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Circle Time: In the Big Red • Read-aloud suggestions • Hands-on learning K3 Barn • Listening skills and visual Arts: Let’s Create! • Large-group activity memory Pathways for • Creative expression • Language and vocabulary skills Preschool Premath: 1, 2, 3, Go! • Hand-eye coordination Prereading: A-B-C Time • Counting and number 2nd Edition 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 Content (Paul), generosity (the wise men), biblical principles to personal life K4 • Topical Bible study in 13 units honesty (Paul’s nephew), prayer situations. (Elijah), forgiveness (Jesus), trust Bible Truths • 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 Science • Language acquisition and • Correct posture, pencil hold, and • Environment: seasonal changes K4 development paper placement of plants and animals; animal • Recognition of alphabet letters • Prewriting skills; finger tracing families and animal homes Footsteps for Fours • Phonemic awareness of alphabet and pencil tracking of left-to- • Hands-on: experiments, cooking, 3rd Edition sounds /a/ to /z/ right, vertical, horizontal, diago- weather, space, and magnets nal, zig-zag, and curved lines • Letter-sound recognition of Art • Uppercase and lowercase medial short-vowel sounds; initial • Art suggestions and craft activi- PreCursive alphabet; numbers and final consonants ties correlated with unit themes • Optional beginning reading 0–12 Motor strand for eager learners Mathematics • Fine and gross motor develop- • Number recognition 0–20; Listening and Literature ment activities; games, action NEW counting to 100; shape recogni- • Traditional literature; realistic and rhymes, and action songs fanciful prose and poetry; nursery tion; pattern sequencing; color rhymes sequencing Music • Songs, rhymes, and musical • Vocabulary development and • Calendar, clock, coins, measure- games enrichment ment, dot patterns, number sets, number line, ordinals, fractions • Additional music strand to • Auditory memory; sound by complement lessons through direction, pitch, tempo, and • Position words movement, rhythm instruments, volume; rhyming words Social Studies retelling of stories, games, and • Listening questions to develop • Concepts of God’s plan for the songs comprehension child and his family • Dictation of group writing experi- • Patriotism, patriotic symbols, ences; sentence completions; holidays story sequencing • Community helpers, 4 Organized by Subject transportation 800.845.5731 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, fin- soft • Matching words and pictures; gerplays, 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 SCIENCE • Geography: US landmarks; his- • Appreciating God’s creation tory: Native Americans, colonial • Learning about birds, bugs, life; culture: families, commu- magnets, seasons, water, human nity helpers, Hispanic culture, bodies, weather, rocks, oceans, Bible times, farming, American sun, moon, plants, and animals celebrations • Experiencing hands-on activities

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

bjupress.com Organized by Subject 5 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

Math Numeration Algebra Readiness Measurement and Data 4th Edition • Identify numbers 0–100 • Understand part-whole • Sort and classify objects by attri- • 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 & 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

6 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 Bible

Bible Content Bible Study Skills Bible Truths for Christian Grade 1 • Chronological and thematic • Using the contents page of a Growth Bible Truths study of the Old and New Bible to locate a verse • 75 of the complete set of 164 Testaments questions correlated with 10 A Father’s Care Character Emphasis • Historical figures including Noah, biblical themes 4th Edition • Character traits used in applica- Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Peter, tion stories show students their Memory Verses and Paul need of Christ as Savior and ways • 36 verses or passages • Themes including God keeps His to apply biblical principles to promises, God’s guidance, God’s personal life situations Hymns care, God gives strength, the • 10 songs, each accompanying a Bible, and prayer unit theme • Lessons for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter

Bible Content Character Emphasis Memory Verses Grade 2 • Integrates doctrine into a chrono- • Character traits used in ap- • 36 verses or passages Bible Truths logical and thematic study of the plication stories show students Old and New Testaments their need of Christ as Savior Hymns and Songs A Servant’s Heart • 10 songs, each accompanying a • Historical figures including Noah, and demonstrate ways to apply 4th Edition unit theme; 20 more to choose Abraham, Gideon, Samson, biblical principles to personal life from Nehemiah, Ruth, Esther, Daniel, situations Dorcas, Paul, and Jesus Christian Living Application • Themes including God as King, • Discussion questions used obedience, humility, serving, throughout to clarify understand- forgiveness, giving, thankfulness, ing and aid in thoughtful applica- surrender, stewardship, courage, tion of biblical virtues faith, faithfulness, zeal, priorities, • Highlights heroes of the faith loyalty, joy, and evangelism Bible Truths for Christian Bible Study Skills Growth • Understanding parts of a verse • 89 of the complete set of 164 • Interpreting meaning questions and answers correlated • Using a Bible glossary with appropriate biblical themes • Using the contents page of a Bible

Bible Content Christmas, and Easter Bible Truths for Christian Grade 3 • Integrated doctrine through Growth Bible Study Skills a chronological and thematic • 164 questions/answers pre- Bible Truths • Using cross-references Following Christ study of the Bible emphasizing sented in 10 biblical themes aid application • Reinforces using the Bible’s understanding and facilitate 4th Edition contents page and glossary, inter- • Historical figures including Cain, discipleship preting meanings, sequencing Abel, Seth, Job, Lot’s wife, Korah, events, reading maps Memory Verses Elijah, Jesus, the apostles, Peter, • 36 verses or passages Philip, and Paul and his coworkers Character Emphasis • Emphasis on application • Themes including sin and • Discussion questions throughout salvation, purity, life of Christ, and application stories show willingness, friendships, obeying students their need of Christ as authorities, cooperation, dedica- Savior and ways to apply biblical tion, and thankfulness principles and commands to life • Lessons for Thanksgiving, situations bjupress.com Organized by Subject 7 Bible Content Bible Study Skills Bible Truths Grade 4 • A chronological study of the Old • Promotes personal interaction • 147 questions and answers that The Pathway of Testament with the Bible help students understand the Promise • 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

Bible Content Bible Study Skills Bible Truths Grade 5 • A chronological study of the New • Promotes thoughtful interaction • 147 questions and answers to The Fullness of Testament with the Bible text through ques- help understand the progression Time • 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

• An introduction to the concept • Encourages students to evaluate other worldviews and religions Grade 6 of worldview that encourages non-biblical worldviews in light with answers from the biblical Basics of a Biblical students to think about the way of the Scriptures worldview Worldview they think (metacognition) • Helps students understand their • Introduces students to the parts identity in God’s big story—cre- of a worldview: the big story of ated in the image of God, fallen in the world; the beliefs and values Adam, and redeemable in Christ that come out of that big story; • Encourages students to obey the and the resulting actions of both Creation Mandate and the Great individuals and cultures. Commandments to love God and • Uses the Bible to answer the their neighbor NEW worldview questions: Where did • Encourages student to I come from? Why am I here? strengthen society through their What’s wrong with the world? relationships with their families, What can make it right? Where friends, and communities am I headed? • Equips students to deal with

8 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 Science

GENERAL SCIENCE parts of animals, life cycle (robin), Seasons Grade 1 • Science, scientists, the five senses, parents and their offspring, result • Earth’s revolution and tilt, cycle of Science STEM: the engineering design of sin seasons, characteristics of winter, process (ask, imagine, plan, make, spring, summer, fall 4th Edition 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

GENERAL SCIENCE kinds of force (friction, gravity, How Animals Grow and Grade 2 What Science Is magnetism) Change Science • Science, scientists, importance of EARTH-SPACE SCIENCE • Needs of animals (air, water, food, science, a scientist’s worldview, sci- space, shelter), changes animals 5th Edition 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) bjupress.com speed (cause/effect), origin of force, Organized by Subject 9 EARTH-SPACE SCIENCE LIFE SCIENCE inherited traits and behavior), Grade 3 • Process skills, science tools, scien- Cells, Tissues, Organs, and studying animals tific method Science Systems Ecosystems • Cells: definition, observing, kinds, 5th Edition The Solar System • Living together (population, parts of plant and animal cells • Solar system (origin, worldviews, community, habitat, ecosystem), (nucleus, cytoplasm, membrane, gravity, patterns, the sun and other resources, eating for energy wall); Tissues: definition, examples stars, observing stars and planets), (producer, consumer, decomposer), (muscle, nerve); Organs: definition, inner planets and moons (Mercury, types of consumers (herbivore, car- upper body organs; Systems: defini- Venus, Earth and Moon, Mars), outer nivore, omnivore), living together tion, skin (largest organ of human planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, in groups, food chains, food webs, body), epidermis (fingerprints), Neptune), asteroids, dwarf planets changes in an ecosystem (balance) dermis (blood vessels, sweat glands, NEW Weather and Climate oil glands) PHYSICAL SCIENCE Matter and Sound • Weather: studying weather, weather Plants tools (rain gauge, thermometer, • Physical properties (mass, volume, • Plant life cycle (germination, weather vane, anemometer), clouds matter), states of matter (solid, growth, reproduction, death), (stratus, fog, cumulus, cirrus), pre- liquid, gas), changes in states (solids photosynthesis (what a plant needs, cipitation (water, cycle, rain, sleet, and liquids, liquids and gases), what a plant produces), uses of snow, hail), wind, severe weather states of water, physical and chemi- plants, plant traits, adaptation (bib- (drought, flood, thunderstorm, tor- cal changes, serving with matter, lical view, evolutionary view) nado, hurricane, blizzard), weather sound (vibrations, sound waves, warnings; Climate: climate zones Cold-Blooded Animals characteristics of sound [pitch, (polar, temperate, tropical), climate • Classifying animals (vertebrate, volume, uses]) change (biblical view, different view, temperature), cold-blooded animals Forces and Motion possible causes, God’s promise) (fish, amphibians, reptiles, insects, • Force: fast, slow, direction, kinds spiders), characteristics, features to Soil, Rocks, Minerals, and (contact/noncontact forces); survive and grow, ways to repro- Motion: directions, distance, speed, Fossils duce, life cycles of cold-blooded • Soil: parts of soil, layers of soil (top- how force affects motion, patterns animals soil, subsoil, bedrock), weathering, of motion (observations, predic- erosion, conservation; Rocks: sedi- Warm-Blooded Animals tions, unseen patterns, created mentary, igneous, metamorphic; • Warm-blooded animals (birds, patterns), work Minerals: properties (hardness, crys- mammals), characteristics, features Electricity and Magnetism tal shape, color), uses of minerals; to survive and grow, ways to • Electricity: electric charges (positive, Fossils: biblical view (how and when reproduce, are humans mam- negative, neutral), static electric- fossils formed, extinction, adapta- mals?, taking care of animals, life ity, current electricity; Magnetism: tion), evolutionary view (how and cycles of animals (birth, growth, magnets (magnetism, magnetic when fossils formed, extinction, reproduction, death), animals and field, poles), uses of magnets, elec- adaptation), Is evolution true? their offspring (same kind, inherited tromagnets (discovering electro- traits, instincts, learned behavior, magnets, uses of electromagnets)

GENERAL SCIENCE • History of the moon: man’s theo- carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, Grade 4 • Process skills, science tools, and ries, science, age of the moon healthy diet planning scientific method Science LIFE SCIENCE • Skeletal-muscular system: skeleton, parts of bones, marrow, 4th Edition Living Things EARTH SCIENCE joints, ligaments, cartilage, muscles, • Insects: arthropods, body parts, Earth injuries • Changes on the earth: volcanoes, protection, ways of eating, life earthquakes, frost, action, abrasion, cycles, metamorphosis, social PHYSICAL SCIENCE weathering, erosion, deposition, insects Motion landslides, avalanches • Spiders: webs, getting food • Motion and machines: forces, fric- • Landforms: deltas, dunes, glaciers • Plants: flowering plants, parts of tion, work, simple machines (levers, • Soil: formation, conservation a flower, pollination, seeds, seed pulleys, wheels and axles, inclined planes, screws, wedges) • Natural resources: renewable dispersal, seed parts, plant life resources (soil, water, trees, con- cycle, reproduction, methods of • Energy servation, pollution, hydroelectric classification • Electricity: positive charges, energy, wind energy, solar energy), • Ecosystems: environment, basic negative charges, static electric- nonrenewable resources (fossil needs, resources, competition, ity, current electricity, conductors, fuels); reduce, reuse, recycle partnerships, migration, hiberna- insulators, resistors, series circuits, • Water and oceans: water cycle, tion, changes, pollution parallel circuits tides, waves, deep ocean currents, • Animal defenses: adaptations • Magnetism: magnetic field, uses surface currents, ocean floor, ocean (camouflage, mimicry), protection of magnets, electromagnets, depths, ocean creatures (armor and horns) generators Human Body • Light: sources of light, speed of Space light, transparent, translucent, • Eyes: parts of the eye, path of light • Moon: shape and size, atmosphere opaque, shadows, visible spectrum, through the eye, vision correction and temperature, mass and gravity, reflection, refraction, lens light, features (maria, mountains, • Digestive system: digestive tract • Matter craters, rilles), revolution, rotation, and digestive process • Measuring matter: length, volume, phases, eclipses • Nutrition: proteins, fats, mass, weight 10 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 GENERAL SCIENCE LIFE SCIENCE PHYSICAL SCIENCE Grade 5 • Process skills, science tools, scien- Living Things Energy Science tific method • Dinosaurs: fossil evidence, • Heat: potential and kinetic energy, 4th Edition extinction thermal energy, temperature, EARTH SCIENCE changing states of matter, thermal Earth • Biomes: characteristics, plant and animal life in the tundra, coniferous expansion, conduction, convection, • Layers of the earth: characteristics forest, deciduous forest, grass- radiation, fuel, unwanted heat, ap- of the core, mantle, and crust lands, desert, tropical rainforest, plications to space technology • Soil: weathering, erosion, how soil mountains, marine and freshwater • Sound: sound waves, frequency, is formed biomes, wetlands speed, pitch, volume, timbre, • Minerals: characteristics of miner- • Ecosystems: environment, popula- echoes, ultrasound, music, acoustics als, uses of gems, metals, and other tion, habitat, food chain, food web, • Light: electromagnetic waves, prop- minerals, mining predator and prey, energy pyramid, erties of waves, visible spectrum, • Rocks: formation of igneous, sedi- competition, adaptation, migration, refraction, reflection, colors, mirrors, mentary, and metamorphic rocks hibernation, symbiosis, instincts, lasers, electromagnetic spectrum • Fossils: contrasting creation and learned behaviors, cycles (seasons, evolution, Genesis Flood, fossil carbon, nitrogen, water), stresses Matter formation, excavating and restoring (fires, floods, droughts, manmade), • Measuring matter: volume, mass, fossils, dating and interpreting succession, native and invasive spe- weight, density fossils cies, extinction, endangered species • States of matter: solids, liquids, • Layers of the atmosphere: charac- and gases Human Body teristics of the troposphere, strato- • Physical changes: melting, freezing, • Respiratory system: nose, pharynx, sphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, vaporization, boiling, evaporation, larynx, vocal cords, trachea, bronchi, exosphere, and ozone layer condensation lungs, inhaling, exhaling, breathing • Atoms and molecules: identifying • Weather: air, air pressure, tem- muscles, asthma and other breath- atoms, molecules, elements, and perature, air masses and fronts, ing difficulties, dangers of smoking winds, precipitation, clouds, storms, compounds • Circulatory system: heart, arteries, tornadoes, hurricanes, weather • Mixtures: evenly and unevenly veins, capillaries, blood cells, blood instruments, reading weather maps mixed mixtures, characteristics of types, donation blood, excretory solutions Space system • Space technology: regulating heat in spacecraft

GENERAL SCIENCE LIFE SCIENCE disorders, drug abuse, endocrine Grade 6 • Process skills, science tools, scien- Living Things system Science tific method • Cells and classification: character- • Immune system: communicable 4th Edition istics of living things, cell theory, and noncommunicable diseases, EARTH SCIENCE tissues, organs, systems, cell repro- pathogens, vectors, epidemics, Earth duction, six kingdoms of classifica- nonspecific responses, the immune • Earthquakes: faults, causes, record- tion, scientific names, microscopes response, functions of white blood ing and interpreting data from • Animal classification: invertebrate cells, immunity, antibiotics, antibod- earthquakes phyla (Porifera, Cnidaria, echino- ies, auto-immune diseases, aller- • Volcanoes: causes, locations, classi- derms, mollusks, worms, arthro- gies, transfusions and transplants, fying by shape and eruption, effects pods), vertebrates (fish, amphibians, immune deficiencies and products of volcanoes reptiles, birds, mammals) PHYSICAL SCIENCE • Weathering and erosion: types and • Plant classification: nonvascular examples of mechanical and chemi- Motion plants (mosses and liverworts), • Motion and machines: velocity, cal weathering, agents of erosion, seedless vascular plants (ferns, types of erosion acceleration, momentum, work, horsetails, and club mosses), Newton’s laws of motion, simple • Soil: particles and texture of soil, gymnosperms, angiosperms, parts machines, compound machines formation, horizons of a plant • Natural resources: renewable and • Plant and Animal Reproduction: Energy nonrenewable energy resources parts of a flower, pollination and • Electricity: static and current elec- (fossil fuels, nuclear energy, hydro- fertilization, types of fruit, seeds, tricity, types of circuits, measuring electric energy, geothermal energy, spores, asexual reproduction, electricity, batteries, magnetism, wind energy, solar energy), miner- gestation, placental and marsupial electronics, integrated circuits, als, metals, soil conservation, water; mammals, eggs, parental care computers reduce, reuse, recycle • Genetics: heredity, traits, DNA Matter structure, Mendel’s experiments, Space • Chemistry: parts of an atom, dominant and recessive genes, • Stars: magnitude, size, distances atomic theory, classifying elements, Punnett squares, genetic disorders between, kinds of stars, constel- periodic table of the elements, and diseases, genetic engineering lations, star groups, asteroids, compounds, chemical formulas, meteoroids, comets, telescopes, Human Body chemical reactions, atomic bonds, spectroscopes • Nervous system: central nervous acids and bases • Solar system: parts of the sun, solar system, the brain, the peripheral storms, seasons, the planets, dwarf nervous system, neurons, reflexes, planets, eclipses, space exploration, the five senses, memory, sleep, satellites, probes bjupress.com Organized by Subject 11 Heritage Studies

Focus • Settlements: Jamestown and • Technology and tools Grade 1 • Developing a Christian worldview Plymouth Culture of the family, community, jobs, • Founding of the United States Heritage Studies • Biblical worldview land, and the United States • Abraham Lincoln Family and Community • Families and homes • Effects of immigration 4th Edition 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

Focus Government • Primary and secondary sources Grade 2 • Developing a Christian worldview • How a bill becomes a law Economics of communities, government, Heritage Studies • Purpose of government • Work, specialization Community and buying and selling, people and • Constitution, Bill of Rights places, and American culture • Scarcity, opportunity cost, Government • Levels of government (national, budgets 4th Edition Geography state, local) • Goods and services • Map skills: grid map, map scale • Choosing leaders • Producers and consumers, types • Geography of North America • Citizens: process of citizenship, of resources • Geography of United States: rights and responsibilities • Supply and demand population density, land forms, • Countries working together • Trading between countries bodies of water, climate zones Social Studies Skills American Culture NEW History • Comparing points of view • Core values • Communities: development of • Problem solving • Influences: Native Americans, changes within • Comparing fact and fiction immigrants, technology • Memorials • Cause and effect • Sharing culture

Focus • Fact and opinion, cause and • Bill of Rights Grade 3 • Learning about the founding and effect, compare and contrast • Articles of Confederation growth of a new nation from a Heritage Studies American History • Preamble to the Constitution Christian perspective 3rd Edition • America’s beginning • Political parties, electoral college Geography • Trail of Tears Economics • Map skills: cardinal and interme- • Wars: Revolutionary War, French • Cost and benefits diate directions, grids, globe, lati- and Indian War, War of 1812, and • Imports and exports tude and longitude, hemispheres, Civil War • Planning a budget landforms, prime meridian, equa- • Communication and tor, and population map transportation Culture Social Studies Skills • Inventions • Songs: patriotic, folk, hymns • Primary and secondary sources; • Western expansion • Flag etiquette renewable and nonrenewable • Food sampling resources Government • Constitutional Convention • Charts and graphs: timeline 12 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 Focus American History • Citizenship Grade 4 • Developing a biblical worldview • Indians Economics through the study of American Heritage Studies • The fifty states (states, history, • Stock market history (end of Civil War to end of landmarks) 3rd Edition • Supply and demand World War II) • Inventions: communication, Geography transportation Culture • Map skills: hemispheres, equator, • American Industrial Revolution • Languages latitude/longitude, and prime • Spanish-American War • Adjustment of immigrants in meridian • American expansion and America • Natural resources; climates urbanization • Evangelism and missionary work • Regions • Territories Social Studies Skills World History Government • Cause and effect • World War I • Branches of American • Timeline • World War II government • Primary sources • Voting

Time Period American History Economics Grade 5 • AD 1400 to the present • Chronological presentation • Inventions Heritage Studies Map Skills • Events and personalities from • Stock market pre-Columbus to the present 4th Edition • Cardinal and intermediate direc- • Supply and demand tions, map symbols and key, map • Biblical evaluations of events, actions, and attitudes Culture scales, map grids, latitude and • Languages longitude, time zones Government • Religions Kinds of Maps • Biblical philosophy • Customs • Globe, historical, physical and • Roles of the three branches of relief, road map, distribution map, government political, map projection, regions/ state capitals

Focus Government American History Grade 6 • Developing a Christian worldview • Empires and kingdoms • Ancient influences on American Heritage Studies of ancient civilizations (Creation • Rulers government and economy Ancient Civilzations to AD 1500) • Development of cities Social Studies Skills 4th Edition 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

bjupress.com Organized by Subject 13 Math

Numeration Subtraction Estimation Grade 1 • Read and identify 0–999 • 100 basic facts (using fact families • Numbers of objects • Write and picture 0–999 and other strategies); two-digit • Length: is longer, is shorter Math • Number words: zero to twenty minuend and subtrahend; equa- • Weight: weighs more, weighs less tion; vertical form; money 4th Edition • 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 • Rename 10 ones as 1 ten

Numeration Addition • Word problems: take-away, Grade 2 • Identify and write 0–9,999; num- • 100 basic facts (using fact families comparison, missing addend; Math ber words: zero to nine hundred and other strategies); four-digit strategies 4th Edition ninety-nine addends; vertical form addition; • Zero principle rename 10 ones as 1 ten, 10 Number Sense tens as 1 hundred, 10 hundreds Multiplication • Place value: thousands/hun- as 1 thousand; money; word • Repeated addition; array; number dreds/tens/ones; 10 more/10 less; problems line; equation; vertical form; fac- 100 more/100 less; even/odd tors: 0–5, 10; word problems • Order principle, zero principle, numbers; round to the nearest grouping principle • Order principle, identity principle, ten and hundred; compare with < zero principle and >; expanded form • Word problems Division • Ordinals: first–twentieth Subtraction • Equal sets; equation; missing fac- • Patterns; sequencing: before, • 100 basic facts (using fact families tor; divisor: 1–5; word problems after, between; number line and other strategies); three- and four-digit minuend and Algebra Readiness Counting subtrahend • Equation; missing addend; miss- • Count by 1s, 5s, 10s, and 100s; by • Rename 1 ten as 10 ones; 1 ing factor; order principle, group- 2s to 60; by 3s to 30; by 4s to 40 hundred as 10 tens, 1 thousand ing principle, zero principle as 10 hundreds; money 14 Organized by Subject 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, quar- • Mass: more than/less than 1 kilo- ter, half-dollar, one 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

Number Sense form; one digit factors; two or • Lines: horizontal/vertical; parallel/ Grade 3 • Recognize and write 0–1,000,000 three digits by one digit; renam- intersecting; symmetry Math with numerals and words; Roman ing; strategies; word problems; • Area; perimeter; patterns numerals I–XII commutative property; associa- 4th Edition 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 bjupress.com Organized by Subject 15 Number Sense Division Estimation Grade 4 • Recognize and write • 110 basic facts (using strategies); • Round to nearest ten, hundred, Math 0–100,000,000 with numerals and fact families; equal sets; repeated and one thousand, one million 4th Edition words; Roman numeraIs I–XXXIX subtraction; measurement; parti- • Round for addition, subtraction, tion/strategies; equation; round multiplication, and division Number Patterns the division; adjust the quotient; • Ordinals; first through ninety- • Length; distance; capacity; division frame; word problems; ninth; order; number line; 10 weight; mass finding averages; computation: more/10 less two to four digits by one digit; Measurement • Place value: ones to hundred two to three digits by two digits; • Length: ¼ and ½ inch, foot, yard, millions; expanded form; even/ one to two digit remainders; mile; centimeter, meter, kilome- odd numbers; round to the near- divisibility rules ter, millimeter est ten, hundred, one thousand; • Capacity: cup, pint, quart, gallon; Algebra Readiness compare with >, <, and = milliliter, liter • Equations; missing addend; • Weight: ounce, pound, ton Counting missing factor; negative numbers; • Count by 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s, 100s, function tables; variables • Mass: gram, kilogram 1,000s, 10,000s; count by 2s to 20, • Temperature: Fahrenheit; Celsius Fractions by 3s to 30, by 4s to 40, by 5s to • Time: to one-minute interval; past • Part of a whole; part of a set; add 50, by 6s to 60, by 7s to 70, by 8s and future elapsed time to and subtract like fractions and to 80, by 9s to 90 five-minute interval; before/ mixed numbers with like frac- after the hour; a.m./p.m.; noon/ Addition tions; rename improper fractions • 100 basic facts; fact families; midnight • Equivalent fractions; compare; six-digit addends; vertical form; • Calendar: date, future date; order rename 10 ones as 1 ten to 10 schedule one thousands as 1 ten thousand Decimals • Money: coins; one-, five-, ten-, • Strategies; word problems; • Read and write tenths and and twenty-dollar bills; dollar money hundredths; mixed numbers; sign; decimal point; addition; sub- • Commutative property, associa- compare; order; add and subtract; traction; multiplication; division tive property, identity property rename 10 tenths as 1 one and 10 hundredths as 1 tenth; word Problem Solving • Use a problem-solving plan: Subtraction forms; money; word problems; problems; graphs; tables; charts; • 100 basic facts (using strategies); round to nearest whole fact families; six-digit minuend write word problems; schedule; and subtrahend; rename 1 ten as Geometry map skills; logic; probability; 10 ones to 1 ten thousand as 10 • Plane figures: circle, polygon, money; multistep problems; one thousands square, triangle, rectangle, pen- problems with too little informa- tagon, parallelogram, rhombus, tion, fractions • Strategies; word problems; hexagon, octagon; edge, vertex; money; take-away, comparison; slides, flips, turns Data missing addend; unknown part • Pictograph; bar, line, circle, and • Solid figures: sphere, cube, • Zero principle coordinate graphs cylinder, cone, rectangular prism, • Tables; charts; tallies; line plot; Multiplication square prism, triangular prism, stem-and-leaf plot • 110 basic facts; fact families; rectangular pyramid, square multiples; repeated addition; pyramid, triangular pyramid; face, • Mean, median, mode, range, arrays; number line; equations; edge, vertex, curved surface frequency vertical form; one-digit factors; • Lines: horizontal/vertical, parallel/ Calculators one digit times two to four digits; intersecting, segments; points; • Addition; subtraction; division two digits times two or three rays; angles: right, acute, obtuse digits; renaming; strategies; word • Symmetry; similar; congruent problems • Circle: radius, diameter • Commutative property, associa- • Perimeter; area; complex area; tive property, identity property, volume; patterns zero property, multiplication, addition principle

16 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 Number Sense • Multiplying a whole number Estimation Grade 5 • Recognizing and writing times a fraction and a fraction • Rounding to a given place Math 0–100,000,000,000 as numerals times a whole number; multiply- • Rounding for addition, subtrac- 4th Edition and words; Roman numerals I–C ing a fraction times a fraction; tion, multiplication, and division • Place value: ones to hundred bil- multiplying a whole number • Whole numbers; fractions; lions; comparing; expanded form; times a mixed number; multi- decimals plying a mixed number times a even/odd numbers; positive/ • Length; distance; capacity; mixed number negative numbers; number line; weight; mass expressions and equations • Dividing a whole number by a fraction; dividing a fraction by a Measurement Addition & Subtraction fraction; reciprocals • Length; capacity; weight; mass; NEW • Basic facts (fact families and other temperature strategies); six-digit numbers; Decimals • Time: past and future elapsed renaming to hundred thousands; • Reading and writing tenths, time; equivalent units; converting inverse relationship; strategies; hundredths, thousandths; writing units; adding and subtracting word problems; money; as fractions and mixed numbers; compensation comparing; ordering; renaming • Calendar; writing dates • Properties: commutative, associa- to thousandths; word forms; Problem Solving tive, identity, zero principle money; word problems; rounding • Use a problem-solving plan: to nearest hundredth problems; graphs; tables; charts; Multiplication • Multiplying a decimal by a whole schedule; map skills; logic; prob- • Basic facts (fact families and other number, by a decimal, and by a ability; money; multistep prob- strategies); multiples; repeated power of 10 lems; problems with too little or addition; arrays; equations; • Dividing a decimal by a one-digit too much information vertical form; one to three digits whole number; dividing a whole times two to four digits; renam- number by a whole number with Data ing; strategies; word problems; a decimal quotient; dividing to • Tables; charts; tallies; frequency money; factor trees; prime and rename a fraction as a decimal; di- table; line plot; stem-and-leaf plot composite numbers; GCF; LCM viding a decimal by a power of 10 • Pictograph; bar/double-bar • Properties: commutative, associa- graph; line/double-line graph; tive, identity, zero, distributive Geometry circle graph; coordinate graph over addition • Points; horizontal/vertical lines; • Mean, median, mode; range; parallel/intersecting/perpen- frequency; scale; interval Division dicular lines; line segments; • Basic facts (fact families and other rays; angles: right, acute, obtuse; Ratios, Proportions, Percents strategies); equal sets; inverse measuring angles • Equivalent ratios; unit rate; scale of multiplication; measurement; • Plane figures: circle, polygon, drawings; map scale partition; fraction form; equa- square, triangle, rectangle, • Writing percents as fractions and tions; two to four digits by one or pentagon, hexagon, octagon, decimals; writing fractions as two digits; remainders; strategies; quadrilateral, parallelogram, percents; comparing percents to word problems; money rhombus, trapezoid; edge, vertex; decimals and fractions; finding Fractions similar, congruent, symmetrical; the percent of a number translation, reflection, rotation; • Part of a whole; part of a set; Calculators equivalent fractions; comparing; perimeter, circumference, area • Varied activities ordering; lowest terms; renaming • Solid figures: sphere, cone, cylinder, improper fractions and mixed polyhedron, cube, prism, pyramid; numbers face, edge, vertex, curved surface; • Adding and subtracting like and nets; surface area; volume unlike fractions; adding and • Circle: center point, radius, diam- subtracting mixed numbers with eter, chord, central angles like and unlike fractions • Triangles: sum of angles = 180º; acute, obtuse, right; isosceles, scalene, equilateral

bjupress.com Organized by Subject 17 Number Sense Fractions Estimating Grade 6 • Recognize and write • Part of a whole; part of a set; • Round whole numbers and Math 0–100,000,000,000 as numerals equivalent fractions; comparing; decimals to a given place; round 3rd Edition and words; Roman numerals I–C ordering; lowest terms; renaming fractions to the nearest half or • Place value: ten thousandths to improper fractions and mixed whole; front-end estimation hundred billions; comparing; numbers • Round to estimate a sum, differ- expanded form; even/odd, posi- • Add, subtract, multiply, and ence, product, and quotient tive/negative, prime/composite divide like and unlike fractions; Measurement numbers; number line; expres- cross-products; cancellation; pic- • Length; capacity; weight; mass sions and equations torial representations or journal • Temperature: Fahrenheit; Celsius • Part-whole relationships; inverse entries to express understanding • Time: elapsed time; time zones; operations of operations timeline; 24-hour clock; wages Addition & Subtraction Decimals • Rename within the metric and • Basic facts (fact families and other • Read and write tenths, hun- customary systems to add, sub- strategies); nine-digit column dredths, thousandths; write as tract, multiply, and divide addition fractions and mixed numbers; Problem Solving • Mental compensation comparing; ordering; renaming • Graphs; tables; charts; schedule; • Properties: commutative, associa- to thousandths; word forms map skills; probability; money; tive, identity; zero principle • Add and subtract Venn diagram • Multiply a decimal by a whole Multiplication • Using a problem-solving plan; number, by a decimal, and by a • Basic facts (fact families and other multistep problems; problems power of 10 strategies); multiples; repeated with too little or too much infor- • Divide a decimal by a one-digit addition; vertical form; one to mation; group planning whole number; divide a whole three digits times two to four dig- • Strategies: patterns; logic; guess number by a whole number with its; renaming; factor trees; prime/ and check; diagram/model; sim- a decimal quotient; divide to composite numbers; GCF; LCM pler problem; formulas; working rename a fraction as a decimal; • Properties: commutative, associa- backwards; writing an equation tive, identity, zero, distributive divide a decimal by a power of 10 Statistics & Graphs Geometry Division • Pictograph; bar/double bar graph; • Points; lines: parallel, intersecting, • Basic facts (fact families and other line/double line graph; histogram; perpendicular; line segments; strategies); equal sets; measure- circle graph; coordinate graph rays; symmetry; similar/congru- ment/partition; fraction form; • Tables; charts; tallies; frequency ent; constructions; angles: right, equations; mental division by 10; table; line plot; stem-and-leaf acute, obtuse; measure angles; two to four digits by one or two plot; box-and-whisker plot sum of angles in a triangle = 180° digits; remainders; mixed number • Mean, median, mode; range; • Plane figures: regular/irregular; and decimal quotients; decimal frequency; scale; interval equivalent for a fraction polygons; triangles: scalene, isos- celes, equilateral; quadrilaterals; Ratios, Proportions, Percents Equations parallelograms; transformations: • Equivalent ratios; unit rate; scale • Inverse operations; compen- translation, reflection, rotation; drawings; map scale sation; simplify expressions; perimeter; area • Percents as fractions and evaluate expressions; if-then • Solid figures: sphere, cone, cylinder, decimals; writing fractions and statements; solve for an unknown polyhedron, cube, prism, pyramid; decimals as percents; compar- Pre-Algebra face, edge, vertex, curved surface; ing percents to decimals and • Missing addend/subtrahend/ nets; surface area; volume fractions; finding the percent minuend/factor; add, subtract, • Circle: center point, radius, of a number; determining the multiply, and divide integers; diameter, chord, central angles, sales price given a discount as a positive/negative numbers circumference percent • Variables in expressions and • Proportionate geometric figures equations; solve for a variable in an equation

18 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 English

Prewriting Skills association for each of the 44 Written Communication Grade 1 • Interpreting pictures, match- English sounds and their variant • Sentences: complete thought, Phonics & English ing sounds with pictures, print spellings completing a sentence, writing a 4th Edition 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, hard text, poem, thank-you note facts and details, following direc- 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 many 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 tions, retelling stories skills (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 (action and linking), adjectives, share, small-group discussions, words, contractions, analogies class discussions, asking and adverbs, and prepositions answering questions Structural Analysis • Sentences: subject-verb • Counting syllables, syllable divi- agreement Phonemic Awareness and sion; prefixes, suffixes, suffix rules Phonics Reading for Comprehension • Using auditory and visual discrim- Study Skills • Reading phrases and sentences ination as well as letter-sound • Using alphabetical order; follow- with comprehension ing directions; reading a color key

Parts of Speech Usage Study and Research Skills Grade 2 • Noun: common, proper, singular, • Pronoun reference, contractions, • Reference skills: parts of a book: English plural, collective, possessive subject-verb agreement title page, contents page; library: fiction, nonfiction, biography; in- Writing & Grammar • Verb: action; linking; helping (has, Writing Skills & Support have) present and past tenses; formation sources: encyclopedia, 3rd Edition • Shared writing regular and certain irregular dictionary, atlas, magazine, DVD; • Independent writing verbs library catalog; computer: safety/ • Paragraph development • Pronoun etiquette, keyword search • Writing process: plan, draft, • Adjective • Dictionary skills: alphabetical revise, proofread, publish order, guide word, entry word, • Adverb • Writing traits: ideas, organization, definition, sample sentence Sentence Structure word choice, conventions • Study skills: listening: following • Sentence: fragment, run-on • Using a dictionary directions, listening strategies, sentence, combining sentences, • Using a thesaurus identifying facts and details; tak- expanding sentences • Conferencing with teacher and ing notes • Sentence parts: subject part, peer Listening and Speaking subject, predicate part • Graphic organizers: word web, Skills • Sentence types: statement, ques- time-order chart, senses chart, • Listening skills: following direc- tion, command, exclamation note cards tions, listening strategies, identi- Conventions • Using a rubric for self-assessment fying facts and details • Capitalization: proper nouns, Writing Projects • Speaking skills: audio recordings, titles, abbreviations, initials, book collaborative conversations, read- • Poetry: Hebrew poem, couplet, titles ing orally shape poem • Punctuation: period, question • Personal story, friendly letter, mark, exclamation point, comma, instructions, opinion paragraph apostrophe bjupress.com about a book, research report Organized by Subject 19 Parts of Speech Usage • Journal and reflection activities Grade 3 • Noun: common, proper, singular, • Pronoun reference; contractions; Study & Research Skills plural, possessive, abstract, subject-verb agreement English • Reference skills: parts of a book, collective Writing & Grammar Writing Skills & Support using the library; Non-print • Verb: action; linking; helping; 3rd Edition • Shared writing sources: internet, electronic present, past, and future tenses; • Independent writing catalog, videos irregular verbs • Paragraph development • Study skills: taking notes, internet • Pronoun: subject, object, pos- safety, keyword search sessive, singular, plural, courtesy • Writing process: plan, draft, order revise, proofread, publish Listening, Speaking & • Adjective • Writing traits: ideas, organization, Viewing Skills voice, word choice, sentence flu- NEW • Adverb • Listening skills: collaborative dis- ency, conventions, presentation cussions, think-pair-share, active • Preposition • Writing conference with teacher listening stories Sentence Structure and peer • Speaking skills: reading orally, • Sentence: fragment, run-on sen- • Graphic organizers: opinion chart, presenting reports tence, compound sentence word web, time-order chart, story • Viewing skills: visual analysis, • Sentence parts: complete subject, map, paragraph model, note image brainstorm complete predicate, simple sub- cards • Presentations: oral report with ject, simple predicate • Checklist for self-assessment visual display, audio recording, • Sentence types: declarative, inter- • Rubric for summative assessment video recording rogative, imperative, exclamatory • Proofreading marks to improve Biblical Worldview • Diagramming; combining sen- writing and make corrections • Communication in relation to tences; expanding sentences • Using a thesaurus Creation, Fall, Redemption using Conventions Writing Projects the themes of friendship, author- • Capitalization: proper nouns, • Informative/explanatory: game ity, work, celebration, and people titles, abbreviations, initials, book instructions, research report; titles Opinion: book review, persuasive • Punctuation: period, question essay; Narrative: friendly letter; mark, exclamation point, comma, Poetry: sound poem apostrophe

Parts of Speech • Punctuation: period, question • Using a dictionary Grade 4 • Noun: common, proper, singular, mark, exclamation point, comma, • Using a thesaurus English plural, possessive; as a subject, apostrophe object, and predicate noun Writing Projects Writing & Grammar Usage • Poetry: haiku, acrostic poem • Verb: action, linking, helping; 2nd Edition • Homophones; pronoun refer- • Personal narrative, friendly letter present, past, and future tenses; ence; contractions; often-con- irregular verbs with instructions, compare- fused verbs; double negatives; contrast essay, book review, tall • Pronoun: subject, object, prefixes; suffixes tale, research report, business possessive • Subject/verb agreement letter • Adjective: article, predicate adjec- tive, comparative, superlative, Writing Skills & Support Study & Reference Skills proper • Shared writing • Reference skills: parts of a book: • Adverb; preposition • Independent writing title page, table of contents, glos- • Paragraph development sary; library: electronic catalog; Sentence Structure • Writing process: plan, draft, encyclopedia; atlas; periodicals • Sentence; fragment; run-on sen- revise, proofread, publish • Dictionary skills: alphabetical tence; compound sentence • Writing traits: ideas, organization, order, guide words, parts of an • Sentence parts: complete subject, word choice, conventions entry, multiple definitions complete predicate, simple sub- • Study skills: taking notes, outline ject, simple predicate • Writing conference with teacher and peer • Compound subjects; compound Listening & Speaking Skills predicates; clauses: indepen- • Graphic organizers: character • Speaking skills: read a narrative dent, dependent; introductory web, events/details chart, opinion aloud phrases; prepositional phrases; chart, outline, plot pyramid, diagramming T-chart, time-order chart, Venn diagram, word web Conventions • Rubric for self-assessment • Capitalization: proper nouns, • Proofreading marks to improve titles, abbreviations writing and make corrections 20 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 Parts of Speech • Punctuation: period, question Writing Projects Grade 5 • Noun: common, proper, singular, mark, exclamation point, comma, • Poetry: diamante, sense poem English plural, possessive; as subject, apostrophe • Compare-contrast essay, per- direct object, and predicate noun Writing & Grammar Usage suasive business letter, personal 2nd Edition • Verb: action, linking, helping; • Homophones; pronoun refer- narrative, book review, research simple and perfect tenses ence; subject/verb agreement; report, imaginative instructions, • Pronoun: subject, object, posses- contractions; prefixes; suffixes play sive, reflexive Study & Reference Skills • Adjective: article, demonstrative, Writing Skills & Support • Shared writing • Reference skills: parts of a book: proper, predicate adjective title page, table of contents, • Independent writing • Adverb index, glossary, bibliography; • Preposition; conjunction: coordi- • Paragraph development encyclopedia; periodicals; library: nating, subordinating • Writing process: plan, draft, electronic catalog; atlas; almanac; revise, proofread, publish textbook Sentence Structure • Writing traits: ideas, organization, • Dictionary skills: guide words, • Sentence: simple, compound, word choice, conventions parts of an entry, multiple complex; fragment; subjects and • Writing conference with teacher definitions, multiple entries predicates and peer (homographs) • Sentence types: declarative, inter- • Graphic organizers: T-chart, Venn • Study skills: taking notes, outlines rogative, imperative, exclamatory diagram, opinion chart, planning • Compound subjects; compound chart for book review, time-order Listening & Speaking Skills predicates; clauses: independent, chart, word web, action map • Speaking skills: oral book review, dependent; phrases: introduc- presenting a play • Rubric for self-assessment tory, prepositional; diagramming; basic sentence patterns • Proofreading marks to improve writing and make corrections Conventions • Using a dictionary • Capitalization: proper nouns, • Using a thesaurus titles, abbreviations, initials

Parts of Speech prepositional phrases; sentence • Rubric for self-assessment Grade 6 • Noun: common, proper, singular, patterns; diagramming • Proofreading marks to improve plural; singular and plural pos- English Conventions writing and make corrections sessive; as subjects, objects, and Writing & Grammar • Capitalization: proper nouns, • Using a dictionary appositives 2nd Edition proper adjectives, abbreviations, • Using a thesaurus • Verb: principal parts; simple initials, titles • Avoiding propaganda tactics tenses; perfect tenses • Punctuation: period, question Writing Projects • Pronoun: subject, object, pos- mark, exclamation point, comma, • Poetry: limerick, free verse sessive, reflexive, intensive, apostrophe interrogative, demonstrative, • Personal narrative, newspaper indefinite; with antecedent Usage editorial, instructions, research re- • Adjective: article, proper, demon- • Homophones; pronoun reference; port, historical fiction, compare- strative, predicate adjective subject/verb agreement; contrac- contrast essay, cover letter • Adverb: comparative, superlative tions; often-confused verbs; double negatives; misplaced Study & Reference Skills • Preposition; conjunction: • Reference skills: parts of a book; modifiers; prefixes; suffixes coordinating, subordinating; library and computer research; interjection Writing Skills & Support types of reference books • Shared writing Sentence Structure • Dictionary skills: guide words, • Sentence: fragment; run-on; • Independent writing parts of an entry, multiple simple, compound, complex; • Paragraph development definitions declarative, interrogative, impera- • Writing process: plan, draft, • Study skills: taking notes, outlines tive, exclamatory revise, proofread, publish Listening & Speaking Skills • Complete subject and predicate; • Writing traits: ideas, organization, • Speaking skills: oral publishing simple subject and predi- word choice, conventions for written instructions cate; compound subjects and • Graphic organizers: events/de- predicates tails chart, persuasion chart, plot • Dependent and indepen- diagram, time-order chart, Venn dent clauses; introductory diagram, word web

bjupress.com Organized by Subject 21 Spelling

30 Weekly Word Lists • Structural generalizations: suf- word, identifying and correcting Grade 1 • Ten words per list (nine pattern fixes s, es, ed, er, est, ing; suffix misspelled words, standardized- Spelling words and one sight word) rules: no change to base word, test practice 3rd Edition • 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 sentences 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

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

32 Weekly Word Lists base word, double the final con- • Identifying the correct spelling Grade 3 • Words frequently used in writing sonant, drop the final e, change for a given word Spelling • Pattern words and words with y to i • Standardized-test practice irregular spellings 2nd Edition Word Study Dictionary Skills • Interactive study method • Word sort: classifying words • Location skills • Weekly review of patterns based on shared features • Alphabetical order to the first, Generalizations • Word building: making new second, and third letter • Phonics generalizations: vowel words by adding or omitting • Entry words, guide words, patterns: short and long vowels, letters word forms, definitions, sample r-influenced vowels, diphthongs • Phonics and structural-analysis sentences • Consonant patterns: consonants, activities • Syllable division: compound consonant blends and digraphs, • Word-meaning activities: using words; words with two middle soft c, soft g, silent consonants words in context, meaning consonants; words ending in le; • Two-syllable words ending in le, clues, synonyms, antonyms, open and closed syllables homophones er, y, and other reliable patterns Writing Application • Structural generalizations: com- Proofreading • Dictation sentences in tests pound words, contractions • Spelling awareness; identifying • Real-life writing application • Suffixes: s, es, ed, ing, er, est and correcting misspelled words • Suffix rules: no change to the in sentences or passages

22 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 32 Weekly Word Lists Word Study Dictionary Skills Grade 4 • Word lists: 16 pattern words, plus • Word sorting: classifying words • Location skills Spelling two challenge words and two based on shared features • Alphabetical order to the fourth 2nd Edition review 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

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

32 Weekly Word Lists Word Study • Use of a dictionary entry: entry Grade 6 • Word lists: 20 pattern words, • Word sorting: classifying words word, pronunciation, parts of Spelling 5 review words based on shared features speech, word forms, definitions, 2nd Edition • 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 • Etymology of a word suffixes, prefixes, derivational • Spelling awareness: identifying suffixes and correcting misspelled words Writing Activities • Suffix rules: no change to the in sentences or passages • 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 Dictionary Skills • Alphabetical order: alphabetizing • Etymology: Greek word parts; words between guide words Latin prefixes, roots, and suffixes • Use of the pronunciation key bjupress.com Organized by Subject 23 Reading

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

Phonics and Word • True/false statements; time/place Informational Text Skills Grade 2 Recognition relationships; relevant informa- • Book parts: title, author, illustra- Reading • Review of phonics: the 44 sounds tion; facts/opinions; main idea tor, contents, glossary 3rd Edition of English with many of the vari- • Punctuation; capitalization; ab- • Alphabetizing; books of the Bible; ant spellings breviations; comparatives/ calendar; recipe; poem stanzas; • Open/closed syllables; counting superlatives; possessives; pro- hymn stanzas; captions; head- syllables; syllable division: base nouns; action words; describing ings; maps; diagrams; graphs; words/prefixes/suffixes, VC/CV words graphic organizers pattern, compound words, con- Literature sonant + -le Fluency • Various genres: realistic fiction, • Silent reading: reading for under- • Service words historical fiction, fantasy, fable, standing, specific information, Vocabulary folktale, tall tale, article, Bible ac- biblical truth, author’s message • Meaning from context; syn- count, biography, poetry, drama, • Oral reading: communicating onyms; antonyms; homophones; mystery message of the author; language- prefixes; suffixes; analogies; com- • Main character; character devel- like flow; communicating mean- pound words; contractions opment, motives, traits ing, mood; portraying characters, • Setting; plot; point of view; fanci- emotion; responding to punctua- Comprehension ful elements; idioms; imagery; tion; conveying dialog • Literal and higher-order levels; similes; figurative language biblical truth Composition • Poetry: rhyme; rhythm; repetition; • Interpreting pictures; following • Writing in response to reading onomatopoeia; alliteration directions; sequencing; classify- • Descriptions; personal experi- ing; comparison and contrast; ences; poems cause and effect; problem and • Alternate story ending solution • Making inferences; drawing con- clusions; predicting outcomes

24 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 Phonics and Word • Punctuation; capitalization; ab- • Skimming; scanning; PQ3R study Grade 3 Recognition breviations; comparatives/ method Reading • Phonics review; introduction of superlatives; possessives; pro- • Calendar; maps; diagrams; Adventures in Reading additional variant spellings nouns; verbs; adverbs; adjectives graphs; timeline; schedule • Syllable division: base words/ Literature Fluency 3rd Edition prefixes/suffixes, VC/CV pattern, • Various genres: realistic fiction, • Silent reading: reading for under- compound words, prefixes/suf- historical fiction, fantasy, fable, standing, specific information, fixes, two-syllable words, words folktale, tall tale, article, Bible biblical truth, author’s message ending with –tion; consonants + account, biography, poetry, play, le; schwa syllables • Oral reading: communicating nonfiction, legend message of the author; language- • Service words review • Main character; character devel- like flow; communicating mean- Vocabulary opment, motives, traits ing, mood; portraying characters, • Meaning from context; syn- • Setting; plot; conflict; point of emotion, motive; responding to onyms; antonyms; analogies; view; foreshadowing; fanciful punctuation; 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- • Sequencing; classifying; com- sonal experience; journal entry; poeia; alliteration; quatrains parison and contrast; cause and friendly letter; persuasive essay; effect; problem and solution Study Skills descriptive paragraph • Making inferences; drawing con- • Book parts: contents; glossary • Story mapping; play writing; tall clusions; predicting 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

Word Recognition account, fantasy, folktale, fable, Book Reports Grade 4 • Optional remedial phonics tall tale, myth, poetry, reader’s • Writing process used to prepare theater, play and present written and oral Reading Vocabulary • Main character; character mo- book reports Voyages • Meaning from context; syn- tives, traits, background, and onyms; antonyms; analogies; Fluency 3rd Edition development Greek and Latin roots; multiple • Silent reading: reading for meanings • Setting; plot; theme; cause and information, entertainment, effect; climax; point of view; understanding, spiritual growth, Comprehension conflict; foreshadowing; irony; author’s message, biblical truth • Literal and higher-order levels moral; mood; suspense; good/evil • Oral reading: communicating • Sequencing; classifying; com- elements; humor; symbol; word author’s message; communicat- parison and contrast; cause and play; main idea and supporting ing mood and motive; conveying effect; problem and solution details; worldview emotion; portraying character; • Making inferences; drawing con- • Imagery; personification; ono- conveying meaning of Scripture; clusions; predicting outcomes matopoeia; metaphor; simile; voice inflection; volume and • Place/size/time relationships; exaggeration; dialect, palindrome pacing relevant/irrelevant information; • Poetry: free verse, haiku, limerick, facts/opinion; main idea; dialect; acrostic, shape poems; rhyme, Composition discernment; sense of history rhythm • Metaphor, simile, haiku, limerick, acrostic, folktale ending, letter, • Biblical discernment and cultural Study Skills journal entry, research writing, awareness • Glossary; dictionary; Bible con- interview Literature cordance; Bible study; internet • Various genres: realistic fiction, research historical fiction, Christian fiction, • Maps, timelines, diagrams, mystery, biography, autobiogra- graphs, charts, sidebars, captions, phy, narrative nonfiction, infor- titles, subtitles/section titles mational text, procedural text, proverbs, parables, psalm, Bible

bjupress.com Organized by Subject 25 Vocabulary procedural text, proverbs, Bible • Maps; timelines; diagrams; Grade 5 • Meaning from context; syn- prophecy, Bible account, fantasy, graphs; charts; sidebars; captions; Reading onyms; antonyms; analogies; folktale, fable, tall tale, myth, titles; subtitles/section titles Greek and Latin roots; multiple poetry, reader’s theater Quests Book Reports meanings • Main character; character mo- • Writing process used to prepare 3rd Edition 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

Word Recognition and change; flat/round, dynamic/ Fluency Grade 6 • Syllable division and accented static characters; comparing and • Silent reading: for information, Reading syllables review contrasting characters entertainment, understanding, • Setting; plot; conflict; crisis; point spiritual growth, author’s mes- As Full as the World Turns Vocabulary of view; foreshadowing; flash- sage, biblical truth • Vocabulary review and quizzes 2nd Edition back; moral; mood; tone; sus- • Oral reading: communicating • Meaning from context; syn- pense; denouement; cliffhanger; author’s message; communicat- onyms; antonyms; prefixes; suf- resolution; open/closed endings; ing mood, motive, meaning, fixes; analogies; Greek and Latin theme; symbolism; good/evil emotion; persuasive manner; in- roots; etymologies; adjectives; • Author biographies; propaganda, terpreting dialect; choral reading; adverbs Caldecott and Newbery awards voice 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- • Sequencing; classifying; com- dialect dictions; summary; compare parison and contrast; cause and • Poetry: rhyme, rhythm, allitera- and contrast; charting; report; effect; problem and solution tion, anaphora timeline; interview; research; • Drawing conclusions; predicting/ Study Skills brainstorming ideas evaluating outcomes; mak- • Glossary; encyclopedia; thesau- • Short story; play; tall tale; biblical ing judgments; interpreting rus; Bible study; catalog order; fiction; devotional; radio broad- information Dewey Decimal system; nonprint cast; personal experience; humor- • Relevant/irrelevant informa- media; periodical guide; atlas; ous incident letter; opinion; tion; facts/opinions; main idea; headlines; primary/secondary thank-you note; friendly letter; discernment; sense of history sources; Venn diagram; graphic descriptive paragraph Literature organizers • Poem; riddles; haiku; cinquain; • Reading a variety of genres: • Skimming; scanning; PQ3R study rhymes; choral reading fiction, realistic fiction, historical method; outlining; paraphrasing; • Devices of style: imagery, hyper- fiction, fantasy, folktale, fable, note-taking; summarizing; topic bole, allusion; theme; irony; pun; article, Bible account, biography, sentence; listening strategy point of view; figurative language poetry, narrative • Maps; diagrams; graphs; charts; • Main and lesser characters; timelines; tables character, motives, traits, growth

26 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 Handwriting

• PreCursive letter formation for • Maintaining PreCursive alphabet Grade 1 A–Z; using correct posture, paper Grade 2 and mastering cursive alphabet Handwriting position, and pencil hold; being Handwriting • Maintaining good handwrit- 3rd Edition consistent in slant, letter align- 2nd Edition ing skills: good posture, paper ment, and spacing; practicing positioning, pencil hold, correct- letter formation with words, letter formation, slant, alignment, sentences, Bible principles, and rhythm, spacing, neatness poems • Copying good cursive models that include Scripture, poetry, hymns, pledges, recipes, thank- you notes, invitations, and friendly letters • Content areas included: Bible, math, English, science, heritage studies

• Maintaining cursive alphabet: • Maintaining cursive alphabet: Grade 3 uppercase and lowercase Grade 4 uppercase and lowercase Handwriting • Maintaining good handwriting Handwriting • Maintaining good handwriting 2nd Edition skills using 3/8" writing lines 2nd Edition skills using 3/8" writing lines • Copying good models that in- • Copying good models from vari- clude Scripture, poetry, timelines, ous content areas with a theme tables, diaries, logs, maps, quota- of regions of the United States tions, character traits, and hymns • Content areas included: Bible, math, English, science, heritage studies

• Maintaining cursive alphabet: • Maintaining cursive alphabet: Grade 5 uppercase and lowercase Grade 6 uppercase and lowercase Handwriting • Maintaining good handwriting Handwriting • Maintaining good handwriting 2nd Edition skills using 3/8" writing lines 2nd Edition skills using 3/8" writing lines • Copying good models from vari- • Copying good models from vari- ous content areas with a theme ous content areas with a theme of writing around the world of people and professions • Calligraphy instruction

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Pasaporte al español equips teach- Cultures Comparisons Grades 1–3 ers to meet the national standards • Introduces cultural aspects of • Provides an opportunity to Pasaporte al set by the American Council eight Spanish-speaking countries compare Hispanic culture on the Teaching of Foreign as well as useful facts about with the students’ own culture español Kit A Languages in five areas. Hispanic culture in general through recipes, music, and ad- ditional theme-related cultural Communication Connections information • Presents over 250 Spanish words • Integrates interdisciplinary con- and phrases in context and num- nections, such as science, math, Communities bers to 100; develops listening- music, and drama; offers practice • Arouses interest in missionary comprehension skills through in grammar, vocabulary, and pro- work; suggests community out- read-aloud books; provides nunciation through songs, Bible reach activities; encourages par- native-speaker recordings of verses, and Bible truths ent participation with vocabulary conversations and total physical clip-and-learn flashcards response commands for listening and modeling; leads students to move, point, color, read, and spell through a variety of worktext activities

Pasaporte al español equips teach- Cultures Comparisons Grades 4–6 ers to meet the national standards • Highlights cultural aspects of • Contrasts Hispanic culture Pasaporte al set by the American Council eight Spanish-speaking countries; with the students’ own culture on the Teaching of Foreign presents a variety of facts about through recipes, music, and ad- español Kit B Languages in 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

28 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 Bible

Bible Content Bible Content Grade 7 • Takes students on a journey Grade 8 • A study of the words and works of The Story of the through the story of the Old The Life of Christ Christ in the Gospels (particularly Testament, including both the the book of Matthew) as they Old Testament Major and Minor Prophets relate to the Messianic fulfillment • Special studies: the narrative of the one true big story of God’s sections of the Old Testament are redemptive plan and the coming complemented by features that of the kingdom cover the “writings” sections of • Focuses on the Bible study skill of the Old Testament interpretation and the applica- • Points students to Jesus Christ, tional emphasis of Christlikeness who will fulfill all of the promises or sanctification of redemptive history prophesied in the Old Testament • Focuses on the Bible study skill of observation

Bible Content Bible Content Grade 9 • A study of the one big story Grade 10 • Book and topical studies develop The Triumph of of Scripture (Creation, Fall, Bible Truths D theological themes in Old Redemption) from Acts to 3rd Edition Testament prose, poetry, and Christ Revelation and the instruction prophecy for the church on how to live out the beliefs and values that are Applying the Bible to Life • Focuses on honoring and obey- derived from that one true big ing God in every area of life story. • Focuses on the Bible study skill Additional Resources of application and reinforces the • A chart grouping all Old proper model of sanctification for Testament books by genre, listing maintaining a holy walk. authors and themes • A program for Bible reading that teaches students to recognize major biblical themes

Bible Content Bible Content Grade 11 or 12 • A positive presentation of the Grade 12 • Biblical worldview; studies on Biblical Worldview biblical worldview (the big story, Bible Truths F Christian life topics Creation, Fall, Redemption beliefs and values, cultural action) 3rd Edition with a critical examination of Applying the Bible to Life • Focuses on biblical love in the secularism. home, the church, and the world • Analyzes and evaluates ap- proaches to cultural action so that Christians will live faithfully in light of redemption as both salt and light in every area of life.

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The Pattern of Life The Animal Kingdom the circulatory and lymphatic Grade 7 • Definition of science, science and • Characteristics of animals, systems; lymphatic system and Life Science worldview, biblical vs. natural- characteristics and classifications immunity; lymph vessels and 5th Edition 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

Introduction to Earth Science old- and young-earth origin as resources; classifying rocks; Grade 8 • Earth science and exercising bibli- theories of the earth; evidences igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, Earth Science cal dominion; worldviews and for catastrophic changes in and metamorphic rocks; critiqu- 5th Edition science; the structure of science; the earth’s history; models for ing the uniformitarian rock cycle; scientific models; what earth geologic tectonics; tectonic the process of fossilization; pale- science is; maps and cartography; forces, faults and earthquakes; ontology, fossil fuels; weathering, geographic information systems earthquakes and seismology; ef- erosion, and deposition; soils and (GIS); introduction to physical sci- fects of earthquakes; mountains soil formation ence, matter, forces, energy, and and hills; tectonic mountains and The Water World measuring landforms; nontectonic moun- • Ocean basins and landforms; tains and landforms; volcanic seawater composition; ocean The Restless Earth emissions, volcano activity and environments: tides, currents, and • The earth as a special place classification; intrusive volcanism designed for life; a brief history of waves; history of oceanography, geology; operational and histori- Earth’s Rocky Materials methods and instruments; deep- cal geology; the earth’s interior • Describing minerals; identifying sea exploration; underwater habi- structure; natural resources; and classifying minerals; minerals tats; research vehicles; stream

30 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 characteristics; lakes and ponds; tornadoes, and hurricanes; and origin theories; Earth’s orbit; limnology; groundwater reser- weather forecasting, weather seasons, and timekeeping; lunar voirs and groundwater chemistry; maps and applications of GIS in phases; eclipses, and tidal effects; water as a resource; solution weather modeling; describing cli- models of the solar system; caves and karst topography mate and climate zones; climate Kepler’s laws; classification and data and interpretation; observed brief description of the planets; The Atmosphere short-term climate changes from dwarf planets and small solar • Composition and thermal volcanism and oceanic cycles; system bodies; evidences for a structure of the atmosphere; climate models, worldviews young solar system; constella- special regions; energy in the and long-term climate change; tions and star properties; stellar atmosphere; measurable weather environmentalism and biblical classification and the H-R dia- data; causes of wind; global wind stewardship of the environment gram; stellar aging; classification patterns; sources of local winds; of galaxies; nonstellar objects; cloud formation; classifying The Heavens cosmology and worldviews; clouds; precipitation, dew, and • The sun-earth-moon system; the challenges of space exploration; frost; air masses and weather sun’s structure, composition, and rocketry; satellites and space fronts; causes of precipitation; energy; the solar spectrum; the probes; challenges and need for winter storms, thunderstorms, moon’s structure and surface, manned space exploration

Structure of Matter the elements; periodic trends; mechanical advantage and ef- Grade 9 • Presents science as the develop- electronegativity and valence ficiency; kinetic and potential en- Physical Science ment of models to explain and electron structure; covalent, ionic, ergy; energy transformations and 6th Edition describe phenomena in a fallen and metallic bonds; compounds conservation; thermodynamics— and broken world; biblical versus classified according to bond-type; thermal energy, temperature, and secular worldview aspects of sci- chemical formulas and equations; heat; basic hydraulic theory; gas ence; definition of key elements oxidation numbers; introduc- laws; fluid mechanics of scientific knowledge—laws, tion to organic chemistry and Waves and Energy theories, and hypotheses; sci- biochemistry • Description of periodic motion; entific study and application of Changes in Matter waves and wave phenomena; scientific knowledge as a key as- • Types of chemical reactions; ra- sound and its properties; the pect of obedience to the Creation diation and nuclear changes; clas- human voice and hearing; appli- Mandate; methodologies of sifying mixtures; solutions and cations of sound; static electricity; science; scientific measurement; the solution process; measuring electric fields; electric current and the metric system; accuracy, concentration; acids and bases; Ohm’s law; circuits and electrical precision, and repeatability in salts from acid-base reactions; pH safety; magnets and magnetism; measurements; introduction system and measurement AC and DC generators and mo- to the nature and classification tors; transformers; electromag- of matter and energy; changes Matter in Motion nets and their uses; bands of the matter undergoes; historical de- • Describing motion; frames of electromagnetic spectrum; the velopment of the atomic model; reference; momentum; Newton’s properties of visible light; the structure of the atom; origin of laws of motion; gravity; free- nature of color; reflection and the periodic table; elements and fall; mechanical work; levers mirrors; refraction and lenses their symbols; classification of and other simple machines;

bjupress.com Organized by Subject 31 Science of Life of biological evolution, tenets environment for mankind’s use, Grade 10 • Creation, Fall, Redemption, the of biological evolution, biblical characteristics of animals, classifi- Biology Creation Mandate, study of life, views of origins, contrasting the cation and structure of sponges, 5th Edition attributes of life, the energy and evolutionary and biblical views cnidarians, worms, mollusks, information of life, worldviews, of history echinoderms and arthropods, nature of science, modeling, invertebrate reproduction and Science of Organisms scientific method, microscopes, roll in the environment, classifica- • Taxonomy, binomial nomencla- elements, thermodynamics, basic tion and structure of ectothermic ture, use of dichotomous keys, chemistry, physical and chemi- vertebrates, the reproduction and comparison of species and kind, cal changes, solutions, organic role in the environment for fish, speciation, phylogenetic trees, chemistry, ecology, ecosystems, amphibians, and reptiles, class- archae and bacteria, bacterial biomes, food web, symbiosis, ification and structure of birds structure, bacterial reproduction, biochemical cycles, popula- and mammals, the reproduction control of bacteria, viruses and tion growth and biodiversity, and role in the environment of related organisms, diseases, pro- climate change, conservation, cell endothermic vertebrates tozoan classification and struc- theory and structure, organelles, ture, protozoan reproduction and Study of Human Life homeostasis, osmosis, mem- role in the environment, chromist • The essence of humanity; tissues, brane transport, metabolism, classification and structure, organs, and systems; structure, DNA synthesis, protein synthesis, chromist reproduction and role function and role of the following photosynthesis, aerobic cellular in the environment, evolution systems in the human body: in- respiration, fermentation, mitosis, and protists, fungi classification tegumentary, 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

Foundations of Chemistry Rutherford’s model, useful nota- theory, molecular geometry, Grade 11 • Chemistry: modeling matter, tions, isotopes VSEPR and molecular shape, chemistry and worldview, chem- orbital hybridization, a measure Chemistry Electron Arrangement istry and modeling, chemistry of polarity, water molecules 5th Edition • Bohr model, electron energy helps people, a biblical worldview designed for usefulness, seeking levels, the quantum mechanical of chemistry, doing chemistry, the perfect bonding model model, electron configurations, scientific inquiry, thinking like a valence electrons, electron dot Chemical Compounds scientist notation, ions • Ionic compounds, oxidation Matter numbers, using oxidation num- Periodic Table and Elements • Classification of matter, organiz- bers, polyatomic ions, covalent • Early organization, element NEW ing our study, properties and compounds, nonmetals with periodicity, Mendeleev’s periodic changes of matter, classification multiple oxidation numbers, writ- table, the modern periodic table, of matter, energy and matter, ing chemical formulas, naming periodic trends, elements by their work and energy, conservation of compounds, acids, binary acids, groups mass-energy, the law of entropy, ternary acids thermal energy, temperature, and Chemical Bonds Chemical Reactions and heat, states of matter, changes • Bonding basics, octet rule, types Equations of state of chemical bonds, polarity and • Chemical equations, information bond character, covalent bond- Measurements in Chemistry in chemical equations, balancing ing, diatomic elements, Lewis • Measurement systems, met- equations, special symbols in structures, ionic bonding, the ric system, unit conversion, equations, limitations of balanced structure of ionic compounds, measurements, limitations of equations, types of reactions, polyatomic ions, metallic bond- measurements, accuracy, preci- ionic equations ing, properties of compounds, sion, significant figures, problem using chemistry to solve Chemical Calculations solving in chemistry, calculations problems • The mole, Avogadro’s number, with measured data molar mass, types of formulas, Bond Theories and Molecular Atomic Structure percent composition, empirical Geometry • Early thoughts about matter, formulas, stoichiometry, limiting • Bond theories, limits of Lewis investigating atoms, Dalton’s reactants, percent yield structures, orbitals and va- model, development of atomic lence bond theory, molecular Gases models, Thomson’s model, resonance, when the octet rule • Properties of gases, kinetic- Rutherford’s model, completing doesn’t work, molecular orbital molecular description of gases,

32 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 properties of gases, gas laws, and enthalpy, entropy and reac- agents, using oxidation to solve standard conditions, Dalton’s law tion tendency, entropy changes, problems, balancing redox reac- of partial pressures: mixtures of free-energy change, worldview tions, electrochemical reactions, gases, gas stoichiometry, gases conflict in thermodynamics electrochemical cells, electrolytic in reactions, molar volume, ideal cells, voltaic cells gases, ideal gas law Chemical Kinetics • Reaction rates, kinetics, energy Organic Chemistry Solids and Liquids diagrams, collision theory, activa- • Organic compounds, unique • Intermolecular forces, kinetic tion energy and the activated carbon atom, classification description of solids, crystalline complex, rates of reactions, reac- of hydrocarbons, substituted and amorphous solids, crystalline tion mechanisms, rate laws and hydrocarbons, alcohols, ethers, al- structures, kinetic description of reaction orders, kinetics in the dehydes and ketones, carboxylic liquids, effects of intermolecular real world acids, esters, amines and amides, attractions, vapor pressure and organic reactions boiling point, distilling liquids, Chemical Equilibrium • Equilibrium, equilibrium con- phase diagrams, using liquids to Biochemistry stants, le Châtelier’s principle, • Chemistry of life, chemical reac- solve problems equilibria and industry, solution tions in cells, biochemistry and ul- Solutions equilibrium, ionic equilibria, timate questions, carbohydrates, • The dissolving process, types of common-ion effect, precipitation lipids, proteins, polypeptide solutions, the dissolving process, reactions chains, enzymes, nucleic acids, solvent selectivity, solution equi- amino acids, worldview conflict in libria, rate of solution, solubil- Acids, Bases, and Salts biochemistry • Defining acids and bases, proper- ity, measures of concentration, ties of acids and bases, models colligative properties, suspen- Nuclear Chemistry of acids and bases, acid-base • Inside the nucleus, nuclear stabil- sions and colloids, properties of equilibria, self-ionization of water, ity, energy and nuclear changes, colloids pH and pOH scales, acid-base measuring radiation, radioac- Thermochemistry strength, amphoteric substances, tive decay, predicting types of • Thermodynamics and physical polyprotic acids, measuring pH, decay, radioactive decay series, changes, measuring heat and neutralization, salts, titration, half-life, using nuclear chemistry, temperature, enthalpy of phase buffers nuclear reactions, fission, fusion, changes, specific heat, thermody- using nuclear chemistry to solve namics and chemical changes, re- Oxidation and Reduction problems • Redox reactions, oxidation, action tendency, chemical bonds reduction, oxidizing and reducing

A Framework and total mechanical energy; to current and conductors; elec- Grade 12 • The Christian worldview in which conservation of energy and tromagnetism and alternating Physics we do science in obedience to simple machines; momentum currents; AC circuit characteristics God’s commandment to exercise and its conservation, collisions, 3rd Edition Geometric Optics and Light good stewardship over the earth center of mass, and angular • The electromagnetic spectrum, for His glory and for the benefit of momentum; periodic and simple sources and propagation of light; our fellow humans; the struc- harmonic motion, the pendulum, reflection and mirrors; refraction ture and limitations of science; damped and driven oscillations, and lenses; wave interference, overview of physics; scientific and physical waves diffraction, and polarization; methodology and modeling; the Thermodynamics and Matter intensity and color of light; metric (SI) system of measure- • Kinetic-molecular theory of optical instruments (telescopes, ment as well as principles of matter and the states of matter; microscopes, etc.) measurement; rules for determin- thermal properties of matter, ing and using significant digits in measuring temperature, and Modern Physics measurements and calculations • Relativity: Galilean, special, and the gas laws; theories of heat, general relativity; quantum Classical Mechanics thermal energy, mechanisms for physics: quantum theory, quan- • Mathematical description of mo- heat transfer; the four laws of tum mechanics, the atom, and tion in one and two dimensions thermodynamics; entropy and its modern atomic models; nuclear (kinematics of motion); vectors consequences; fluid mechanics physics: radiation and radioactiv- and scalars in graphical and (hydrostatics and hydrodynamics) ity, radioactive decay, nuclear analytical solutions; forces and Electromagnetics reactions, and elementary/sub- the causes of motion according • Electrostatics and charges; elec- atomic particles to Newton’s laws (dynamics); tric fields and capacitors; current, friction; motion in a plane, includ- voltage, resistance, and basic ing circular motion; motion of DC circuits; transistor theory; multibody systems; work, energy, magnetism and its relationship bjupress.com Organized by Subject 33 Heritage Studies

Topic Economics Grade 7 • World cultures (1100 AD to the • Comparative economics histori- World Studies present) cally and geographically 4th Edition Geography Religion • Influence of geography on the • Historical comparison of world development of civilizations religions (especially Islam) to Christianity History • Chronological and cultural ap- Culture proach to world studies • Arts; sciences; ways of life in the past and the present Government • Comparative world governments in history

Topic Economics Grade 8 • American history • Development and effects of The American inventions and industries; suc- Geography cesses and problems of the free • Geographic development of Republic market 4th Edition the United States through land acquisition; profiles of major Religion geographic regions • Influence of Christianity on American history; influences of History religious diversity • Introduction to the history of America Culture • Interaction of people, ideas, and Government cultures in America • Republican form of government under the Constitution

Topic Economics Grade 9 • Physical and human geography • Influence of land, climate, and Cultural Geography and their interactions resources on national economics 5th Edition 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 cultural regions and their NEW Government influence on lifestyles, language, • Overview of types of govern- arts, and culture ments; current issues

34 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 Topic Government Culture Grade 10 • World history • The relationship between • Examination of how individuals World History Christians and the world’s politi- have carried out the Creation Geography cal systems Mandate, including the develop- 5th Edition • 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

Topic Economics Grade 11 • United States history • Development of free-enterprise United States system and effects of govern- Geography ment involvement History • Influence of physical geography 5th Edition 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

Topic Economics Grade 12 • American government • Taxation, government funding, American and foreign policy impact on U.S. Geography economy Government • References to political geography 4th Edition 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 3rd Edition including supply and demand concerns, such as budgeting, History and the circular flow of income managing credit, saving, and • Biographies of fifteen 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

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• Whole numbers: comparing and • Using percents: enlargement and permutations; probability; mean, Grade 7 ordering; estimating; opera- reduction; sales tax; discounts; median and mode; circle, bar, Fundamentals tions; exponents; roots of perfect sale price; simple interest; com- and line graphs; histograms; box- of Math squares mission; percent change and-whisker plots; stem-and-leaf • Decimals: comparing and • Measurements: customary units diagrams 2nd Edition 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; circles; • 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;

• Integers: absolute value; opera- • Operations on rational numbers: radicals; equations of the form Grades 7–8 tions; exponents; order of opera- operations; evaluating and ax2 + b = c; Pythagorean theorem; Pre-Algebra tions; scientific notation simplifying expressions; solving operations with radicals; cube 2nd Edition • Expressions: real-number prop- equations involving rationals; roots erties; evaluating and simplifying operations in scientific notation • Geometry: pairs of angles; poly- expressions; translating word • Percents: solving percent equa- gons; perimeter and circumfer- phrases; rounding and estimating tions; applying percents; scales; ence; congruence and similarity; results of operations discount, markup, commissions, 30–60 and 45–45 right triangle • Equations: solving two-step tips, and interest (including com- ratios; distance and midpoint equations; removal of parenthe- pound); percent change formulas; symmetry and ses; subsets of the real numbers; • Applications: equations with transformation irrational numbers; solving linear variables on both sides; writing • Areas and volumes: areas of inequalities; applying equations and solving equations and quadrilaterals, triangles, and and inequalities inequalities circles; relation of lengths and • Number theory: prime factoriza- • Relations and functions: coordi- areas of similar regions; surface tion; GCD and LCM; arithmetic nate plane; functions; graphing areas of prisms, cylinders, pyra- and geometric sequences; linear functions and linear in- mids, cones, and spheres number bases other than 10, in- equalities; slope; direct variation • Polynomials: definition of a cluding hexadecimal; operations • Statistics and probability: popu- polynomial; operations with in other bases lation and sample; mean, median, polynomials, including multiply- • Rational numbers: forms of; and mode; scatterplot; quartiles; ing binomials and dividing a ordering fractions and decimals; box-and-whisker; stem-and-leaf; polynomial by a monomial decimal equivalents of fractions; histograms; choosing the correct conversion of repeating decimals type of graph; permutations; to fractions; ratios and propor- combinations; probability tions; subsets and properties of • Radicals: square roots; radi- real numbers cal equations; equations with

36 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 • Operations: review of real data, using graphs, equations, • Factoring: common monomials, Grades 8–9 numbers, number lines, absolute and tables; direct and inverse trinomials, special patterns Algebra 1 value, arithmetic operations of variations; graphing absolute- • Radicals: simplification and 3rd Edition integers and rational num- value functions operations with radicals; bers, exponents, and order of • Linear functions: graphs, slopes, Pythagorean theorem, distance 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 in- and powers of exponential sions; solving rational equations; equalities, including conjunctions expressions; scientific notation; applications and disjunctions; absolute-value graphing exponential functions; (Each chapter includes a feature 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

• Foundations of geometry: sets; • Relationships in triangles: circum- • Surface area and volume: nets; Grades 9–11 definitions; incidence postulates center; incenter; orthocenter; prisms; cylinders; pyramids; Geometry and theorems; segment and centroid; indirect proof; triangle spheres; non-Euclidean geom- angle measure; circles; polygons; inequalities; constructions etry; perspective 4th Edition polyhedrons • 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 rhombii • 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

• Operations: real and complex completing the square, and the special triangles and the unit Grades 10–12 numbers; polynomial; matrix; quadratic formula; using the circle; radians; graphs of trigo- Algebra 2 function discriminant; complex roots; nometric functions and inverse 3rd Edition • Linear equations: solving equa- quadratic inequalities functions tions and inequalities; absolute • Polynomial functions: roots, • Trigonometric identities: law value equations and inequalities; graphing, and modeling with of sines; law of cosines; problem distance on number lines; word quadratic and polynomial func- solving; proving identities; trigo- problems; compound inequalities tions; problem solving; rational nometric equations • Linear relations: graphs of root, remainder, and factor • Sequences and series: explicit linear functions; slopes; special theorems; fundamental theorem and recursive formulas; arithme- functions; linear inequalities; dis- of algebra tic and geometric sequences and tances and midpoints; modeling • Radicals, exponents, and series; summation notation with linear regressions logarithms: rational exponents; • Probability and statistics: count- • Systems: solved graphically inverse functions, simplifying ing principles; theoretical and and algebraically; systems of expressions; solving equations, experimental probabilities; inde- inequalities; systems of three graphing and modeling with radi- pendent, dependent, and mutu- variables; problem solving; linear cal, exponential, and logarithmic ally exclusive events; binomial programming functions; natural and common distribution, descriptive statistics, • Matrices: organizing data; logarithms representing data; normal distri- operations; determinants; solving • Rational expressions: simplify- butions; making inferences systems using Cramer’s rule and ing; solving equations; graphing; • Analytic geometry: circles; inverse matrices; transformations variations parabolas; ellipses; hyperbolas; • Quadratic equations: solv- • Trigonometry: right triangle and systems of quadratic relations ing by factoring, taking roots, coordinate plane trigonometry; bjupress.com Organized by Subject 37 • Analyzing functions: relations; • Trigonometric identities and • Sequences and series: recursive Grades 11–12 linear, quadratic, power, and equations: derive and verify and explicit formulas; arithmetic Precalculus piecewise functions; continuity, identities; use identities to solve and geometric sequences; sum- 2nd Edition 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; the fundamental bers; graphs of trig functions; metric and polar representations theorem of calculus inverse trig functions

• Math skills: fractions, decimals, • Borrowing: simple interest equity; building a house, includ- Grades 11–12 integers; problem solving using loans; add-on loans and annual ing converting dimensions to Consumer Math proportions and percent; solv- percentage rate; discount loans; scale for a set of plans; finding 3rd Edition 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, NEW capacity residual value, mileage penalty; gas, water, and sewer; com- • Income: calculating hours car insurance; cost of gas, oil, and munications; calculating house worked from clock times, gross tires; scheduled maintenance and repairs, maintenance, and home pay including overtime; payroll repair costs 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 of calculating federal income revising the annual budget including multiple ones; online taxes; 1040EZ, 1040A, and 1040, • Banking: checking accounts and shopping; internet buying tips; including extra schedules A and deposits; overdraft penalties savings from making clothing; B and Form 2441 for childcare and protection; service charges; 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

38 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 Writing & Grammar

Parts of Speech (and Verbals) Mechanics sentences, tightening writing Grade 7 • Noun; pronoun; verb (simple • Capitalization; punctuation; with appositives, combining Writing & Grammar tense and perfect tenses); spelling sentences, figurative and fresh 4th Edition adjective; adverb; preposition; language); voice; point of view conjunction (coordinating, cor- Usage • Subject-verb agreement; Examples of Writing relative, subordinating); interjec- pronoun-antecedent agreement; Projects tion; verbals (participle, infinitive, pronoun reference; troublesome • Argumentative writing, article gerund, verbal phrases with words; misplaced modifier; dan- writing, informative writing, nar- modifiers, functions as different gling modifier rative writing parts of speech) Reference and Study Skills Sentence Structure Writing Skills NEW • Writing process (planning, • Parts of a book (title page, • Sentence patterns (S-InV, drafting, revising, proofreading, copyright page, table of contents, S-TrV-DO, S-TrV-IO-DO, S-LV-PN, publishing); paragraph develop- list of illustrations, acknowledge- S-LV-PA); introduction to ment (fact, example, statistic, ments, introduction/preface, text, dependent clauses; sentence incident/anecdote, sensory detail, bibliography, appendix, glossary, types (declarative, interrogative, reason); paragraph organization index); scheduling study time; imperative, exclamatory); clause (chronological, spatial, order of memory techniques; reading structure (simple, compound, importance); paragraph unity; comprehension (definitions, complex, compound-complex); style (precise words, showing restatements, examples, word sentence errors (fragments, not telling, effective fragments, parts); test-taking strategies comma splices, fused sentences) strong action verbs, adding (classroom tests, standardized details, rhythm, expanding tests)

Parts of Speech (and Verbals) Mechanics Examples of Writing Projects Grade 8 • Review of all from Grade 7 plus • Capitalization; punctuation; • Description: travel brochure, Writing & Grammar the following new material: spelling character profile pronoun—relative; verb—pro- 3rd Edition 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 & 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

bjupress.com Organized by Subject 39 Parts of Speech (and Verbals) Usage Examples of Writing Projects Grade 9 • Review of all from Grade 8 • Review of all from Grade 8 plus • Description: comparison/contrast Writing & Grammar plus the following new mate- the following new material: modi- paper 3rd Edition 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 & 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

Parts of Speech (and Verbals) Writing Skills Study & Reference Skills Grade 10 • Review of all from Grade 9 • Review of all from Grade 9 • Review of all from Grade 9 plus Writing & Grammar plus the following new mate- plus the following new mate- the following new material: 4th Edition rial: verb—subjunctive mood; rial: essay—choosing a mode; library—website, bibliogra- pronoun—indefinite, relative, sentence variety and emphasis— phy, online databases; reading reciprocal; adverb—conjunctive; choosing between constructions, comprehension—grammatical verbals—perfect gerund, passive coordination and subordination; context; test-taking strategies— infinitive sentence energy—action verbs, essay questions details, accuracy, figurative lan- Sentence Structure guage; sentence logic—logical • Review of all from Grade 9 plus comparison, clear comparison, the following new material: sen- subject placement tence patterns—S-be-Advl, S-TrV- DO-OC; dependent clause—noun Examples of Writing Projects clause • Description: eyewitness report Mechanics • Exposition: research essay, cause- and-effect essay • Capitalization; punctuation; ap- pendix of spelling rules • Narration: short story, oral anecdote Usage • Persuasion: persuasive speech, • Review of all from Grade 9 plus editorial the following new material: modi- • Poetry: poetry and metaphor fier placement—split infinitive • Multimedia: webpage design

40 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 Parts of Speech (and Verbals) Usage Examples of Writing Projects Grade 11 • Review of all from Grade 10 • Review of all from Grade 10 • Description: interview Writing & Grammar plus the following new material: plus the following new material: • Exposition: formal-research 3rd Edition 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 & 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

Parts of Speech (and Verbals) Writing Skills Study & Reference Skills Grade 12 • Review of all from Grade 11 • Review of all from Grade 11 plus • Review of all from Grade 11 Writing & Grammar plus the following new material: the following new material: para- 3rd Edition verbals—passive participle graph development—quotation, visual aid Sentence Structure • Review of all from Grade 11 Examples of Writing Projects plus the following new material: • Description: descriptive essay, absolute phrase comparison/contrast essay Mechanics • Exposition: research report, response to a dramatic scene • Capitalization; punctuation; ap- (literary analysis) pendix of spelling rules • Narration: dramatic scene, inte- Usage rior monologue • Review of all from Grade 11 • Persuasion: persuasive essay plus the following new material: • Poetry: sonnet idiomatic use of prepositions • Multimedia: video report

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Approach American, Hispanic American, (Reader’s Craft). The Big Question Grade 7 • Thematic African American, Native provides an opportunity for Exploring Themes American, Chinese, British, biblical worldview shaping. The Organization Russian, Vietnamese two tasks help students develop in Literature • Six themes: love, community, writing skills and critical-thinking 5th Edition transformation, justice, persever- Features skills. ance, purpose • This book is arranged by thematic • During Reading questions, units. Each unit opener contains which appear throughout each Content an illustration, a unit theme, selection in the margin, guide • Genres represented: autobiogra- and a unit Essential Question. students through the two read- phy, biblical narrative, biography, Selections within each unit re- ing tasks. comic strip, coming-of-age story, quire reading with discernment, NEW drama, dramatic dialogue, essay a goal toward which all literature • On an After Reading page, (humorous, persuasive), fantasy, teachers hope to direct their students answer Think & Discuss folktale (fairy tale, fable, myth, students. Each unit also contains questions, many of which require tall tale), historical fiction, hymn, writing opportunities. them to demonstrate a high level informational text, interview, of understanding of the concepts • A Before Reading page precedes legend, letter, memoir, narrative traced throughout their reading each selection and introduces nonfiction, nonsense literature, and the lesson. These pages students to a Big Question, the novel excerpt (includes verse also include short biographical genre of the text selection, and novel excerpt), opinion piece, sketches of individual authors. two reading tasks: analyzing a poetry (includes free verse and work for its technical features • Unit Review pages ask questions narrative), science fiction, short (Author’s Craft) and employing a about key terms and concepts. story, speech reading comprehension strategy • Cultures represented: Caucasian

Approach English, French, Japanese, “Thinking Zone” question pages Grade 8 • Thematic Norwegian, Cuban, Chinese, introduce students to terms and Excursions in Irish, Czech, New Zealand, Greek, concepts used in literary analysis. Organization Burmese, South African, German, Questions progress from literal Literature • Six themes: friends, choices, Dutch, Yiddish, Polish to interpretive to critical to ap- 3rd Edition heroes, discoveries, adventurers, preciative and guide the students viewpoints Features in evaluating the literature and • The book contains introductory applying the associated concepts. Content essays that acquaint the student Unit review pages ask questions • Genres represented: short fiction, with the unit themes. Selections about key terms and concepts. novel, drama, poetry, hymns, folk- within each of the units require The text also includes short bio- tale, personal essay, humorous reading with discernment, a goal graphical sketches of individual essay, diary toward which all literature teach- authors. • Cultures represented: American, ers hope to direct their students.

Approach English, French, Russian, Swedish, the text uses Scripture passages Grade 9 • Critical Japanese to illustrate and clarify literary • Supplementary material: Cyrano concepts. The unit introduction Fundamentals of Organization de Bergerac (video) as well as the headnotes and end Literature • Six unit divisions: conflict, theme, questions for each story encour- 2nd Edition character, structure, point of view, Features ages the student to use the in- moral tone • The introductory essays focus on formation gleaned from reading six basic elements of literature. Content to find meaning, to analyze that These elements lay the founda- • Range of selections: classic to meaning in light of Scripture, and tion for the student’s understand- contemporary to apply the lessons to life. ing of interpretive literature • Genres represented: fiction, and prepare him for the more nonfiction, poetry, drama detailed literary analysis in the • Cultures represented: American, tenth-grade text. In addition,

42 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 Approach Features to past and present literature. A Grade 10 • Critical • This textbook builds on the firm grasp of these details will Elements of critical foundation provided in aid in developing essential skills Organization the ninth-grade text. Having in literary analysis and apprecia- • Eight units divided into two parts: Literature mastered the six fundamental tion, skills that can be profitably marks and modes of literature 2nd Edition components of literature, stu- applied to a study of Scripture. and genres of literature dents are ready to focus on those In addition, careful evaluation Content literary elements that define of worldview as expressed in an • Marks and modes of literature: and distinguish lasting artistic author’s writing trains students imaginative comparison, sound literature. Introductory essays, to exercise biblically based moral and syntax, allusion and symbol, “Thinking Zones,” 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

Approach naturalists strategy to aid comprehension, Grade 11 • Historical survey emphasizing • Modern American literature: and evaluating a work’s ideas close reading skills modern poetry, modern prose from a biblical worldview. These American and drama three tasks help students develop Organization • Contemporary American critical-thinking skills and a deep Literature • Five major literary divisions: early understanding of the ideas and 3rd Edition American literature, American ro- literature: contemporary poetry, 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 Content Timelines, unit and chapter intro- students through the three read- • Early American literature: ductions, author biographies, and ing tasks. brief headnotes help students settlement, religious experience, • Discussion questions, which build necessary background revolution students answer after reading, knowledge of the historical and • American romanticism: minor require them to demonstrate a cultural context from which a romantics (Knickerbockers, New high level of understanding of literary work arises. England School), major romantics the work’s literary concepts and (transcendental optimists, tran- • A before-reading page precedes themes. scendental pessimists), voices of each selection and introduces conflict students to three reading tasks: analyzing a work for its technical • American realism and natural- features, employing a reading ism: regionalists, realists and

Approach • Civil War to Enlightenment students to three reading tasks: Grade 12 • Historical survey emphasizing Part 1: Civil War and Restoration analyzing a work for its technical British Literature close reading skills Part 2: Early Neoclassical Writers features, employing a reading 3rd Edition 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 bjupress.com Organized by Subject 43 Aa Vocabulary

Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Vocabulary: Level A Vocabulary: Level B Vocabulary: Level C 3rd Edition 3rd Edition 3rd Edition

Approach Content focus on character building and • The texts use context as a major • These texts focus on Latin are often related to other sub- means of learning. prefixes and roots, synonyms, jects students may be learning. antonyms, homonyms, word Plan families, concise words, denota- • Each text includes 15 two-part tion, and connotation. lessons, 15 cumulative reviews, and a supplement containing Features various means of reinforcement • The texts use a variety of learning and vocabulary-building exer- methods, including word stories cises (games, puzzles, contests, and spelling helps. Lessons etc.). incorporate biblical stories with a

Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Vocabulary: Level D Vocabulary: Level E Vocabulary: Level F 3rd Edition 3rd Edition 3rd Edition Approach • The texts use context as a major means of learning. Plan • Each text includes 15 two-part lessons, 15 cumulative reviews, and a supplement containing various means of reinforcement and vocabulary-building exer- cises (games, puzzles, contests, Content Content Content etc.). • This text focuses on Greek • This text focuses on sources of • This text focuses on changes in Features prefixes and roots, clipped words, English words, coined words, word meanings (broadening and • The texts use a variety of learning compounds, blends, diminutives, French words, Greek and Latin narrowing, strengthening and methods, including word stories reduplication, and onomatopo- loan words, allusions, back- weakening, etc.), words from and spelling helps. Lessons etic words. formation, and folk etymology. other languages, native English incorporate biblical stories with a words, and number words (e.g., focus on character building and semi-, bi-, prime, decimate). are often related to other sub- jects students may be learning.

44 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 Electives

The Spanish 1 textbook follows commands, and narrate in present students learn about how to show Grades 9–12 an innovative, standards-based time in the following contexts: biblical love to their Hispanic Spanish 1 approach to language learning • School-related activities neighbors, how to share the gos- 3rd Edition 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

Spanish 2 follows the same to talk about future plans and At the heart of the book, students Grades 10–12 standards-based approach from how to explain things even when learn to develop and deliver Spanish 2 Spanish 1, presenting everyday circumstances change. Students their own personal testimony of 3rd Edition situations in a communicative learn important language func- salvation in order to share the context with the goal of language tions such as: gospel with people from Spanish- proficiency. The textbook starts • getting around town speaking cultures. by offering a substantial review of • describing past events in your content from Spanish 1, and then family focuses on past narration at a • describing tasks done at home moderate pace in all three modes • describing problems to a doctor of communication (interpretive, NEW interpersonal, and presentational). • describing routines in the past The book ends by showing how • predicting that things will happen

This textbook contains twelve Verb forms reviewed or intro- Grades 11–12 chapters that are divided into duced include the present, stem- Spanish 3 three lessons each and include changing, imperfect, present letters, tips, cultural facts, perfect, preterite, future, condi- Scripture verses, and stories from tional, past perfect, future perfect, missionaries. It develops gram- conditional perfect, formal and mar concepts, vocabulary, and familiar imperatives, and subjunc- questions for oral communication. tive moods in both present and Students learn to give devotion- past tenses. als, tell Bible stories, follow a recipe, act as tour guides, make comparisons, and retell events using various verb tenses.

bjupress.com Organized by Subject 45 The curriculum uses a functional • ordering food in a restaurant number, and subject-verb agree- Grades 9–12 approach that cultivates the stu- • narrating and describing in the ment; present, passé composé, French 1 dent’s ability to both understand present tense and future tenses; possession, 2nd Edition and communicate in spoken and • relating past events negation, and direct and indirect written French: object pronouns. Chapter topics • relating future plans and events • greeting and leave-taking include making acquaintances, • giving the gospel message in a family, housing and furnishings, • asking and answering simple simple manner questions going to town, shopping, going French 1 is divided into seventeen to a restaurant, weather, writing • expressing simple feelings and chapters plus one review chapter. letters, the doctor’s office, school, opinions Each chapter includes vocabulary, witnessing, sports and hobbies, • using numbers in everyday dialog, grammar, pronuncia- the countryside, and the train contexts tion, and culture sections. The station. • giving and following directions grammar sections teach gender,

The curriculum blends inductive • “Real” Latin is introduced early and one or more paragraphs in Grades 9–12 and deductive teaching. and used throughout. This Latin. At the conclusion of each Latin 1 • The format is conversational. includes quotations from famous chapter is a summary section 2nd Edition • Understanding precedes Roman writers and Latin transla- called “Essential Information,” memorization. tions of Scripture. which helps to prepare the stu- dent for the chapter test. • Context derivatives are used to • Roman history is presented teach vocabulary. chronologically: kingdom, repub- The activity manual contains lic, empire. extensive practice for all the con- • English borrowings from Latin are cepts taught. emphasized: derivatives and loan The text contains twenty-three phrases. chapters, each including vocabu- lary, grammar, historical informa- • The declension and conjugation tion, derivatives and loan words, formats are traditional.

This second-year Latin text The beginning lessons are a Grades 10–12 contains eighteen chapters and review of first-year Latin. The sub- Latin 2 covers an overall view of Roman junctive mood is introduced and history through excerpts of compared to the indicative. As the Roman authors. Julius Caesar’s lessons progress, more vocabulary writings provide much of the and grammar rules are introduced information, and there are other and are seen in the historical authors, including Cicero. writings.

46 Organized by Subject 800.845.5731 Approach sonnet, monolog, storytelling, Grades 9–12 • The text provides comprehensive chamber theater, duo acting, radio Performing instruction and skill-building segment, and a final project. activities to enable students Features Literature to perform dramatic pieces at • The text includes grading rubrics school or at home and to do so in for major performances, student a Christlike way. worksheets, journal ideas, and ap- Organization & Content pendices containing performance • The text provides comprehensive pieces and drama resources. instruction and skill-building activities through eight fully developed performance projects, including Scripture narrative,

Approach detailed instruction about the Grades 9–12 • The text teaches the student to following types of speeches: Sound Speech speak clearly and concisely and personal opinion, persuasive, de- 2nd Edition to use his speaking skills to honor votional, demonstration, informa- Christ. tive, job interviewing, personal experience, declamation, and Organization & Content speaking in special situations. • The text presents the funda- mentals of public speaking from Features platform presence to persuasion. • The text includes grading rubrics It features special chapters on for major speeches or projects, choosing topics, researching, worksheets in each chapter, lists organizing, and communicat- of sample topics, and declama- ing in the workplace. It provides tion selections.

• Christian responsibilities in Grades 11–12 the family; Christlike personal Family Life Skills development; social relation- 2nd Edition ships; child development through preschool; exceptional children; personal finance; jobs and income; aging; families around the world

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