Grammar School Curriculum

Explorers (Kindergarten)

Bible
Jesus Storybook Bible and The Illustrated Children's Bible – selected stories, Scripture memory and recitations  

Language Arts
Neuhaus and leveled readers – phonics, phonemic awareness, multisensory letter introduction and oral language

Literature
Classic fairy tales

Shakespeare/Poetry
Nursery rhymes

History
Introduction to the history timeline: creation to modern times

Mathematics
Math in Focus (Singapore Math)

Science & Nature Studies
Exploring God’s creation through gardening and nature walks

Foreign Language
Introduction to Spanish

Geography
Continents

Fine Arts
Art and music studies of various artists and composers

First Grade

Bible
Bible (ESV) and Catherine Vos Story Bible – selected stories, Scripture memory and recitations  

Language Arts
Neuhaus, leveled readers and Scientific Spelling – phonemic awareness, phonics, reading, fluency and comprehension

Literature
Classic literature such as The Story of Dr. Dolitte, My Father's Dragon and Little Bear

Shakespeare/Poetry
As You Like It and Robert Louis Stevenson

History
Creation through ancient Egypt

Mathematics
Math in Focus (Singapore Math)

Science & Nature Studies
Zoology and ecosystems

Foreign Language
Introduction to Spanish

Geography
Continents, oceans and basic map skills

Fine Arts
Art and music studies of various artists and composers

 

 

Second Grade

Bible
Bible (ESV), Catherine Vos Story Bible and Children's Atlas of the Bible – selected New Testament stories, Scripture memory and recitations    

Language Arts
Neuhaus, leveled readers, Scientific Spelling and Well-Ordered Language – phonics, reading, fluency and comprehension

Literature
Classic literature such as Charlotte’s Web and The Bears on Hemlock Mountain

Shakespeare/Poetry
The Winter’s Tale and A.A. Milne

History
Ancient Greece and Rome

Mathematics
Math in Focus (Singapore Math)

Science & Nature Studies
Botany

Foreign Language
Spanish – basic vocabulary

Geography
50 states of the USA

Fine Arts
Art and music studies of various artists and composers

Third Grade

Bible
Bible (ESV) and The Gospel Story Bible – selected Old Testament stories, Scripture memory and recitations   

Language Arts
Neuhaus, leveled readers, Scientific Spelling and Well-Ordered Language – a classical approach to English grammar instruction

Literature
Classic literature such as The Cricket in Times Square and The Trumpet of the Swan

Shakespeare/Poetry
Henry V and Eugene Field

History
Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation

Mathematics
Math in Focus (Singapore Math)

Science & Nature Studies
Volcanoes, water, weather and geology

Foreign Language
Spanish – vocabulary and basic conversation

Geography
State capitals and U.S. landforms

Fine Arts
Art and music studies of various artists and composers

 

 

Fourth Grade

Bible
Bible (ESV) and The Gospel Story Bible – selected readings from the Old and New testaments, Scripture memory and recitations

Language Arts
Leveled readers, Sadlier Oxford (vocabulary) and Well-Ordered Language – a classical approach to English grammar instruction

Literature
Classic literature such as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Sign of the Beaver and Anne of Green Gables

Shakespeare/Poetry
Romeo and Juliet and Emily Dickinson

History
Colonial America

Mathematics
Math in Focus (Singapore Math)

Science & Nature Studies
Astronomy and oceans

Foreign Language
Spanish – vocabulary and basic conversation

Geography
Bodies of water and major landforms of the world

Fine Arts
Art and music studies of various artists and composers

Fifth Grade

Bible
Bible (ESV) and The Student Bible Atlas – selected readings from the Old and New testaments, Scripture memory and recitations    

Language Arts
Sadlier Oxford and Well-Ordered Language – a classical approach to English grammar instruction

Literature
Classic literature such as Letters to Oma, Across Five Aprils and Prince Caspian

Shakespeare/Poetry
Macbeth and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

History
Westward expansion and Texas history

Mathematics
Math in Focus (Singapore Math)

Science & Nature Studies
Life science

Foreign Language
Latin – Minimus

Geography
Western Hemisphere

Fine Arts
Art and music studies of various artists and composers