Elementary Curriculum Overview

First Grade Curriculum Overview

  • We utilize Enduring Faith Bible curriculum provided by Concordia Publishing House. Throughout the year we will explore 8 key concepts.

    1. God Creates the World and Calls a Nation

    2. God Leads His Nation

    3. God Raises Up Leaders

    4. God Exiles & Restores His People

    5. Jesus Comes for Us

    6. Jesus Teaches & Heals

    7. Jesus Saves the world

    8. Jesus Sends the Church

    Students will recite a memory verse weekly throughout the duration of the school year.

  • Students will focus on one story every week throughout the school year. They will focus on comprehension of the story, predicting the potential outcome of events, and conflict resolution.

    Students will be quizzed at the end of each week on their comprehension of the story.

    Reading stations are a core exercise utilized. Students will be able to meet one on one with the teacher to focus on word work and reading aloud.

  • We utilize the D’Nealian writing system. Students will learn lowercase letters, numbers and capital letters throughout the year.

    Handwriting is practiced 3 times each week.

  • We utilize Sadlier math for our curriculum. Students will explore and learn:

    • Addition facts & strategies within 10

    • Subtraction facts & strategies within 10

    • Addition & subtraction relationships

    • Measurement

    • Place value to 100 & 120

    • Addition & subtractions facts within 20

    • Data and graphical displays

    • Addition & subtraction with 2 digit numbers

    • Geometry

    • Time

    • Money

  • We utilize Firstie Science for our curriculum. Students will explore:

    • Life science

    • Earth science

    • Physical science

    • Simple machines

    • Five Senses

  • We utilize Social Studies Alive! curriculum. Students will focus on concepts that revolve around their immediate environment, their school and their family. Topics that will be explored:

    • Rules in school and how to properly interact with each other

    • Importance of learning from each other

    • Social and civil duty

    • History of school

    • Family traditions

    • Needs & wants of a family

    • Social & societal groups

  • We utillize Fundations® and Haggerty for our phonics curriculum.

    Phonics

    • Word Families

    • Consonant Blends

    • Digraphs

    • Consonant/Vowel Blends

    Fundations

    • Review of letters and sounds

    • Digraphs, glued sounds, r-controlled vowels

    • Trick words

Second Grade Curriculum Overview

  • We utilize Enduring Faith Bible curriculum provided by Concordia Publishing House. Throughout the year we will explore 8 key concepts.

    1. God Creates the World & Calls a Nation

    2. God Leads His Nation

    3. God Raises Up Leaders

    4. God Exiles & Restores His People

    5. Jesus Comes for Us

    6. Jesus Teaches & Heals

    7. Jesus Saves the world

    8. Jesus Sends the Church

    Concepts and biblical stories are explored through various learning elements including crafts, videos and interactive activities.

  • We utilize Fundations® Phonics. Students will learn consonant blends & digraphs, sounding out & spelling words, and patterns.

    Sentence Structure

    • commands, questions and exclamations

    • capital letters and punctuation

    • nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, contractions, conjunctions, past tense verbs, and common & proper nouns

    The second half of the school year is focused on writing in the forms of letter writing, opinion writing, and poems.

  • We utilize Sadlier mathematics. The year will consist of learning the following:

    • Addition & Subtraction Within 20

    • Place value to 100 & 1000

    • Two-Digit Addition & Subtraction

    • Measurements

    • Three Digit Addition & Subtraction

    • Foundations for Multiplication

    • Money & Time

    • Graphs & Data

    • Geometry (shapes)

    • Equal Shares

  • The topics and concepts covered within our science curriculum are:

    • Properties of Matter

    • Life Cycles of Plants & Animals

    • Habitats & Earth Systems

    • Weather & Space

  • The topics covered within our social studies curriculum are:

    • Communities & Maps

    • History of Holiday’s

    • Goods, Services, Producers & Consumers

    • Governments & Systems

  • The concepts and topics covered within our reading curriculum are:

    1. Concepts of Reading

      • Sequence of events, main ideas, cause & effects, comprehension strategies, retelling stories, similes, story review, and event & response

    2. Additional Concepts of Reading

      • Vocabulary words and word meanings, fluency of reading, reading aloud & following along

    3. Genre of Stories

      • Fantasy VS realistic, fiction VS non-fiction, and informational stories

Third Grade Curriculum Overview

  • We utilize Enduring Faith for our religion curriculum. Students will explore the following throughout the year:

    Old Testament

    • God Creates the World and Calls a Nation

    • God Leads His Nation

    • God Raise up Leaders

    • God Exiles and Restores His People

    New Testament

    • Jesus Comes for Us

    • Jesus Teaches and Heals

    • Jesus Saves the World

    • Jesus Sends the Church

    Students will have Bible verse memory quizzes twice a week.

  • We utilize Sadlier math for our curriculum. Students will learn the following throughout the year:

    • Number Sense

    • Addition and Subtraction with 1000

    • Multiplication and division concepts and facts

    • Fraction concepts, comparison and equivalence

    • Measurement of time, length, volume, and mass

    • Using data with graphs

    • Geometry of two dimensional shapes and finding area

  • Students will utilize guided reading along with the Daily 5 format to learn and practice reading each day.

    Student reading levels are assessed twice a year using the Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System. 

    Students meet with the teacher in small instructional groups for reading exercises. They will also participate in independent reading, reading to a partner, and listening to reading.

    We also allow students to access technology to boost their reading abilities. Students use the Epic app to read, and listen to reading.

    Students complete one book report each quarter of the school  year.

  • We utilize Pearson: Interactive Science for our curriculum. Students will learn about:

    • Technology and design

    • Living things

    • Earth and weather

    • Earth and our universe

    • Matter

    • Energy

    • Forces and motion

  • We utilize Social Studies Alive! for our curriculum. Students will explore the following:

    • Geography

    • Communities

    • Being a good citizen

    • Cultures around the world

    • Government in the United states

  • We utilize Fundations: Level 3 for phonics. Students will learn the following

    • sounds of consonants and

    • sounds of vowels

    • syllable types

    • homophones,

    Students also use the Fundations  lessons for spelling.  The spelling list will coordinate with the phonics lesson of the week.

  • We use Not So Wimpy Kid Grammar for our curriculum. Students will learn the following throughout the year:

    Parts of Speech

    • nouns

    • verbs

    • adjectives

    • adverbs

    • pronouns

    • possessive nouns

    • conjunctions 

    They will also learn about subjects & predicates, simple & compound sentences, and usage & mechanics of writing.

Fourth Grade Curriculum Overview

  • We utilize Enduring Faith Bible curriculum provided by Concordia Publishing House. Throughout the year we will explore 8 key concepts.

    1. God Creates the World & Calls a Nation

    2. God Leads His Nation

    3. God Raises Up Leaders

    4. God Exiles & Restores His People

    5. Jesus Comes for Us

    6. Jesus Teaches & Heals

    7. Jesus Saves the world

    8. Jesus Sends the Church

    Students will also have a weekly bible verse memorization assignment.

  • Students will read and analyze various novels throughout the year. A few of the novels we read include:

    • Because of Winn-Dixie

    • The War with Grandpa

    • The One and Only Ivan

    • The Wild Robot

    • The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

    • Mr. Popper’s Penguins

    • The Lemonade War

    Students will complete one book report every quarter.

  • We utilitze Sadlier mathematics. The year will consist of learning the following:

    • Multiplication Concepts - One digit & two digit numbers

    • Division Concepts - One digit numbers

    • Factors & Multiples

    • Fraction Concepts

    • Fractions - Addition & Subtraction, Multiply by whole numbers, and Fractions & Decimals

    • Measurements & Data

    • Lines & Angles

    • Polygons

  • We utilize Pearson for our science curriculum. Students will explore the following throughout the year:

    • The Nature of Science

      • Exploring safety during labs and the different tools scientists use

    • Technology and Design

      • Interactive Lab - The study of STEM

    • Plants and Animals

      • Interactive Lab: Owl Pellet Dissection

    • Ecosystems

      • Interactive Lab: Creating our own ecosystems

    • Earth’s Resources

      • Interactive Labs: Weathering & Erosion and Earth’s Moving Plates

    • Earth and Space

      • STEM Lab: Creating Solar Ovens

    • Matter

      • Interactive Lab: Measurement of Matter in Mass & Volume and Phases of Matter

    • Energy and Heat

      • Interactive Lab: Light and Sound Energy

    • Electricity and Magnetism

      • Interactive Lab: Creating Circuits

    • Motion

      • Interactive Lab: Creating speed and force

    • Embryonic Experiment – The Lifecycle of a Chick

  • We utilize Social Studies Alive! curriculum. Students will explore the following throughout the year:

    • Discovering the social sciences

    • The regions, geography and people of the United States

    • The agriculture of the United States

    • The history and geography of our state

    • Researching the economy & government of our state

  • We utilize the Harcourt Language curriculum. Students will learn the following concepts throughout the year:

    • Sentences

    • Nouns

    • Verbs

    • Pronouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs

    • Phrases & Clauses

    • Usage & Mechanics

  • We utilize Zaner-Bloser Spelling Connections curriculum and the online program, Power Spelling, as an additional component.

    Students will take weekly spelling tests on Thursdays.

  • P.E. will be on Monday, Thursday and Friday afternoons.

    Focuses:

    • Stretching and movement

    • Cardio

    • Nutrition

    • Team sports & teamwork

Fifth Grade Curriculum Overview

  • We utilize Enduring Faith Bible curriculum provided by Concordia Publishing House. Throughout the year we will explore 8 key concepts.

    1. God Creates the World & Calls a Nation

    2. God Leads His Nation

    3. God Raises Up Leaders

    4. God Exiles & Restores His People

    5. Jesus Comes for Us

    6. Jesus Teaches & Heals

    7. Jesus Saves the world

    8. Jesus Sends the Church

    Students will also have a weekly bible verse memorization assignment.

  • We utilize Sadlier math curriculum. Students will engage with the following concepts throughout the year:

    • Place value, addition, subtraction and decimals

    • Number theory and fractions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)

    • Decimals (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)

    • Measurement

    • Geometry

    • Volume

    • Graphs & Data

  • We utilize Social Studies Alive! curriculum for our students. The topics covered throughout the year include:

    • The geography of the United States

    • Native Americans

    • First settlements & colonies

    • Declaration of Independnce & American Revolution

    • The Constitution

    • Civil War Era

    • Industrial and Modern Revolutions

    We also keep up to date with current worldwide news by watching CNN10, a 10 minute news show curated for students.

  • We utilize Pearson science curriculum. Students will engage and study topics such as:

    • Science, Engineering & Technology

      • Scientific inquiry & design

    • Life Science

      • Ecosystems, growth, and survival

    • Earth Science

      • Weather & the water cycle, earth’s surface, and space

    • Physical Science

      • Properties of matter, forces and motion, forms of energy

  • We utilize Not So Wimpy Teacher for our grammar and writing curriculum. Students will engage with four sections:

    1. Nouns, adjectives, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, and subject-verb-agreement

    2. Titles of Works, synonyms/antonyms, homophones, roots/affixes, dictionary skills, correcting sentences, adages/idioms/proverbs

    3. Complex, Compound, and Run-on sentences, introductory elements, subordinating/correlative conjunctions, and punctuation in a series

    4. Verb tenses, expanding/combining sentences, context clues, direct and indirect objects

    Students will have the opportunity to engage in their own writing throughout the year by crafting personal narrative, narrative, opinion, and informational pieces.

    Personal journal prompts are practiced often throughout the year.

  • We utilize Zaner-Bloser spelling curriculum.

    Pretests are held each Monday. Tests are on Thursdays.

  • P.E. will be on Monday, Thursday and Friday afternoons.

    Focuses:

    • Stretching and movement

    • Cardio

    • Nutrition

    • Team sports & teamwork