ELEMENTARY: SCOPE and SEQUENCE K Reading Handwriting Grammar Spelling Composition Math /Social Studies Kindergarten Learn letter identification and sounds for all phonograms and simple consonant blends Learn short vowel word families Begin reading simple CVC words Read at least 50 sight words (including number words 1-10, days of the week, colors) Be able to comprehend basic story structure. Teach correct pencil grip Fine motor skill development Teach proper formation of lower case letters and numbers Basic rules of capitalization and punctuation N/A Draw and write about topics of interest, personal ideas, experiences. Mathematical Reasoning: Addition and subtraction skills within 10, counting even and odds, understand and compare data on bar and picture graphs, tallies, calendar, capacity, coins, basic fractions, clock work, weight, shapes, number lines, matching, words problems, order and patterns, measurements. Unit Studies: U.S. Presidents & American symbols Major holidays Geography: Identify seven continents and five oceans Map work Unit Studies: Plants and plant growth Five senses Seasons and weather
ELEMENTARY: SCOPE and SEQUENCE 1-2 Reading 1 st Grade 2 nd Grade Learn phonics rules for common consonant blends and Learn phonics rules for more irregular vowel teams and affixes; vowel teams; End of year goal is to be able to read at 90 words per minute End of year goal is to be able to read at 50 words per Fluent readers begin lit. circles minute Handwriting Printing letters and numbers Intro to cursive Grammar First Language Lessons Level 1: Nouns (common v. proper), pronouns, action verbs, initials, abbreviations Composition Journaling; Intro to IEW Units 1&2 IEW focus on Units 1-3 Story sequence chart Math Math Mammoth, Grade 1: addition and subtraction facts within 10; graphing; place value to hundreds; clock and calendar; shapes; measuring; counting coins; adding 2- digit numbers without/regrouping Intro to US : city, state, region, country; key people and events in US history Nancy Larson 1 Life : Stages of Human Life Botany: Trees, Seasons, Seeds Earth and Space: Sunlight, Water, Soil Zoology: Animals and their Habitats Anatomy: Parts of the Human Body Entomology: Life Cycles of Insects (butterflies/moths, ladybugs, spiders) First Language Lessons Level 2: state of being verbs, types of sentences, comma rules, contractions, adjectives, conjunctions, quotations, adverbs, articles, prepositions, synonyms, antonyms, homophones Math Mammoth, Grade 2: addition and subtraction facts within 18; clock; geometry; fractions; adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers w/regrouping; 3-digit numbers; measuring; money; intro to multiplication Story of the World, Vol. 1: Ancient Times Mesopotamia; Egypt; Greece; Rome Nancy Larson 2 Physics: States of Matter; Magnets Geology: Rocks and Minerals Physics: Forces and Wheels Physics: Simple Machines Physics: Sound and Light Ornithology: Birds
ELEMENTARY: SCOPE and SEQUENCE 3-4 3 rd Grade 4 th Grade Handwriting Cursive Cursive Grammar First Language Lessons Level 3: diagramming sentences Fix-It Book 1: The Nose Tree using parts of speech, subject v. predicate Composition IEW focus on Units 2-6 Story sequence chart One-paragraph report Creative writing from pictures Fused outline for three-paragraph report IEW focus on Units 2-6 (see 3 rd grade) Math Math Mammoth, Grade 3: review addition and subtraction w/regrouping; multiplication; clock and elapsed time; money and making change; place value to thousands; geometry; measuring; fractions; division Story of the World, Vol. 2: The Middle Ages - Medieval Times; Rise of Islam; Vikings; Castles and Knights; Exploration of New World; Renaissance and Reformation Nancy Larson 3/4 Astronomy: Planets, Comets, Asteroids, Meteors Chemistry: Elements and Compounds Physics: Physical Change Geology: Earth s Atmosphere and Structure Botany: Examining and Classifying Plants and Seeds Zoology: Investigating Characteristics of Animals focus on Amphibians and Reptiles Biology: Characteristics of Cells Ecology: Ecosystems Math Mammoth, Grade 4: graphs and models; large numbers; multi-digit multiplication; measuring; long division, geometry; fractions; decimals Story of the World, Vol. 3: Early Modern Times - Catholic v. Protestant; Settlement of New World; American Revolution; Industrial Revolution; Slavery; Westward Expansion Nancy Larson 4/5 Physics: Energy and Electricity Chemistry: Structure of Matter and its Interactions Astronomy: Stars, Earth Environmental /Geology Physics: Forces, Motion, Tools, and Machines
ELEMENTARY: SCOPE and SEQUENCE 5-6 5 th Grade 6 th Grade Handwriting Cursive; Intro to keyboarding Keyboarding Grammar Fix-It Book 2: Robin Hood Fix-It Book 3: The Frog Prince Composition IEW focus on Units 5-8 Creative writing from pictures Fused outline for three-paragraph report Creative writing from written prompt Five-paragraph reports IEW focus on Units 5-8 (see 5 th grade) Math Math Mammoth, Grade 5: review of 4 operations; large numbers; problem-solving using models; decimals; graphing and statistics; fractions; geometry geometry; statistics Story of the World, Vol. 4: The Modern Age - US Civil War; WWI; Stock Market Crash; WWII; Communism; Cold War; Vietnam War; Persian Gulf Elemental : Biology Biological Building Blocks Plants Invertebrates Vertebrates Animal Overview Human Body Math Mammoth, Grade 6: expressions and equations; decimals; ratios; percent; factoring; fractions; integers; A of US (by Joy Hakim) - Memorize states and capitals; list of presidents; learn about key events and people Focus on key debates in the history of the US. Elemental : Earth & Astronomy Solar System Astronomers and Their Tools Geology Climate Weather Rivers & Oceans
JUNIOR HIGH: SCOPE and SEQUENCE 7-8 7 th Grade 8 th Grade Handwriting Keyboarding at home Keyboarding at home Grammar Fix-It 4: The Little Mermaid Fix-It 5: Chanticleer Composition IEW focus on Units 6-9 Creative writing from written prompts Longer reports Literary analysis IEW focus on Units 6-9 (see 7 th grade) Math Math Mammoth, Grade 7: integers; solving one-step algebraic equations; rational numbers; equations and inequalities; ratios and proportions; percent; geometry; Pythagorean theorem; probability; statistics The Human Odyssey, Vol. 1: Ancient/Medieval Delve into deeper study of key events/people/civilizations Elemental : Chemistry Periodic Table Matter Solutions Chemical Reactions Acids and Bases Chemistry of Life Chemistry of Industry Jacob s Elementary Algebra: operations; functions and graphs; integers; rational and real numbers; equations w/one or more variables; exponents; polynomials; factoring; fractions; square roots; quadratic functions; ratio and proportions; inequalities; number sequences The Human Odyssey, Vol. 2: Our Modern World Delve into deeper study of key events/people/civilizations Elemental : Physics Force and Motion Energy Thermodynamics Sound Light Electricity and Magnetism Engineering and Robotics Nuclear Physics