CORE CURRICULUM JK – 8

 

MISSION, VISION, VALUE


The following will be taught in Junior Kindergarten:

Bible, reading readiness (letters, sounds, moving into beginning reading for those who are ready), math, social studies, science/health, physical education, motor skills, fine arts (art/music), printing, and computer skills in a computer lab.

 

Curriculum used in Junior Kindergarten:

Heart Shapers, Beginning to Read, Write and Listen, Saxon Math manipulatives, Learning Without Tears, science, social studies and computer skills in a computer lab.

 

Curriculum used in Kindergarten:

Bible: Biblical Choices (Standard Publishing)
Language Arts:
CA Journeys (Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt), Word Study, and Handwriting Without Tears
Math:
Saxon
Social Studies:
Various online resources related to Community Studies
Science:
Discovery Education, Amplify Science
Art:
Meet the Masters
Physical Education:
Physical Education Framework (CA)

 

The following will be taught in 1st thru 8th Grade:

Bible, reading, math, social studies, geography, science/health, physical education, fine arts, handwriting, language arts (phonics, reading comprehension, vocabulary development, spelling, writing, and grammar) music, PE, and computer skills, which may include – keyboarding, Word, Power Point, Excel, and Desk Top Publishing. For grades 6-8 there are computer science elective options for multi-media web design, video production and robotics.

 

Curriculum used in 1 st thru 5 th Grade:

Bible: Deep Roots Bible
Language Arts:
CA Journeys (Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt), Word Study/Words Their Way, Accelerated Reader
(Renaissance Learning) and Novel Studies.
Handwriting:
Manuscript, Cursive, Handwriting Without Tears (Grades JK-3)
Math:
Saxon
Social Studies:
Map Skills (Grades 1-2), TCI Social Studies Alive (5)
Science:
Discovery Education, Harcourt Science (CA), Amplify Science
Art:
Meet the Masters
Physical Education:
Physical Education Framework (CA)
Music:
Music Standards Framework (CA), Composer Class Act Partnership with Pacific Symphony (K-5)

 

Curriculum used in Middle School (6 th thru 8 th Grade):

Bible: Winning the Race (Positive Action) (6), Daring Deliverers (Purposeful Design) (7), Wise Up (Positive Action) (8)
Language Arts:
CA Collections (Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt), Accelerated Reader (Renaissance Learning), Novel Studies
Math:
Math 6 (Prentice Hall Course 1), Math 7 & 8 (Ph Pre-Algebra), Algebra 1 (PH Algebra 1), Geometry
(Glencoe/McGraw Hill)
Social Studies:
TCI History Alive, The DBQ Project
Science:
Amplify Science (6-8)
Foreign Language:
TPRS Spanish Curriculum
Physical Education:
Physical Education Framework (CA)
Music:
Music Standards Framework