Instructional Summary

Bible (Deep Roots) 
  Studying God’s Word
  Old Testament characters - Ruth and Naomi, Samson, Deborah, Job, David, 
  Elijaha and Elisha, Jonah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Esther and more
  The Trinity 
  Marriage and the Family 
  Hell and the defeat of Satan 
  Christian Character Traits 
  Learn worshiping God through song & prayer 
  Scripture Memory Verses

Reading (Reading A-Z and Foundations and Frameworks)
  Vocabulary 
  Comprehension - cause & effect, character, main idea and details, plot/retelling, 
  setting, summarization, sequence of events and structure, drawing conclusions, point of view, author’s purpose  

Math Skills (BJU)
  Identifying and writing numbers 1-100,000,000
  Number sense and place value 
  Counting patterns - multiplication   
  Whole Number Operation - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division 
  Algebra readiness
  Fractions 
  Geometry - lines, symmetry, figures, perimeter
  Estimation 
  Measurement and Data - statistics and graphs, time  
  Problem Solving 
  Decimals - mixed numbers

Writing (Handwriting Without Tears) 
  Print and cursive
  Sentence conventions

English/Grammar (Shurley English)
  Parts of speech
  Sentence structure, punctuation and capitalization
  Identifying parts of speech in a sentence 
  Paragraph writing 
  Intro to research

Spelling (ACSI Purposeful Design)
  Short and long vowel words
  R-controlled vowels
  Words ending in double consonants 
  Contractions 
  Plural words 
  Compound words 
  Homophones
  Diphthongs 
  Prefixes and suffixes 

Social Studies (BJU) 
  Geography - cardinal and intermediate directions, map symbols and key, map scales,
  map grids, latitude and longitude and time zones, kinds of maps
  American History - events and personalities pre-Columbus to the present    
  Government - three branches of government, biblical philosophy  
  Economics - inventions, stock market, supply and demand
  Culture - languages and religions

Science (BJU) 
  Life Science - living things and human body 
  Earth Science - earth and space/space technology   
  Physical Science - energy and matter  

Specials
  Music (30 min. 2x/week) 
  P.E. (30 min. 2x/week) 
  Spanish (30 min. 1x/week) 
  Library (30 min. 1x/week) 
  Art (45 min. 1x/week) 
  Technology (45 min. 1x/week)
  Bookmobile 
  Chapel 
  Mentoring

Field Trips: 
  Hoover Forest Preserve
  CA Pizza Kitchen 
  Feed My Starving Children
  Kane County Cougars (reading incentive) 
 

CityServe:  Local friends, family and community blankets