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Grade Level Curriculum Overview


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  • TK

    Language Art/English

    1. Upper and Lower Case Letter Recognition
    2. Letter Sounds & Phonics
    3. Enhancing Vocabulary
    4. Rhyming Words & Opposite Words
    5. Share-Time
    6. Sight Words
    7. Literature: Stories: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poems, Fairy-Tales, Fables, and Folk-Lore

    History and Geography

    World

    1. Types of Land and Water Sources
    2. Planet Earth and Space
    3. Children’s Address, City and State
    4. Jungle, Desert, Arctic, Forest, City, etc.

    American

    1. American Holidays
    2. Children round the World
    3. Native Americans and Pilgrims
    4. Our Flag

    Visual Arts

    1. Applying Art skills with Fine Motor Development
    2. Viewing different Pictures of Art
    3. Working with a variety of Mediums
    4. Making Flat and 3 Dimensional art
    5. Examining Colors and Textures
    6. Free Art and Directed

    Music

    1. Singing
    2. Dancing with Rhythm and Movements
    3. Using Basic Instruments
    4. Voice Tones and Projection

    Mathematics

    1. Writing Numbers 1-20
    2. Counting 1-100
    3. Patterns
    4. Calendar
    5. Shapes
    6. Grouping
    7. Matching
    8. Basic Graphs
    9. Recognizing Same and Different
    10. Rote Counting
    11. More or Less
    12. Basic Addition
    13. Dot to Dot
    14. Sequencing by
    15. Size or Order

    Science

    1. Our Five Senses
    2. Our Bodies and what’s Inside
    3. Eye Colors and Parts
    4. Parts of a Plant
    5. Animals and Their Habitats
    6. Weather and Seasons
    7. Planets and Solar System
    8. Daytime and Nighttime
    9. Insects
    10. Ocean Life
    11. Human Growth Stages; Infant-Adult
    12. Dinosaurs
  • Kindergarten

    Language Art/English

    1. Reading and Writing
    2. The Role of an Author
    3. Poetry
    4. Fiction
    5. Sayings and Phrases
    6. Vowel differentiation
    7. Annunciation
    8. Memorization of high-frequency words

    History and Geography

    World

    1. Spatial Sense
    2. Great Explorers
    3. Overview of the Seven Continents
    4. World Holidays

    American

    1. Geography
    2. Native Americans
    3. Early Exploration and Settlement (Columbus, Pilgrims, Independence Day)
    4. Presidents, Past and Present
    5. Symbols and Figures

    Visual Arts

    1. Line Shape and Dimension
    2. Sculpture
    3. Warm/Cool Colors
    4. Interpretive Works of Art
    5. Looking at and Talking About Art

    Music

    1. Elements of Music-basic elements (rhythm, melody, etc)
    2. Listening and Understanding Songs (Composers; Orchestra; Opera; Ballet; Jazz)
    3. Songs

    Mathematics

    1. Patterns and Classification
    2. Numbers and Number Sense
    3. Money
    4. Computation
    5. Measurement
    6. Analysis of Charts

    Science

    1. Plants and Plant Growth
    2. Animals and Their Needs
    3. Human Body (Five Senses)
    4. Introduction to Magnetism
    5. Seasons and Weather
    6. Taking Care of the Earth
    7. Science Biographies
  • 1st Grade

    Language Art/English

    1. Reading and Writing
    2. Poetry
    3. Phonics
    4. Fiction
    5. Sayings and Phrases
    6. Parts of Speech
    7. Punctuation
    8. Singular and Plural Nouns
    9. Handwriting

    History and Geography

    World

    1. Geography
    2. Early Civilizations (Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, History of World Religions)
    3. Mexico

    American

    1. Early People and Civilizations (Maya, Inca, Aztec)
    2. Early Exploration and Settlement
    3. American Revolution
    4. Early Exploration of the American West
    5. Symbols and Figures

    Visual Arts

    1. Art from Long Ago
    2. Elements of Art
    3. Kinds of Pictures: Portrait and Still Life

    Music

    1. Elements of Music-basic elements (rhythm, melody, etc.)
    2. Listening and Understanding (Composers; Orchestra; Opera; Ballet; Jazz)
    3. Songs

    Mathematics

    1. Patterns and Classification
    2. Numbers and Number Sense
    3. Money
    4. Subtract/Multiply
    5. Measurement
    6. Fractions/Geometry

    Science

    1. Life Science-plants, animals, habitats
    2. Human Body (Body Systems)
    3. Physical Science-Matter Properties of Matter: Measurement
    4. Earth Science-weather, seasons
  • 2nd Grade

    Language Art/English

    1. Reading and Writing
    2. Poetry
    3. Fiction (Stories; Greek Myths; Greek and Roman Myths)
    4. Sayings and Phrases

    History and Geography

    World

    1. Geography
    2. Early Civilizations: Asia (India, China)
    3. Modern Civilization and Culture: Japan
    4. Ancient Greece

    American

    1. American Government: The Constitution
    2. War of 1812
    3. Westward Expansion
    4. Civil War
    5. Immigration and Citizenship
    6. Civil Rights
    7. Geography of the Americas
    8. Symbols and Figures

    Visual Arts

    1. Elements of Art
    2. Sculpture
    3. Kinds of Pictures: Landscapes
    4. Abstract Art
    5. Architecture

    Music

    1. Elements of Music-basic elements (rhythm, melody, etc.)
    2. Listening and Understanding (Orchestra; Keyboards; Composers)
    3. Songs

    Mathematics

    1. Numbers and Number Sense (addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication)
    2. Fractions
    3. Money
    4. Computation
    5. Measurement
    6. Geometry Fractions
    7. Computation
    8. Measurement

    Science

    1. Cycles in Nature (Seasonal Cycles; Life Cycles; Water Cycles)
    2. Insects
    3. Human Body (Cells; Digestive and Excretory Systems)
    4. Magnetism
    5. Seasons and Weather
    6. Simple Machines
    7. 7. Science Biographies
  • 3rd Grade

    Language Art/English

    1. Reading and Writing
    2. Poetry
    3. Fiction (Stories; Classics; Norse Myths; Greek and Roman Myths)
    4. Sayings and Phrases
    5. Dictionary Skills

    History and Geography

    World

    1. World Geography (Spatial Sense; Canada; Important Rivers)
    2. Ancient Rome (Geography of Mediterranean Region; Roman Empire, “Decline and Fall”)
    3. Vikings

    American

    1. The Earliest Americans
    2. Early Exploration of North America
    3. The Thirteen Colonies: Life and Times Before the Revolution

    Visual Arts

    1. Elements of Art
    2. American Indian Art
    3. Art of Ancient Rome and Byzantine Civilization

    Music

    1. Elements of Music (rhythm, timbre, etc.)
    2. Listening and Understanding (Orchestra; Composers)
    3. Songs

    Mathematics

    1. Multiplication
    2. Division
    3. Word Problems
    4. Addition/Subtraction of decimals and fractions
    5. Measurement
    6. Rounding

    Science

    1. Animal Classification
    2. Sound
    3. Ecology
    4. Astronomy
    5. Science Biographies
    6. Matter-Properties of Matter
  • 4th

    Language Art/English

    1. Writing, Grammar, and Usage
    2. Poetry
    3. Fiction (Stories; Classics; (Myths and Legends)
    4. Sayings and Phrases

    History and Geography

    World

    1. World Geography (Spatial Sense; Mountains)
    2. Europe in the Middle Ages
    3. Spread of Islam and “Holy Wars”
    4. Using Maps

    American

    1. American Revolution-Oral Reports
    2. Making a Constitutional Government
    3. Early Presidents and Politics
    4. Symbols and Figures
    5. California History

    Visual Arts

    1. Art of the Middle Ages
    2. Islamic Art and Architecture
    3. Art of a New Nation: The United States
    4. Elements of Art

    Music

    1. Elements of Music (form, harmony, etc.)
    2. Listening and Understanding (Orchestra; Vocal Ranges; Composers)
    3. Songs

    Mathematics

    1. Numbers and Number Sense
    2. Multiplication and Division
    3. Fractions and Decimals
    4. Statistics-Data Analysis
    5. Beginning Algebra
    6. Measurement
    7. Geometry
    8. Probability

    Science

    1. Geology: Earth and Its Changes
    2. Introduction to Electricity
    3. Magnetism
    4. Changes and Human Body System
    5. Science Biographies
  • 5th Grade

    Language Art/English

    1. Reading and Writing
    2. Writing, Grammar, and Usage
    3. Poetry
    4. Fiction (Stories; Classics; Myths and Legends)
    5. Sayings and Phrases

    History and Geography

    World

    1. World Geography (Spatial Sense; Lakes)
    2. Meso-American Civilizations
    3. European Exploration, Trade, and Clash of Cultures
    4. Renaissance and Reformation
    5. England from the Golden Age to the Glorious Revolution
    6. Russia: Early Growth and Expansion
    7. Feudal Japan

    American

    1. Westward Expansion
    2. Civil War: Causes, Conflicts, Consequences
    3. Native Americans: Cultures and Conflicts
    4. U.S. Geography

    Visual Arts

    1. Art of the Renaissance
    2. American Art: Nineteenth-Century United States
    3. Art of Japan

    Music

    1. Elements of Music (timbre, rhythm, etc.)
    2. Listening and Understanding (Composers; Connections)
    3. American Musical Traditions (Spirituals)
    4. Songs

    Mathematics

    1. Numbers and Number Sense
    2. Ratio and Percent
    3. Fractions and Decimals
    4. Computation
    5. Measurement
    6. Geometry
    7. Probability and Statistics
    8. Pre-Algebra

    Science

    1. Classifying Living Things
    2. Physical Science: matter, elements, and reactions
    3. Plant Structures and Processes
    4. Life Cycles and Reproduction
    5. Earth Science-solar system
    6. Chemistry: Matter, Change, Atoms, Elements, and Solutions
    7. Scientific Investigation (science project)
  • 6th Grade

    Language Art/English

    1. Writing, Grammar, and Usage
    2. Poetry
    3. Fiction and Drama (Short Stories; Shakespeare; Classical Myths; Classic Literature)
    4. Common Sayings and Phrases
    5. Drama Production
    6. Public Speaking
    7. Root Words

    History and Geography

    World

    1. World Geography (Spatial Sense; Deserts)
    2. Lasting Ideas from Ancient Civilizations (Judaism, Christianity; Greece and Rome)
    3. Enlightenment
    4. French Revolution
    5. Ancient Egypt
    6. Romanticism
    7. Industrialism, Capitalism, and Socialism
    8. Latin American Independence Movements

    American

    1. Immigration, Industrialization, and Urbanization
    2. Reform

    Visual Arts

    • Art History: Periods and Schools (Classical; Gothic; Renaissance; Baroque; Rococo; Neoclassical; Romantic; Realism)

    Music

    1. Elements of Music
    2. Classical Music: From Baroque to Romantic through listening

    Mathematics

    1. Numbers and Operations
    2. Measurement
    3. Intro to Algebra
    4. Intro to Geometry
    5. Data Analysis and Probability

    Science

    1. Plate Tectonics
    2. Oceans
    3. Astronomy: Gravity, Stars, and Galaxies
    4. Energy, Heat, and Energy Transfer
    5. Human Body (Lymphatic and Immune Systems)
  • 7th Grade

    Language Art/English

    1. Writing, Grammar, and Usage
    2. Poetry
    3. Fiction, Nonfiction, and Drama (Short Stories; Classic Play; Classic Literature; Autobiography)
    4. Foreign Phrases Commonly Used in English
    5. Drama Production
    6. Public Speaking
    7. Root Words

    History and Geography

    World

    1. America Becomes a World Power
    2. World War I, “The Great War”
    3. Russian Revolution
    4. America from the Twenties to the New Deal
    5. World War II
    6. Geography of the United States

    Visual Arts

    • Art History: Periods and Schools (Impressionism; Post-Impressionism; Expressionism and Abstraction; Modern American Painting)

    Music

    1. Elements of Music
    2. Music and National Identity through listening
    3. American Musical Traditions (Blues and Jazz) through listening

    Mathematics

    1. Course 3: Numeration, scientific notation, multi-step equations, square/cube roots, transformations, Pythagorean Theorem
    2. Algebra: Foundations, Equations, Polynomials, Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities, Probability and data analysis

    Science

    1. Atomic Structure
    2. Chemical Bonds and Reactions
    3. Cell Division and Genetics
    4. History of the Earth and Life Forms
    5. Evolution
    6. Science Experiment
  • 8th Grade

    Language Art/English

    1. Writing, Grammar, and Usage
    2. Poetry
    3. Fiction, Nonfiction, and Drama (Short Stories; Shakespeare; Classic Literature)
    4. Foreign Phrases Commonly Used in English
    5. Drama Production
    6. Public Speaking
    7. Root Words

    History and Geography

    World

    1. Decline of European Colonialism
    2. Cold War
    3. Civil Rights Movement
    4. Vietnam War and the Rose of Social Activism
    5. Middle East and Oil Politics
    6. End of the Cold War: Expansion of Democracy and Continuing Challenges
    7. Civics: The Constitution — Principles and Structure of American Democracy
    8. Geography of Canada and Mexico

    Visual Arts

    1. Art History: Periods and Schools (Painting Since World War II; Photography; 20th-Century Sculpture)
    2. Architecture Since the Industrial Revolution

    Music

    1. Elements of Music
    2. Non-Western Music
    3. Classical Music: Nationalists and Moderns through listening
    4. Vocal Music (Opera; American Musical Theater)

    Mathematics

    1. Algebra: Foundations, Equations, Polynomials, Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities, Probability and data analysis
    2. Geometry: Foundations, Logic and Reasoning, Triangles, Polygons, Quadrilaterals, Right Triangles, and Trigonometry

    Science

    1. Forces and Motion
    2. Electricity and Magnetism
    3. Electromagnetic Radiation and Light
    4. Sound Waves
    5. Density and Buoyancy
    6. Chemistry of Food and Respiration
    7. Science Experiment
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