Kindergarten A study of the Old Testament using The Children's Bible in 365 Stories; The Singing Bible, 100 Bible Bible Stories/100 Bible Songs, and 365 Bible Stories for Children In-depth fairytale study reading classic fairytales along with fractured fairytales Sing, Spell, Read & Write Reading Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading Classical Phonics: A Child’s Guide to Word Mastery Victory Drills Students explore their own history and community helpers History/Geography Me on the Map Continents Saxon Math 1 Whole number computation, patterns, introduction to money, Math shapes and spatial relationships, temperature, weight, measurements, probability, strategies for problem solving An Early Childhood Music program, age-appropriately designed to lay foundations for rhythm, pitch, and creativity through activities involving singing, creative movement, and simple Music instruments. The songs sung include spirituals, folk music, Sunday School songs. Stories used are, for the most part, familiar Bible stories from the Old and New Testament. Weather in Our World Science Basic natural science Foreign Language Sampling of Spanish and Sign Language Drawing with Children Art is Fundamental Art Various Authors of Great Painting History Kindergarten Art Cards Weekly Scripture recitations in class Oral Presentations joint formal recitation with first grade in celebration of Thanksgiving, and weather-, history-, geography-, phonics- and math-themed songs and poems Field Trips The Apple Farm, Post Office, Leaf Adventure, Fire Department, Local Farm Daily kinesthetic projects, Cookie party with First Grade, Activities Learning Spanish with Ninth Grade Community Visits from various Community Leaders First Grade Overview of New Testament Bible Traditional Hymns, Reviewing and applying God’s characteristics Student ownership of Bible exploration Rockbridge Phonics Recipe for Reading readers Reading Victory Drills Critical reading from Biblical worldview Sentence writing and classification of parts of speech Grammar/Writing Shurley Grammar Level 1 Creative writing, first paragraphs Maryland History from first English settlements to the Civil War History Maryland Historical figures such as Captain John Smith Cartography, 50 states names and locations Geography World geography, Maryland geography and diverse landscapes Saxon Math 2 Math Addition, subtraction, time, money, word problems, identifying and writing fractions, multiplication, and adding larger numbers Building on foundations laid in Kindergarten Music, students further their exploration of musical concepts and begin to build a staff. Singing, creative movement, playing of simple instruments, Music stories of great composers, introduction to instruments of the orchestra are all included in a developmentally appropriate curriculum Experiments; Study of the Scientific Method; Science Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day Latin phrases and roots as related to vocabulary in other subjects; Foreign Language French phrases and culture during Madeleine study Drawing with Children; Art is Fundamental Art Bible-based crafts; projects in the style of the Masters; First Grade Art Cards Weekly Bible verse recitations and poetry Oral Presentations Math, history, science, and phonics chants; reading of personal writings National Zoo, Hansel and Gretel Opera; Nutcracker ballet; Wye Mill, Field Trips Frog and Toad, Maryland Hall Activities Literature projects, reading to Kindergarteners History Fair performance about Maryland historical figures and events Community Second Grade Bible Veritas Press Bible Cards, Genesis through Joshua; Adventure Bible NIV The Last Quest of Gilgamesh, The Revenge of Ishtar, Mummies and Pyramids, King Tut's Mummy Literature Lost and Found, Vacation Under the Volcano, Pompeii Buried Alive, The Trojan Horse, and much more. We focus on reading with fluency, comprehension, and sequencing. Shurley Grammar 2 Grammar/Writing Victory Drill Daily journaling, begin cursive writing, Rod and Staff Spelling 3 History/Geography Story of the World: The Ancients (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome) Saxon Math 3 Math Students learn more complex math problems, units of measurement, telling time, fractions, multiplication tables and division. Building on foundations laid in First Grade Music, students further their exploration of musical concepts and begin to build a staff. Singing, creative movement, playing of simple instruments, Music stories of great composers, introduction to instruments of the orchestra are all included in a developmentally appropriate curriculum Science Exploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day Drawing with Children Art Art is Fundamental Second Grade Art Cards Weekly Bible verse and poem recitations. We perform two formal recitations for families. The Oral Presentations students also perform a play or recitation for all to see at our annual history festival. National Zoo, local theater productions, Baltimore Aquarium, Chesapeake Bay Environmental Field Trips Center, Camp Wabanna, and mosaic craft (like the ancient Greeks) at a local shop Creating the Nile, historical figures dolls, mosaics, dioramas, sugar cube pyramids, making Activities fossils, science experiments We practice and prepare a performance for the annual history fair in the spring. We make a Community class project for the school's auction. Third Grade Bible Veritas Press Bible Cards, Judges through Kings Charlotte's Web, Door in the Wall, Robin Hood, From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Literature Frankweiler, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Magician's Nephew, and other medieval-themed at-home reading Shurley Grammar 3, expository and creative writing skills, Rod and Staff Spelling 4, Grammar/Writing Institute for the Excellence of Writing Skills Story of the World Volume 2: The Middle Ages History Map skills Saxon Math 4 Math Multiply and divide 2- and 3-digit numbers, write numbers to the hundred millions, understand elapsed time Assorted recorder literature, progressive music theory studies Music Great Composers, Music History through the Ages, and assorted vocal & instrumental repertoire Science Exploring Creation with Zoology 3: Land Animals of the Sixth Day Foreign Language Latin for Children Primer A Drawing with Children Art Art is Fundamental Various Authors of Great Painting History Weekly Scripture recitations Oral Presentations Various medieval-themed poems Field Trips National Zoo, Walter's Art Gallery, Franciscan monastery, Medieval Times Activities Institute for Cultural Communicators, Beginning Public Speaking Community History Fair presentation of Medieval history Fourth Grade Bible Veritas Press Bible Cards 'Chronicles through Malachi' Weekly Memory Verse Gentle Ben, The Sign of the Beaver, My Side of the Mountain, The Lion, the Witch, and the Literature Wardrobe, Blackthorn Winter, Calico Captive, the Witch of Blackbird Pond, Anne of Green Gables, as well as supplemental History reading Shurley Grammar Level 4, writing, proofreading, and editing, classification of sentences, weekly Spelling lists, daily Dictation, exclusive use of cursive Grammar/Writing Rod and Staff Spelling 5 Institute for the Excellence of Writing Skills Story of the World, Volume 3: Early Modern Times; Exploration, settlement, and expansion of History Early America Geography Geography of the Thirteen Colonies and Western Europe Saxon Math Intermediate 5 Math Accurate use of all four operators on fractions; reduce fractions to lowest terms, write decimals as fractions and as percentages, daily Math lesson, weekly Math test Assorted recorder literature, progressive music theory studies Music Great Composers, Music History through the Ages, and assorted vocal & instrumental repertoire Exploring Creation with Astronomy, individual in-depth lessons for each planet and the sun, Science hands-on experiments and projects Foreign Language Latin for Children Primer B Drawing with Children Art Art is Fundamental Various Authors of Great Painting History Weekly Memory Verse recitation, numerous recitations throughout the year of Bible and Oral Presentations History poems, George Washington recitation, History Fair recitation Howard B. Owens Science Center/Planetarium, George Washington's Mount Vernon (Dec. and Field Trips May), Smithsonian Museum of American History, Historic Londontown, Schooner Sultana, NASA Goddard, the Flag House, Fort McHenry Fall Challenge, History Fair, Grandparent's Day, Activities Veterans Day, Science Fair, Wreath-Laying at Washigton’s Tomb Community Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes, Non-Perishable Food Drive Fifth Grade Bible Memoria Press Christian Studies III: all major New Testament stories Amos Fortune, Rifles for Watie, Caddie Woodlawn, The Horse & His Boy, Running Out of Literature Time, Behind Rebel Lines, The Phantom Tollbooth, Number the Stars, and supplemental history reading Shurley Grammar Level 5, editing and proofreading, dictation, sentence diagramming Rod and Staff Spelling 6 Writing: expository paragraph, persuasive paragraph, oral history narrative, Harriett Grammar/Writing Tubman research essay, Civil War Letter project, creative writing project, also special emphasis on writing narrative and key word summaries Keyboarding: weekly at-home typing practice, all major projects typed, instruction in formatting History Veritas History Cards 1820s-Modern Times, American History, Pioneer Day Geography The 50 states and their capitals, major geographic features of the United States Saxon Math Intermediate