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BIBLE

  • History Books from Joshua to Esther
  • Poetry Books including Job, Psalms, and Proverbs
MEMORY WORK
  • Passages from Psalms
  • Chants: Judges
  • Poems: “Trojan Horse” and “In Greece”
LANGUAGE ARTS
  • Language Arts: A phonetic approach to spelling. Instruction is an integrated language arts approach which includes phonics, spelling rules, penmanship, literature, logic, grammar, vocabulary-building, dictionary skills, and comprehension. Language Arts is presented in a multi-sensory method.
  • Writing: Classical Writing based on progymnasmata forms
  • Grammar: Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and classifying sentences taught through grammar text and the writing curriculum.
  • Getty-Dubay Italic Handwriting
NOVELS
A selection of novels including:
  • Charlotte’s Web
  • The Cricket in Times Square
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  • The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  • Fables
  • Biographies
MATH
  • Saxon 4
  • Focus on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
SCIENCE
  • Observation and the study of crystals
  • Scientific method
  • Vertebrates (Five classes: reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds, and mammals)
  • Skeletal and muscular system
  • Plants
  • Volcanoes
  • Individual science fair projects
HISTORY
  • Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome
LATIN
  • Respond to questions and commands in Latin
  • Sing in Latin
  • Memorize Bible verses in Latin
  • Recognize basic noun and verb endings
  • Learn Latin vocabulary
 
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