception • Oral communication and oral • Developing gross-motor skills • Units 1–3: Letter-sound associa- reading during simple games and group tion—consonants and short vow- • Discussion; action rhymes; pan- activities tomime; retelling stories; reading els; words with closed syllable Music phonograms (examples: _it, _at); phonics stories orally • Traditional and piggyback songs; plural words with s and es; com- Composition music games pound words; possessive words • Dictating sentence ideas for indi- • Units 4–6: Letter-sound as- vidual composition; completing sociation—consonant blends sentence starters

Heritage Studies • Geography: US landmarks; his- Science • Appreciating God’s creation tory: Native Americans, colonial • Learning about birds, bugs, mag- life; culture: families, commu- nets, seasons, water, our bodies, nity helpers, Hispanic culture, weather, rocks, oceans, sun, Bible times, farming, American moon, plants, and animals celebrations • Experiencing hands-on activities

Reading Word Recognition Comprehension fanciful animal stories, poetry, • Application of phonics concepts • Picture reading Bible accounts, and realistic presented in K5 phonics lessons • Questioning to develop higher fiction • Readers 1–16—short vowels, order thinking skills • Distinguish reality from fantasy single consonants • Predict text; make inferences; Silent Reading • Readers 17–34—short vowels, draw conclusions; predict • Reading for specific information; consonant blends and digraphs, outcomes reading for author’s message long vowels, r-influenced vowels, • Compare; sequence events; fol- special vowels low directions Oral Reading • Word families; high-frequency • Communicate message of the words; compound words; words Vocabulary author; communicate in a natural • Meaning from context with suffixes manner Literature • Portray a character • Read a variety of genres: family • Respond to punctuation: period, stories, informational articles, exclamation point, question mark, quotation marks

4 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 Bible Truths Bible Content Character Emphasis • Chronological and topical study • Character traits emphasized in Updated 2nd Edition of the Old and New Testaments application stories correlated • Bible characters include Noah, with biblical content Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Joshua Catechism through Jonah, and Christ. • 50 questions correlated with • Topics include creation, learning biblical content about the Bible, the life of Christ, prayer, and missions. Memory Verses • Lessons for Thanksgiving, • 25 verses or passages Christmas, and Easter

Reading Word Recognition • Literal, interpretive, critical, ap- Silent Reading • Application of phonics concepts preciative levels of questioning • Reading for specific information, presented in K5 Beginnings • Predict text; make inferences; reading for author’s message draw conclusions; predict • Readers 1–16—short vowels, Oral Reading single consonants, few consonant outcomes • Communicate message of the blends • Compare; sequence events; fol- author; communicate in a natural • Readers 17–32—short vowels, low directions manner consonant blends and digraphs, Vocabulary • Portray a character long vowels, r-influenced vowels, • Meaning from context • Respond to punctuation: period, special vowels exclamation point, question mark • Word families; service words; Literature compound words; words with • Read a variety of genres: family suffixes stories, informational articles, fan- ciful animal stories, poetry, Bible Comprehension accounts, and realistic fiction • Picture reading • Distinguish reality from fantasy

Math Numeration Geometry • Capacity: holds more, holds less; • Identify 0–100 • Flat shapes: circle, square, cup, quart, gallon, liter 3rd Edition • Writing 0–100 triangle, rectangle; symmetry; • Temperature: hot, cold same shape • Measuring tools: ruler, scale, Number Sense • Solid figures: ball-shape (sphere), thermometer, cup • Ordinals: first–sixth; first, next, can-shape (cylinder), box-shape last; before, after, between; pat- • Time: to hour (rectangular solid, cube), cone- terns; place value: tens/ones • Calendar: days, weeks, months, shape (cone) year Counting • Spatial relationships: top, middle, • Money: penny, nickel, dime, • Count to 150 by 1s bottom; left, right; over, under; quarter • Count to 100 by 10s inside, outside; on, off; front, back • Count to 50 by 5s; count on • Patterns Problem Solving • Oral word problems; graphs; Addition Estimation probability • Sums to 10; equation; vertical • Numbers of objects form; money; oral word problems • Length: centimeter Statistics and Graphs • Pictograph; bar graph; tallies Subtraction • Weight: weighs more, weighs less • Differences to 10; equation; • Capacity: holds more, holds less Calculators vertical form; money; oral word • Number recognition, count up, Measurement count back; addition; subtraction problems; take-away; comparison • Size: larger, smaller Algebra Readiness • Length, height; longer, shorter; • Equation nonstandard units; inch; centimeter Fractions • Weight: weighs more, weighs • Equal parts; halves; thirds; less; pound fourths; halves of a set of objects bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 5 Math Numeration Algebra Readiness Measurement and Data • Identify numbers 0–100 • Understand part-whole • Sort and classify objects by attri- 4th Edition • Write numbers 0–100 relationship butes (number, color, size, shape) • Correlate the relationship be- • Compare measurable attributes; Number Sense tween addition and subtraction length (longer/shorter), height • Compose/decompose numbers (taller/shorter), weight (heavier, • Identify ordinal positions: first– Equal Parts of a Whole lighter), capacity (more, less) tenth; first, next, last (Fraction Concepts) • Measure: nonstandard units and • Count equal parts in a whole • Determine order: before, after, inches; more than one attribute between • Distinguish between equal parts • Determine temperature: hot, cold • Find patterns in numeration and unequal parts • Tell time: read and write time to • Partition a whole into equal parts • Develop place value: tens and the hour; daytime, nighttime; ones Geometry sequence events; more time, less • Identify teen numbers as 10 and • Describe attributes of plane time some more shapes: circle, square, triangle, • Read a calendar: days of the Counting and Cardinality rectangle in various orientations week; months of the year; yester- • Count and make sets to 20 • Describe attributes of solid day, today, tomorrow; seasons figures: ball shape (sphere), can • Count to 100 by 1s and 10s • Identify and count pennies shape (cylinder), box shape • Count on from any given number (rectangular solid, cube), cone Problem Solving to 100 shape (cone) • Solve word problems by using • Represent the quantity of a manipulatives, drawing pictures, • Construct shapes with number using manipulatives or or acting out situations manipulatives by drawing a picture • Write and solve number sen- • Identify spatial relationships: top, tences (equations) Whole Number Operations: middle, bottom; left, right; over, Addition and Subtraction under; inside, outside; on, off; • Sums to 10: join sets; count on; front, back compose/decompose numbers • Extend and construct patterns • Count back differences to 10; take (color, shape, size) apart; unknown part Estimation • Represent addition/subtraction • Number of objects sentences with pictures (manipu- • Length: longer, shorter latives, draw, act out) • Weight: weighs more, weighs less • Write addition/subtraction sen- tences (equations) • Capacity: holds more, holds less • Solve word problems • Time: more time, less time • Tell a story for a number sentence • Explain the sum or difference

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Bible Truths Bible Content • Lessons for Thanksgiving, Bible Truths for Christian • Chronological and thematic Christmas, and Easter Growth A Father’s Care study of the Old and New • 75 of the complete set of 164 Bible Study Skills 3rd Edition Testaments questions correlated with 10 • Using the contents page of a biblical themes • Bible characters include Noah, Bible to locate a verse Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Peter, Memory Verses and Paul. Character Emphasis • 36 verses or passages • Themes include God keeps His • Character traits used in applica- promises, God’s guidance, God’s tion stories show students their Hymns care, God gives strength, the need of Christ as Savior and ways • 10 songs, each accompanying a Bible, and prayer. to apply biblical principles to unit theme personal life situations.

Bible Truths Bible Content • Lessons for Thanksgiving, Bible Truths for Christian • Chronological and thematic Christmas, and Easter Growth A Father’s Care study of the Old and New • 75 of the complete set of 164 Bible Study Skills 4th Edition Testaments questions correlated with 10 • Using the contents page of a biblical themes • Bible characters include Noah, Bible to locate a verse Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Peter, Memory Verses and Paul. Character Emphasis • 36 verses or passages • Themes include God keeps His • Character traits used in applica- promises, God’s guidance, God’s tion stories show students their Hymns care, God gives strength, the need of Christ as Savior and ways • 10 songs, each accompanying a Bible, and prayer. to apply biblical principles to unit theme personal life situations.

Science GENERAL SCIENCE size, phases of the moon, stars, the PHYSICAL SCIENCE • Process skills, science tools, scien- Little Dipper and the Big Dipper Motion 3rd Edition tific method • Forces, motion, friction, gravity, LIFE SCIENCE weight, magnetism EARTH SCIENCE Living Things Earth • Animals: tame animals (pets, Energy • Parts of the earth: the surface, farm animals), zoo animals, wild • Sound: how sounds are made, volcanoes, earthquakes, layers of animals, meeting needs, animal how sound moves, sound and the earth tracks, animal marks matter, uses of sounds • Plants: roots, stems, leaves, flow- • Seasons: characteristics of spring, Matter summer, autumn, and winter ers, uses for plants • Characteristics of solids, liquids, • Weather: temperature, wind, Human Body and gases; parts to a whole water cycle, clouds, precipitation, • Senses: seeing, hearing, touch- what a weatherman does ing, tasting, smelling • Soil: what it is made of • Health and safety: forming Space healthy habits, teeth, keeping • Sun, moon, and stars: the sun as safe a star, sunrise, sunset, the moon’s

bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 7 Science GENERAL SCIENCE parts of animals, life cycle (robin), Seasons • Science, scientists, the five senses, parents and their offspring, results • Earth’s revolution and tilt, cycle of 4th Edition STEM: the engineering design of sin seasons, characteristics of winter, process (ask, imagine, plan, make, spring, summer, fall OUR BODIES make better, share), a scientist’s worldview, process skills (observe, The Human Body Weather • Animals and people (similarities classify, measure, infer, predict, • Temperature, wind, the water cycle and differences), parts outside communicate) science tools (hand (clouds, rain, sleet, hail, snow), what (head, arms, legs), parts inside lens, ruler, measuring cup/beaker, a meteorologist is and does (bones, muscles, heart, lungs, brain, balance scale, thermometer), stomach) PHYSICAL SCIENCE the scientific method (problem, Light Energy hypothesis, materials, procedure, Care for the Human Body • Beginnings of light, natural or observations, conclusions) • Be kind to others (in words and manmade light, light and objects LIFE SCIENCE actions), healthy habits (for a strong (transparent, translucent, opaque), Plants body, to keep germs away, to keep shadows, characteristics (illumi- germs away from others, for strong • Living things, nonliving things, nates, how light travels) teeth), safe habits (at play, in the car, needs of plants (light, air, water, at home, in the community) Sound Energy dirt, space), ways people use plants, • How sound is made, how sound result of sin, parts of plants (roots, EARTH-SPACE SCIENCE moves, sound and matter, how stems, leaves, flowers), life cycle The Earth and Its Lights sound is heard, how sound changes (seed, seedling, adult plant), parents • Beginnings, earth’s rotation, (volume, pitch) and young sun (characteristics, path), stars Communicating with Light Animals (characteristics, star pictures), moon (characteristics, path, phases) and Sound • Environment, needs of animals (air, • Around home, around school, water, food, shelter, space), classify- around the community; additional ing animals (fish, birds, mammals), worldview learning

Heritage Studies Focus American History • Goods and services • Developing a Christian world- • Native Americans Culture 3rd Edition view of the family, community, • Columbus and the New World • Biblical worldview America, and the world • Settlements: Jamestown and • Changes in technology and Geography Plymouth transportation • Beginning map skills: cardinal Government • Families and family trees directions, map key, continents • Community, state, and national • Diverse Native American cultures and oceans, globe leaders Social Studies Skills • Tracing routes • The United States capital • Primary sources • Simple mapmaking • National symbols and • Timeline • Reading map symbols monuments • Compare and contrast, main idea, World History Economics classification, sequencing • Missions • Needs and wants • Graphic organizers, charts, • Explorers • Trading with the Indians graphs, diagrams

Heritage Studies Focus • Settlements: Jamestown and • Technology and tools • Developing a Christian worldview Plymouth Culture 4th Edition of the family, community, jobs, • Founding of the United States • Biblical worldview land, and the United States • Abraham Lincoln • Families and homes • Effects of immigration Geography • Celebrations • United States today • Types of land and water, conti- • Families in history nents and oceans Government • Churches and schools • Globes and maps (title, key, com- • Rules and laws, justice • Changes in travel and pass rose), cardinal directions • Community, state, and national communication • Saving and using resources leaders; elections • Contributions of immigrants Weather • Description and symbols of the Social Studies Skills • Seasons United States • Addresses and landmarks • Water cycle • Rights and responsibilities of • Sorting and sequencing American citizens History • Bar graphs, diagrams, timelines, • Time (past, present, future) Economics and calendars • Primary and secondary sources • Needs and wants • Literacy skills: compare, main • Goods and services idea and details, fact and opinion, American History • Trading, barter, money cause and effect • Native Americans • Jobs, volunteers • Explorers • Budgeting

8 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 Math Numeration • Word problems; take-away, com- • Length: inch, centimeter • Identify 0–999 parison, missing addend • Weight: weighs more, weighs less 3rd Edition • Writing 0–100 • Zero principle • Capacity: holds more, holds less • Number words: zero to twenty Multiplication Measurement Number Sense • Readiness; repeated addition; • Length/height: nonstandard • Ordinals: first–tenth; first, next, doubling; counting by 2s, 3s, 5s; units, inch, centimeter last; before, after, between equation; word problems • Weight: weighs more, weighs • Pattern; sequencing: first, next, Division less; pound last; before, after, between • Readiness; fair shares • Mass: kilogram • Number line • Capacity: holds more, holds less; Algebra Readiness • Place value: hundreds/tens/ones; cup, quart, gallon, liter • Equation; missing addend 10 more/10 less; 100 more/100 • Temperature: Fahrenheit; Celsius less; even/odd numbers; compare Fractions • Measuring tools: ruler, scale, with < and >; expanded form • Equal parts; halves; thirds; thermometer, cup fourths; part of a set of objects; Counting • Time: to five-minute interval; fair shares • Count to 1000 by 1s; count to elapsed time 1000 by 100s; count to 200 by Decimals • Calendar: days, weeks, months, 10s; count to 100 by 5s; count to • Money year 50 by 2s; count to 30 by 3s; count • Money: penny, nickel, dime, forwards and backwards Geometry quarter • Flat shapes: circle, square, Addition triangle, rectangle; sides and Problem Solving • 100 basic facts; 2- and 3-digit corners; symmetry; same size; • Word problems; graphs; tables; addends; rename 10 ones as 1 same shape probability; money ten; column addition; equation; • Solid figures: sphere, cylinder, Statistics and Graphs vertical form; word problems rectangular prism, cube, cone, • Pictograph; bar graph; tallies • Order principle, zero principle, pyramid; corners, faces, curves grouping principle • Spatial relationships; patterns; Calculators • Make numbers; addition; Subtraction perimeter subtraction • 100 basic facts; fact families; Estimation 2-digit minuend and subtrahend; • Numbers of objects equation; vertical form; money

Math Numeration Subtraction Estimation • Read and identify 0–999 • 100 basic facts (using fact families • Numbers of objects 4th Edition • Write and picture 0–999 and other strategies); two-digit • Length: is longer, is shorter • Number words: zero to twenty minuend and subtrahend; equa- • Weight: weighs more, weighs less tion; vertical form; money • Capacity: holds more, holds less Number Sense • Word problems: take-away, com- • Compose/decompose parison, missing addend Measurement • Ordinals: first–tenth; first, next, • Subtract 0 rule • Length/height: nonstandard last; before, after, between units, inch, centimeter • Patterns; sequencing: first, next, Multiplication Readiness • Weight: weighs more, weighs less • Repeated addition; counting by last; before, after, between • Capacity: holds more, holds less 2s, 5s, 10s Number Line • Temperature: Fahrenheit; Celsius • Place value Algebra Readiness • Measuring tools: ruler, scale, • Represent a picture with a num- • Hundreds/tens/ones; thermometer, cup ber sentence; missing addend 1 more/1 less, 10 more/10 less, • Time: hour and half hour; elapsed 100 more/100 less • Understand and use addition time properties (commutative, associa- • Expanded form • Calendar: days, weeks, months tive, identity) • Compare with < and > • Money: penny, nickel, dime, • Even/odd numbers Fractions quarter • Equal parts; halves; fourths (quar- Problem Solving Counting ter); part of a set of objects • Find patterns in numeration • Word problems; picture, tally chart, bar graph • Count to 999 Geometry • Plane shapes: circle, square, • Reasoning • Count by 1s, 5s, 10s to 200 triangle, rectangle; sides and • Count forward and backward corners Graphs and Data • Pictures, graphs, bar graphs, tally • Solid figures: sphere, cylinder, Addition charts • 100 basic facts (using strategies) rectangular prism, cube, cone; • Number sentences (equations) corners, faces, curved sides Calculators (optional) and vertical form • Spatial relationships; patterns; • Make numbers; addition; • Two- and three-digit addends; perimeter subtraction money bjupresshomeschool.com • Rename 10 ones as 1 ten Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 9 Phonics & English Prereading Skills • Recognizing soft and hard c and Composition • Interpreting pictures, sequencing, g, the silent consonants, open • Oral composition: dictating a 3rd Edition matching sounds with pictures and closed syllables word, a phrase, and a sentence; • Decoding 130 phonograms or describing an experience; sharing Listening word families an idea • Listening enjoyment: songs, • Written composition: completing stories, poems, nursery rhymes, • Developing word-recognition a sentence, a story, and a rhyme; folktales skills writing complete sentences, • Listening comprehension: inter- • Recognizing rhymes; writing stories, letters, poems, a recipe, preting information, listening for analogies instructions; journaling; learn- facts and details, following direc- • Reading phrases and sentences ing the five steps in the writing tions, making critical judgments, with comprehension process making application, identifying a Vocabulary main idea • Determining meaning from Grammar and Mechanics context • Capitalization; punctuation: peri- Oral Communication ods, question marks, exclamation • Taking part in songs, discussion, • Synonyms, antonyms, compound points, commas, contractions, sharing of ideas, action rhymes, words possessives pantomimes, dialogues, and cho- Structural Analysis • Parts of speech: action words, ral readings; retelling stories • Counting syllables; dividing naming words, describing words Phonemic Awareness and words: base words, prefixes, • Position words; comparatives, Phonics suffixes superlatives • Using auditory discrimination Study Skills and letter-sound association for Reading • Using alphabetical order, follow- each of the 44 English sounds • Reading for comprehension, ing directions, reading a color and their variant spellings drawing conclusions key, reading for the main idea • Identifying: consonant blends and digraphs, vowel digraphs and diphthongs, r-influenced vowels

Phonics & English Prewriting Skills association for each of the 44 Written Communication • Interpreting pictures, match- English sounds and their variant • Sentences: complete thought, 4th Edition ing sounds with pictures, print spellings completing a sentence, writing a awareness • Identifying consonant blends and sentence; sentence parts (subject digraphs, short and long vowel part, verb part) Listening patterns, r-influenced vowels, • Paragraphs: topic, topic sentence, • Listening enjoyment: songs, sto- diphthongs details; completing the five-step ries, poems, nursery rhymes • Recognizing rhyming words writing process • Listening comprehension: inter- • Genre: narrative, informational preting information, listening for • Recognizing hard and soft c, text, poem, thank-you note facts and details, following direc- hard and soft g, silent consonant tions, making critical judgments, patterns • Journaling • Recognizing open and closed making application, identifying a Grammar, Mechanics, and syllables main idea Usage • Decoding 130 phonograms or • Capitalization: beginning of a Oral Communication word families • Taking part in songs, discussions, sentence; proper nouns • Developing word recognition action rhymes, dialogs, recita- • Punctuation: end of a sentence skills tions, retelling stories (period, question mark, exclama- • Writing a dictated word, phrase, Vocabulary tion point); comma; apostrophe or sentence; describing an experi- • Determining meaning from in contractions and possessive ence; sharing ideas context nouns • Collaborative conversations: pair- • Synonyms, antonyms, compound • Parts of speech: nouns, verbs share, small-group discussions, words, contractions, analogies (action and linking), adjectives, class discussions, asking and adverbs, and prepositions Structural Analysis answering questions • Sentences: subject-verb • Counting syllables, syllable divi- agreement Phonemic Awareness and sion; prefixes, suffixes, suffix rules Phonics Reading for Comprehension Study Skills • Using auditory and visual discrim- • Reading phrases and sentences • Using alphabetical order; follow- ination as well as letter-sound with comprehension ing directions; reading a color key

10 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 Reading Phonics and Word • Interpret pictures; follow direc- Study Skills Recognition tions, sequence; classify; compare • Alphabetizing, book parts, glos- 3rd Edition • Review and application of and contrast; cause and effect sary, calendar, color key, locate phonics concepts presented in • Make inferences; draw conclu- information, maps, diagrams Phonics and English 1 sions; predict outcomes Fluency • Word families • True/false statements; size/spa- • Silent reading: read for under- • Consonant sounds: single, blends, tial/time relationships; main idea standing, specific information, digraphs, silent, soft and hard c • Punctuation; capitalization; biblical truth, author’s message and g sentence sense; comparatives/ • Oral reading: communicate mes- • Vowel sounds: short, long, r- superlatives sage of the author; language-like influenced, special Literature flow; communicate meaning, • Open/closed syllables; syllable • Reading a variety of genres: mood; portray characters, emo- division realistic fiction, historical fiction, tion; respond to punctuation • Service words fantasy, fable, folktale, article, Composition Vocabulary Bible account, missionary stories, • Describe a picture, an experience, • Meaning from context; syn- drama an object, a place, and an event onyms; antonyms; prefixes; • Character traits and motives; • Write a newspaper article, a letter, suffixes; analogies; compound setting a journal entry, and a poem words; contractions; action • Fanciful elements; similes • Complete a sentence and a story words; describing words; naming • Poetry: rhyme, rhythm, frame words; riddles; Bible words onomatopoeia • Write a response to the theme Comprehension of a story, an event from another • Literal, interpretive, critical, ap- point of view, and things learned preciative levels; biblical truth about God

Reading Phonics and Word • Interpret pictures; follow direc- Study Skills Recognition tions, sequence; classify; compare • Alphabetizing, book parts, glos- 4th Edition • Review and application of and contrast; cause and effect sary, calendar, color key, locate phonics concepts presented in • Make inferences; draw conclu- information, maps, diagrams Phonics and English 1 sions; predict outcomes Fluency • Word families • True/false statements; size/spa- • Silent reading: read for under- • Consonant sounds: single, blends, tial/time relationships; main idea standing, specific information, digraphs, silent, soft and hard c • Punctuation; capitalization; biblical truth, author’s message and g sentence sense; comparatives/ • Oral reading: communicate mes- • Vowel sounds: short, long, r- superlatives sage of the author; language-like influenced, special Literature flow; communicate meaning, • Open/closed syllables; syllable • Reading a variety of genres: mood; portray characters, emo- division realistic fiction, historical fiction, tion; respond to punctuation • Service words fantasy, fable, folktale, article, Composition Vocabulary Bible account, missionary stories, • Describe a picture, an experience, • Meaning from context; syn- drama an object, a place, and an event onyms; antonyms; prefixes; • Character traits and motives; • Write a newspaper article, a letter, suffixes; analogies; compound setting a journal entry, and a poem words; contractions; action • Fanciful elements; similes • Complete a sentence and a story words; describing words; naming • Poetry: rhyme, rhythm, frame words; riddles; Bible words onomatopoeia • Write a response to the theme Comprehension of a story, an event from another • Literal, interpretive, critical, ap- point of view, and things learned preciative levels; biblical truth about God

bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 11 Spelling 30 Weekly Word Lists • Structural generalizations: suf- word, identifying and correcting • Ten words per list (nine pattern fixes s, es, ed, er, est, ing; suffix misspelled words, standardized- 3rd Edition words and one sight word) rules: no change to base word, test practice • Words frequently used in writing double the final consonant, drop the final e Dictionary Skills • Review list with pattern words • Location skills every fifth week Word Study • Alphabetical order to the first and Generalizations • Phonics and structural analysis second letter • Phonics generalizations: short activities • Entry words, guide words, word and long vowel patterns, • Word meaning activities: sen- forms, sample sentence r-influenced vowel patterns, tence contexts, rhyming words, Writing Application diphthongs meaning or picture clues, puzzles • Dictation sentences in tests • Consonant patterns: consonants, Proofreading consonant blends and digraphs, • Spelling awareness: identifying soft c the correct spelling for a given

• PreCursive letter formation for Handwriting A–Z; using correct pencil hold, 3rd Edition paper position, posture, and spacing; being consistent in slant and letter alignment; placing words on a line correctly; practic- ing letter formation with words, sentences, Bible principles, and poems

12 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 Grade 2 Bible Truths Bible Content • Interpreting meaning • Highlights heroes of the faith • Integrates doctrine into a chrono- • Using a Bible glossary Bible Truths for Christian A Servant’s Heart logical and thematic study of the • Using the contents page of a Growth 3rd Edition Old and New Testaments Bible • 89 of the complete set of 164 • Bible characters include Noah, Character Emphasis questions and answers correlated Abraham, Gideon, Samson, with appropriate biblical themes Nehemiah, Ruth, Esther, Daniel, • Character traits used in ap- Dorcas, Paul, and Jesus. plication stories show students Memory Verses their need of Christ as Savior • Themes include God as King, • 36 verses or passages and demonstrate ways to apply obedience, humility, serving, biblical principles to personal-life Hymns and Songs forgiveness, giving, thankfulness, situations. • 10 songs, each accompanying a surrender, stewardship, courage, unit theme; 20 more to choose faith, faithfulness, zeal, priorities, Christian Living Application from loyalty, joy, and evangelism. • Discussion questions are used throughout to clarify understand- Bible Study Skills ing and aid in thoughtful applica- • Understanding parts of a verse tion of biblical virtues.

Bible Truths Bible Content • Interpreting meaning • Highlights heroes of the faith • Integrates doctrine into a chrono- • Using a Bible glossary Bible Truths for Christian A Servant’s Heart logical and thematic study of the • Using the contents page of a Growth 4th Edition Old and New Testaments Bible • 89 of the complete set of 164 • Bible characters include Noah, Character Emphasis questions and answers correlated Abraham, Gideon, Samson, with appropriate biblical themes Nehemiah, Ruth, Esther, Daniel, • Character traits used in ap- Dorcas, Paul, and Jesus. plication stories show students Memory Verses their need of Christ as Savior • Themes include God as King, • 36 verses or passages and demonstrate ways to apply obedience, humility, serving, biblical principles to personal life Hymns and Songs forgiveness, giving, thankfulness, situations. • 10 songs, each accompanying a surrender, stewardship, courage, unit theme; 20 more to choose faith, faithfulness, zeal, priorities, Christian Living Application from loyalty, joy, and evangelism. • Discussion questions are used throughout to clarify understand- Bible Study Skills ing and aid in thoughtful applica- • Understanding parts of a verse tion of biblical virtues.

Science GENERAL SCIENCE LIFE SCIENCE Human Body • Process skills, science tools, scien- Living Things • Systems of the body: skeletal, 4th Edition tific method • Living things: living contrasted muscular, circulatory, respiratory, with nonliving things, basic digestive EARTH SCIENCE needs (food, water, space, • food and exercise Earth shelter), characteristics of living • Parts of the earth: the surface, things, life cycles PHYSICAL SCIENCE globes, volcanoes, earthquakes, • Fossils and dinosaurs: Creation, Motion layers • Motion: forces, motion, friction, evolution, fossils, ways fossils • Movement of the earth: sunrise, gravity, weight, magnetism form, dinosaurs sunset, rotation, daytime, night- • Plants: parts of a plant, what time, revolution, seasons Energy plants need, seeds, seed disper- • Light and shadows: sources of • Natural resources: conservation, sal, plant life cycle, community, light, reflection, colors, transpar- water, soil, erosion, fossil fuels; population, habitat, environment, ent, translucent opaque, shadows reduce, reuse, recycle desert, rainforest, tundra, forests, Matter Space ocean, pond • Matter and heat: forms of mat- • Earth in space: rotation; revolu- ter (solid, liquid, gas), changing tion, day and night, seasons forms (freezing, melting), tem- perature, thermometer bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 13 Science GENERAL SCIENCE kinds of force (friction, gravity, How Animals Grow and What Science Is magnetism) Change 5th Edition • Science, scientists, importance of EARTH-SPACE SCIENCE • Needs of animals (air, water, food, science, a scientist’s worldview, sci- space, shelter), changes animals How the Earth Moves ence inquiry skills (observe, classify, make to where they live (by storing • Solar system (origin, planets), Earth measure, infer, predict, communi- food, building shelters), classifying (shape, globe as a model), rotation cate), science tools (hand lens, ruler, animals (with backbones: fish, birds, (axis, day/night, sunrise/sunset), beaker, thermometer, balance), mammals, amphibians, reptiles; revolution (orbit, seasons) scientific method (problem, without backbones: insects, hypothesis, materials, procedure, What Makes Up the Earth spiders), how animals grow and observations, conclusions), STEM: • Earth’s surface (water, land), inside change, parents and their offspring, the engineering design process the earth (studying the earth, geol- life cycle (butterfly, frog), food chain (ask, imagine, plan, make, test and ogist, layers of the earth), weather- (predator and prey, results of sin) make better, share) ing (water, ice, wind, plants), erosion Where Things Live (wind, water, erosion control), the PHYSICAL SCIENCE • Populations, communities, water earth’s moving surface (volcanoes, What Matter Is habitats (ocean, pond, wetland), earthquakes) • Origin of matter, describing matter, land habitats (rainforest, woodland properties of matter (color, shape, What Natural Resources Are forest, desert, savanna, tundra), size, temperature, hardness, texture, • Natural resources (air, water, soil, changing habitats (animals, plants, ability to sink or float), classifying plants, animals, fossil fuels), pol- wildfires, people) by property, states of matter (solid, lution, natural resource products What Fossils Show Us liquid, gas) (from water, soil, plants, animals, • Creation or evolution, fossils, kinds fossil fuels), the Three Rs (reuse, How Matter Changes of fossils (petrified, mold, cast, reduce, recycle) • Temperature and matter, solids to amber, trace, frozen), plant fossils, liquids, liquids to gases, gases to LIFE SCIENCE insect fossils, dinosaur fossils, dino- liquids, liquids to solids, chang- How Plants Grow and Change saurs (Stegosaurus, Tyrannosaurus ing matter (reversible/irreversible, • Living things, nonliving things, rex), end of dinosaurs bend/break, mixture), combining plant needs (water, air, soil, light, How the Human Body Works matter space), the Fall and plants, parts of • Body systems (skeletal, muscular, plants (roots, stems, leaves, flowers), How Matter Moves circulatory, respiratory, nervous, life cycle (seed and its parts, seed- • Force (push/pull, cause/effect), digestive), food, exercise ling, adult plant), how seeds travel motion (direction, cause/effect), (air, water, animals) speed (cause/effect), origin of force,

Heritage Studies Focus American History • Constitution • Developing a Christian perspec- • Founding of the colonies 3rd Edition • First President tive on United States history from • Immigration Economics Native Americans to the founding • Revolutionary War of the independent nation • Economics in a community and in Government the colonies Geography • Constitutional Convention • Map skills: compass rose, keys, Culture • Laws landforms, bodies of water, land- • Native American cultures • Leaders form map, map grid, globe • Cultures in the colonies • Rights and responsibilities of a • Climate citizen

Math Numeration Addition • Zero principle • Identify and write 0–9,999; num- • 100 basic facts; fact families; four- Multiplication 3rd Edition ber words: zero to nine hundred digit addends; column addition; • Repeated addition; array; number ninety-nine rename 10 ones as 1 ten, 10 tens line; equation; vertical form; fac- as 1 hundred, 10 hundreds as 1 tors: 0–5, 10; word problems Number Sense thousand; money; word prob- • Place value: thousands/hun- lems; strategies • Order principle, identity principle, dreds/tens/ones; 10 more/10 less; zero principle • Order principle, zero principle, 100 more/100 less; even/odd grouping principle numbers; round to the nearest Division • Equal sets; equation; missing fac- ten and hundred; compare with Subtraction tor; divisor: 1–5; word problems < and >; expanded form • 100 basic facts; fact families; • Ordinals: first–twentieth three- and four-digit minuend Algebra Readiness • Patterns; sequencing: before, and subtrahend; rename 1 ten as • Equation; missing addend; miss- after, between; number line 10 ones, 1 hundred as 10 tens, 1 ing factor; order principle, group- thousand as 10 hundreds; money ing principle, zero principle Counting • Word problems; take-away, • Count by 1s, 5s, 10s, and 100s; by comparison, missing addend; 2s to 60; by 3s to 30; by 4s to 40 strategies

14 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 Fractions Estimation • Temperature: Fahrenheit; Celsius • Equal parts; halves to tenths; part • Round to nearest ten and • Measuring tools: ruler, scale, of a set; fair share; compare with hundred thermometer, cup, liter common denominators; compare • Length: inch, foot, yard; centime- • Time: to five-minute interval; with 1 as the numerator ter, meter a.m./p.m.; elapsed time Decimals • Weight: more than/less than • Calendar: day, week, month, year • Money 1 pound, 1 ounce • Money: penny, nickel, dime, • Mass: more than/less than 1 kilo- quarter, half-dollar, dollar Geometry gram; about 1 gram/more than • Plane figures: circle, square, 1 gram Problem Solving triangle, rectangle, pentagon, • Word problems; graphs; tables; • Capacity: more than/less than hexagon, oval; sides, vertices; charts; map skills; probability; 1 cup, 1 pint, 1 quart, 1 gallon; similar, congruent; symmetry; money more than/less than 1 liter slides, flips, turns Statistics and Graphs Measurement • Solid figures: sphere, cylinder, • Pictograph; bar graph; coordinate • Length: inch, foot, yard; centime- rectangular prism, cube, cone, graph; line graph; circle graph; ter, meter pyramid; faces, edges, vertices, tables; charts; tallies curves • Capacity: cup, pint, quart, gallon; • Lines: horizontal/vertical; parallel/ liter Calculators intersecting • Weight: ounce, pound • Addition; subtraction • Area; perimeter; patterns • Mass: gram, kilogram

Math Numeration Multiplication • Weight: more than/less than • Identify and write 0–9,999; num- • Repeated addition; array; number 1 pound, 1 ounce 4th Edition ber words: zero to nine hundred line; equation; vertical form; fac- • Mass: more than/less than 1 kilo- ninety-nine tors: 0–5, 10; word problems gram; about 1 gram/more than 1 gram Number Sense • Order principle, identity principle, zero principle • Place value: thousands/hun- • Capacity: more than/less than 1 cup, 1 pint, 1 quart, 1 gallon; dreds/tens/ones; 10 more/10 less; Division more than/less than 1 liter 100 more/100 less; even/odd • Equal sets; equation; missing fac- numbers; round to the nearest tor; divisor: 1–5; word problems Measurement ten and hundred; compare with • Length: inch, foot, yard; centime- Algebra Readiness < and >; expanded form ter, meter • Equation; missing addend; miss- • Ordinals: first–twentieth ing factor; order principle, group- • Capacity: cup, pint, quart, gallon; • Patterns; sequencing: before, ing principle, zero principle liter after, between; number line • Weight: ounce, pound Fractions Counting • Mass: gram, kilogram • Equal parts; halves to tenths; part • Count by 1s, 5s, 10s, and 100s; by • Temperature: Fahrenheit; Celsius of a set; fair share; compare with 2s to 60; by 3s to 30; by 4s to 40 common denominators; compare • Measuring tools: ruler, scale, thermometer, cup, liter Addition with 1 as the numerator • Time: to five-minute interval; • 100 basic facts (using fact families Decimals and other strategies); four-digit a.m./p.m.; elapsed time • Money addends; vertical form addition; • Calendar: day, week, month, year rename 10 ones as 1 ten, 10 Geometry • Money: penny, nickel, dime, tens as 1 hundred, 10 hundreds • Plane figures: circle, square, quarter, half-dollar, dollar as 1 thousand; money; word triangle, rectangle, pentagon, Problem Solving problems hexagon, oval; sides, vertices; • Word problems; graphs; tables; similar, congruent; symmetry; • Order principle, zero principle, charts; map skills; probability; slides, flips, turns grouping principle money • Word problems • Solid figures: sphere, cylinder, rectangular prism, cube, cone, Statistics and Graphs Subtraction pyramid; faces, edges, vertices, • Pictograph; bar graph; coordinate • 100 basic facts (using fact families curves graph; line graph; circle graph; and other strategies); three- • Lines: horizontal/vertical; parallel/ tables; charts; tallies and four-digit minuend and intersecting subtrahend Calculators • Area; perimeter; patterns • Rename 1 ten as 10 ones; 1 • Addition; subtraction hundred as 10 tens, 1 thousand Estimation as 10 hundreds; money • Round to nearest ten and • Word problems: take-away, hundred comparison, missing addend; • Length: inch, foot, yard; centime- strategies ter, meter • Zero principle bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 15 English Parts of Speech Usage Study and Reference Skills • Noun: common, proper, singular, • Pronoun reference, contractions • Reference skills: parts of a book: Writing & Grammar plural, passive, abbreviation, title, page, table of contents; Writing Skills Updated 2nd Edition possessive library: fiction, nonfiction, • Writing process: plan, draft, • Verb: action; linking; help- biography; information sources: revise, proofread, publish ing—has, have; present and encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, • Writing traits: ideas, organize, past tenses; regular and certain magazine, DVD; electronic card word choice, conventions irregular verbs catalog; computer: safety/eti- • Using a dictionary • Pronoun quette, key-word search • Using a thesaurus • Adjective • Dictionary skills: alphabetical • Conferencing with teacher and order, guide word, entry word, • Adverb peer definition, sample sentence Sentence Structure • Organizational tools: word-web, • Study skills: listening: follow • Sentence: fragment, run-on time-order chart, senses chart, directions, listening strategies, sentence, combining sentences, note cards identify facts and details; taking expanding sentences • Using a rubric for self-assessment notes • Sentence parts: subject part, Listening and Speaking subject, predicate part Writing Projects • Shared writing Skills • Sentence type: statement, ques- • Listening skills: following direc- tion, command, exclamation • Independent writing tions, listening strategies, identify • Paragraph development Conventions facts and details • Poetry: Hebrew poem, couplet, • Capitalization: proper nouns, • Speaking skills: audio recordings, shape poem titles, abbreviations, initials, book collaborative conversations, read- • Personal story, friendly letter, titles ing orally instructions, opinion to introduce • Punctuation: period, question a book, research report mark, exclamation point, comma, apostrophe

Reading Phonics and Word • Make inferences; draw conclu- Informational Text Skills Recognition sions; predict outcomes • Book parts: title, author, illustra- 3rd Edition • Reteaching of phonics: a review • True/false statements; time/place tor, contents, glossary of the forty-four sounds of relationships; relevant informa- • Alphabetizing; books of the Bible; English with many of the variant tion; facts/opinions; main idea calendar; recipe; poem stanzas; spellings • Punctuation; capitalization; hymn stanzas; captions; head- • Open/closed syllables; counting abbreviations; comparatives/su- ings; maps; diagrams; graphs; syllables; syllable division: base perlatives; possessives; pronouns; graphic organizers words/prefixes/suffixes, action words; describing words VC/CV pattern, compound words, Fluency • Silent reading: read for under- consonant + -le Literature • Reading a variety of genres: standing, specific information, • Service words realistic fiction, historical fiction, biblical truth, author’s message Vocabulary fantasy, fable, folktale, tall tale, • Oral reading: communicate mes- • Meaning from context; syn- article, Bible account, biography, sage of the author; language-like onyms; antonyms; homophones; poetry, drama, mystery flow; communicate meaning, prefixes; suffixes; analogies; com- • Main character; character devel- mood; portray characters, emo- pound words; contractions opment, motives, traits tion; respond to punctuation; convey dialog Comprehension • Setting; plot; point of view; fanci- • Literal and higher-order levels; ful elements; idioms; imagery; Composition biblical truth similes; figurative language • Writing in response to reading • Interpret pictures; follow direc- • Poetry: rhyme; rhythm; repetition; • Descriptions; personal experi- tions; sequence; classify; compare onomatopoeia; alliteration ences; poems and contrast; cause and effect; • Alternate story ending problem and solution

16 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 Spelling 32 Weekly Word Lists • Contractions Proofreading • Words frequently used in writing • Spelling awareness; identifying 2nd Edition • Suffixes: s, es, ed, ing, er, est • Pattern words and irregular spell- • Suffix rules: no change to the and correcting misspelled words ing words base word, double the final con- in sentences or passages • Interactive study method sonant, drop the final e, change • Identifying the correct spelling • Weekly review of patterns y to i for a given word • Standardized-test practice Generalizations Word Study • Phonics generalizations: vowel • Word sort: classifying words Dictionary Skills patterns: short and long vowels, based on shared features • Location skills r-influenced vowels, diphthongs • Word building: making new • Alphabetical order to the first, • Consonant patterns: consonants, words by adding or omitting second, and third letter consonant blends and digraphs, letters • Entry words, guide words, word soft c, soft g, silent consonants • Phonics and structural analysis forms activities • Two-syllable words ending in le, Writing Application er, y, and reliable patterns • Word-meaning activities: con- • Dictation sentences in tests • Structural generalizations: com- texts, meaning clues, synonyms, • Real-life writing application pound words antonyms, homophones

• Maintaining PreCursive alphabet • Applying use in subject content Handwriting and mastering cursive alphabet areas: Bible, math, English skills, 2nd Edition • Maintaining good handwrit- science, Heritage Studies ing skills: good posture, paper • Copying good cursive models positioning, pencil hold, correct- that include Scripture, poetry, letter formation, slant, alignment, hymns, pledges, recipes, thank- rhythm, spacing, neatness you notes, invitations, and friendly letters

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Bible Truths Bible Content cooperation, dedication, and students their need of Christ as • Integrated doctrine through thankfulness. Savior and ways to apply biblical Following Christ a chronological and thematic • Lessons for Thanksgiving, principles and commands to life 3rd Edition study of the Bible emphasizing Christmas, and Easter situations. application Bible Study Skills Bible Truths for Christian • Bible characters include Cain, • Using cross references Growth Abel, Seth, Job, Lot’s wife, • 164 questions/answers pre- Korah, Elijah, Jesus, the apostles, • Reinforces using the Bible’s contents page and glossary, inter- sented in 10 biblical themes aid Peter, Philip, and Paul and his understanding and facilitate coworkers. preting meanings, sequencing events, reading maps discipleship • Themes include sin and salvation, purity, life of Christ, willingness, Character Emphasis Memory Verses friendships, obeying authorities, • Discussion questions throughout • 36 verses or passages and application stories show • Emphasis on application

Bible Truths Bible Content cooperation, dedication, and students their need of Christ as • Integrated doctrine through thankfulness. Savior and ways to apply biblical Following Christ a chronological and thematic • Lessons for Thanksgiving, principles and commands to life 4th Edition study of the Bible emphasizing Christmas, and Easter situations. application Bible Study Skills Bible Truths for Christian • Bible characters include Cain, • Using cross references Growth Abel, Seth, Job, Lot’s wife, • 164 questions/answers pre- Korah, Elijah, Jesus, the apostles, • Reinforces using the Bible’s contents page and glossary, inter- sented in 10 biblical themes aid Peter, Philip, and Paul and his understanding and facilitate coworkers. preting meanings, sequencing events, reading maps discipleship • Themes include sin and salvation, purity, life of Christ, willingness, Character Emphasis Memory Verses friendships, obeying authorities, • Discussion questions throughout • 36 verses or passages and application stories show • Emphasis on application

Science GENERAL SCIENCE LIFE SCIENCE fingerprints, nerves, blood • process skills, science tools, scien- Living Things vessels, sweat glands, pores, oil 4th Edition tific method • Cold-blooded animals: fish, glands, skin care amphibians, reptiles EARTH SCIENCE PHYSICAL SCIENCE Earth • Warm-blooded animals: birds, Motion mammals; instincts and learned • Rocks: how they form (igneous, • Motion: forces, friction, gravity, behaviors sedimentary, metamorphic), weight, magnetism, motion, weathering, Genesis Flood • Plants: parts, photosynthesis, work, energy, kinds of energy chlorophyll, uses • Minerals: uses, characteristics of Energy minerals • Ecosystems: characteristics of living things, environment, • Sound: vibrations, causes, sound • Soil: layers of soil, humus population, community, habitats, waves, speed of sound through • Weather: atmosphere, tempera- producers, consumers, decom- matter, reflected sound waves, ture, precipitation, water cycle, posers, herbivores, omnivores, echoes, absorbing sound waves, weather instruments (rain gauge, carnivores, food chains, food characteristics of sound (pitch, weather vane, anemometer, webs, predator, prey, changes in volume, quality), using sound thermometer), drought, clouds, ecosystems, resources, balancing wind, meteorologist, weather Matter ecosystems forecast, storms (tornado, hur- • Matter: properties of matter, • Cells: microscope, cell sizes and ricane, blizzard) mass, volume, using a balance shapes, one-celled living things, and graduated containers, states Space parts of cells, tissues, organs, of matter (solid, liquid, gas), • Solar system: the sun, planets, systems changing states of matter (evapo- asteroids and dwarf planets; ration, condensation), proper- Human Body constellations, astronomers, ties of water, physical changes, • Ear: parts of the ear, how sound telescopes mixtures, chemical changes travels through the ear • Skin: epidermis, dermis, 18 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books characteristics of skin, melanin, 800.845.5731 Heritage Studies Focus • Fact and opinion, cause and ef- • Preamble • Learning about the founding and fect, compare and contrast • Political parties, Electoral College 3rd Edition growth of a new nation from a American History Christian perspective Economics • America’s beginning • Cost and benefits Geography • Trail of Tears • Imports and exports • Map skills: cardinal and interme- • Wars: Revolutionary War, French • Planning a budget diate directions, grids, globe, lati- and Indian War, War with Great tude and longitude, hemispheres, Britain, and Civil War Culture • Songs: patriotic, folk, hymns landforms, prime meridian, equa- • Communication and tor, and population map transportation • Flag etiquette Social Studies Skills • Inventions • Food sampling • Primary and secondary sources; • Western Expansion renewable and nonrenewable resources Government • Constitutional Convention • Charts and graphs: timeline • Bill of Rights • Articles of Confederation

Math Number Sense three digits by one digit; renam- • Area; perimeter; patterns • Recognize and write 0–1,000,000 ing; strategies; word problems; Estimation 3rd Edition with numerals and words; Roman commutative property; associa- • Round to nearest ten, hundred, numerals I–XII tive property; identity property; and one thousand • Ordinals: first through ninety- zero property • Length; distance; capacity; ninth; order; number line Division weight; mass • Place value: 10 more/10 less; ones • 110 basic facts; fact families; to hundred thousands; expanded equal sets; repeated subtraction; Measurement form; round to the nearest ten, measurement; partition/strate- • Length: ½ inch, foot, yard, mile; hundred, one thousand, compare gies; equation; division frame; centimeter, meter, kilometer with > and < word problems; two and three • Capacity: cup, pint, quart, gallon; • even/odd numbers digits by one digit; one-digit milliliter, liter remainders • Weight: ounce, pound Counting • Count by 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s, 100s, Algebra Readiness • Mass: gram, kilogram 1,000s, 10,000s; count by 2s to 20, • Equation; missing addend; miss- • Temperature: Fahrenheit; Celsius by 3s to 30, by 4s to 40, by 5s to ing factor; negative numbers • Time: to one-minute interval; past 50, by 6s to 60, by 7s to 70, by 8s (temperature); addition and and future elapsed time to to 80, by 9s to 90 multiplication; properties five-minute interval; before/ after the hour; a.m./p.m.; noon/ Addition Fractions midnight • 100 basic facts; fact families (with • Part of a whole; part of a set; • Calendar: date, future date; strategies); five-digit addends; equivalent fractions; compare; schedule vertical form; rename 10 ones as order; mixed numbers; add and • Money: coins; five-dollar bill; 1 ten to 10 one thousands as 1 subtract like fractions ten thousand; money; strategies; ten-dollar bill; dollar sign; decimal word problems; commutative Decimals point; addition, subtraction property, associative property, • Read and write tenths and hundredths; mixed numbers; Problem Solving identity property • Word problems; graphs; tables; compare; order; add and subtract; charts; schedule; map skills; logic; Subtraction rename 10 tenths as 1 one and probability; money; multi-step • 100 basic facts; fact families; five- 10 hundredths as 1 tenth; word problems; problems with too digit minuend and subtrahend; forms; money; word problems word problems; rename 1 ten little information; problem- as 10 ones to 1 ten thousand as Geometry solving plan 10 one thousands; money; word • Plane figures: circle, polygons, square, triangle, rectangle, pen- Data and Graphs problems; strategies; take-away, • Bar graph, pictograph; line plot; tagon, hexagon, octagon; edge, comparison; missing addend; line graph; coordinate graph; vertex; slides, flips, turns zero principle circle graph; tables and charts; • Solid figures: sphere, cube, tallies Multiplication cylinder, cone, rectangular prism, • 110 basic facts; fact families; mul- rectangular pyramid; faces; Calculators tiples; repeated addition; arrays; edges; vertices; curved surface • Addition; subtraction number line; equation; vertical • Lines: horizontal/vertical; parallel/ form; one digit factors; two to intersecting; symmetry bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 19 Math Number Sense form; one digit factors; two or • Lines: horizontal/vertical; parallel/ • Recognize and write 0–1,000,000 three digits by one digit; renam- intersecting; symmetry 4th Edition with numerals and words; Roman ing; strategies; word problems; • Area; perimeter; patterns numerals I–XII commutative property; associa- Estimation • Ordinals: first through ninety- tive property; identity property; • Round to nearest ten, hundred, ninth; order; number line zero property and one thousand • Place value: 10 more/10 less; ones Division • Length; distance; capacity; to hundred thousands; expanded • 110 basic facts; fact families; weight; mass form; round to the nearest ten, equal sets; repeated subtraction; hundred, one thousand, compare measurement; partition/strate- Measurement with > and < gies; equation; division frame; • Length: ½ inch, foot, yard, mile; • even/odd numbers word problems; two and three centimeter, meter, kilometer digits by one digit; one-digit • Capacity: cup, pint, quart, gallon; Counting remainders milliliter, liter • Count by 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s, 100s, 1,000s, 10,000s; count by 2s to 20, Algebra Readiness • Weight: ounce, pound by 3s to 30, by 4s to 40, by 5s to • Equation; missing addend; miss- • Mass: gram, kilogram 50, by 6s to 60, by 7s to 70, by 8s ing factor; negative numbers • Temperature: Fahrenheit; Celsius to 80, by 9s to 90 (temperature); addition and • Time: to one-minute interval; past multiplication; properties and future elapsed time to Addition five-minute interval; before/ • 100 basic facts; fact families (with Fractions after the hour; a.m./p.m.; noon/ strategies); five-digit addends; • Part of a whole; part of a set; midnight vertical form; rename 10 ones equivalent fractions; compare; • Calendar: date, future date; as 1 ten to 10 one thousands order; mixed numbers; add and schedule as 1 ten thousand; money; subtract like fractions strategies; word problems; com- • Money: coins; five-dollar bill; mutative property, associative Decimals ten-dollar bill; dollar sign; decimal property, identity property • Read and write tenths and point; addition, subtraction hundredths; mixed numbers; Subtraction compare; order; add and subtract; Problem Solving • 100 basic facts; fact families; five- rename 10 tenths as 1 one and • Word problems; graphs; tables; digit minuend and subtrahend; 10 hundredths as 1 tenth; word charts; schedule; map skills; logic; word problems; rename 1 ten forms; money; word problems probability; money; multistep as 10 ones to 1 ten thousand as problems; problem-solving plan Geometry 10 one thousands; money; word Data and Graphs problems; strategies; take-away, • Plane figures: circle, polygon, square, triangle, rectangle, pen- • Bar graph, pictograph; line plot; comparison; missing addend; line graph; coordinate graph; zero principle tagon, hexagon, octagon; edge, vertex; slides, flips, turns circle graph; tables, charts, tallies Multiplication • Solid figures: sphere, cube, Calculators • 110 basic facts; fact families; mul- cylinder, cone, rectangular prism, • Addition; subtraction tiples; repeated addition; arrays; rectangular pyramid; faces; number line; equation; vertical edges; vertices; curved surface

20 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 English Parts of Speech Conventions • Using a dictionary • Noun: common, proper, singular, • Capitalization: proper nouns, • Using a thesaurus Writing & Grammar plural, irregular possessive; titles, abbreviations, initials, book 2nd Edition abbreviation titles Writing Projects • Shared writing • Verb: action, linking, helping; • Punctuation: period, question present, past, and future tenses mark, exclamation point, comma, • Independent writing • Pronoun: subject, object, apostrophe, quotation marks • Paragraph development • Poetry: sound poem possessive Usage • Instructions, friendly letter, • Adjective: comparative, • Homophones; pronoun refer- personal story, persuasive essay, superlative ence; contractions; subject/verb story, book report, research • Adverbs agreement; prefixes; suffixes report Sentence Structure Writing Skills Study and Reference Skills • Simple sentence; fragment; • Writing process: plan, draft, • Reference skills: parts of a book: run-on sentence; compound revise, proofread, publish sentence title page, table of contents, • Writing traits: ideas, organization, index; library: electronic catalog; • Sentence parts: complete subject, word choice, conventions encyclopedia; atlas complete predicate, simple sub- • Writing conference with teacher ject, simple predicate • Dictionary skills: alphabetical and peer order, guide words, parts of an • Sentence types: declarative, inter- • Organizational tools: writing pro- entry, multiple definitions rogative, imperative, exclamatory cess chart, word-web, time-order • Study skills: taking notes • Compound subjects; compound chart, senses chart, note cards, predicates; diagramming paragraph model Listening-Speaking Skills • Rubric for self-assessment • Listening skills; speaking skills: • Proofreading marks to improve making an introduction writing and make corrections

Phonics and Word • Punctuation; capitalization; ab- • Skimming; scanning; PQ3R study Reading Recognition breviations; comparatives/ method 3rd Edition • Phonics review; introduction of superlatives; possessives; pro- • Calendar; maps; diagrams; additional variant spellings nouns; verbs; adverbs; adjectives graphs; timeline; schedule • Syllable division: base words/ Literature Fluency prefixes/suffixes, VC/CV pattern, • Reading a variety of genres: • Silent reading: read for under- compound words, prefixes/suf- realistic fiction, historical fiction, standing, specific information, fixes, two-syllable words, words fantasy, fable, folktale, tall tale, biblical truth, author’s message ending with –tion; consonants + article, Bible account, biography, le; schwa syllables • Oral reading: communicate mes- poetry, play, nonfiction, legend sage of the author; language-like • Service words review • Main character; character devel- flow; communicate meaning, Vocabulary opment, motives, traits mood; portray characters, emo- • Meaning from context; syn- • Setting; plot; conflict; point of tion, motive; respond to punctua- onyms; antonyms; analogies; view; foreshadowing; fanciful tion; choral reading compound words; contractions elements Composition • Idioms; imagery; personifica- Comprehension • Poetry; simile; rhyming riddles; tion; metaphor; simile; humor; • Literal and higher-order levels; alliterative phrases sarcasm; suspense biblical truth • News article; classified ad; per- • Poetry: rhyme; rhythm; onomato- • Sequence; classify; compare and sonal experience; journal entry; poeia; alliteration; quatrains contrast; cause and effect; prob- friendly letter; persuasive essay; lem and solution Study Skills descriptive paragraph • Make inferences; draw conclu- • Book parts: contents; glossary • Story mapping; play writing; tall sions; predict outcomes • Encyclopedia; Bible concordance; tale; research writing; decree/law; • Time/place relationships; relevant cross-references; biographical financial report information; facts/opinions; main dictionary; newspaper; classi- idea fied ad

bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 21 Spelling 32 Weekly Word Lists • Suffix rules: no change to the • Identifying the correct spelling • Words frequently used in writing base word, double the final con- for a given word 2nd Edition • Pattern words and irregular spell- sonant, drop the final e, change • Standardized-test practice ing words y to i Dictionary Skills • Interactive study method Word Study • Location skills • Weekly review of patterns • Word sort: classifying words • Alphabetical order to the first, based on shared features Generalizations second, and third letter • Phonics generalizations: vowel • Word building: making new • Entry words, guide words, patterns: short and long vowels, words by adding or omitting word forms, definitions, sample r-influenced vowels, diphthongs letters sentences • Consonant patterns: consonants, • Phonics and structural-analysis • Syllable division: compound consonant blends and digraphs, activities words; words with two middle soft c, soft g, silent consonants • Word meaning activities: con- consonants; words ending in le; • Two-syllable words ending in le, texts, meaning clues, synonyms, open and closed syllables antonyms, homophones er, y, and reliable patterns Writing Application • Structural generalizations: com- Proofreading • Dictation sentences in tests pound words • Spelling awareness; identifying • Real-life writing application • Contractions and correcting misspelled words • Suffixes: s, es, ed, ing, er, est in sentences or passages

• Maintaining cursive alphabet: • Copying good cursive models Handwriting uppercase and lowercase that include Scripture, poetry, 2nd Edition • Maintaining good handwriting timelines, tables, diaries, logs, skills using 3/8" writing lines maps, quotations, character traits, • Applying use in subject content and hymns areas: Bible, math, English skills, science, heritage studies

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Bible Truths Bible Content Bible Study Skills Bible Truths for Christian • Bible characters include Moses, • Using abbreviations of Bible Growth God and His People Rahab, David, Solomon, Hezekiah, books • 164 questions correlated with 10 4rd Edition Elisha, Timothy, Stephen, Paul, • Using a concordance biblical themes and Jesus. • Reinforces using the contents Memory Verses • Themes include attributes of pages of the Bible, interpreting • 36 verses or passages God, Bible study and prayer, meaning, using cross-references faithfulness, contentment, and • Emphasis on character Hymns and Songs the church. • 10 songs, each accompanying a • Character traits used in applica- unit theme; 20 more to choose • Lessons for Thanksgiving, tion stories show students their from Christmas, and Easter need of Christ as Savior and ways to apply biblical principles to personal life situations.

Bible 4 Bible Content Bible Study Skills Bible Truths • A chronological study of the Old • Promotes personal interaction • 147 questions and answers The Pathway of Promise Testament with the Bible that help to understand the • Emphasizes understanding the • Emphasizes skill in reading progression of God’s revelation of Bible as one story with three Scripture and letting the Bible Himself and major biblical events progressive parts: Creation, Fall, answer important questions and truths for growth in Christ and Redemption • Makes the Bible a personal Memory Verses • Tracks the progression of the companion for growing in Christ • Accompanying memory verses Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic, and through observing, interpreting, for each week New Covenants, anticipates the and applying Scripture fulfillment through the life of Christ • Introduces Christ as the perfect Prophet, Priest, and King

Science GENERAL SCIENCE floor, ocean depths, ocean • Ecosystems: environment, basic • Process skills, science tools, and creatures needs, resources, competition, 3rd Edition scientific method partnerships, migration, hiberna- Space tion, changes, pollution EARTH SCIENCE • Moon: shape and size, atmos- • Animal defenses: adaptations Earth phere and temperature, mass (camouflage, mimicry), protec- • Changes on the earth: volca- and gravity, light, features (maria, tion (armor and horns) noes, earthquakes, frost, action, mountains, craters, rilles), revolu- abrasion, weathering, erosion, tion, rotation, phases, eclipses Human Body deposition, landslides, avalanches • History of the moon: man’s theo- • Eyes: parts of the eye, path of • Landforms: deltas, dunes, ries, science, age of the moon light through the eye, vision glaciers correction LIFE SCIENCE • Soil: formation, conservation Living Things • Digestive system: digestive tract and digestive process • Natural resources: renewable • Insects: arthropods, body parts, resources (soil, water, trees, protection, ways of eating, life • Nutrition: proteins, fats, carbohy- conservation, pollution, hydro- cycles, metamorphosis, social drates, vitamins, minerals, healthy electric energy, wind energy, insects diet planning solar energy), nonrenewable • Spiders: webs, getting food • Skeletal-muscular system: resources (fossil fuels); reduce, skeleton, parts of bones, mar- • Plants: flowering plants, parts of reuse, recycle row, joints, ligaments, cartilage, a flower, pollination, seeds, seed muscles, injuries • Water and oceans: water cycle, dispersal, seed parts, plant life tides, waves, deep ocean cur- cycle, reproduction, methods of rents, surface currents, ocean classification bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 23 PHYSICAL SCIENCE insulators, resistors, series circuits, Matter Motion parallel circuits • Measuring matter: length, vol- • Motion and machines: forces, • Magnetism: magnetic field, uses ume, mass, weight friction, work, simple machines of magnets, electromagnets, (levers, pulleys, wheels and axles, generators inclined planes, screws, wedges) • Light: sources of light, speed of Energy light, transparent, translucent, • Electricity: positive charges, opaque, shadows, visible spec- negative charges, static electric- trum, reflection, refraction, lens ity, current electricity, conductors,

Heritage Studies Focus • The fifty states (states, history, Economics • Developing a biblical worldview landmarks) • Stock market 3rd Edition through the study of American • Inventions: communication, • Supply and demand history transportation Culture • American Industrial Revolution Geography • Languages • Spanish-American War • Map skills: hemispheres, equator, • Adjustment of immigrants in latitude/longitude, and prime • Civil War America meridian • Revolutionary War • Evangelism and missionary work • Natural resources; climates • War of 1812 • Regions • Territories Social Studies • Cause and effect World History Government • Timeline • World War I • Branches of American • Primary sources • World War II government • Voting American History • Indians • Citizenship

Math Number Sense • Strategies; word problems; Fractions • Recognize and write money; take-away, comparison; • Part of a whole; part of a set; add 3rd Edition 0–100,000,000 with numerals and missing addend; unknown part and subtract like fractions and words; Roman numeraIs I–XXXIX • Zero principle mixed numbers with like frac- • Ordinals; first through ninety- tions; rename improper fractions Multiplication ninth; order; number line; 10 • Equivalent fractions; compare; • 110 basic facts; fact families; more/10 less order multiples; repeated addition; • Place value: ones to hundred arrays; number line; equations; Decimals thousands; expanded form; even/ vertical form; one-digit factors; • Read and write tenths and odd numbers; round to the near- one digit times two or four digits; hundredths; mixed numbers; est ten, hundred, one thousand; two digits times two to three compare; order; add and subtract; compare with > and < digits; renaming; strategies; word rename 10 tenths as 1 one and Counting problems 10 hundredths as 1 tenth; word • Count by 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s, 100s, • Commutative property, associa- forms; money; word problems; 1,000s, 10,000s; count by 2s to 20, tive property, identity property, round to nearest whole zero property, multiplication by 3s to 30, by 4s to 40, by 5s to Geometry 50, by 6s to 60, by 7s to 70, by 8s principle, addition principle • Plane figures: circle, polygons, to 80, by 9s to 90 Division square, triangle, rectangle, pen- Addition • 110 basic facts (using strategies); tagon, hexagon, octagon; edge, • 100 basic facts; fact families; fact families; equal sets; repeated vertex; slides, flips, turns six-digit addends; vertical form; subtraction; measurement; • Solid figures: sphere, cube, rename 10 ones as 1 ten to 10 partition/strategies; equation; cylinder, cone, rectangular prism, one thousands as 1 ten thousand division frame; word problems; rectangular pyramid; face, edge, • Strategies; word problems; computation: two to four digits vertex, curved surface money by one digit; two to three digits • Lines: horizontal/vertical, parallel/ • Commutative property, associa- by two digits; one to two digit intersecting, segments; points; tive property, identity property remainders rays; angles: right, acute, obtuse • Symmetry; similar; congruent Subtraction Algebra Readiness • Circle: radius, diameter • 100 basic facts (using strategies); • Equations; missing addend; fact families; six-digit minuend missing factor; negative numbers; • Perimeter; area; patterns function tables; variables and subtrahend; rename 1 ten as Estimation 10 ones to 1 ten thousand as 10 • Round to nearest ten, hundred, one thousands and one thousand

24 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 • Round for addition, subtraction, • Time: to one-minute interval; past schedule; map skills; logic; multiplication, and division and future elapsed time to probability; money; multistep • Length; distance; capacity; five-minute interval; before/ problems; problems with too little weight; mass after the hour; a.m./p.m.; noon/ information midnight Data Measurement • Calendar: date, future date; • Length: ¼ and ½ inch, foot, yard, • Pictograph; bar, line, circle, and schedule mile; centimeter, meter, kilome- coordinate graphs • Money: coins; one-, five-, ten-, ter, millimeter • Tables; charts; tallies; line plot; and twenty-dollar bills; dollar • Capacity: cup, pint, quart, gallon; stem-and-leaf plot sign; decimal point; addition; sub- milliliter, liter • Mean, median, mode, range, traction; multiplication; division • Weight: ounce, pound, ton frequency • Mass: gram, kilogram Problem Solving • Use a problem-solving plan: Calculators • Temperature: Fahrenheit; Celsius • Addition; subtraction; division problems; graphs; tables; charts;

Math Number Sense zero property, multiplication • Circle: radius, diameter • Recognize and write principle, addition principle • Perimeter; area; complex area; 4th Edition 0–100,000,000 with numerals and Division volume; patterns words; Roman numeraIs I–XXXIX • 110 basic facts (using strategies); Estimation Number Patterns fact families; equal sets; repeated • Round to nearest ten, hundred, • Ordinals; first through ninety- subtraction; measurement; parti- and one thousand, one million ninth; order; number line; 10 tion/strategies; equation; round • Round for addition, subtraction, more/10 less the division; adjust the quotient; multiplication, and division division frame; word problems; • Place value: ones to hundred • Length; distance; capacity; finding averages; computation: millions; expanded form; even/ weight; mass odd numbers; round to the near- two to four digits by one digit; est ten, hundred, one thousand; two or three digits by two digits; Measurement compare with >, <, and = one or two digit remainders; • Length: ¼ and ½ inch, foot, yard, divisibility rules mile; centimeter, meter, kilome- Counting ter, millimeter Algebra Readiness • Count by 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s, 100s, • Capacity: cup, pint, quart, gallon; • Equations; missing addend; 1,000s, 10,000s; count by 2s to 20, milliliter, liter by 3s to 30, by 4s to 40, by 5s to missing factor; negative numbers; • Weight: ounce, pound, ton 50, by 6s to 60, by 7s to 70, by 8s function tables; variables • Mass: gram, kilogram to 80, by 9s to 90 Fractions • Temperature: Fahrenheit; Celsius • Part of a whole; part of a set; add Addition • Time: to one-minute interval; past and subtract like fractions and • 100 basic facts; fact families; and future elapsed time to mixed numbers with like frac- six-digit addends; vertical form; five-minute interval; before/ tions; rename improper fractions rename 10 ones as 1 ten to 10 after the hour; a.m./p.m.; noon/ • Equivalent fractions; compare; one thousands as 1 ten thousand midnight order • Strategies; word problems; • Calendar: date, future date; money Decimals schedule • Commutative property, associa- • Read and write tenths and • Money: coins; one-, five-, ten-, tive property, identity property hundredths; mixed numbers; and twenty-dollar bills; dollar Subtraction compare; order; add and subtract; sign; decimal point; addition; sub- • 100 basic facts (using strategies); rename 10 tenths as 1 one and traction; multiplication; division 10 hundredths as 1 tenth; word fact families; six-digit minuend Problem Solving and subtrahend; rename 1 ten as forms; money; word problems; round to nearest whole • Use a problem-solving plan: 10 ones to 1 ten thousand as 10 problems; graphs; tables; charts; one thousands Geometry write word problems; schedule; • Strategies; word problems; • Plane figures: circle, polygon, map skills; logic; probability; money; take-away, comparison; square, triangle, rectangle, pen- money; multistep problems; missing addend; unknown part tagon, parallelogram, rhombus, problems with too little informa- • Zero principle hexagon, octagon; edge, vertex; tion, fractions slides, flips, turns Multiplication • Solid figures: sphere, cube, Data • 110 basic facts; fact families; • Pictograph; bar, line, circle, and cylinder, cone, rectangular prism, multiples; repeated addition; coordinate graphs square prism, triangular prism, arrays; number line; equations; rectangular pyramid, square • Tables; charts; tallies; line plot; vertical form; one-digit factors; pyramid, triangular pyramid; face, stem-and-leaf plot one digit times two to four digits; edge, vertex, curved surface • Mean, median, mode, range, two digits times two or three frequency digits; renaming; strategies; word • Lines: horizontal/vertical, parallel/ problems intersecting, segments; points; Calculators rays; angles: right, acute, obtuse • Commutative property, associa- • Addition; subtraction; division tive property, identity property, • Symmetry; similar; congruent bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 25 English Parts of Speech Conventions • Proofreading marks to improve • Noun: common, proper, singular, • Capitalization: proper nouns, writing and make corrections Writing & Grammar plural, irregular possessive; ab- titles, abbreviations • Using a dictionary 2nd Edition breviation; as a subject, object, • Punctuation: period, question • Using a thesaurus and predicate noun mark, exclamation point, comma, • Verb: action, linking, helping; apostrophe Writing Projects present, past, and future tenses • Shared writing Usage • Pronoun: subject, object, • Independent writing • Homophones, pronoun reference; possessive • Paragraph development contractions; often-confused • Poetry: haiku, acrostic poem • Adjective: article, predicate adjec- verbs; double negatives; prefixes; tive, comparative, superlative suffixes • Personal narrative, friendly letter, instructions, compare-contrast • Adverb; preposition • Subject/verb agreement • Clauses essay, book review, tall tale, Writing Skills research report, business letter Sentence Structure • Writing process: plan, draft, Study and Reference Skills • Sentence; fragment; run-on sen- revise, proofread, publish tence; compound sentence • Reference skills: parts of a book: • Writing traits: ideas, organization, title page, table of contents, glos- • Sentence parts: complete subject, word choice, conventions sary; library: electronic catalog; complete predicate, simple sub- • Writing conference with teacher encyclopedia; atlas; periodicals ject, simple predicate and peer • Dictionary skills: alphabetical • Compound subjects; compound • Organizational tools: character order, guide words, parts of an predicates; clauses: indepen- web, events/details chart, opinion entry, multiple definitions dent, dependent; introductory chart, outline, plot pyramid, • Study skills: taking notes, outline phrases; prepositional phrases; T-chart, time-order chart, Venn diagramming diagram, word web Listening-Speaking Skills • Rubric for self-assessment • Speaking skill: read a narrative aloud

Reading Word Recognition fiction, fantasy, folktale, tall tale, Fluency • Syllable division; accented article, Bible account, biography, • Silent reading: for information, 2nd Edition syllables; primary/secondary ac- poetry, play, legend, regional entertainment, understanding, cents; shift in accent; base words/ realism spiritual growth, author’s mes- prefixes/suffixes; schwa syllables • Main character; character mo- sage, biblical truth • Optional remedial phonics tives, traits, growth, and change • Oral reading: communicate • Setting; plot; conflict; crisis; point author’s message; communicate Vocabulary of view; foreshadowing; flash- mood and motive; convey emo- • Meaning from context; syn- back; good/evil elements ; moral; tion; portray character; convey onyms; antonyms; analogies; mood; suspense meaning of Scripture; voice Greek and Latin roots; multiple inflection; volume and pacing meanings • Idioms; imagery; personification; metaphor; simile; hyperbole; Composition Comprehension exaggeration • Metaphor; simile; limerick; song; • Literal and higher-order levels; • Poetry: rhyme; onomatopoeia; character sketch; fable; short biblical truth haiku story; tall tale; folktale; animal • Sequence; classify; compare and tales contrast; cause and effect; prob- Study Skills • Caption; dialog; reading lem and solution • Glossary; encyclopedia; types of dictionaries; Bible study; response; compare/contrast; • Make inferences; draw conclu- cross-references; card catalog; problem/solution sions; predict outcomes Dewey decimal system; captions; • Descriptive paragraph; personal • Place/size/time relationships; headlines; subtitles experience; journal entry; friendly relevant/irrelevant information; • Skimming; scanning; PQ3R study letter; writing directions; map facts/opinions; main idea; dialect; method; outlining; paraphrasing drawing; diagram description; discernment; sense of history • Maps; diagrams; graphs; charts; research writing; interview Literature timeline; schedules • Reading a variety of genres: fiction, realistic fiction, historical

26 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 Reading Word Recognition informational text, procedural • Maps, timelines, diagrams, • Optional remedial phonics text, proverbs, parables, psalm, graphs, charts, sidebars, captions, 3rd Edition Bible account, fantasy, folktale, titles, subtitles/section titles Vocabulary fable, tall tale, myth, poetry, • Meaning from context; syn- reader’s theater, play Book Reports onyms; antonyms; analogies; • Writing process used to prepare • Main character; character mo- Greek and Latin roots; multiple and present written and oral tives, traits, background, and meanings book reports development Comprehension • Setting; plot; theme; cause and Fluency • Literal and higher-order levels effect; climax; point of view; • Silent reading: reading for • Sequencing; classifying; com- conflict; foreshadowing; irony; information, entertainment, parison and contrast; cause and moral; mood; suspense; good/evil understanding, spiritual growth, effect; problem and solution elements; humor; symbol; word author’s message, biblical truth • Making inferences; drawing con- play; main idea and supporting • Oral reading: communicating clusions; predicting outcomes details; worldview author’s message; communicat- • Place/size/time relationships; • Imagery; personification; ono- ing mood and motive; conveying relevant/irrelevant information; matopoeia; metaphor; simile; emotion; portraying character; facts/opinion; main idea; dialect; exaggeration; dialect, palindrome conveying meaning of Scripture; discernment; sense of history • Poetry: free verse, haiku, limerick, voice inflection; volume and pacing • Biblical discernment and cultural acrostic, shape poems; rhyme, awareness rhythm Composition • Metaphor, simile, haiku, limerick, Literature Study Skills acrostic, folktale ending, letter, • Various genres: realistic fiction, • Glossary; dictionary; Bible con- journal entry, research writing, historical fiction, Christian fiction, cordance; Bible study; internet interview mystery, biography, autobi- research ography, narrative nonfiction,

Spelling 32 Weekly Word Lists Word Study Dictionary Skills • Word lists: 16 pattern words, • Word sorting: classifying words • Location skills 2nd Edition plus challenge words and review based on shared features • Alphabetical order to the fourth words • Word building: forming words by letter: alphabetizing words • Interactive study method manipulating patterns, syllables, between guide words affixes Generalizations • Use of the pronunciation key • Word meaning: using a word in • Phonics generalizations: long, • Use of a dictionary entry: entry the context of meaning (defini- short, and r-influenced vowel word, pronunciation, word forms, tions, synonyms, antonyms, sounds; diphthongs; reliable definitions, sample sentences homophones, homographs, patterns in two-syllable words; • Syllable division: base words categories, analogies) unstressed-syllable vowel and affixes, two-syllable vowel- patterns Proofreading consonant patterns, unstressed • Structural generalizations: • Spelling awareness: identifying syllables compound words, inflectional the correct spelling for a given • Accenting syllables: words with suffixes, prefixes, derivational word, identifying and correcting affixes, syllable patterns suffixes misspelled words in sentences or Writing Activities passages • Suffix rules: no change to the • Dictation sentences in weekly base word, doubling the final • Standardized-test practice tests consonant, dropping the final e, • Real-life writing application changing y to i

• Maintaining cursive alphabet: timelines, tables, diaries, logs, Handwriting uppercase and lowercase maps, quotations, character traits, 2nd Edition • Maintaining good handwriting and hymns skills using 3/8" writing lines • Applying use in subject content areas: Bible, math, English skills, science, heritage studies • Copying good cursive models that include Scripture, poetry,

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Bible Truths Bible Content • Lessons for Thanksgiving, biblical principles to apply to • Integrates doctrine into a chrono- Christmas, and Easter personal-life situations. Living in God’s Love logical and thematic study of the Bible Study Skills Bible Truths for Christian 3rd Edition Old and New Testaments • Using a Bible dictionary, learning Growth • Bible characters include Levites, to outline Scripture • 164 questions correlated with 10 Samson, Deborah, Jonah, • Reinforces interpreting meaning, biblical themes Rehoboam, King Asa, and Philip using cross-references, abbrevia- and the Ethiopian. Memory Verses tions, and a concordance • Themes include sin and grace, • Verses or passages correlate with obedience, holiness, the body as Character Emphasis unit themes God’s temple, evangelism and • Character traits used in applica- missions, and false teachers. tion stories show students their need of Christ as Savior and

Bible Truths Bible Content Bible Study Skills Bible Truths • A chronological study of the New • Promotes thoughtful interaction • 147 questions and answers to The Fullness of Time Testament with the Bible text through ques- help understand the progression • Emphasizes understanding the tions and answers of God’s revelation of Himself and Bible as one story with the New • Encourages students to read and major biblical events and truths Testament being the culmination memorize the Scriptures on their for growth in Christ of Creation, Fall, and Redemption own Memory Verses • Tracks the major themes of • Introduces the students to Bible • Accompanying memory verses glory, kingdom, covenants, law/ study tools such as outline for understanding and remem- wisdom, atonement/priesthood, headings, cross-references, bering major Bible principles and divine presence throughout concordances, dictionaries, from the lessons the life of Christ and the New digital Bibles, and Bible marking Testament strategies • Demonstrates Christ as the • Trains the students to observe culmination of the major themes the biblical themes throughout of the Bible the story of Scripture

28 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 Science GENERAL SCIENCE LIFE SCIENCE PHYSICAL SCIENCE • Process skills, science tools, scien- Living Things Energy 4th Edition tific method • Dinosaurs: fossil evidence, • Heat: potential and kinetic en- extinction ergy, thermal energy, tempera- EARTH SCIENCE ture, changing states of matter, Earth • Biomes: characteristics, plant and animal life in the tundra, thermal expansion, conduction, • Layers of the earth: characteris- coniferous forest, deciduous convection, radiation, fuel, tics of the core, mantle, and crust forest, grasslands, desert, tropical unwanted heat, applications to • Soil: weathering, erosion, how rainforest, mountains, marine and space technology soil is formed freshwater biomes, wetlands • Sound: sound waves, frequency, • Minerals: characteristics of min- • Ecosystems: environment, popu- speed, pitch, volume, timbre, erals, uses of gems, metals, and lation, habitat, food chain, food echoes, ultrasound, music, other minerals, mining web, predator and prey, energy acoustics • Rocks: formation of igneous, pyramid, competition, adapta- • Light: electromagnetic waves, sedimentary, and metamorphic tion, migration, hibernation, properties of waves, visible spec- rocks symbiosis, instincts, learned be- trum, refraction, reflection, colors, • Fossils: contrasting creation and haviors, cycles (seasons, carbon, mirrors, lasers, electromagnetic evolution, the Genesis Flood, nitrogen, water), stresses (fires, spectrum fossil formation, excavating and floods, droughts, man-made), restoring fossils, dating and inter- succession, native and invasive Matter • Measuring matter: volume, mass, preting fossils species, extinction, endangered weight, density • Layers of the atmosphere: char- species acteristics of the troposphere, • States of matter: solids, liquids, Human Body stratosphere, mesosphere, and gases • Respiratory system: nose, phar- thermosphere, exosphere, and • Physical changes: melting, ynx, larynx, vocal cords, trachea, ozone layer freezing, vaporization, boiling, bronchi, lungs, inhaling, exhaling, • Weather: air, air pressure, tem- evaporation, condensation breathing muscles, asthma and perature, air masses and fronts, • Atoms and molecules: identify- other breathing difficulties, dan- winds, precipitation, clouds, ing atoms, molecules, elements, gers of smoking storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and compounds • Circulatory system: heart, arter- weather instruments, reading • Mixtures: evenly and unevenly ies, veins, capillaries, blood cells, weather maps mixed mixtures, characteristics of blood types, donation blood, solutions Space excretory system • Space technology: regulating heat in spacecraft

Heritage Studies Time Period political, map projection, regions/ • Roles of the three branches of • (ca. 1400) to the present state capitals government 4th Edition Map Skills American History Economics • Cardinal and intermediate, map • Chronlogical presentaion • Inventions symbols and key, map scales, • Events and personalities from • Stock market map grids, latitude and longi- pre-Columbus to the present • Supply and demand tude, time zones • Biblical evaluations of events, actions, and attitudes Culture Kinds of Maps • Languages • Globe, historical, physical and Government • Religions relief, road map, distribution map, • Biblical philosophy • Customs

bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 29 Math Number Sense subtracting mixed numbers with • Circle: center point, radius, diam- • Recognizing and writing like and unlike fractions eter, chord, central angles 3rd Edition 0–100,000,000,000 as numerals • Multiplying a whole number • Triangles: sum of angles = 180º; and words; Roman numerals I–C times a fraction and a fraction acute, obtuse, right; isosceles, • Place value: ones to hundred bil- times a whole number; multiply- scalene, equilateral lions; comparing; expanded form; ing a fraction times a fraction; even/odd numbers; positive/ multiplying a whole number Estimation negative numbers; number line; times a mixed number; multi- • Rounding to a given place expressions and equations plying a mixed number times a • Rounding for addition, subtrac- mixed number tion, multiplication, and division Addition & Subtraction • Dividing a whole number by a • Whole numbers; fractions; • Basic facts (fact families and other fraction; dividing a fraction by a decimals strategies); six-digit numbers; fraction; reciprocals • Length; distance; capacity; renaming to hundred thousands; weight; mass inverse relationship; strate- Decimals gies; word problems; money; • Reading and writing tenths, Measurement compensation hundredths, one thousandths; • Length; capacity; weight; mass; • Properties: commutative, associa- writing as fractions and mixed temperature tive, identity; zero principle numbers; comparing; ordering; • Time: past and future elapsed renaming to thousandths; word time; equivalent units; converting Multiplication forms; money; word problems; units; adding and subtracting • Basic facts (fact families and other rounding to nearest hundredth • Calendar; writing dates strategies); multiples; repeated • Multiplying a decimal by a whole addition; arrays; equations; number, by a decimal, and by a Problem Solving vertical form; one to three digits power of 10 • Use a problem-solving plan: times two to four digits; renam- • Dividing a decimal by a one-digit problems; graphs; tables; charts; ing; strategies; word problems; whole number; dividing a whole schedule; map skills; logic; prob- money; factor trees; prime and number by a whole number with ability; money; multistep prob- composite numbers; GCF; LCM a decimal quotient; dividing to lems; problems with too little or • Properties: commutative, associa- rename a fraction as a decimal; di- too much information tive, identity, zero, distributive viding a decimal by a power of 10 over addition Data Geometry • Tables; charts; tallies; frequency Division • Points; horizontal/vertical lines; table; line plot; stem-and-leaf plot • Basic facts (fact families and other parallel/intersecting/perpen- • Pictograph; bar/double-bar strategies); equal sets; inverse dicular lines; line segments; graph; line/double-line graph; of multiplication; measurement; rays; angles: right, acute, obtuse; circle graph; coordinate graph partition; fraction form; equa- measuring angles • Mean, median, mode; range; tions; two to four digits by one or • Plane figures: circle, polygon, frequency; scale; interval two digits; remainders; strategies; square, triangle, rectangle, word problems; money Ratios, Proportions, Percents pentagon, hexagon, octagon, • Equivalent ratios; unit rate; scale quadrilateral, parallelogram, Fractions drawings; map scale • Part of a whole; part of a set; rhombus, trapezoid; edge, vertex; • Writing percents as fractions and equivalent fractions; comparing; similar, congruent, symmetrical; decimals; writing fractions as ordering; lowest terms; renaming translation, reflection, rotation; percents; comparing percents to improper fractions and mixed perimeter, circumference, area decimals and fractions; finding numbers • Solid figures: sphere, cone, cylinder, the percent of a number • Adding and subtracting like and polyhedron, cube, prism, pyramid; unlike fractions; adding and face, edge, vertex, curved surface; Calculators nets; surface area; volume • Varied activities

30 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 English Parts of Speech Conventions • Using a dictionary • Noun: common, proper, singular, • Capitalization: proper nouns, • Using a thesaurus Writing & Grammar plural, possessive; abbreviation; titles, abbreviations, initials Writing Projects 2nd Edition as a subject, object, and predicate • Punctuation: period, question • Shared writing noun mark, exclamation point, comma, • Verb: action, linking, helping; apostrophe • Independent writing present, past, future, perfect • Paragraph development tenses Usage • Poetry: diamante, sense poem • Homophones, pronoun refer- • Pronoun: subject, object, posses- • Compare-contrast essay, per- ence; subject/verb agreement; sive, reflexive suasive business letter, personal contractions; prefixes; suffixes • Adjective: article, demonstra- narrative, book review, research tive, proper, predicate adjective; Writing Skills report, imaginative instructions, adverb • Writing process: plan, draft, play revise, proofread, publish • Preposition; conjunction: coordi- Study and Reference Skills nating, subordinating • Writing traits: ideas, organization, • Reference skills: parts of a book: word choice, conventions Sentence Structure title page, table of contents, • Writing conference with teacher • Sentence: simple, compound, index, glossary, bibliography; and peer complex; fragment; subject part, encyclopedia; periodicals; library: • Organizational tools: T-chart, simple subject, predicate, simple electronic catalog; atlas; almanac; Venn diagram, opinion chart for predicate textbook a business letter, personal nar- • Sentence types: declarative, inter- • Dictionary skills: guide words, rative, planning chart for book rogative, imperative, exclamatory parts of an entry, multiple review, time-order and special definitions, multiple entries • Compound subjects; compound words, word web, play map; (homographs) predicates; clauses: independent, bibliography dependent; phrases: introduc- • Study skills: taking notes, outline • Rubric for self-assessment tory, prepositional; diagramming; • Proofreading marks to improve Listening-Speaking Skills basic sentence patterns writing and make corrections • Speaking skills: oral book review, presenting a play

Reading Word Recognition account, biography, poetry, Fluency • Syllable division; accented legend, narrative, parable • Silent reading: for information, 2nd Edition syllables; primary/secondary ac- • Main and lesser characters; entertainment, understanding, cents; shift in accent; base words/ character motives, traits, growth spiritual growth, author’s mes- prefixes/suffixes; schwa syllables and change sage, biblical truth • Optional remedial phonics • Setting; plot; conflict; crisis; point • Oral reading: communicate of view; moral; mood; suspense; author’s message; communicate Vocabulary resolution; theme; symbols mood, motive, meaning; convey • Meaning from context; syn- emotion; portray character, voice onyms; antonyms; analogies; • Author biographies; allegorical expression; volume and rate Greek and Latin roots; ad- setting; propaganda verbs; adjectives; acronyms; • Idiom; imagery; figurative Composition contractions language; metaphor; simile; • Book review; character sketch; hyperbole; allusion; understate- writing in response to reading; Comprehension ment; humor brainstorming ideas • Literal and higher-order levels; • Poetry: rhyme patterns; onomato- • Plot; caption; dialog; alliteration; biblical truth poeia; alliteration; assonance; assonance; simile; dialect • Sequence; classify; compare and enjambment • Short story; fable; parable; play; contrast; cause and effect; prob- folktale; legend; modern realistic lem and solution Study Skills fiction • Draw conclusions; predict/evalu- • Glossary; index; encyclopedia; • Biography; descriptive paragraph; ate outcomes; make judgments; dictionary; Bible study; cross- note of apology; fact/opinion; allegorical comparisons references; card catalog; Dewey decimal system; atlas; captions; journal entry; speech writing; • Relevant/irrelevant information; headlines; subheadings a personal experience; friendly facts/opinions; main idea; dialect; letter discernment; sense of history • Skimming; scanning; PQ3R study method; outlining; paraphrasing; • Summary; writing directions/pro- Literature note taking; summarizing; topic cess; advertisement; news article; • Reading a variety of genres: sentence; listening strategy tables/charts; research writing fiction, realistic fiction, historical • Maps; diagrams; graphs; charts; fiction, science fiction, fantasy, timeline, tables folktale, fables, article, Bible bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 31 Reading Vocabulary procedural text, proverbs, Bible • Maps; timelines; diagrams; • Meaning from context; syn- prophecy, Bible account, fantasy, graphs; charts; sidebars; captions; 3rd Edition onyms; antonyms; analogies; folktale, fable, tall tale, myth, titles; subtitles/section titles Greek and Latin roots; multiple poetry, reader’s theater Book Reports meanings • Main character; character mo- • Writing process used to prepare tives, traits, background, dialect, Comprehension and present written and oral development • Literal and higher-order levels book reports • Setting; plot; theme; cause and • Sequence; classify; compare and effect; climax; rising and falling Fluency contrast; cause and effect; prob- action; point of view; conflict; • Silent reading: for information, lem and solution foreshadowing; humor; invented entertainment, understanding, • Make inferences; draw con- words; irony; moral; mood; sus- spiritual growth, author’s mes- clusions; predict outcomes; pense; symbol; rhetorical ques- sage, and biblical truth summarize tions; tone; wordplay; worldview • Oral reading: communicate • Self-monitoring; facts/opinion; • Imagery; personification; ono- author’s message; communicate main idea and supporting details; matopoeia; metaphor; simile; mood and motive; convey emo- sense of history exaggeration; dialect tion; portray character; convey • Biblical discernment and cultural • Poetry: free verse, limerick, hymn, meaning of Scripture; voice awareness sonnet, tanka, riddles, rhyme, inflection; volume and pacing Literature rhythm Composition • Various genres: realistic fiction, Study Skills • Metaphor; simile; haiku; tanka; historical fiction, Christian fiction, • Glossary; dictionary; Bible con- limerick; letter; journal entry; science fiction, mystery, biog- cordance; Bible study research writing; interview raphy, autobiography, narrative • Summarizing; skimming; internet nonfiction, informational text, research; digital literacy

Spelling 32 Weekly Word Lists Word Study • Alphabetical order to the fourth • Word lists: 20 pattern words, • Word sorting: classifying words letter: alphabetizing words 2nd Edition 5 review words based on shared features between guide words • Interactive study method • Word building: forming words by • Use of the pronunciation key manipulating patterns, syllables, • Use of a dictionary entry: entry Generalizations affixes word, pronunciation, word forms, • Phonics generalizations: review • Word meaning: using a word in definitions, sample sentences, of long, short, and r-influenced the context of meaning (defini- etymology vowel sounds; diphthongs; tions, synonyms, antonyms, reliable patterns in multisyllable • Syllable division: base words homophones, homographs, words; unstressed syllable vowel and affixes, two-syllable vowel- categories, analogies) patterns consonant patterns, unstressed syllables • Structural generalizations: Proofreading compound words, inflectional • Spelling awareness: identifying • Accenting syllables: compound suffixes, prefixes, derivational the correct spelling for a given words, words with affixes, syl- suffixes word, identifying and correcting lable patterns, accent changes in homographs • Suffix rules: no change to the misspelled words in sentences or base word, doubling the final passages Writing Activities consonant, dropping the final e, • Standardized-test practice • Dictation sentences in weekly changing y to i tests Dictionary Skills • Location skills • Real-life writing application

• Maintaining cursive alphabet: Handwriting uppercase and lowercase 2nd Edition • Maintaining good handwriting skills using 3/8" writing lines • Applying use in subject content areas: Bible, math, English skills, science, heritage studies • Copying good cursive models that include Scripture, poetry, timelines, tables, diaries, logs, maps, quotations, character traits, and hymns

32 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 Grade 6

Bible Truths Bible Content Bible Study Skills students their need of Christ • Integrates doctrine into a chrono- • Using a Bible commentary as Savior and application of Redemption: logical and thematic study of the • Reinforces interpreting meaning, biblical principles to personal-life God’s Grand Design Old and New Testaments using cross-references, abbrevia- situations. 4th Edition • Bible characters include Adam tions, a concordance, and a Bible Bible Truths for Christian and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Joseph, dictionary Growth Ruth, David, Hezekiah, Jesus, • 164 questions correlated with 10 Peter, and Paul. Character Emphasis • Walking with God segments biblical themes • Themes include God’s covenant, cover 38 application topics for under the blood, God’s provi- Memory Verses students to study what God says dence, the Incarnate Word, the • 36 verses or passages and then evaluate their attitudes book of Revelation, and the his- and actions tory of the Bible. • Character traits used in applica- • Lessons for Thanksgiving, tion stories and a novel show Christmas, and Easter

Science GENERAL SCIENCE LIFE SCIENCE reflexes, the five senses, memory, • Process skills, science tools, scien- Living Things sleep, disorders, drug abuse, 4th Edition tific method • Cells and classification: char- endocrine system acteristics of living things, cell • Immune system: communicable EARTH SCIENCE theory, tissues, organs, systems, and noncommunicable diseases, Earth cell reproduction, six kingdoms pathogens, vectors, epidemics, • Earthquakes: faults, causes, of classification, scientific names, nonspecific responses, the recording and interpreting data microscopes immune response, functions from earthquakes • Animal classification: inverte- of white blood cells, immunity, • Volcanoes: causes, locations, brate phyla (Porifera, Cnidaria, antibiotics, antibodies, autoim- classifying by shape and erup- echinoderms, mollusks, worms, mune diseases, allergies, transfu- tion, effects and products of arthropods), vertebrates (fish, sions and transplants, immune volcanoes amphibians, reptiles, birds, deficiencies • Weathering and erosion: types mammals) and examples of mechanical and PHYSICAL SCIENCE • Plant classification: nonvascular chemical weathering, agents of Motion plants (mosses and liverworts), erosion, types of erosion • Motion and machines: velocity, seedless vascular plants (ferns, acceleration, momentum, work, • Soil: particles and texture of soil, horsetails, and club mosses), formation, horizons Newton’s laws of motion, simple gymnosperms, angiosperms, machines, compound machines • Natural resources: renewable parts of a plant and nonrenewable energy • Plant and animal reproduction: Energy resources (fossil fuels, nuclear parts of a flower, pollination and • Electricity: static and current energy, hydroelectric energy, fertilization, types of fruit, seeds, electricity, types of circuits, mea- geothermal energy, wind energy, spores, asexual reproduction, suring electricity, batteries, mag- solar energy), minerals, metals, gestation, placental and marsu- netism, electronics, integrated soil conservation, water; reduce, pial mammals, eggs, parental care circuits, computers reuse, recycle • Genetics: heredity, traits, DNA Matter Space structure, Mendel’s experi- • Chemistry: parts of an atom, • Stars: magnitude, size, distances ments, dominant and recessive atomic theory, classifying between, kinds of stars, constel- genes, Punnett squares, genetic elements, periodic table of the lations, star groups, asteroids, disorders and diseases, genetic elements, compounds, chemical meteoroids, comets, telescopes, engineering formulas, chemical reactions, spectroscopes Human Body atomic bonds, acids and bases • Solar system: parts of the sun, • Nervous system: central nervous solar storms, seasons, the planets, system, the brain, the periph- dwarf planets, eclipses, space eral nervous system, neurons, exploration, satellites, probes bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 33 Heritage Studies Focus • Conflicts between nations • Languages • Developing a Christian worldview • Archaeological findings • Arts and music 3rd Edition of ancient civilizations (creation Government • Food and clothing to AD 1500) • Empires and kingdoms American History Geography • Rulers • Ancient influences on American • Map skills • Development of cities government and economy • Climate; natural resources Economics • World War II • Topography • Trade Social Studies Skills • Comparison of characteristics • Currency • Cause and effect of ancient civilizations with the • Job specialization • Timeline modern regions Culture • Costs and benefits • Primary sources World History • Religions and philosophies • Historical events • Ancient customs and traditions

Heritage Studies Focus Government American History • Developing a Christian worldview • Empires and kingdoms • Ancient influences on American 4th Edition of ancient civilizations (creation • Rulers government and economy to AD 1500) • Development of cities Social Studies Skills Geography Economics • Cause and effect • Map skills • Trade • Timeline • Climate; natural resources • Currency • Costs and benefits • Topography • Job specialization • Primary sources • Comparison of characteristics Culture of ancient civilizations with the • Religions and philosophies modern regions • Ancient customs and traditions World History • Languages • Historical events • Arts and music • Conflicts between nations • Food and clothing • Archaeological findings

Math Number Sense • Properties: commutative, associa- Fractions • Recognize and write tive, identity, zero, distributive • Part of a whole; part of a set; 3rd Edition 0–100,000,000,000 as numerals Division equivalent fractions; comparing; and words; Roman numerals I–C • Basic facts (fact families and other ordering; lowest terms; renaming • Place value: ten thousandths to strategies); equal sets; measure- improper fractions and mixed hundred billions; comparing; ment/partition; fraction form; numbers expanded form; even/odd, posi- equations; mental division by 10; • Add, subtract, multiply, and tive/negative, prime/composite two to four digits by one or two divide like and unlike fractions; numbers; number line; expres- digits; remainders; mixed number cross-products; cancellation; pic- sions and equations and decimal quotients; decimal torial representations or journal • Part-whole relationships; inverse equivalent for a fraction entries to express understanding operations of operations Equations Addition & Subtraction • Inverse operations; compen- Decimals • Basic facts (fact families and other sation; simplify expressions; • Read and write tenths, hun- strategies); nine-digit column evaluate expressions; if-then dredths, thousandths; write as addition statements; solve for an unknown fractions and mixed numbers; • Mental compensation comparing; ordering; renaming • Properties: commutative, associa- Pre-Algebra to thousandths; word forms tive, identity; zero principle • Missing addend/subtrahend/ • Add and subtract minuend/factor; add, subtract, • Multiply a decimal by a whole Multiplication multiply, and divide integers; • Basic facts (fact families and other number, by a decimal, and by a positive/negative numbers strategies); multiples; repeated power of 10 • Variables in expressions and addition; vertical form; one to • Divide a decimal by a one-digit equations; solve for a variable in three digits times two to four dig- whole number; divide a whole an equation its; renaming; factor trees; prime/ number by a whole number with composite numbers; GCF; LCM a decimal quotient; divide to

34 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 rename a fraction as a decimal; fractions to the nearest ½ or Statistics and Graphs divide a decimal by a power of 10 whole; front-end estimation • Pictograph; bar/double bar graph; Geometry • Round to estimate a sum, differ- line/double line graph; histogram; ence, product, and quotient • Points; lines: parallel, intersecting, circle graph; coordinate graph perpendicular; line segments; Measurement • Tables; charts; tallies; frequency rays; symmetry; similar/congru- • Length; capacity; weight; mass table; line plot; stem-and-leaf ent; constructions; angles: right, • Temperature: Fahrenheit; Celsius plot; box-and-whisker plot acute, obtuse; measure angles; • Time: elapsed time; time zones; • Mean, median, mode; range; sum of angles in a triangle = 180° timeline; 24-hour clock; wages frequency; scale; interval • Plane figures: regular/irregular; • Rename within the metric and Ratios, Proportions, Percents polygons; triangles: scalene, isos- customary systems to add, sub- • Equivalent ratios; unit rate; scale celes, equilateral; quadrilaterals; tract, multiply, and divide drawings; map scale parallelograms; transformations: Problem Solving • Percents as fractions and deci- translation, reflection, rotation; • Graphs; tables; charts; schedule; mals; write fractions and decimals perimeter; area map skills; probability; money; as percents; compare percents to • Solid figures: sphere, cone, cylinder, Venn diagram decimals and fractions; find the polyhedrons, cube, prisms, pyra- • Use a problem-solving plan: percent of a number; determine mids; face, edge, vertex, curved Multistep problems; problems the sales price given a discount as surface; nets; surface area; volume with too little or too much infor- a percent • Circle: center point, radius, mation; group planning • Proportionate geometric figures diameter, chord, central angles, • Strategies: patterns; logic; guess circumference and check; diagram/model; Estimating simpler problem; formulas; work • Round whole numbers and backwards; write an equation decimals to a given place; round

Parts of Speech • Dependent and independent • Rubric for self-assessment English clauses; introductory preposi- Writing & Grammar • Noun: common, proper, singular, • Proofreading marks to improve plural; abbreviation; appositive; tional phrases; sentence patterns; writing and make corrections 2nd Edition singular and plural possessive; diagramming • Using a dictionary English words from Greek root Conventions • Using a thesaurus; avoiding words; as subjects, objects • Capitalization: proper nouns, propaganda tactics • Verb: principal parts; past, pres- proper adjectives, abbreviations, Writing Projects ent, and future tenses; perfect initials, titles tenses • Shared writing • Punctuation: period, question • Independent writing • Pronoun: subject, object, pos- mark, exclamation point, comma, • Paragraph development sessive, reflexive, intensive, apostrophe interrogative, demonstrative, • Poetry: limerick, free verse indefinite; with antecedent Usage • Personal narrative, newspaper • Adjective: article, proper, demon- • Homophones; pronoun reference; editorial, instructions, research re- strative, as in the predicate subject/verb agreement; contrac- port, historical fiction, compare- • Adverb: comparative, superlative tions; often-confused verbs; contrast essay, cover letter double negatives; misplaced • Preposition; conjunction: modifiers; prefixes; suffixes Study and Reference Skills coordinating, subordinating; • Reference skills: parts of a book, interjection Writing Skills title page, table of contents, • Writing process: plan, draft, Sentence Structure index, glossary, bibliography revise, proofread, publish • Sentence: fragment; run-on; • Dictionary skills: guide words, simple, compound, complex; • Writing traits: ideas, organization, parts of an entry, multiple declarative, interrogative, impera- word choice, conventions definitions tive, exclamatory • Organizational tools: events/ • Study skills: taking notes, outline • Complete subject and predicate; details chart, outline, persua- Listening-Speaking Skills simple subject and predi- sive chart, planning chart, plot • Speaking skills: oral publishing cate; compound subjects and diagram, time-order chart, Venn for written instructions predicates diagram, word web; bibliography; outline

bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 35 Reading Word Recognition and change; flat/round, dynamic/ Fluency • Syllable division and accented static characters; comparing and • Silent reading: for information, 2nd Edition syllables review contrasting characters entertainment, understanding, • Setting; plot; conflict; crisis; point spiritual growth, author’s mes- Vocabulary of view; foreshadowing; flash- sage, biblical truth • Vocabulary review and quizzes back; moral; mood; tone; sus- • Oral reading: communicate • Meaning from context; syn- pense; denouement; cliffhanger; author’s message; communicate onyms; antonyms; prefixes; suf- resolution; open/closed endings; mood, motive, meaning, emo- fixes; analogies; Greek and Latin theme; symbolism; good/evil tion; persuasive manner; interpret roots; etymologies; adjectives; • Author biographies; propaganda, dialect; choral reading; voice adverbs Caldecott and Newbery awards expression; reading rate Comprehension • Idiom; personification; exag- Composition • Literal and higher-order levels; geration; hyperbole; allusion; • Setting; plot; character sketch biblical truth understatement; sarcasm; irony; • Advertisement; article; pre- • Sequence; classify; compare and dialect dictions; summary; compare contrast; cause and effect; prob- • Poetry: rhyme, rhythm, allitera- and contrast; charting; report; lem and solution tion, anaphora timeline; interview; research; • Draw conclusions; predict/ Study Skills brainstorming ideas evaluate outcomes; making judg- • Glossary; encyclopedia; thesau- • Short story; play; tall tale; biblical ments; interpret information rus; Bible study; catalog order; fiction; devotional; radio broad- • Relevant/irrelevant informa- Dewey decimal system; nonprint cast; personal experience; humor- tion; facts/opinions; main idea; media; periodical guide; atlas; ous incident letter; opinion; discernment; sense of history headlines; primary/secondary thank-you note; friendly letter; Literature sources; Venn diagram; graphic descriptive paragraph • Reading a variety of genres: organizers • Poem; riddles; haiku; cinquain; fiction, realistic fiction, historical • Skimming; scanning; PQ3R study rhymes; choral reading fiction, fantasy, folktale, fable, method; outlining; paraphrasing; • Devices of style: imagery, hyper- article, Bible account, biography, note taking; summarizing; topic bole, allusion; theme; irony; pun; poetry, narrative sentence; listening strategy point of view; figurative language • Main and lesser characters; • Maps; diagrams; graphs; charts; character, motives, traits, growth timeline; tables

Spelling 32 Weekly Word Lists Word Study • Use of a dictionary entry: entry • Word lists: 25 words (20 pattern • Word sorting: classifying words word, pronunciation, parts of 2nd Edition words, 5 review words) based on shared features speech, word forms, definitions, • Interactive study method • Word building: forming words by sample phrases or sentences, manipulating patterns, syllables, etymology Generalizations affixes, word roots • Syllable division: base words • Phonics generalizations: reliable • Word meaning: using a word in and affixes, two-syllable vowel- patterns in multisyllable words, the context of meaning (defini- consonant patterns, unstressed including review of previously tions, synonyms, antonyms, syllables learned vowel and consonant homophones, homographs, • Accenting syllables: compound patterns; unstressed syllable categories, analogies, derivations, words, words with affixes, syllable vowel patterns and sentence completion) patterns, accent shifts in homo- • Structural generalizations: graphs and derivations compound words, inflectional Proofreading suffixes, prefixes, derivational • Spelling awareness: identifying Writing Activities suffixes and correcting misspelled words • Dictation sentences in weekly • Suffix rules: no change to the in sentences or passages tests base word, doubling the final • Standardized-test practice • Real-life writing application consonant, dropping the final e, changing y to i Dictionary Skills • Alphabetical order: alphabetizing • Etymology: Greek word parts; words between guide words Latin prefixes, roots, and suffixes • Use of the pronunciation key

36 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 • Maintaining cursive alphabet: Handwriting uppercase and lowercase 2nd Edition • Maintaining good handwriting skills using 3/8" writing lines • Applying use in subject content areas: Bible, math, English skills, science, heritage studies • Copying good cursive models that include Scripture, poetry, timelines, tables, diaries, logs, maps, quotations, character traits, and hymns

bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 37 Elementary Spanish

Pasaporte al This course equips teachers to through a variety of worktext Comparisons meet the national standards set activities • Provides an opportunity to español Kit A by the American Council on the compare Hispanic culture Cultures Teaching of Foreign Languages in with the students’ own culture • Introduces cultural aspects of five areas. through recipes, music, and ad- eight Spanish-speaking countries ditional theme-related cultural Communication as well as useful facts about information • Presents over 250 Spanish words Hispanic culture in general and phrases in context and num- Communities Connections bers to 100; develops listening- • Arouses interest in missionary • Integrates interdisciplinary con- comprehension skills through work; suggests community out- nections, such as science, math, read-aloud books; provides reach activities; encourages par- music, and drama; offers practice native-speaker recordings of ent participation with vocabulary in grammar, vocabulary, and pro- conversations and total physical clip-and-learn flashcards nunciation through songs, Bible response commands for listening verses, and Bible truths and modeling; leads students to move, point, color, read, and spell

Pasaporte al This course equips teachers to Cultures Comparisons meet the national standards set • Highlights cultural aspects of • Contrasts Hispanic culture español Kit B by the American Council on the eight Spanish-speaking countries; with the students’ own culture Teaching of Foreign Languages in presents a variety of facts about through recipes, music, and ad- five areas. Hispanic culture in general ditional theme-related cultural information Communication Connections • Presents more than 500 Spanish • Makes interdisciplinary con- Communities words and phrases in context; de- nections with heritage studies, • Arouses interest in missionary velops listening-comprehension science, math, geography, and work; encourages parent partici- skills through read-aloud books, other subjects; offers practice in pation with vocabulary clip-and- recorded conversations for listen- grammar, vocabulary, and pro- learn flashcards ing and modeling, dictation exer- nunciation through songs, Bible cises, and total physical response verses, and Bible truths commands that lead students to move, point, pantomime, speak, read, and write through a variety of classroom and worktext activities

38 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 Grade 7 Bible Truths Bible Content Special Studies • A complete study of Christ’s life, • The Romans, Herod, Jewish lead- 4th Edition including events and topical ers, Jewish holidays, the crucifix- studies of the Lord’s teaching ion, Israel, Sea of Galilee • Includes brand new unit on the Memory Verses Sermon on the Mount • 84 verses Applying the Bible to Life Number of Lessons • Focuses on the character traits • Seven units divided into 63 con- Christ taught and embodied tinuous sections

The Story of the Bible Content • Points students to Jesus Christ, • Takes students on a journey who will fulfill all of the promises Old Testament through the story of the Old of redemptive history prophesied Testament, including both the in the Old Testament Major and Minor Prophets • Focuses on the Bible study skill of • Special studies: the narrative observation sections of the Old Testament are complemented by features that cover the “writings” sections of the Old Testament

• Foundations of life science: nutrition, and reproduction; ecological pyramids; organ- Life Science definition of science, modeling, importance of protists; struc- ism relationships, competition, 4th Edition thinking scientifically, limitations ture, nutrition, and importance camouflage, warning coloration, of science, biblical vs. naturalistic of fungi; plant structure; water mimicry, predation, symbiosis, worldview; scientific method; movement, gas exchange, and parasitism; natural resources, characteristics of life, cell theory, photosynthesis in plants; plant agriculture, endangered species, molecules and life; classifica- growth and hormones; plant extinction, human population tion of life; cell structure and tropisms, nastic movements, and changes, conservation, pollution function, cellular respiration, photoperiodism; plant classifica- • The complex design of the photosynthesis tion and life cycles; sexual and human body: structure and • Heredity and the origin of life: asexual reproduction in plants; function of skin, burns; structure genes and cell division, mitosis flower structure, seeds, and and function of skeletal system, and meiosis, asexual and sexual pollination fractures, joints; types of muscles, reproduction; DNA replication, • The animal kingdom: sponges, muscle physiology; homeosta- RNA transcription, protein syn- cnidarians, flatworms, round- sis, types of blood cells, blood thesis; Mendelian genetics, ge- worms, earthworms, mollusks, clotting, blood types, blood netic crosses, variations on simple echinoderms, arthropods; plasma; blood vessels, heart genetics; genetic disorders; endotherms and ectotherms, structure, flow of blood through gene mutations, chromosomal body systems in vertebrates; fish, heart, blood pressure; immune changes, genetic engineering, amphibians, metamorphosis, system, organ transplants; aller- cloning, stem cell technology; reptiles; birds, mammals, clas- gies, autoimmune diseases, and biblical creationism, nonliteral sification of mammals; animal AIDS; excretory system; anatomy, views of creation, age of the behavior, external and internal physiology, and disorders of the earth, the Flood, fossils; history of fertilization, egg structure respiratory system; anatomy and evolutionary theory, mutations and development, placental physiology of the digestive sys- and evolution, evolutionary fam- reproduction tem, chemical digestion; nervous ily trees, speciation • Interactions in the environment: system, reflexes, brain anatomy, • Microbiology and plant biology: ecosystems, biomes, abiotic envi- sense organs; hormones and archaebacteria vs. eubacteria; ronment, water cycle, succession; endocrine glands, puberty; me- bacterial structure, reproduc- biotic community, populations, tabolism, nutrition; psychoactive tion and importance; antibiotic carbon and oxygen cycles, drugs, smoking, addiction; spread resistance in bacteria; viruses; nitrogen cycle, limiting factors; of disease, protection against protozoan movement, nutrition, circadian rhythms, seasonal disease and reproduction; algal structure, rhythms; food chains, food webs, bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 39 Life Science The Pattern of Life The Animal Kingdom the circulatory and lymphatic • Definition of science, science and • Characteristics of animals, systems; lymphatic system and 5th Edition worldview, biblical vs. natural- characteristics and classifications immunity; lymph vessels and istic worldviews, science and of invertebrates; sponges, cnidar- nodes biblical ethics, characteristics of ians, worms, mollusks, echino- • Components of the immune life, homeostasis, design of life, derms, arthropods; characteristics system; nonspecific vs. specific modeling, thinking scientifically, and classifications of vertebrates; immunity; vaccines; active vs. limitations of science, classifica- endotherms vs. ectotherms; fish, passive immunity; parts of the tion of life amphibians, reptiles, birds, and nervous system; central nervous • Cell theory, cell structure and mammals system vs. peripheral nervous sys- function, cellular respiration, • Nutrition, transport, support, tem; nerves, reflex arc, and nerve photosynthesis movement, and control systems impulses; sense organs structure • Genes, DNA replication, RNA tran- of animals and function; eyes, ears, touch, scription, protein synthesis, cell • Animals reproduction and smell, and taste division, mitosis and meiosis behavior, external and internal • Hormones and endocrine glands; • Mendelian genetics, genetic fertilization, egg structure and puberty; human reproduction crosses, variations on simple development, and placental and biblical sexuality; human genetics, population genetics reproduction; innate and learned growth and development behavior • Biblical creationism vs. evolution- Interacting with the ism, change in nature, worldview The Human Body Biosphere and change • Structure and function of skin, • Ecology; abiotic vs. biotic factors; Microorganisms and Plants bones, joints, and muscles; types ecosystems and biomes • Archaebacteria vs. eubacteria, of muscles • Cycles of matter; water cycle, bacterial structure, reproduc- • Digestive system structure and oxygen and carbon cycles, and tion, and importance; antibiotic function; food and nutrition; nitrogen cycle; food chains, resistance in bacteria; viruses chemical vs. mechanical diges- energy pyramids, and food webs; • Protist movement, nutrition, tion; alimentary canal organs; relationships between organisms; classification, and reproduction; accessory organs; urinary system symbiosis; succession structure, nutrition, and impor- structure and function • Managing and protecting the tance of fungi • Respiratory system structure and environment; pollution classifica- • Plant structure and classification function; connection between tion and solutions; substance vs. the respiratory and circulatory energy pollution; using natural • Plant hormones, tropisms, and systems; circulatory system struc- resources; renewable vs. non- photoperiodism, plant reproduc- ture and function; heart, blood renewable resources; manage- tion and life cycles cells and plasma; blood vessels; ment philosophy; conservation flow of blood through the heart vs. preservation; management and lungs; connection between principles

World Studies Topic Government Religion • World cultures (creation to the • Comparative world governments • Historical comparison of world 3rd Edition present) in history religions (especially Islam) to Christianity Geography Economics • Influence of geography on the • Comparative economics histori- Culture development of civilizations cally and geographically • Arts; sciences; ways of life in the past and the present History • Chronological and cultural ap- proach to world studies

40 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 • Whole numbers: comparing and • Using percents: enlargement and permutations; probability; mean, Fundamentals ordering; estimating; opera- reduction; sales tax; discounts; median and mode; circle, bar, of Math tions; exponents; roots of perfect sale price; simple interest; com- and line graphs; histograms; box- 2nd Edition squares mission; percent change and-whisker plots; stem-and-leaf • Decimals: comparing and • Measurements: customary units diagrams ordering; rounding; approximat- of length, capacity, and weight; SI • Integers: ordering; operations; ing square roots; operations; (metric) units of length, capacity, applying order of operations; estimating square roots; scientific and mass; renaming metric units; expansion to and properties of notation time zones; temperature conver- the real numbers • Number theory: divisibility; fac- sions; precision • Algebra: evaluating expressions; tors; prime and composite num- • Geometry: measuring angles; solving one- and two-step equa- bers; GCD and LCM; converting pairs of angles; perpendicular tions; solving one- and two-step to and adding in other number and parallel lines; transversal of inequalities bases parallel lines; polygons; circle; • Relations and functions: • Fractions: equivalent fractions; perimeter and circumference; coordinate plane; functions and mixed numbers; comparing and Pythagorean theorem; congruent function rules; graphing linear ordering; operations; order of and similar figures functions; slope; translation of operations • Area and volume: area of quad- figures in a plane • Rational numbers: ratio and rilaterals, triangles, and circles; • Logic and set theory: statements proportion; solving proportions; areas of similar figures; surface and negations; compound and scale drawings; decimals as area of prisms, cylinders, and conditional statements and rational numbers; finding a per- pyramids; volume of prisms and negations; truth tables; sets and cent (part) of a number; finding cylinders subsets; union and intersection of the percent; finding the whole • Probability and statistics: fun- sets; finite and infinite sets amount damental principle of counting;

Writing & Grammar Parts of Speech (and Verbals) Usage • Narration: family tradition report, • Noun; pronoun; verb; simple • Subject/verb agreement; pro- drama scene 3rd Edition and perfect tenses; adjective; noun/antecedent agreement; • Persuasion: letter to editor adverb; preposition; conjunction; pronoun reference; troublesome • Poetry: sound poem interjection words (homophones, homonyms, etc.) Study and Reference Skills Sentence Structure • Dictionary: guide words, entry • Sentence patterns: S-InV, Writing Skills word, syllabification, pronuncia- S-TrV-DO, S-TrV-IO-DO, S-LV-PN, • Writing process: planning, draft- tion, definition, function label, S-LV-PA; introduction to ing, revising and proofreading, etymology; library: types of mate- dependent clauses; sentence publishing; paragraph develop- rials, call number, alphabetizing, types: declarative, interrogative, ment: fact, example, statistic, Dewey decimal system, Library imperative, exclamatory; clause incident/anecdote, sensory detail, of Congress system, card catalog, structure: simple, compound, reason; paragraph organization: computer catalog; reference complex; sentence errors: frag- chronological, spatial, order of tools; parts of a book; scheduling ments, comma splices, fused importance; style: precise words, study time; memory techniques; sentences showing; not telling reading comprehension: defini- Mechanics Examples of Writing Projects tions, restatements, examples, • Capitalization; punctuation; • Description: biographical sketch word parts; test-taking strategies: classroom tests, standardized spelling • Exposition: in-class essay, science tests report evaluation

bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 41 Explorations Approach • Cultures represented: American, to interpretive to critical to ap- • Thematic English, Russian, New Zealand preciative and guide the students in Literature in evaluating the literature and Organization Features applying the associated concepts. 4th Edition • The book contains introductory • Six themes: courage, nature and Unit review pages ask questions essays that acquaint the student man, generosity, our land, humil- about key terms and concepts. with the unit themes. Selections ity, family The text also includes short bio- within each of the units require graphical sketches of individual Content reading with discernment, a goal authors. • Genres represented: fables, toward which all literature teach- drama, poetry, hymns, Scripture, ers hope to direct their students. short story, biography, auto- “Thinking Zone” question pages biographical accounts, historical introduce students to terms and essays, essays concepts used in literary analysis. Questions progress from literal

Vocabulary: Level A Approach Content incorporate biblical stories with • Uses context as a major means of • Focuses on Latin prefixes and a focus on character building 3rd Edition learning roots, synonyms, antonyms, and often relate to other subjects homonyms, word families, students may be learning Plan concise words, denotation, and • Includes 15 two-part lessons, 15 connotation cumulative reviews, and a supple- ment containing various types of Features reinforcement and vocabulary- • Uses a variety of learning building exercises (games, methods, including word stories puzzles, contests, etc.) and spelling helps; lessons that

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Bible Truths Bible Content • Supports biblical-worldview Memory Verses • Takes students on a journey thinking by explaining how • Every section requires a Scripture 4th Edition through the story of the Old Creation-Fall-Redemption consti- reading and at least one memory Testament tutes the narrative of the Bible verse • Points students to Jesus Christ, Special Studies Number of Lessons the name whispered throughout • Special “Ketuvim” sections • 44 sections in 7 units the OT cover Job, Psalms, Proverbs, • Asks critical-thinking ques- Ecclesiastes, and Song of tions about Bible and textbook Solomon readings

The Life of Christ • A study of the words and works of applicational emphasis of Christ in the Gospels (particularly Christlikeness or sanctification the book of Matthew) as they relate to the Messianic fulfillment of the one true big story of God’s redemptive plan and the coming of the kingdom • Focuses on the Bible study skill of interpretation and the

Earth Science • Introduction to earth science: metamorphic rocks, critiquing applications of GIS in weather Earth science and exercising bibli- the uniformitarian rock cycle; the modeling; describing climate 4th Edition cal dominion, worldviews and process of fossilization, paleon- and climate zones, climate data science, the structure of science, tology, fossil fuels; weathering, and interpretation, observed scientific models, what earth erosion and deposition, soils and short-term climate changes from science is; maps and cartography, soil formation volcanism and oceanic cycles, geographic information systems • The water world: ocean basins climate models, worldviews (GIS); introduction to physical sci- and landforms, seawater com- and long-term climate change, ence, matter, forces, energy, and position, ocean environments; environmentalism and biblical measuring tides, currents, waves; history of stewardship of the environment • The restless earth: Earth as a oceanography, methods and in- • The heavens: the sun-Earth- special place designed for life, a struments, deep-sea exploration, moon system—the sun’s brief history of geology, opera- underwater habitats, research structure, composition and tional and historical geology, the vehicles; stream characteristics, energy, the solar spectrum; the earth’s interior structure, natural lakes and ponds, limnology; moon’s structure and surface, resources; old- and young-earth groundwater reservoirs, ground- origin theories; Earth’s orbit, origin theories of the earth, evi- water chemistry, water as a seasons, timekeeping, lunar dences for catastrophic changes resource, solution caves and karst phases, eclipses, tidal effects; in the earth’s history, models topography models of the solar system, for geologic tectonics; tectonic • The atmosphere: composition Kepler’s laws, classification and forces, faults and earthquakes, and thermal structure of the brief description of the planets, earthquakes and seismology, ef- atmosphere, special regions; dwarf planets, small solar system fects of earthquakes; mountains energy in the atmosphere; bodies, evidences for a young and hills, tectonic mountains and measurable weather data, solar system, constellations and landforms, non-tectonic moun- causes of wind, global wind star properties, stellar classifica- tains and landforms; volcanic patterns, sources of local winds, tion and the H-R diagram, stellar emissions, volcano activity and cloud formation, classifying aging, classification of galaxies, classification, intrusive volcanism clouds, precipitation, dew and nonstellar objects, cosmology • Earth’s rocky materials: describ- frost; air masses and weather and worldviews; challenges ing minerals, identifying and fronts, causes of precipitation, of space exploration, rocketry, classifying minerals, minerals winter storms, thunderstorms, principles of satellite and space as resources; classifying rocks, tornadoes, hurricanes, weather probes, challenges and need for igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, forecasting, weather maps, manned space exploration bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 43 • Introduction to earth science: evidences for catastrophic metamorphic rocks; critiquing Earth Science earth science and exercising bib- changes in the earth’s history; the uniformitarian rock cycle; the 5th Edition lical dominion; worldviews and models for geologic tecton- process of fossilization; paleon- science; the structure of science; ics; tectonic forces, faults and tology, fossil fuels; weathering, scientific models; what earth earthquakes; earthquakes and erosion, and deposition; soils and science is; maps and cartography; seismology; effects of earth- soil formation geographic information systems quakes; mountains and hills; tec- • The water world: ocean basins (GIS); introduction to physical sci- tonic mountains and landforms; and landforms; seawater compo- ence, matter, forces, energy, and nontectonic mountains and sition; ocean environments: tides, measuring landforms; volcanic emissions, currents, and waves; history of • The restless earth: the earth as volcano activity and classification; oceanography, methods and in- a special place designed for life; intrusive volcanism struments; deep-sea exploration; a brief history of geology; opera- • Earth’s rocky materials: describ- underwater habitats; research tional and historical geology; the ing minerals; identifying and vehicles; stream characteristics; earth’s interior structure; natural classifying minerals; minerals as lakes and ponds; limnology; resources; old- and young-earth resources; classifying rocks; igne- groundwater reservoirs and origin theories of the earth; ous rocks, sedimentary rocks, and groundwater chemistry; water

The American Topic History successes and problems of the • American history • Introduction to the history of free market Republic America 4th Edition Geography Religion • Geographic development of Government • Influence of Christianity on the United States through land • Republican form of government American history; influences of acquisition; profiles of major under the Constitution religious diversity geographic regions Economics Culture • Development and effects of • Interaction of people, ideas, and inventions and industries; cultures in America

• Integers: absolute value; opera- proportions; subsets and proper- type of graph; permutations; Pre-Algebra tions; exponents; order of opera- ties of real numbers combinations; probability 2nd Edition tions; scientific notation • Operations on rational numbers: • Radicals: square roots; radical • Expressions: real-number prop- operations; evaluating and equations; equations with radi- erties; evaluating and simplifying simplifying expressions; solving cals; equations of the form expressions; translating word equations involving rationals; ax2 + b = c; Pythagorean theorem; phrases; rounding and estimating operations in scientific notation operations with radicals; cube results of operations • Percents: solving percent equa- roots • Equations: solving two-step tions; applying percents; scales; • Geometry: pairs of angles; poly- equations; removal of parenthe- discount, markup, commissions, gons; perimeter and circumfer- ses; subsets of the real numbers; tips, and interest (including com- ence; congruence and similarity; irrational numbers; solving linear pound); percent change 30–60 and 45–45 right triangle inequalities; applying equations • Applications: equations with ratios; distance and midpoint and inequalities variables on both sides; writing formulas; symmetry and • Number theory: prime factoriza- and solving equations and transformation tion; GCD and LCM; arithmetic inequalities • Areas and volumes: areas of and geometric sequences; • Relations and functions: coordi- quadrilaterals, triangles, and number bases other than 10, in- nate plane; functions; graphing circles; relation of lengths and cluding hexadecimal; operations linear functions and linear in- areas of similar regions; surface in other bases equalities; slope; direct variation areas of prisms, cylinders, pyra- • Rational numbers: forms of; • Statistics and probability: popu- mids, cones, and spheres ordering fractions and decimals; lation and sample; mean, median, • Polynomials: definition of a decimal equivalents of frac- and mode; scatterplot; quartiles; polynomial; operations with tions; conversion of repeating box-and-whisker; stem-and-leaf; polynomials, including multiply- decimals to fractions; ratios and histograms; choosing the correct ing binomials and dividing a polynomial by a monomial

44 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 Writing & Grammar Parts of Speech (and Verbals) Mechanics Examples of Writing Projects • Review of all from Grade 7 plus • Capitalization; punctuation; • Description: travel brochure, 3rd Edition the following new material: spelling character profile pronoun—relative; verb—pro- Usage • Exposition: news story, business gressive tense, passive voice; letter • Review of all from Grade 7 conjunction—correlative; • Narration: autobiography, fable verbals—participle, infinitive, Writing Skills • Persuasion: debate script, print gerund, verbal phrases with • Review of all from Grade 7 plus advertisement modifiers, functions as different the following new material: parts of speech essay—thesis statement, outlin- Study and Reference Skills • Review of all from Grade 7 plus Sentence Structure ing; introductory and concluding paragraphs the following new material: • Review of all from Grade 7 plus dictionary—usage label the following new material: de- pendent clause—adjective clause

Excursions in Approach Norwegian, Cuban, Chinese, concepts used in literary analysis. • Thematic Irish, Czech, New Zealand, Greek, Questions progress from literal Literature Burmese, South African, German, to interpretive to critical to ap- 3rd Edition Organization Dutch, Yiddish, Polish preciative and guide the students • Six themes: friends, choices, in evaluating the literature and heroes, discoveries, adventurers, Features applying the associated concepts. • The book contains introductory viewpoints Unit review pages ask questions essays that acquaint the student about key terms and concepts. Content with the unit themes. Selections The text also includes short bio- • Genres represented: short fiction, within each of the units require graphical sketches of individual novel, drama, poetry, hymns, folk- reading with discernment, a goal authors. tale, personal essay, humorous toward which all literature teach- essay, diary ers hope to direct their students. • Cultures represented: American, “Thinking Zone” question pages English, French, Japanese, introduce students to terms and

Vocabulary: Level B Approach homonyms, word families, • Uses context as a major means of concise words, denotation, and 3rd Edition learning connotation Plan Features • Includes 15 two-part lessons, 15 • Uses a variety of learning cumulative reviews, and a supple- methods, including word stories ment containing various types of and spelling helps; lessons that reinforcement and vocabulary- incorporate biblical stories with building exercises (games, a focus on character building puzzles, contests, etc.). and often relate to other subjects students may be learning Content • Focuses on Latin prefixes and roots, synonyms, antonyms,

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Bible 9 Why the Bible Matters Publish Great Things That I May Know Him • Discusses the Bible’s design and • Presents the biblical teaching on • Presents aspects of Christ’s function, focusing on how the world missions and includes prac- character and focuses on His Bible relates to science, history, tical methods for teen involve- relationships with various groups and literature; explains how the ment in missions; focuses on key of people in the Gospel of Mark Bible can help us make decisions biblical doctrines supporting and evaluate ideas God’s desire to save all from sin; provides activities to motivate students to reach the world for Christ

• A study of the one big story The Triumph of of Scripture (Creation, Fall, Christ Redemption) from Acts to Revelation and the instruction for the church on how to live out the beliefs and values that are derived from that one true big story. • Focuses on the Bible study skill of application and reinforces the proper model of sanctification for maintaining a holy walk.

• Foundations: science as the pri- momentum; kinetic and potential the electromagnetic spectrum; Physical Science mary means of creating models energy; energy transformations radio-frequency technology; the 5th Edition to explain and describe phenom- and conservation; mechanical properties of visible light; the ena in a fallen and broken world, work; levers and other simple nature of color; reflection and framed as an engaging forensics machines; law of moments and mirrors; refraction and lenses. investigation into a recent pas- efficiency; fluid mechanics, • The structure of matter: histori- senger air crash; Christian versus including basic hydraulic theory; cal development of the atomic secular worldview aspects of sci- Charles’s and Boyle’s gas laws; model, structure of the atom; ence; definition of key elements thermodynamics—thermal en- radiation and nuclear changes; of scientific knowledge—laws, ergy, temperature, and heat origin of the periodic table; theories, and hypotheses; “do- • Electromagnetism: static elec- elements and their symbols; minion science” as a key aspect tricity; electric fields; measuring classification of the elements; of obedience to the Creation and storing charges; electric periodic trends Mandate; methodologies of sci- current and Ohm’s law; batteries; • Introduction to chemistry: ence; introduction to the nature electrical safety; magnets and electronegativity and valence and classification of matter and magnetism; geomagnetism; AC electron structure; covalent, ionic, energy; changes matter under- and DC generators and motors; and metallic bonds; compounds goes; scientific measurement; transformers; electromagnets classified according to bond-type; the metric system; accuracy, and their uses chemical formulas and equa- precision, and repeatability in • Periodic phenomena: de- tions; oxidation numbers; types measurements; introduction to scription of periodic motion; of chemical reactions; classify- significant digits and scientific pendulums; waves and wave ing mixtures; solutions and the notation phenomena; sound and its prop- solution process; measuring • Mechanics: describing motion; erties; infrasound and ultrasound; concentration; acids, bases; salts frames of reference; Newton’s the human voice and hearing; from acid-base reactions; pH laws of motion; gravity; free-fall; applications of sound; bands of system and measurement

46 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 • Structure of matter: science as the elements; periodic trends; and potential energy; energy Physical Science the development of models to electronegativity and valence transformations and conserva- 6th Edition explain and describe phenomena electron structure; covalent, ionic, tion; thermodynamics—thermal in a fallen and broken world; and metallic bonds; compounds energy, temperature, and heat; biblical versus secular worldview classified according to bond-type; basic hydraulic theory; gas laws; aspects of science; definition chemical formulas and equations; fluid mechanics of key elements of scientific oxidation numbers; introduc- • Waves and energy: description knowledge—laws, theories, tion to organic chemistry and of periodic motion; waves and and hypotheses; scientific study biochemistry wave phenomena; sound and its and application of scientific • Changes in matter: types of properties; the human voice and knowledge as a key aspect chemical reactions; radiation and hearing; applications of sound; of obedience to the Creation nuclear changes; classifying mix- static electricity; electric fields; Mandate; methodologies of tures; solutions and the solution electric current and Ohm’s law; science; scientific measurement; process; measuring concentra- circuits and electrical safety; the metric system; accuracy, tion; acids and bases; salts from magnets and magnetism; AC precision, and repeatability in acid-base reactions; pH system and DC generators and motors; measurements; introduction and measurement transformers; electromagnets to the nature and classification • Matter in motion: describing and their uses; bands of the of matter and energy; changes motion; frames of reference; electromagnetic spectrum; the matter undergoes; historical de- momentum; Newton’s laws of properties of visible light; the velopment of the atomic model; motion; gravity; free-fall; me- nature of color; reflection and structure of the atom; origin of chanical work; levers and other mirrors; refraction and lenses the periodic table; elements and simple machines; mechanical their symbols; classification of advantage and efficiency; kinetic

Cultural Geography Topic Economics • Physical, political, and cultural • Influence of land, climate, and 4th Edition geography resources on national economics Geography Religion • Complete survey of geographic • Stewardship of resources; status principles and regions; map skills of Christianity; geography of Bible lands; comparative world History religions; world missions • Geographic approach to key historic events Culture • Eight culture regions and their Government influence on lifestyles, language, • Overview of types of govern- arts, and culture ments; current issues

• Operations: review of the real data, using graphs, equations, • Factoring: common monomials, Algebra 1 number system, number lines, and tables; direct and inverse trinomials, special patterns 3rd Edition absolute value, arithmetic op- variations; graphing absolute- • Radicals: simplification and erations of integers and rational value functions operations with radicals; numbers, exponents, and order • Linear functions: graphs, slopes, Pythagorean theorem, distance of operations and intercepts of linear equa- and midpoint formulas; solving • Variables and equations: using tions; determining the equation radical equations and graphing variables, algebraic expressions, of a line; parallel and perpendicu- radical functions; applications and formulas; writing and solving lar lines; correlation and lines of • Quadratic equations: solving by linear equations fit; graphing linear inequalities factoring, taking roots, complet- • Using algebra: solving literal • Systems of equations and ing the square, and the quadratic equations and proportions; inequalities: solving systems formula; graphing parabolas and applying equations to applica- graphically, by substitution, and finding zeros; applications tions involving similar figures, by elimination; applications of • Rational expressions and percentages, money, motion, and systems equations: simplification and mixtures • Exponents: products, quotients, operations with rational expres- • Solving inequalities: linear and powers of exponential sions; solving rational equations; inequalities, including conjunc- expressions; scientific notation; applications tions, disjunctions; absolute- graphing exponential functions; (Each chapter includes a feature value equations and inequalities exponential growth and decay on sequences and graphing • Relations and functions: repre- • Polynomials: classification, evalu- calculator tips.) senting relationships between ation, operations, special patterns bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 47 Writing & Grammar Parts of Speech (and Verbals) Usage Examples of Writing Projects • Review of all from Grade 8 • Review of all from Grade 8 plus • Description: comparison/contrast 3rd Edition plus the following new mate- the following new material: modi- paper rial: noun—collective; verb— fier placement—misplaced modi- • Exposition: five-paragraph indicative and imperative fier, two-way modifier, dangling research essay, storyboard (public moods; adjective—determiner; modifier service announcement) adverb—qualifier, relative; prepo- • Narration: personal experience sition—phrasal; conjunction— Writing Skills • Review of all from Grade 8 plus • Persuasion: devotional subordinating; verbals—verbal the following new material: • Poetry: quatrain, diamante phrases with objects paragraph development—com- Study and Reference Skills Sentence Structure parison/contrast; style—concise- • Review of all from Grade 8 plus • Review of all from Grade 8 ness, smoothness, fresh words; the following new material: plus the following new ma- sentence variety—length and dictionary—inflected forms, terial: dependent clause— complexity, sentence patterns, variant spellings, field label, adverb clause; clause sentence beginnings; sentence stylistic label; library—Cutter structure—compound-complex expansion and reduction—de- number; reference tools—New pendent clauses, phrases, single York Times Index, subject index, Mechanics words; sentence logic—mis- • Capitalization; punctuation; yearbook, Bible commentary; placed and dangling modifiers; spelling reading comprehension—com- parallelism; avoiding biased parison and context; test-taking language strategies—analogy

Fundamentals Approach • Cultures represented: American, detailed literary analysis in the • Critical English, French, Russian, Swedish, tenth-grade text. In addition, of Literature Japanese the text uses Scripture passages Organization 2nd Edition • Supplementary material: Cyrano to illustrate and clarify literary • Six unit divisions: conflict, theme, de Bergerac (video) concepts. The unit introduction, character, structure, point of view, the headnotes, and the end ques- moral tone Features tions for each story encourage • The introductory essays focus on Content the student to use the informa- six basic elements of literature. • Range of selections: classic to tion gleaned from reading to These elements lay the founda- contemporary find meaning, to analyze that tion for the student’s understand- • Genres represented: fiction, meaning in light of Scripture, and ing of interpretive literature to apply the lessons to life. nonfiction, poetry, drama and prepare him for the more

Vocabulary: Level C Approach homonyms, word families, • Uses context as a major means of concise words, denotation, and 3rd Edition learning connotation Plan Features • Includes 15 two-part lessons, 15 • Uses a variety of learning cumulative reviews, and a supple- methods, including word stories ment containing various types of and spelling helps; lessons that reinforcement and vocabulary- incorporate biblical stories with building exercises (games, a focus on character building puzzles, contests, etc.) and often relate to other subjects students may be learning Content • Focuses on Latin prefixes and roots, synonyms, antonyms,

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Bible 10 Personal Evangelism and Martyrdom: The Final Walking by the Spirit Discipleship Triumph of Faith • Surveys the person and work • Offers a biblical foundation and • Inspires students to live God- of the Holy Spirit in the Old and practical methods for personal centered lives and to see God’s New Testaments, focusing on evangelism and discipleship; purpose in suffering and persecu- the Spirit’s role in salvation and focuses on the doctrines of man, tion; encourages them to triumph sanctification sin and salvation, the Great through adversity Commission, and discipleship

Bible Truths Bible Content Special Studies • A program for Bible reading that • Book and topical studies that • Mummies, geography of teaches students to recognize 3rd Edition develop theological themes in Palestine, archaeology, music and major biblical themes Old Testament prose, poetry, and warfare in the Old Testament, Memory Verses prophecy priests • 72 verses Applying the Bible to Life Additional Resources Number of Lessons • Focuses on honoring and obey- • A chart grouping all Old • 51 lessons in three units ing God in every area of life Testament books by genre, listing authors and themes

• Science of life: God and science, evolution, biblical creationism, mollusks, echinoderms, arthro- Biology truth, types of reasoning, faith, intelligent design, Noah’s Flood, pod characteristics, crustaceans, 4th Edition modeling, scientific method, fossils, dating methods, age of arachnids, insects, chordate limits of science, controlled ex- the earth characteristics, vertebrate life periments, attributes of life, study • Science of organisms: classifica- processes, vertebrate behavior, of life, measurement, micro- tion, binomial nomenclature, use fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, scopes, elements, thermodynam- of dichotomous keys, comparison mammals, ecology, ecosystems, ics, solutions, basic chemistry, of species and kind, speciation, animal rights, pollution, Creation organic chemistry, cell structure, phylogenetic trees, bacterial Mandate organelles, levels of cellular structure, bacterial reproduc- • Study of human life: human organization, living state of cells, tion, control of bacteria, viruses distinctions; tissues, organs, and homeostasis, membrane trans- and related organisms, human systems; diseases and disor- port, photosynthesis, aerobic and diseases and disorders, disease ders; integumentary, skeletal, anaerobic cellular respiration, detection and control, aging and muscular, respiratory, digestive, metabolism and protein synthe- death, protozoan classification circulatory, lymphatic, excretory, sis, mitosis, meiosis, sexual re- and structure, algal structure and nervous, endocrine, and repro- production, Mendelian genetics, reproduction, algal classifica- ductive systems; bone structure genetic crosses, sex-linked traits, tion, fungus-like protists, fungi and growth; muscle structure and chromosome and gene changes, classification and structure, contraction; breathing; nutrition gene expression, gene mutations, plant classification, plant tissues and digestion; blood; immunity; cancer, population genetics, and anatomy, plant physiology, neurons and nerve function; eugenics, Christian approach to conduction in plants, plant hor- brain; senses; hormones; smok- biotechnology, cloning, genetic mones, tropisms, plant reproduc- ing, alcohol, and other drugs; engineering, stem-cell technol- tion, flower structure, animal addiction; female cycles; human ogy, gene therapy, genetically characteristics and anatomy, embryology and birth; human modified crops, worldviews, phi- sponges, cnidarians, flatworms, relationships; abortion and losophy of evolution, biological roundworms, segmented worms, euthanasia; sexual purity

bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 49 • Science of life: Creation, Fall, of biological evolution, tenets environment for mankind’s use, Biology Redemption; Creation Mandate, of biological evolution, biblical characteristics of animals; classifi- 5th Edition study of life, attributes of life, the views of origins, contrasting the cation and structure of sponges, energy and information of life, evolutionary and biblical views cnidarians, worms, mollusks, worldviews, nature of science, of history echinoderms, and arthropods; modeling, scientific method, • Science of organisms: taxonomy, invertebrate reproduction and microscopes, elements, ther- binomial nomenclature, use of roll in the environment, classifica- modynamics, basic chemistry, dichotomous keys, comparison tion and structure of ectothermic physical and chemical changes, of species and kind, speciation, vertebrates; the reproduction and solutions, organic chemistry, phylogenetic trees, archae and role in the environment for fish, ecology, ecosystems, biomes, bacteria, bacterial structure, amphibians, and reptiles; clas- food web, symbiosis, biochemi- bacterial reproduction, control sification and structure of birds cal cycles, population growth of bacteria, viruses and related and mammals, the reproduction and biodiversity, climate change, organisms, diseases, protozoan and role in the environment of conservation, cell theory and classification and structure, endothermic vertebrates structure, organelles, homeo- protozoan reproduction and role • Study of human life: the essence stasis, osmosis, membrane in the environment, chrom- of humanity; tissues, organs, and transport, metabolism, DNA ist classification and structure, systems; structure, function and synthesis, protein synthesis, chromist reproduction and role role of the following systems in photosynthesis, aerobic cellular in the environment, evolution the human body: integumen- respiration, fermentation, mitosis, and protists, fungi classification tary system lymphatic, skeletal, meiosis, Mendelian genetics, and structure, fungi reproduc- muscular, respiratory, circulatory, genetic crosses, sex-linked traits, tion and role in the environment, digestive, excretory, nervous, gene expression, population plant classification and structure, endocrine, and reproductive genetics, gene and chromosomal nutrient transport in plants, systems; human growth and mutations, cancer, genetic engi- plant hormones, tropisms, plant development, balanced living neering, historical development reproduction and role in the

World History Topic Government while also surveying the religions • World history • The relationship between of Asian, African, and Latin 4th Edition Christians and the world’s politi- American cultures Geography cal systems • Chronological survey of physical Culture and political geography Economics • Examination of how individuals • Comparative economics from have carried out the Creation History both a historical and a geographi- Mandate, including the develop- • Chronological survey of world cal perspective ment of their God-given talents in history from creation to the the fields of art, music, literature, present Religion and science • Focus on western, Judeo- Christian heritage and Islam,

World History Topic Government Culture • World history • The relationship between • Examination of how individuals 5th Edition Christians and the world’s politi- have carried out the Creation Geography cal systems Mandate, including the develop- • Chronological survey of physical ment of their God-given talents in and political geography Economics the fields of art, music, literature, • Comparative economics from and science History both a historical and a geographi- • Chronological survey of world cal perspective history from creation to the present with added coverage of Religion non-Western civilizations • Focus on western, Judeo- Christian heritage and Islam, while also surveying the religions of Asian, African, and Latin American cultures

50 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 • Foundations of geometry: sets; • Relationships in triangles: cir- • Surface area and volume: nets; Geometry definitions; incidence postulates cumcenter, incenter, orthocenter, prisms; cylinders; pyramids; 4th Edition and theorems; segment and centroid; indirect proof; triangle spheres; non-Euclidean geom- angle measure; circles; polygons; inequalities; constructions etry; perspective polyhedra • Quadrilaterals: classification; • Transformations and symmetry: • Reasoning and proof: induc- characteristics; proofs; analytic reflections; translations; rotations; tive and deductive reason- geometry related to trapezoids, dilations; invariants; symmetry; ing; truth tables; proofs using kites, parallelograms, squares, applications angles and segments, bisectors, rectangles, and rhombi • Similarity: triangles; right tri- constructions • Area: postulates; polygons; angles; proportions; chords and • Parallel and perpendicular lines: Pythagorean theorem; special tangents of circles; golden ratio characteristics; proofs; construc- triangles; regular polygons; and • Trigonometry: basic ratios; solv- tions; and coordinate geometry circles ing right triangles; applications; • Congruent triangles: angles in • Circles: chords; tangents; arc vectors; areas; identities triangles; congruence postulates length; sectors; inscribed angles; and theorems; flow-chart proofs; secants; constructions; graphs right triangles; midsegments

Writing & Grammar Parts of Speech (and Verbals) modifier placement—split • Persuasion: persuasive speech, • Review of all from Grade 9 infinitive editorial 4th Edition plus the following new mate- Writing Skills • Poetry: poetry and metaphor rial: verb—subjunctive mood; • Review of all from Grade 9 • Multimedia: webpage design pronoun—indefinite, relative, plus the following new mate- reciprocal; adverb—conjunctive; Study and Reference Skills rial: essay—choosing a mode; verbals—perfect gerund, passive • Review of all from Grade 9 plus sentence variety and emphasis— infinitive the following new material: choosing between constructions, library—website, bibliogra- Sentence Structure coordination and subordination; phy, online databases; reading • Review of all from Grade 9 plus sentence energy—action verbs, comprehension—grammatical the following new material: sen- details, accuracy, figurative lan- context; test-taking strategies— tence patterns—S-be-Advl, guage; sentence logic—logical essay questions S-TrV-DO-OC; dependent comparison, clear comparison, clause—noun clause subject placement Mechanics Examples of Writing Projects • Capitalization; punctuation; ap- • Description: eyewitness report pendix of spelling rules • Exposition: research essay, cause- and-effect essay Usage • Review of all from Grade 9 plus • Narration: short story, oral the following new material: anecdote

bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 51 Elements Approach Features to past and present literature. A • Critical • This textbook builds on the firm grasp of these details will of Literature critical foundation provided in aid in developing essential skills Organization 2nd Edition the ninth-grade text. Having mas- in literary analysis and apprecia- • Eight units divided into two parts: tered the six fundamental com- tion, skills that can be profitably marks and modes of literature ponents of literature, students are applied to a study of Scripture. and genres of literature ready to focus on those literary In addition, careful evaluation Content elements that define and distin- of worldview as expressed in an • Marks and modes of literature: guish lasting artistic literature. author’s writing trains students imaginative comparison, sound Introductory essays, “Thinking to exercise biblically based moral and syntax, allusion and symbol, Zone” questions, and critical discernment. irony thinking questions deepen • Genres of literature: folktale students’ understanding of key and epic, essay and short story, elements of style and expression poetry, drama as well as major forms important

Vocabulary: Level D Approach Features • Uses context as a major means of • Uses a variety of learning 3rd Edition learning methods, including word stories and spelling helps; lessons that Plan incorporate biblical stories with • Includes 15 two-part lessons, 15 a focus on character building cumulative reviews, and a supple- and often relate to other subjects ment containing various types of students may be learning reinforcement and vocabulary- building exercises (games, Content puzzles, contests, etc.) • Focuses on Greek prefixes and roots, clipped words, compounds, blends, diminutives, reduplica- tion, and onomatopoetic words

52 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 Grade 11 Bible 11 The Way of the Word Beyond the Sun What Is Truth? • Teaches methods of Bible study, • Presents an expositional view • Contrasts the Christian world- including principles of interpreta- of Ecclesiastes, revealing God’s view with the basic tenets of tion and application; includes perspective on the meaning of Hinduism, Buddhism, secular exercises that study a passage ac- life in a fallen world humanism, and postmodernism cording to genre and context and apply Scripture to contemporary situations

Bible Truths Bible Content Special Studies Memory Verses • Studies of the prison and pastoral • Character studies on Cerinthus, • 94 verses 3rd Edition epistles, general epistles, and Mark, Peter, and John; study of prophecy from Revelation several New Testament cities Number of Lessons • 57 lessons in four units Applying the Bible to Life Additional Resources • Focuses on practical principles • A chart listing author, date, origin, derived from epistles and recipients, and themes of each prophecies book

• Chemistry for life: history, role, molecular shapes, polar covalent • Chemical equilibrium: reversible Chemistry and potential of chemistry; a bonds and irreversible reactions, equilib- 4th Edition biblical perspective on studying • Chemical composition and reac- rium concentrations, equilibrium science tions: oxidation numbers, writing constants, Le Châtelier’s principle, • Matter: states of matter, interac- formulas, chemical nomencla- applications of equilibrium tions with energy, phase changes ture, polyatomic ions, balancing chemistry • Measuring and calculating: chemical equations, types of • Acids, bases, and salts: proper- measurement systems, SI units, reactions ties of acids and bases, acid and significant digits in measure- • Chemical calculations: the mole; base definitions, pH and pOH ment and calculation, organized structural, molecular, and empiri- scales, neutralization, titrations, problem solving cal formulas; percent composi- buffers • Atomic structure: historical tion; stoichiometric conversions; • Oxidation and reduction: redox development of atomic models; limiting reactants; percent yield reactions, electrochemistry, subatomic particles, orbitals, • Gases: properties of gases, electrolytic cells, electrolysis, quantum numbers, orbital measuring pressure, gas laws, voltaic cells notation, electron configuration, partial pressures, stoichiometric • Organic chemistry and bio- isotopic notation conversions with gases chemistry: organic compounds, • Elements: development of the • Solids and liquids: intermolecu- hydrocarbons, functional groups, modern periodic table, descrip- lar forces, properties of solids and organic reactions, carbohydrates, tive chemistry; periodic trends liquids, phase changes, crystalline proteins, lipids of atomic and ionic radius, elec- solids, phase diagrams • Materials chemistry: ceramics, tronegativity, electron affinity, • Solutions: solution types, solva- semiconductors, polymers, plastic ionization energy tion, solubility, rate of solution, recycling, nanotechnology • Chemical bonds: causes and measuring concentration, colliga- • Nuclear chemistry: nuclear sta- types of bonding; Lewis struc- tive properties, colloids bility; measuring radiation; alpha, tures, formula units, properties of • Chemical thermodynamics: ther- beta, and gamma decay; nuclear different kinds of compounds mochemistry, enthalpy, specific reactions • Bond theories and molecular heat, reaction tendency, entropy, geometry: valence bond theory, free-energy change molecular resonance, molecular • Chemical kinetics: energy dia- orbital theory, valence shell grams, rates of reactions, reaction electron pair repulsion theory, mechanisms, rate laws bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 53 United States Topic Economics • United States history • Development of free-enterprise History system and effects of govern- Geography 5th Edition ment involvement • Influence of physical geography on American history Religion • Contributions of various reli- History gions, especially Christianity, to • Chronological survey of American America’s heritage history from European discovery to the present Culture • Integration of various facets of Government American culture; cultural change • Structure of American govern- ment; the Constitution

• Operations: real and complex completing the square, and the unit circle; radians; graphs of Algebra 2 numbers; polynomial; matrix; quadratic formula; using the trigonometric functions, inverse 3rd Edition function discriminant; complex roots; functions • Linear equations: solving equa- quadratic inequalities • Trigonometric identities: law tions and inequalities; absolute • Polynomial functions: roots, of sines; law of cosines; problem value equations and inequalities; graphing, and modeling with solving; proving identities; trigo- distance on number lines; word quadratic and polynomial func- nometric equations problems; compound inequalities tions; problem solving; rational • Sequences and series: explicit • Linear relations: graphs of root, remainder, and factor and recursive formulas; arithme- linear functions; slopes; special theorems; fundamental theorem tic and geometric sequences and functions; linear inequalities; dis- of algebra series; summation notation tances and midpoints; modeling • Radicals, exponents, and • Probability and statistics: count- with linear regressions logarithms: rational exponents; ing principles; theoretical and • Systems: solved graphically inverse functions, simplifying experimental probabilities; inde- and algebraically; systems of expressions; solving equations, pendent, dependent, and mutu- inequalities; systems of three graphing and modeling with radi- ally exclusive events; binomial variables; problem solving; linear cal, exponential, and logarithmic distribution, descriptive statistics, programming functions; natural and common representing data; normal distri- • Matrices: organizing data; logarithms butions; making inferences operations; determinants; solving • Rational expressions: simplify- • Analytic geometry: circles; systems using Cramer’s rule and ing; solving equations; graphing; parabolas; ellipses; hyperbolas; inverse matrices; transformations variations systems of quadratic relations • Quadratic equations: solv- • Trigonometry: right triangle ing by factoring, taking roots, and coordinate plane trigonom- etry; special triangles and the

Writing & Grammar Parts of Speech (and Verbals) Usage Examples of Writing Projects • Review of all from Grade 10 • Review of all from Grade 10 • Description: interview 2nd Edition plus the following new material: plus the following new material: • Exposition: formal-research verb—verb-adverb combina- pronoun shift; verb tense consis- paper, analytical essay, critical tions; adverb—indefinite relative, tency and sequence response to literature interrogative; conjunction— • Narration: narrative poem, phrasal subordinating; verbals— Writing Skills • Review of all from Grade 10 folktale perfect participle, passive gerund, plus the following new material: • Persuasion: letter to editor perfect infinitive, progressive paragraph organization—cause- • Poetry: hymn infinitive, elliptical infinitive and-effect order, comparison- Study and Reference Skills Sentence Structure and-contrast order; sentence • Review of all from Grade 10 plus • Review of all from Grade 10 plus energy—pauses for breath; the following new material: refer- the following new material: sen- parallelism—clarity; sentence ence tools—literary index, literary tence patterns—retained object logic—direct expression, logical sources in passive sentence predication, avoiding mixed constructions, using noun clauses Mechanics when needed, ending in strength, • Capitalization; punctuation; ap- linking with new information pendix of spelling rules

54 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 Writing & Grammar Parts of Speech (and Verbals) Usage Examples of Writing Projects • Review of all from Grade 10 • Review of all from Grade 10 • Description: interview 3rd Edition plus the following new material: plus the following new material: • Exposition: formal-research verb—verb-adverb combina- pronoun shift; verb tense consis- paper, analytical essay, critical tions; adverb—indefinite relative, tency and sequence response to literature interrogative; conjunction— • Narration: narrative poem, phrasal subordinating; verbals— Writing Skills • Review of all from Grade 10 folktale perfect participle, passive gerund, plus the following new material: • Persuasion: letter to editor perfect infinitive, progressive paragraph organization—cause- • Poetry: hymn infinitive, elliptical infinitive and-effect order, comparison- Study and Reference Skills Sentence Structure and-contrast order; sentence • Review of all from Grade 10 plus • Review of all from Grade 10 plus energy—pauses for breath; the following new material: refer- the following new material: sen- parallelism—clarity; sentence ence tools—literary index, literary tence patterns—retained object logic—direct expression, logical sources in passive sentence predication, avoiding mixed constructions, using noun clauses Mechanics when needed, ending in strength, • Capitalization; punctuation; ap- linking with new information pendix of spelling rules

American Approach • American realism and naturalism: enabling him to understand • Historical regionalists, realists, naturalists, the ideas and writings of noted Literature anti-naturalists literary and historical figures and Organization Updated 2nd Edition • Modern American literature: to apply biblical criteria when • Four major literary divisions: modern poetry, modern prose, evaluating the beliefs espoused early American literature, short fiction, essay; drama by such figures. The questions for American omanticism, American thought and discussion, which realism and naturalism, modern Features follow the selections, progress American literature • The units are arranged according from factual to evaluative and are to major literary periods. The ma- Content valuable both for class discus- terial provided through the unit • Early American literature: sion and for providing students introductions, headnotes, and settlement, religious experience, with an opportunity to develop timelines enables the student to revolution further literary and moral analyze individual authors and discernment. • American romanticism: their works in a historical and cul- Knickerbockers, New England tural context. Such analysis serves School, transcendental optimists, to broaden the student’s world, transcendental pessimists

American Approach • Modern American literature: and evaluating a work’s ideas • Historical modern poetry, modern prose from a biblical worldview. These Literature and drama three tasks help students develop Organization 3rd Edition • Contemporary American critical-thinking skills and a deep • Five major literary divisions: early literature: contemporary poetry, understanding of the ideas and American literature, American ro- contemporary prose writings of literary and historical manticism, American realism and figures. naturalism, modern American lit- Features • During-reading questions, erature, contemporary American • The units are arranged accord- which appear throughout each literature ing to major literary periods. selection in the margin, guide Timelines, unit and chapter intro- Content students through the three read- ductions, author biographies, and • Early American literature: ing tasks. brief headnotes help students settlement, religious experience, • After reading, students answer build necessary background revolution “Think and Discuss” questions, knowledge of the historical and many of which require them • American romanticism: minor cultural context from which a to demonstrate a high level of romantics (Knickerbockers, New literary work arises. England School), major romantics understanding of the concepts • A before-reading page precedes (transcendental optimists, tran- traced throughout their reading each selection and introduces scendental pessimists), voices of and lesson. students to three reading tasks: conflict analyzing a work for its technical • American realism and natural- features, employing a reading ism: regionalists, realists and strategy to aid comprehension, naturalists bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 55 Vocabulary: Level E Approach and spelling helps; lessons that • Uses context as a major means of incorporate biblical stories with 3rd Edition learning a focus on character building and often relate to other subjects Plan students may be learning • Includes 15 two-part lessons, 15 cumulative reviews, and a supple- Content ment containing various types of • Focuses on sources of English reinforcement and vocabulary- words, coined words, French building exercises (games, words, Greek and Latin loan puzzles, contests, etc.) words, allusions, back-formation, and folk etymology Features • Uses a variety of learning methods, including word stories

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Bible Truths How Firm a Foundation! In God’s Presence God and His Ways • Discusses how we got the Bible, • Presents in story format the • Surveys the biblical teaching 3rd Edition how we know which books principle of Christian music as it on the doctrines of God, man, belong in the Bible, and how relates to God’s holiness; uses a Christ, salvation, and the church, the Bible was transmitted and study of Chronicles to illustrate focusing on their relevance to translated; focuses on inspiration, the nature of music and to show everyday life canonicity, and authority how Scripture guides musical choices

Biblical Worldview Scope Sequence • Analyzes the truth, goodness, and • Explains what a worldview is • Tells the story of Scripture in beauty triad in culture and the Creation, Fall, Redemption • Explores the role of detail, applying it to worldview arts, providing examples of fallen presuppositions issues culture and art and culminating • Presents a positive case for a • Examines gender, marriage, and in a call for students to become biblical worldview family from the perspective of a sub-creators imaging the ulti- mate Creator • Defends the Christian faith biblical worldview against major opponents, • Examines the creational struc- Memory Verses especially postmodernism and tures of government, science, and • One memory passage for each of scientism history, then explores the ways in the 27 chapters • Relates the story of Scripture— which the fall has affected these Number of Lessons Creation, Fall, Redemption—to fields and the ways in which they • 80 sections in nine units major academic disciplines and can be pushed back in redemp- cultural domains tive directions

Physics • A framework: the Christian systems; work, energy, and total its relationship to current and worldview in which we do mechanical energy; conservation conductors; electromagnetism 3rd Edition science in obedience to God’s of energy and simple machines; and alternating currents; AC commandment to exercise good momentum and its conservation, circuit characteristics stewardship over the earth for His collisions, center of mass, and • Geometric optics and light: glory and for the benefit of our angular momentum; periodic the electromagnetic spectrum, fellow humans; the structure and and simple harmonic motion, the sources and propagation of light; limitations of science; overview pendulum, damped and driven reflection and mirrors; refraction of physics; scientific methodol- oscillations, and physical waves and lenses; wave interference, ogy and modeling; the metric (SI) • Thermodynamics and mat- diffraction, and polarization; system of measurement as well as ter: Kinetic-molecular theory of intensity and color of light; principles of measurement; rules matter and the states of matter; optical instruments (telescopes, for determining and using signifi- thermal properties of matter, microscopes, etc.) cant digits in measurements and measuring temperature, and • Modern physics: relativity: calculations the gas laws; theories of heat, Galilean, special, and general • Classical mechanics: mathemati- thermal energy, mechanisms for relativity; quantum physics: quan- cal description of motion in one heat transfer; the four laws of tum theory, quantum mechanics, and two dimensions (kinematics thermodynamics; entropy and its the atom, and modern atomic of motion); vectors and scalars consequences; fluid mechanics models; nuclear physics: radiation in graphical and analytical solu- (hydrostatics and hydrodynamics) and radioactivity, radioactive tions; forces and the causes of • Electromagnetics: electrostatics decay, nuclear reactions, and motion according to Newton’s and charges; electric fields and elementary/subatomic particles laws (dynamics); friction; motion capacitors; current, voltage, in a plane, including circular resistance, and basic DC circuits; motion; motion of multibody transistor theory; magnetism and

bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 57 American Topic Economics • American government • Taxation, bureaucratic funding, Government and foreign policy impact on US Geography 3rd Edition economy • References to political geography Religion History • Scriptural foundation for law • Historical perspective of the and government; influence of phases of American government Christianity in early America Government Culture • Thorough analysis of all levels • Interest groups; mass media; and all branches of American American political behavior government

American Topic Economics • American government • Taxation, government funding, Government and foreign policy impact on US Geography 4th Edition economy • References to political geography Religion History • Scriptural foundation for law • Historical perspective of the and government; influence of phases of American government Christianity in America Government Culture • Thorough analysis of all levels • Interest groups; mass media; and all branches of American American political behavior government

Economics Topic Economics Culture • Economics • Survey of basic economic topics, • Analysis of personal economic 2nd Edition including supply and demand concerns, such as budgeting, History and the circular flow of income managing credit, saving, and • Biographies of 15 influential and products financial planning economists • Promotes free-market ideals Government Religion • Comparative economic systems; • Scriptural principles applied to all business and competition; money areas of economics and banking; national economic concerns, such as productivity, unemployment, and inflation

58 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 • Math skills: fractions, decimals, • Borrowing: simple interest equity; building a house, includ- Consumer Math integers; problem solving using loans; add-on loans and annual ing converting dimensions to 2nd Edition proportions and percent; solv- percentage rate; discount loans; scale for a set of plans; finding ing linear equations; negative amortized loans; how credit cards the area of rectangular lots in exponents to prepare for finance work; how interest is calculated acres; calculating the amount of formulas and payments are applied to shingles needed from a house • Measurement: customary and SI credit accounts plan, allowing for pitched roofs (metric) units; conversion within • Transportation: calculating the • Maintaining a home: real-estate and between systems using finance charge and monthly tax based on millage rates; home- dimensional analysis; perimeter, payment for a new car; depre- owner’s insurance; calculating circumference, area, volume, and ciation; leasing costs including utility charges for electricity, gas, capacity residual value, mileage penalty; water, and sewer; residential and • Income: calculating hours car insurance; cost of gas, oil, and cell-phone usage; calculating worked from clock times, gross tires; scheduled maintenance and house repairs, maintenance, and pay including overtime; payroll repair costs home improvements deductions, including FICA and • Food: store specials and coupons; • Life and health insurance: mor- federal withholding; buying and unit prices; calculating freezer tality tables; term, whole-life, and selling stocks and bonds, includ- payback periods; consumer universal life insurance; health ing brokerage fees price index; calorie counting; insurance, including payout of • Budgeting: a standardized bud- finding the calories expended in benefits; social-security retire- get; an annual budget; reducing activities ment benefits annual budget to monthly or • Clothing: planning for seasonal • Income taxes: general principles weekly; emergency adjustments; buying; calculating discounts in- of calculating federal income revising the annual budget cluding multiple ones; filling out taxes; 1040EZ, 1040A, and 1040, • Banking: checking accounts and catalog orders; internet buying including extra schedules A and deposits; overdraft penalties tips; savings from making cloth- B and Form 2441 for childcare and protection; service charges; ing; retail marketing of clothing, benefits reconciling a bank statement; returns, net profit and gross profit • Vacations: costs of food and simple interest; compounding margin; markup rate and break- lodging; cost of transportation; interest; interest on savings using even point for retailer getting around at the site; travel the minimum balance or daily • Housing: renting; buying a times across time zones; econo- interest methods; effective inter- house, including down pay- mizing admissions est rate; savings programs with ments, closing costs, points, regular deposits and monthly payments; owner’s

• Analyzing functions: relations; • Trigonometric identities and • Sequences and series: recursive Precalculus linear, quadratic, power, and equations: derive and verify and explicit formulas; arithmetic 2nd Edition piecewise functions; continuity, identities; use identities to solve and geometric sequences; sum- transformations, and operations equations; derive and apply the mations; the binomial theorem; of functions, parametric repre- law of sines and law of cosines. mathematical induction sentations and modeling with • Vectors, polar graphs, and com- • Descriptive statistics: counting functions plex numbers: describe and per- principles and basic probability; • Radical, polynomial, and ratio- form operations on 2-D and 3-D graphic representations; mea- nal functions: describing zeros, vectors; graph polar coordinates sures of central tendency and asymptotes, and end behavior of and equations; represent and variability; normal distributions radical, polynomial, and rational perform operations on complex • Inferential statistics: probability functions and solving related numbers in polar form. distributions; the central limit equations and inequalities • Systems and matrices: using theorem; confidence intervals; • Exponential and logarithmic Gaussian elimination; determi- hypothesis testing; research functions: graphing, applying nants, and inverse matrices to studies properties, solving equations, solve systems of equations and • Limits, derivatives, and inte- and modeling inequalities; decomposing into grals: limit theorems; tangents • Trigonometric functions: angle partial fractions to the curve; derivative theorems and arc measures; trigonometric • Analytic geometry: analyzing including product, quotient, and functions in a right triangle, for parabolas, ellipses, circles, and chain rules; area under a curve other angles, and of real num- hyperbolas; rotated conics; para- and integration; fundamental bers; graphs of trig functions; metric and polar representations theorem of calculus inverse trig functions

bjupresshomeschool.com Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 59 Writing & Grammar Parts of Speech (and Verbals) Usage • Exposition: research report, • Review of all from Grade 11 • Review of all from Grade 11 response to a dramatic scene 2nd Edition plus the following new material: plus the following new material: (literary analysis) verbals—passive participle idiomatic use of prepositions • Narration: dramatic scene, inte- rior monologue Sentence Structure Writing Skills • Review of all from Grade 11 • Review of all from Grade 11 plus • Persuasion: persuasive essay plus the following new material: the following new material: para- • Poetry: sonnet absolute phrase graph development—quotation, • Multimedia: video report visual aid Mechanics Study and Reference Skills • Capitalization; punctuation; ap- Examples of Writing Projects • Review of all from Grade 11 pendix of spelling rules • Description: descriptive essay, comparison/contrast essay

Writing & Grammar Parts of Speech (and Verbals) Usage • Exposition: research report, • Review of all from Grade 11 • Review of all from Grade 11 response to a dramatic scene 3rd Edition plus the following new material: plus the following new material: (literary analysis) verbals—passive participle idiomatic use of prepositions • Narration: dramatic scene, inte- rior monologue Sentence Structure Writing Skills • Review of all from Grade 11 • Review of all from Grade 11 plus • Persuasion: persuasive essay plus the following new material: the following new material: para- • Poetry: sonnet absolute phrase graph development—quotation, • Multimedia: video report visual aid Mechanics Study and Reference Skills • Capitalization; punctuation; ap- Examples of Writing Projects • Review of all from Grade 11 pendix of spelling rules • Description: descriptive essay, comparison/contrast essay

British Literature Approach • The Age of Reform: the Victorian literary and historical figures and • Historical period, the Modern period to apply biblical criteria when Updated 2nd Edition • Supplementary material: Macbeth evaluating the beliefs espoused Organization (video) by such figures. The questions for • Four major literary divisions: the thought and discussion, which Middle Ages, the Renaissance, Features follow the selections, progress the Age of Revolution, the Age of • The units are arranged according from factual to evaluative and are Reform to major literary periods. The ma- valuable both for class discus- terial provided through the unit Content sion and for providing students introductions, headnotes, and • The Middle Ages: the Old English with an opportunity to develop timelines enables the student to period, the Middle English period further literary and moral analyze individual authors and discernment. • The Renaissance: the Tudor their works in a historical and cul- period, the Stuart period tural context. Such analysis serves • The Age of Revolution: the to broaden the student’s world, Neoclassic period, the Romantic enabling him to understand period the ideas and writings of noted

60 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 British Literature Approach • Civil War to Enlightenment students to three reading tasks: • Historical survey emphasizing Part 1: Civil War and Restoration analyzing a work for its technical 3rd Edition close reading skills Part 2: Early Neoclassical Writers features, employing a reading Part 3: Age of Johnson strategy to aid comprehension, Organization Part 4: Voices from the Outside and either evaluating a work’s • Five major literary divisions: • Romanticism to Victorianism ideas from a biblical worldview the Middle Ages, the English Part 1: Signs of Change or creating a new work using the Renaissance, Civil War to Part 2: The Major Romantics selection as a model. These tasks Enlightenment, Romanticism Part 3: Early Victorians help students develop writing to Victorianism, Modern and Part 4: Late Victorians skills, critical thinking skills, and a Contemporary Literature • Modern and Contemporary deep understanding of the ideas Content Literature of important literary and histori- • This historical approach to a Part 1: Modern Literature cal figures. survey of British literature is Part 2: Postwar and • During-reading questions, organized according to five major Commonwealth Literature which appear throughout each units: selection in the margin, guide Features students through the three read- • The Middle Ages • The units are arranged accord- ing tasks. Part 1: Heroes of Old ing to major literary periods. • Discussion questions, which Part 2: Literature and Community Timelines, unit and part introduc- students answer after reading, Part 3: Changing Society tions, author biographies, and require them to demonstrate a • The English Renaissance brief headnotes help students high level of understanding of Part 1: Renaissance Humanism build necessary background the work’s literary concepts and Part 2: Reformation and National knowledge of the historical and themes. Identity cultural context from which a Part 3: Lyric and Metaphysical literary work arises. Poetry • A before-reading page precedes Part 4: Renaissance Drama each selection and introduces

Vocabulary: Level F Approach Features narrowing, strengthening and • Uses context as a major means of • Uses a variety of learning weakening, etc.), words from 3rd Edition learning methods, including word stories other languages, native English and spelling helps; lessons that words, and number words (e.g., Plan incorporate biblical stories with semi-, bi-, prime, decimate) • Includes 15 two-part lessons, 15 a focus on character building cumulative reviews, and a supple- and often relate to other subjects ment containing various types of students may be learning reinforcement and vocabulary- building exercises (games, Content puzzles, contests, etc.) • Focuses on changes in word meanings (broadening and

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Spanish 1 This traditional curriculum uses a • narrating and describing in the culture sections. The textbook in- functional approach so that stu- present tense cludes the following grammatical 2nd Edition dents learn to perform the follow- • relating past events structures: nouns, pronouns, ad- ing functions: • relating future plans jectives, subject-verb agreement, gender and number agreement, • greeting and leave-taking • expressing simple opinions regular and irregular verbs in the • asking and answering simple • telling the gospel message questions present and preterite tenses, the The book contains 12 chapters. near future, reflexive verbs, direct • using numbers in everyday With the exception of the intro- and indirect object pronouns, and contexts ductory chapter, each chapter is command forms. • giving and following directions divided into three lessons. Each • making purchases lesson includes dialog, vocabu- lary, grammar, pronunciation, and

Spanish 1 The Spanish 1 textbook follows commands, and narrate in present students learn about how to show an innovative, standards-based time in the following contexts: biblical love to their Hispanic 3rd Edition approach to language learning • School-related activities neighbors, how to share the gos- that will help students develop • Family and life at home pel, and how to evaluate cultural their ability to use Spanish in all products, practices, and perspec- • Activities in town three modes of communication tives from a biblical point of view. • Pastimes, sports, and ministry (interpretive, presentational, interpersonal). The text is or- • Travel and missions ganized thematically and sup- • The workforce ports students as they learn to Biblical worldview is heavily describe, make comparisons, give emphasized in the text as the

This second-year book reviews restaurant, hotel, bank, airport, tense, preterite tense, imperfect Spanish 2 and expands the material taught store, and doctor’s office tense, future tense, conditional 2nd Edition in Spanish 1. It uses a functional • giving and following directions tense, present perfect tense, approach so that students learn to • showing courtesy pluperfect tense, future perfect perform the following functions: tense, reflexive verbs, imperative • witnessing • narrating and describing events verbs, the present subjunctive, The 12 chapters are divided into in the present, past, and future and the imperfect subjunctive. three lessons each and include • communicating facts, questions, a dialog or reading, vocabulary, and opinions grammar, and Scripture verses. • communicating needs and wants The text covers the following in a variety of settings, such as a grammatical structures: present

This textbook contains 12 chap- Verb forms reviewed or intro- Spanish 3 ters that are divided into three les- duced include the present, stem- sons each and include letters, tips, changing, imperfect, present cultural facts, Scripture verses, perfect, preterite, future, condi- and stories from missionaries. tional, past perfect, future perfect, It develops grammar concepts, conditional perfect, formal and vocabulary, and questions for oral familiar imperatives, and subjunc- communication. Students learn to tive moods in both present and give devotionals, tell Bible stories, past tenses. follow a recipe, act as tour guides, make comparisons, and retell events using various verb tenses.

62 Online DVD Teacher Edition & Student Books 800.845.5731 French 1 This course uses a functional • ordering food in a restaurant and subject-verb agreement; approach that cultivates the stu- • narrating and describing in the present, passé composé, and fu- 2nd Edition dent’s ability to both understand present tense ture tenses; possession, negation, and communicate in spoken and • relating past events and direct and indirect object written French: pronouns. Chapter topics include • relating future plans and events • greeting and leave-taking making acquaintances, family, • giving the gospel message in a housing and furnishings, going to • asking and answering simple simple manner questions town, shopping, going to a restau- French 1 is divided into 17 chap- rant, weather, writing letters, the • expressing simple feelings and ters plus one review chapter. Each doctor’s office, school, witnessing, opinions chapter includes vocabulary, dia- sports and hobbies, the country- • using numbers in everyday log, grammar, pronunciation, and side, and the train station. contexts culture sections. The grammar • giving and following directions sections teach gender, number,

This course uses the functional • giving advice and making reflexive verbs, direct and indirect French 2 approach. While improving listen- suggestions pronouns, the subjunctive mood, ing and reading skills, it refines • praying and witnessing in French and future, passé composé, imper- grammar points and expands • using checks and bank accounts fect, conditional, and pluperfect vocabulary to help the student tenses. Chapter topics include • reading and understanding a communicate more precisely: animals, people and personalities, French menu • narrating in present, past, and clothing and jewelry, the franco- French 2 is divided into 17 chap- future tenses phone world, numbers, weather, ters plus one review chapter. sports, French cuisine, promises • describing people and Each chapter includes a listening and advice, war, education, opin- personalities text, grammar with exercises, oral ions and judgments, witnessing • naming and locating geographi- communication, and reading text. for Christ, narration, money and cal places Oral and reading comprehension banks, cars and traffic, and drama. • discussing sports and wars exercises are based on classic literature and cultural articles. Grammar exercises focus on

Latin I This course blends inductive and • “Real” Latin is introduced early or more paragraphs in Latin. At deductive teaching. and used throughout. This the conclusion of each chapter is 2nd Edition • The format is conversational. includes quotations from famous a summary section that helps to • Understanding precedes Roman writers and Latin transla- prepare the student for the chap- memorization. tions of Scripture. ter test. • Context derivatives are used to • Roman history is presented The activity manual contains teach vocabulary. chronologically: kingdom, repub- extensive practice for all the con- lic, empire. cepts taught. • English borrowings from Latin are emphasized: derivatives and loan The text contains 23 chapters, phrases. each including vocabulary, gram- mar, historical information, deriva- • The declension and conjugation tives, and loan words, and one formats are traditional.

Latin II This second-year Latin text con- The beginning lessons are a tains 18 chapters and covers an review of first-year Latin. The sub- overall view of Roman history junctive mood is introduced and through excerpts from Roman compared to the indicative. As the authors. Julius Caesar’s writings lessons progress, more vocabulary provide much of the information, and grammar rules are introduced and there are other authors, in- and are seen in the historical cluding Cicero. writings.

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