Grammar School Curriculum
Explorers (Kindergarten)
Bible
Jesus Storybook, selected stories, scripture memory and recitations
Language Arts
Phonics (Neuhaus)
Literature
Classic fairy tales
History
Timeline (Creation to Modern Times)
Mathematics
Math in Focus (Singapore Math)
Science & Nature Studies
Exploring God’s creation: gardening, and nature walks
Foreign Language
Introduction to Spanish
Geography
Continents
Fine Arts
Art and music studies of various artists and composers
First Grade
Bible
Catherine Vos Story Bible, selected stories, scripture memory, and recitations
Language Arts
Neuhaus, Scientific Spelling
Literature
Classic literature such as Make Way for Duckling, Billy and Blaze, and Madeline
Shakespeare* / Poetry
As You Like It* and Robert Louise Stevenson
*Rotating reading and Logic School productions of Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Twelfth Night
History
Old Testament and Ancient Near East
Mathematics
Math in Focus (Singapore Math)
Science & Nature Studies
Zoology and Ecosystems; exploring God’s creation: gardening, and nature walks, dry-brush watercolor
Foreign Language
Introduction to Spanish
Geography
Continents and Oceans
Fine Arts
Art and music studies of various artists and composers
Second Grade
Bible
Catherin Vos Story Bible, selected stories, scripture memory and recitations
Language Arts
Neuhaus, Scientific Spelling
Literature
Classic literature such as Charlotte’s Webb and The Bears on Hemlock Mountain
Shakespeare* / Poetry
A Winter’s Tale* and A.A. Milne
*Rotating reading and Logic School productions of Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Twelfth Night
History
Ancient Greece and Rome
Mathematics
Math in Focus (Singapore Math)
Science & Nature Studies
Botany; exploring God’s creation: gardening, and nature walks, dry-brush watercolor, & flowers
Foreign Language
Introduction to Spanish
Geography
50 States of the USA
Fine Arts
Art and music studies of various artists and composers
Third Grade
Bible
Bible (ESV), selected readings, scripture memory and recitations, The Gospel Story Bible
Language Arts
Neuhaus, Scientific Spelling, Well Ordered Language, Writing & Rhetoric
Literature
Classic literature such as Cricket in Times Square and Trumpet of the Swan
Shakespeare* / Poetry
Henry V* and Eugene Field
*Rotating reading and Logic School productions of Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Twelfth Night
History
Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation
Mathematics
Math in Focus (Singapore Math)
Science & Nature Studies
Water, weather, geology; exploring God’s creation: gardening, and nature walks, dry-brush watercolor
Foreign Language
Spanish: Basic Conversation
Geography
State capitals & U.S. landforms
Fine Arts
Art and music studies of various artists and composers
Fourth Grade
Bible
Bible (ESV), selected readings, scripture memory and recitations, The Gospel Story Bible
Language Arts
Sadlier Oxford, Well Ordered Language, Writing, and Rhetoric
Literature
Classic literature such as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Summer of the Monkey
Shakespeare* / Poetry
Romeo and Juliet* and Emily Dickinson
*Rotating reading and Logic School productions of Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Twelfth Night
History
Colonial America
Mathematics
Math in Focus (Singapore Math)
Science & Nature Studies
Astronomy and Simple Machines; exploring God’s creation: gardening, and nature walks, dry-brush watercolor, and bird study
Foreign Language
Spanish: Basic Conversation
Geography
Bodies of water and major landforms of the world
Fine Arts
Art and music studies of various artists and composers
Fifth Grade
Bible
Bible (ESV), selected readings, scripture memory, and recitations
Language Arts
Sadlier Oxford, Well Ordered Language, Writing and Rhetoric
Literature
Classic literature such as Prince Caspian and Across Five Aprils
Shakespeare* / Poetry
Macbeth* and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
*Rotating reading and Logic School productions of Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Twelfth Night
History
Westward Expansion and Texas History (1780-1865)
Mathematics
Math in Focus (Singapore Math)
Science & Nature Studies
Life Science; exploring God’s creation: gardening, and nature walks, dry-brush watercolor, and trees
Foreign Language
Latin: Minimus
Geography
Western Hemisphere
Fine Arts
Art, music studies of various artists and composers