Literature/ Language Arts

Poetry:  “Dream Variation,” by Langston Hughes, “First Thanksgiving of All,” by Nancy Byrd Turner, For want of a nail, the shoe was lost….. (traditional)

Stories:  Alice in Wonderland, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, The Little Match Girl, William Tell, Norse Mythology – trolls, Odin, Greek and Roman myths – Perseus and Medusa

Sayings: Let bygones be bygones… actions speak louder than words, When in Rome do as the Romans do

Science

Animal classification – vertebrates, invertebrates

Human Body – systems including muscular, skeletal, nervous, vision, and hearing

Simple Optics – speed of light, reflection, spectrum, lenses

Sound – waves, pitch, human voice and parts, how the ear works

Ecology – balance of nature, food chains, ecosystems

Astronomy – the universe, galaxies, solar system, planets, asteroids, eclipses and stars        

Science Biographies – Alexander Graham Bell, Copernicus, Neil Armstrong and John Muir

World Civilization and Geography

Important rivers of the world – Nile, Amazon, Mississippi, Danube, Ganges, Yangtze

Canada – Yukon, Hudson Bay, provinces, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto

Ancient Rome – the Mediterranean, routes of early traders

Locating the 13 colonies, geography of English Settlements

Ancient Rome – Latin language, Punic Wars, Roman Empire, Pompeii and the fall of Rome

Mediterranean Region – Italy, France, Spain and North America

Eastern Roman Empire – Byzantine Civilization, Constantine and

         Justinian’s Code

American Civilization and Geography

The earliest Americans – Eskimos, mound builders, Pueblos,

          Apaches and Woodland Indians

Early Exploration of North America – Norsemen, Ponce de Leon, De Soto, Coronado, and Cabot

The 13 Colonies – regions, English settlements, Virginia, Massachusetts, Pilgrims, Quakers, Dutch Settlements, William Penn, slave labor, James Oglethorpe and the Middle Passage

Visual Arts

Elements of art – light, shadow, space and design

American Indian Art – Southwest and Woodland Indians, Hopi, Navajo and masks

Art of ancient Rome and Byzantine Civilization

Selected Works – Rembrandt Man With Helmet, Bruegel Peasant Wedding, Dali The Persistence of Memory, Millet The Gleaners, Vermeer Milkmaid, Munch The Scream

Music

Musical expression and elements such as melody, harmony,

          rhythm, timbre, treble clef, quarter note, eight note, half note

          and whole note

The Orchestra – brass, woodwinds and strings

Selected Works – Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue, Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Tschaikovsky Tea: Chinese Dance from The Nutcracker, Ludwig van Beethoven Ode To Joy

Physical Education

Sportsmanship, teams, nutrition, health, and basic rules and skills of volleyball, dance, basketball, gymnastics, softball and track and field

Virtues

Virtues such as duty/dignity, steadfastness, respect, responsibility, compassion, love, resourcefulness, gentleness and courage will be taught.

Stories: The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado, The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Anderson, Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellogg, Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Velveeteen Rabbit from Treasury of Virtues, Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling, Frederick Douglas: The Last Day of Slavery by William Miller

Library Skills

Card catalog, encyclopedia and the Dewey Decimal System

Basic Christian Principles

The students will study the structure of the 66 books contained in the Bible.  Students will learn a basic structure (e.g. historical,

prophetical, epistles), who wrote the book, and the main audience, the time frame of the book, key points found in the book, and more yet to be determined.