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Bible A study of the Old Testament using The Children's Bible in 365 Stories; The Singing Bible, 100 Bible Stories/100 Bible Songs, and 365 Bible Stories for Children

Reading

In-‐depth fairytale study reading classic fairytales along with fractured fairytales Sing, Spell, Read & Write

Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading Classical Phonics: A Child’s Guide to Word Mastery

Victory Drills

History/Geography Students explore their own history and community helpers

Me on the Map Continents

Math

Saxon Math 1 Whole number computation, patterns, introduction to money,

shapes and spatial relationships, temperature, weight, measurements, probability, strategies for problem solving

Music

An Early Childhood Music program, age-‐appropriately designed to lay foundations for rhythm, pitch, and creativity through activities involving singing, creative movement, and simple

instruments. The songs sung include spirituals, folk music, Sunday School songs. Stories used are, for the most part, familiar Bible stories from the Old and New Testament.

Science Weather in Our World Basic natural science

Foreign Language Sampling of Spanish and Sign Language

Art

Drawing with Children Art is Fundamental

Various Authors of Great Painting History Kindergarten Art Cards

Oral Presentations

Weekly Scripture recitations in class

joint formal recitation with first grade in celebration of Thanksgiving, and weather-‐, history-‐, geography-‐, phonics-‐ and math-‐themed songs and poems

Field Trips The Apple Farm, Post Office, Leaf Adventure, Fire Department, Local Farm

Activities Daily kinesthetic projects, Cookie party with First Grade, Learning Spanish with Ninth Grade

Community Visits from various Community Leaders

Kindergarten

Bible Overview of New Testament

Traditional Hymns, Reviewing and applying God’s characteristics Student ownership of Bible exploration

Reading

Rockbridge Phonics Recipe for Reading readers

Victory Drills Critical reading from Biblical worldview

Grammar/Writing Sentence writing and classification of parts of speech

Shurley Grammar Level 1 Creative writing, first paragraphs

History Maryland History from first English settlements to the Civil War Maryland Historical figures such as Captain John Smith

Geography Cartography, 50 states names and locations World geography, Maryland geography and diverse landscapes

Math Saxon Math 2

Addition, subtraction, time, money, word problems, identifying and writing fractions, multiplication, and adding larger numbers

Music

Building on foundations laid in Kindergarten Music, students further their exploration of musical concepts and begin to build a staff. Singing, creative movement, playing of simple instruments,

stories of great composers, introduction to instruments of the orchestra are all included in a developmentally appropriate curriculum

Science Experiments; Study of the Scientific Method; Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day

Foreign Language Latin phrases and roots as related to vocabulary in other subjects; French phrases and culture during Madeleine study

Art Drawing with Children; Art is Fundamental Bible-‐based crafts; projects in the style of the Masters; First Grade Art Cards

Oral Presentations Weekly Bible verse recitations and poetry Math, history, science, and phonics chants; reading of personal writings

Field Trips National Zoo, Hansel and Gretel Opera; Nutcracker ballet; Wye Mill, Frog and Toad, Maryland Hall

Activities Literature projects, reading to Kindergarteners

Community History Fair performance about Maryland historical figures and events

First Grade

Bible Veritas Press Bible Cards, Genesis through Joshua; Adventure Bible NIV

Literature The Last Quest of Gilgamesh, The Revenge of Ishtar, Mummies and Pyramids, King Tut's Mummy Lost and Found, Vacation Under the Volcano, Pompeii Buried Alive, The Trojan Horse, and much

more. We focus on reading with fluency, comprehension, and sequencing.

Grammar/Writing Shurley Grammar 2

Victory Drill Daily journaling, begin cursive writing, Rod and Staff Spelling 3

History/Geography Story of the World: The Ancients (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome)

Math Saxon Math 3

Students learn more complex math problems, units of measurement, telling time, fractions, multiplication tables and division.

Music

Building on foundations laid in First Grade Music, students further their exploration of musical concepts and begin to build a staff. Singing, creative movement, playing of simple instruments,

stories of great composers, introduction to instruments of the orchestra are all included in a developmentally appropriate curriculum

Science Exploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day

Art Drawing with Children

Art is Fundamental Second Grade Art Cards

Oral Presentations Weekly Bible verse and poem recitations. We perform two formal recitations for families. The students also perform a play or recitation for all to see at our annual history festival.

Field Trips National Zoo, local theater productions, Baltimore Aquarium, Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, Camp Wabanna, and mosaic craft (like the ancient Greeks) at a local shop

Activities Creating the Nile, historical figures dolls, mosaics, dioramas, sugar cube pyramids, making fossils, science experiments

Community We practice and prepare a performance for the annual history fair in the spring. We make a class project for the school's auction.

Second Grade

Bible Veritas Press Bible Cards, Judges through Kings

Literature Charlotte's Web, Door in the Wall, Robin Hood, From the Mixed-‐up Files of Mrs. Basil E.

Frankweiler, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Magician's Nephew, and other medieval-‐themed at-‐home reading

Grammar/Writing Shurley Grammar 3, expository and creative writing skills, Rod and Staff Spelling 4, Institute for the Excellence of Writing Skills

History Story of the World Volume 2: The Middle Ages Map skills

Math Saxon Math 4

Multiply and divide 2-‐ and 3-‐digit numbers, write numbers to the hundred millions, understand elapsed time

Music Assorted recorder literature, progressive music theory studies

Great Composers, Music History through the Ages, and assorted vocal & instrumental repertoire

Science Exploring Creation with Zoology 3: Land Animals of the Sixth Day

Foreign Language Latin for Children Primer A


Art is Fundamental Various Authors of Great Painting History

Oral Presentations Weekly Scripture recitations Various medieval-‐themed poems

Field Trips National Zoo, Walter's Art Gallery, Franciscan monastery, Medieval Times

Activities Institute for Cultural Communicators, Beginning Public Speaking

Community History Fair presentation of Medieval history

Third Grade

Bible Veritas Press Bible Cards 'Chronicles through Malachi' Weekly Memory Verse

Literature Gentle Ben, The Sign of the Beaver, My Side of the Mountain, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Blackthorn Winter, Calico Captive, the Witch of Blackbird Pond, Anne of Green

Gables, as well as supplemental History reading

Grammar/Writing

Shurley Grammar Level 4, writing, proofreading, and editing, classification of sentences, weekly Spelling lists, daily Dictation, exclusive use of cursive

Rod and Staff Spelling 5 Institute for the Excellence of Writing Skills

History Story of the World, Volume 3: Early Modern Times; Exploration, settlement, and expansion of Early America

Geography Geography of the Thirteen Colonies and Western Europe

Math Saxon Math Intermediate 5

Accurate use of all four operators on fractions; reduce fractions to lowest terms, write decimals as fractions and as percentages, daily Math lesson, weekly Math test



Science Exploring Creation with Astronomy, individual in-‐depth lessons for each planet and the sun, hands-‐on experiments and projects

Foreign Language Latin for Children Primer B



Oral Presentations Weekly Memory Verse recitation, numerous recitations throughout the year of Bible and History poems, George Washington recitation, History Fair recitation

Field Trips Howard B. Owens Science Center/Planetarium, George Washington's Mount Vernon (Dec. and

May), Smithsonian Museum of American History, Historic Londontown, Schooner Sultana, NASA Goddard, the Flag House, Fort McHenry

Activities Fall Challenge, History Fair, Grandparent's Day, Veterans Day, Science Fair, Wreath-‐Laying at Washigton’s Tomb

Community Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes, Non-‐Perishable Food Drive

Fourth Grade

Bible Memoria Press Christian Studies III: all major New Testament stories

Literature Amos Fortune, Rifles for Watie, Caddie Woodlawn, The Horse & His Boy, Running Out of

Time, Behind Rebel Lines, The Phantom Tollbooth, Number the Stars, and supplemental history reading

Grammar/Writing

Shurley Grammar Level 5, editing and proofreading, dictation, sentence diagramming Rod and Staff Spelling 6

Writing: expository paragraph, persuasive paragraph, oral history narrative, Harriett Tubman research essay, Civil War Letter project, creative writing project, also special

emphasis on writing narrative and key word summaries Keyboarding: weekly at-‐home typing practice, all major projects typed, instruction in

formatting

History Veritas History Cards 1820s-‐Modern Times, American History, Pioneer Day

Geography The 50 states and their capitals, major geographic features of the United States

Math Saxon Math Intermediate 5: fractions, decimals, percents, ratios, word problems, order of

operations and basic pre-‐algebra functions. Focus on multi-‐step problems. By the end of the year, students should be able to explain all the steps of a problem to the class.



Science

Exploring Creation with Botany Plant journaling, identification of different parts of plans including leaves, seeds, and

flowers. Flower dissection, plant-‐growing projects, hands-‐on activities

Foreign Language Latin for Children Primer C



Oral Presentations Weekly memory verse recitation, Bible facts recitation, Science Fair, Gettysburg Address

recitation, creative writing oral recitation, oral history individual narrative recitation, History fair recitation

Field Trips Adkins Arboretum, Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, U.S. Botanical Gardens, Gettysburg, C&O Canal, Antietam Battlefield,

Smithsonian American History museum

Activities Kinesthetic History projects, outdoor classrooms

Fifth Grade

Bible Memoria Press Christian Studies IV: Chronological overview of the Bible

Literature Wrinkle in Time, Children’s Homer, The Hobbit, selected poetry, Julius Caesar, Quintus, Detectives in Togas, The Bronze Bow, Prince Caspian, Horatius at the Bridge

Grammar/Writing Shurley English 6, Institute for the Excellence of Writing Skills

History History of the Ancients: Egypt, Greece, and Rome

Geography Study of ancient geographical maps

Math Saxon Math Course 2

Numbers and operations, pre-‐Algebra, measurement, problem-‐solving, word problems, data analysis and probability, geometry



Science Human Anatomy and Physiology, Lyrical Life Science, Human A&P Science Journal

Foreign Language Latin Alive I The Greek Alphabet



Oral Presentations Latin Recitation

Horatius at the Bridge Various poems and memory verses

Field Trips Walters Art Gallery Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology virtual field trip

Sixth Grade

Bible Life of Christ: Christ’s interactions as man and God, and how students can apply to their own lives

Literature Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation.

Beowulf, The Song of Roland, Rolf and the Viking Bow, The Prince and the Pauper, The Canterbury Tales, The Master Puppeteer, Julius Caesar, and selected poetry

Writing/Grammar Institute for the Excellence of Writing Skills

Classical Vocabulary Grammar

History Medieval, Renaissance, and Reformation. The Church in History, Streams of Civilization, Western Civilization, The Middle Ages, The Son of Charlemagne, The Magna Charta, Joan of Arc, Morning

Star of the Reformation, Luther’s 95 Theses, and selected writings and speeches.

Math Saxon Math Course 3

Problem-‐solving and equations built on numbers and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, data analysis, and probability with an algebra appendix for advanced learners.



Science

Exploring Creation with General Science Systematic introduction to the sciences. Topics include dendrology, the history of science, the

scientific method, designing experiments, the atom, acids and bases, simple machines, archeology, geology, paleontology, and biology

Foreign Language Latin Alive 2

Logic The Fallacy Detective The Thinking Toolbox



Oral Presentations Institute for Cultural Communicators Young Speakers Guild Informative and persuasive speeches

Field Trips Medieval Times, National Cathedral, Folger’s Theatre, Maryland Science Center Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

Activities Beowulf project, Shakespearean play, Trebuchet project

Seventh Grade

Bible Portraits in the Old Testament

A look at the Old Testament characters, gleaning life principles from their shortcomings and successes

Literature Explorers through 1815

The Pilgrim’s Progress, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Christmas Carol, The Scarlet Letter, Tom Sawyer, Robinson Crusoe, The Taming of the Shrew, and selected poems

Grammar/Writing

Institute for the Excellence of Writing Skills Grammar

Classical Vocabulary Writing poetry, essays, applying Classical composition skills

History

Early U.S. and World History, 1450-‐1865 A History of the United States, Books 1-‐5, Heritage of Freedom, Poor Richard’s Almanac, Rules of

Civility, The Story of the Thirteen Colonies, The Great Republic, Landing of the Pilgrims, The Witchcraft of Salem Village, My Brother Sam is Dead, Landmark: Revolution, The Mayflower

Compact, Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Federalist Papers

Logic Traditional Logic Books 1 and 2

Geography The Original Thirteen Colonies European countries

Math Saxon Algebra I



Science

Exploring Creation with Physical Science Physical Science with Earth Science

Earth’s atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere; weather, motion, Newton’s Laws, gravity, the solar system, electricity, light, waves, atomic structure, nuclear reactions, stars, and galaxies

Foreign Language Latin Alive 3



Oral Presentations Recitation of The Raven, Shakespearean play

Field Trips Londontown Publik House, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Ford’s Theatre, Mount Vernon

Eighth Grade

Bible Pauline Epistles I

Literature Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Pride and Prejudice, Animal Farm, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Frankenstein, The Great Gatsby, and selected short stories and poetry

Grammar/Writing Institute for the Excellence of Writing Skills

Classical Vocabulary Writing original poetry and essays

History U.S. and World History, from Civil War to World War I

A History of the U.S., Heritage Freedom, The Great Republic, Night, Harriet Beecher Stowe and The Beecher Preachers, The Red Badge of Courage, The Jungle

Math Saxon Geometry



Logic/Rhetoric Material Logic: A Course in How to Think

Science

Exploring Creation with Biology Campbell Essential Biology

Scientific method, the five-‐kingdom classification scheme, microscopy, biochemistry, cellular biology, molecular and Mendelian genetics, evolution, dissection, and ecosystem

Foreign Language Spanish or Latin



Oral Presentations Gettysburg Address

Institute for Cultural Communicators Young Speakers Guild Debates

Field Trips Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, Smithsonian Museum of American History, Folger’s Theater, Ford’s Theater, Gettysburg, Antietam

Activities Terrapin Park, Shakespearean play

Community Stevensville Senior Center, Christ Church Day School

Ninth Grade

Bible The City of God (Memoria Press)

History History of the Ancient World (Bauer)

Math Algebra II

Literature Iliad, Odyssey, Creation and Flood myths, Herodotus Histories, Plato’s Republic

Virgil’s Aeneid Selections from Aristotle, Sophocles, Aristophanes



Science

Exploring Creation with Chemistry Introductory Chemistry

Significant figures, units, classification, mole concept, stoichiometry, thermodynamics, kinetics, acids and bases, redox reactions, solutions, atomic structure, Lewis structures, molecular

geometry, the gas laws, and equilibrium

Rhetoric The Art of Practical Debate

Foreign Language Elective Spanish



Oral Presentations Assorted debates and presentations based on the Great Works

Field Trips Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, Walters Art Museum, Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center

Tenth Grade

Bible Westminister Confession of Faith

History US/American History (Reformation to Present Day)

Math Algebra II Pre-‐Calculus

Literature

Anti-‐Federalist Papers, Federalist Papers,

Of Plymouth Plantation, The Social Contract, Foundational American Documents,

Enlightenment Thinkers, Lincoln's Speeches, The Great Gatsby, Uncle Tom's Cabin



Science Physics

Rhetoric Classical Rhetoric (Memoria Press)

Foreign Language Elective Spanish



Oral Presentations Assorted debates and presentations based on the Great Works

Field Trips Smithsonian Museum of American History, National Cryptologic Museum

Eleventh Grade