Literature/ Language Arts

Poetry: “Bee! I’m Expecting You,” by Emily Dickinson, “Windy Nights,” by Robert Louis Stevenson

Stories: Charlotte’s Web, Mythology of Ancient Greece, Beauty and the Beast, American Tall Tales – Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Peter Pan, Tales from China and Japan, A Christmas Carol   The Fisherman and His Wife

Sayings:  Better late than never… Easier said than done… Turn over a new leaf…. In hot water……

Science

Seasonal cycles – four seasons and the earth’s orbit

Life cycle – birth to death, reproduction in plants and animals, warm/cold-blooded animals

Weather – water cycle, types of clouds, wind speed and direction

Insects – identify common insects, life cycles, helpful and harmful insects

Human Body – cells, digestive system, nutrition

Magnetism – poles, magnetic fields, law of magnetic attraction

Tools and Simple Machines – early tools, making simple machines, lever pulley, wedge, screw, inclined plane wheel and axle

Science Biographies – Florence Nightingale, Daniel Hale Williams, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Elijah Mc Coy

World Civilization and Geography

Geographical features – horizon, coast, valley, desert, oasis, prairie, plateau

Asia – locate Russia, China, India, Japan, and Korea

Ancient Greece – Crete, Mediterranean and Aegean Sea

          Sparta and Athens

Asia, India, Hinduism, Buddhism, China, Confucius and

          The Great Wall

Japan – Mt. Fuji, land of the rising sun, Tokyo, sayonara, kimonos

Ancient Greece, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Wars

Athens – Olympics and gods.

American Civilization and Geography

United States – 50 states, Great Lakes, Appalachian & Rocky Mountains

Geography of the Americas – locate Canada, US and Mexico and the Mississippi River

American Government – The Constitution, “We the people,”

         basics of democracy

The War of 1812, James and Dolly Madison, Old Ironsides, Star Spangled Banner

Westward Expansion – Pioneers, means and routes of travel, the Pony Express

The Civil War – Slavery, Harriet Tubman, underground

          railroad, Lincoln, the Union, Confederacy, and The

          Emancipation Proclamation

Immigration – Cities and citizenship – e pluribus unum,

          immigrations and becoming a citizen

Civil Rights – Susan B. Anthony, equity regardless of color, Rosa

          Parks, M. L. King Jr. and Clara Barton

Symbols and Figures – U.S. Flag, Statue of Liberty, Lincoln Memorial

Visual Arts

Representationlism and Abstraction

Architecture and designing buildings, landscape

Art of ancient Greece and Japan

Selected Works

          Rodin The Thinker            Van Gogh The Starry Night

          Picasso Bull’s Head            Matisse The Snail

          Chagall I and the Village    Rousseau Virgin Forest

Music

Names of lines and spaces in treble clef, quarter note, paired

          eighth notes, half notes, quarter note, Orchestra strings,

          percussion, keyboards, Rimsky-Korsakov, Flight of the

         Bumblebee, Mendelssohn, Rondo from Violin Concerto in E minor, Chopin, Minute Waltz, Beethoven, Symphone No. 6, Vilvaldi, The Four Seasons

Songs: Clementine, Buffalo Gals, Shenandoah, The Star Spangled

         Banner, Sweet Betsy from Pike, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, The Yellow Rose of Texas

Physical Education

Sportsmanship, Fitness, Teams, Nutrition, Health, Basic rules and skills of volleyball, dance, basketball, gymnastics, softball, track and field

Virtues

Virtues such as respect, responsibility, mercy, forgiveness, wisdom, honesty, courage, citizenship and patience will be taught.

Library Skills

Title page/copyright page, Table of Contents, call numbers,

          Fiction and non-fiction, Dewey Decimal system

Basic Christian Principles

Through The Bible In One Year will be used as the main course of study.  Students will be exposed to the Bible from the beginning to end.  They will review and build upon the key points that were taught in grades K and 1.