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Lower School Course Requirements

Gr.	Phonics	Math	Social Studies	Science	Bible
K	Letter names Letter sounds Vowels – short, long, and silent Consonant blends Consonant/vowel blends Combine blends and vowels to form one vowel words Read and mark one syllable short, long, and silent vowel words Recognize sight words (a, to, do, the, of, you) Recognize and read simple compound words Read and write short sentences Correctly use capital letters and periods in sentences Form possessive words using ’s	Numerals Recognize numerals 1-100 Recognize number words one – ten Ordinals through 10 th Smallest/largest Before and between numbers to 100 Counting 1 to 100 by 2’s to 100 by 5’s to 100 by 10’s to 100 Time Telling time by hour, half hour, and quarter hour Money Recognize and name value of penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and dollar Add unlike coins Calendar Measurement – Inch Fractions – ½ Addition Sums to 10 Adding 0 and 1 Subtraction Subtracting 1 Subtracting all of a number	Units of Study: Community Family Community Helpers Map Skills Christopher Columbus Pilgrims President Lincoln President Washington Martin Luther King, Jr. Children Around the World Texas	Science concepts are integrated into every other area of the curriculum. Specific units of study: Water Animals Weather	Learning About God (Study of major characters and events in the Bible) Creation Adam and Eve Cain and Abel Noah Tower of Babel Abraham and Isaac Jacob and Esau Joseph Moses Joshua Samson King Solomon Elisha Daniel Jonah Birth of Jesus Life of Jesus Death and resurrection of Jesus Paul
Gr.	Reading/LA	Math	Social Studies	Science	Bible
1	Vowels – short, long, and silent Consonant blends Consonant/vowel blends Combine blends and vowels to form one vowel words Read and mark one syllable short, long, and silent vowel words Recognize sight words Recognize and read simple compound words Read and write short sentences Correctly use capital letters and periods in sentences Suffixes Prefixes Rhyming words Synonyms Antonyms Alphabetizing Contractions Read for comprehension Inferencing Oral reading Critical thinking skills	Addition and subtraction concepts Addition and subtraction facts to 10 Numbers to 100 Addition and subtraction to 12 Money, time, and graphing Data and graphing, counting pennies, nickels, and dimes, telling time, days and months Geometry, measurement, and fractions Solid figure, plane shapes, spatial sense, patterns, length, weight, capacity, fractions Addition and subtraction to 20 with 2-digit numbers	Good manners Safety State fair Texas and American geography Map skills Black history Abraham Lincoln George Washington Famous Americans American symbols American freedoms Betsy Ross American flag History and recognition of significant calendar dates: Labor Day, Columbus Day, Election Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, Cinco de Mayo	Our Senses – hearing, sight, smell, taste, touch Magnets Animals – vertebrates and invertebrates Plants Seasons	Enjoying God’s Gifts God’s Gift: The World – The Story of Creation God’s Gift: Special Promises Noah, Abraham, Jacob, and Joseph God’s Gift: Worship – The Stories of Josiah and Joash God’s Gift: A Savior – The Story of Jesus God’s Gift: Special Blessings The Stories of Elijah, Elisha, and Jonah God’s Gift: Children – The Story of Samuel God’s Gift: Friends – The Story of David
Gr.	Reading	Math	Social Studies	Science	Bible
2	Author’s purpose Cause and effect Collection and classification Comparison and contrast Connotation Content area reading Context clues Dialogue Drawing conclusions Figurative language Following directions Functional reading Genre Illustrations Important details Literary devices Main idea and supporting details Moral Predicting and justifying thinking Questioning Reality and fantasy Referential representation Retelling Sequence of events Story elements: character, plot, setting Story structure Summarization Using reference sources	Numbers/Operations/ Data Addition and subtraction strategies, numbers to 100, number patterns, comparing and ordering numbers, data and graphing Money and time Counting and using money, telling and understanding time 2-Digit Addition and Subtraction Geometry and measurement Plane shapes, solid figures, length, capacity, weight, temperature Number sense and fractions Numbers to 1,000, comparing and ordering numbers to 1,000, parts of a whole, parts of a group 3-Digit Addition and Subtraction Multiplication concepts, facts for 2,5, and 10 Division concepts	Map skills Continents and oceans Indians of North America Pilgrims Colonial days Early American settlers and pioneer days Famous Americans America – flag, patriotic holidays, songs, communities, and government Language Arts Recognize and write good sentences Write letters and book reports Use of dictionary and encyclopedia Punctuation – abbreviations, end marks, commas, quotation marks, apostrophes, possessives, colons Capitalization Verbs – action, compound, state of being, helping, phrases Nouns – common, proper, compound, Diagramming subjects and verbs Pronouns Contractions Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections Word usage Spelling	Nutrition Sink or float Solar system Force, motion, and simple machines Weather Marine biology Plants Animals	Finding God’s Promises (Study of the life of Moses) God gives us promises God creates the world God prepares a leader God delivers His people God guides His people
Gr.	Reading	Math	Social Studies	Science	Bible
3	Author’s purpose and viewpoint Cause and effect Collection and classification Comparison and contrast Connotation Content area reading Context clues Diagrams, maps, graphs, and tables Dialogue Drawing conclusions Fact and opinion Figurative language Following directions Functional reading Generalizations Genre Illustrations Important details Inferences Literary devices Main idea and supporting details Moral Predicting and justifying thinking Problem solving Questioning Reality and fantasy Referential representation Retelling Sequence of events Story elements: character, plot, setting, and theme Story structure Summarization Using reference sources Instruction of these skills is literature based.	Place Value Compare, order, and round numbers Addition Column addition, estimation, adding 3- and 4-digit numbers Subtraction Estimation, subtracting 3- and 4-digit numbers Money Comparing amounts, making change, adding and subtracting money Time Telling time to the minute, a.m. and p.m., elapsed time, schedules and calendars, sequencing events Multiplication Basic facts, patterns, missing factors Division Basic facts Data, graphing, and probability Geometry Solid and plane figures, polygons, congruence, symmetry Measurement Customary units, metric units, perimeter, area, volume Fractions and decimals	Map Skills Directions, landforms, continents, oceans, states American History through the late 1800’s Christopher Columbus John Smith Pocahontas Miles Standish Squanto William Penn Benjamin Franklin George Washington Thomas Jefferson Daniel Boone Noah Webster John Greenleaf Whittier Robert E. Lee Abraham Lincoln Booker T. Washington George Washington Carver Clara Barton Louisa May Alcott Laura Ingalls Wilder Billy Sunday Culmination activity – Living statues museum (research paper, costume, and oral presentation)	Human Body Nervous system, brain, five senses Plants Seeds, plant parts, function in nature Animals Vertebrates and invertebrates – characteristics and classifying Animal habitats – desert, ocean, pond, forest, farmer’s field Food Chain Magnetism and electricity Language Arts Recognizing and writing complete sentences and kinds of sentences Capitalization Punctuation Contractions Plurals Writing letters Word usage Using a dictionary Recognizing and using nouns, verbs, and adjectives Diagramming subject and verb of simple sentences Spelling	Growing With God The Bible The life of Abraham The life of Jacob The life of Joseph The life of Daniel
Gr.	Reading	Math	Social Studies	Science	Bible
4	Author’s purpose and viewpoint Cause and effect Collection and classification Comparison and contrast Connotation Content area reading Context clues Diagrams, maps, graphs, and tables Dialogue Drawing conclusions Fact and opinion Figurative language Following directions Functional reading Generalizations Genre Illustrations Important details Inferences Literary devices Main idea and supporting details Moral Predicting and justifying thinking Problem solving Questioning Reality and fantasy Referential representation Retelling Sequence of events Story elements: character, plot, setting, and theme Story structure Summarization Using reference sources Instruction of these skills is literature based.	Numbers & Operations Place value, compare and order numbers, add and subtract greater numbers Data, Graphing, & Time Collect and organize data, analyze and graph data, understand time Multiplication Practice and use basic facts, equations, expressions, and variables, multiply by 1- and 2- digit numbers Division Practice and use basic facts, divideby 1- and 2- digit divisors, factors and multiples, prime and composite numbers Geometry Plane figures, congruent figures, symmetric figures, measure and classify plane figures, solid figures Fractions Read and write fractions, compare and order fractions, add and subtract mixed numbers, add and subtract unlike fraction Decimals Tenths and hundredths, equivalent decimals, compare and order decimals, round decimals, add and subtract decimals	American History American freedoms Explorers to the new world Settlers to the new world Colonial America American Revolution American documents Expansion of the 1800’s 20 th Century States and capitals Map skills Geography of North America Math continued Measurement Area and perimeter Volume of solid figures Probability, algebra, and graphing	Life Science Astronomy Weather – matter, water cycle Geology – rocks, minerals, soil Human body – respiratory, circulatory, digestive, and skeletal-muscular systems Force, motion, and simple machines Language Arts Spelling Writing Sentences and fragments Writing letters and notes Book reports Punctuation in writing Apostrophes and colons Purposes of writing Writing process Grammar Verbs – action, compound, state of being, helping, phrases Nouns – common, proper, compound, plural Pronouns – antecedents, subjects, possessive Adjectives – identifying, locating, and diagramming Adverbs – correct usage, negatives Prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections Diagramming subject and verb in simple and compound sentences Subject/verb agreement	Person of Jesus Christ The Holy Spirit and His ministry in the world Fruit of the Spirit Christian discipleship Confidence in the Lord Developing moral character The life of Paul