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Curriculum

Overview

Distinctly Christian. Uniquely Classical.

The Classical Model

K- Grade 6: Grammar

Emphasis on:

Basic skills • Memorization • Facts • Vocabulary

Learning Through:

Hands-on activities • Songs or chants • Discovery • Motion

Develops strong knowledge foundations

Emphasis on:

Synthesis of information • Analysis • Looking for meaning

Learning Through:

Socratic method • Debate • Discussion • Imitation

Develops critical thinking and disciplined thought

Emphasis on:

Development of original thoughts • Understanding/presenting new ideas and works

Learning Through:

Continued debate and discussion • Independent study • Problem solving • Presentations

Develops independent and creative thought

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Grades 6-9: Logic

Grades 9-12: Rhetoric

Transitional KindergartenCurriculum Overview

Spiritual Development

Social Studies

Reading/Literature

Language Arts (Get Set For School Language and Literacy)

Writing / Grammar (Get Set For School Readiness and Writing)

Math (Saxon Math K)

Science

PE

Music

Art

Good citizenship and character building • Patriotic symbols and activities • Memorize personal information • Understanding of community

Experience literature through books, poems, and stories •

Understand functions of print and pictures • Identify all letters and sounds

Survey of major Bible stories and characters • Jesus and the Gospel • Beginning Bible verse memory • Love, pray, obey, serve

Number sense and whole number computation • Identify and count money • Understand calendar and telling time • Introduction to measurements

Rhyme • Syllables • Compound words • Identify sounds • Listening • Retelling • Narrating stories

Letter and number recognition and formation • Building vocabulary • Proper pencil grip

God’s creation • Hands on experiments • Nature exposure, play, and study • Compare and contrast objects and materials

Try a variety of instruments • Singing in all subjects • Learning hymns • Basic music theory

Explore art forms and materials • Study artists and their creations • Create art using themes of study

Keeping bodies healthy • Gross motor skills • Fine motor skills

KindergartenCurriculum Overview


History/Geography

Reading/Literature (Veritas Phonics Museum)

Language Arts

Writing / Grammar

Math (Saxon Math 1)

Science

PE

Music

Art

Phonics & early readers

Hearing/memorizing • Poetry

Basic copy work • Handwriting

Intro to art materials and projects • Elements of art: lines, shape, placement, color

Intro to classical music and musicians • Singing

Timeline from creation to America • Continents • Survey of world history • Key historical figures

Bible memory (40+ verses) • Bible characters and major events (creation, advent) • Jesus and the Gospel • Love and community

God’s creation • Five senses • Human body • Animals • Solar system

Mastery of basic addition and subtraction (up to 2 digits) • Measurement and reading graphs • Develop counting and number sense

Exploring movement with focus on gross motor skills • Balance • Throwing and catching • Good sportsmanship • Games

1st GradeCurriculum Overview


History/Geography

Reading/Literature (Veritas Phonics Museum & First Favorites)

Writing / Grammar (First Language Lessons & Writing with Ease)

Language Arts

Math (Saxon Math 2)

Science

PE

Music

Art

Phonics & early readers • Reading comprehension

Parts of speech (nouns, verbs, etc.) • Forming sentences • Basic copy work

Oral comprehension • Poetry • Memorization and recitation

Exercise basics • Intro to sports

Elements of shape • Drawing with shading • Intro to color theory

America: colonial to modern day • State & regional historic figures • Map skills

Bible memory (45+ verses) • Books of the Bible

• Jesus and the Gospel • Love and community

Classification • Invertebrate vs. vertebrate • States of matter • The water cycle, precipitation • Physics of light and magnetism

Continued development of number sense • Arithmetic calculations with larger numbers • Multi-step word problems • Fractions and geometric shapes

Components of a symphonic orchestra • Classical music and musicians • Singing

2nd GradeCurriculum Overview


History/Geography (Veritas History Cards)

Reading (Saxon Phonics 3 & More Favorites)

Writing / Grammar (Shurley English 2)

Foreign Language (Song School Latin)

Math (Saxon Math 3)

Science

PE

Music

Art

Bible memory (50+ verses) • Books of the Bible • Creation and Old Testament events • Proverbs - Development of moral character

Phonics review • Comprehension development • Vocabulary • Parts of a book • Literacy skills

Multiplication and division • Multi-step word problems • Ordinal numbers, fractions, and angles

Cursive handwriting • Spelling • Parts of speech • Sentence development

Exercise basics • Sports basics • Health and wellness

Elements of art • Featured artists

Old Testament and Ancient Egypt

Pre-Latin study • Latin vocabulary

Insects • Chemical changes • The moon • Bodies of water • Magnetism • Types of rocks

Intro to reading music • Components of a symphonic orchestra • Classical music and musicians • Singing

3rd GradeCurriculum Overview



Reading

Writing / Grammar (Shurley English 3 & Institute for Excellence in Writing)

Foreign Language (Latin for Children A)

Math (Saxon Math 4)

Science

PE

Music

Art

Bible memory (50+ verses) • Old Testament major and minor prophets• The Gospels • The early church

Literature units for various novels • Oral reading• Comprehension • Character analysis

New Testament, Greece, and Rome

Latin vocabulary and grammar

Multiplication • Long division • Elapsed time • Fractions

Fundamentals of drawing • Featured artists • Intro to watercolors

Use of dictionary and thesaurus • Writing in paragraphs • Narrative and expository writing • Spelling • Public speaking

Birds • Biomes • Elements and compounds • Solar system/constellations • Laws of motion

Skills and drills • Soccer • Volleyball • Basketball • Frisbee • Track & field events

Vocal and other parts of a symphonic orchestra • Classical music and musicians • Terms and vocabulary • Notation • Theory singing

4th GradeCurriculum Overview



Literature


Foreign Language (Latin for Children B)

Math (Saxon Math Intermediate 5)

Science

PE

Music

Art

Bible memory (50+ verses) • Church history • Early church creeds

Oral reading • Comprehension • Character analysis • Book reports and literary analysis

The Medieval Period • Renaissance and the Reformation

Latin vocabulary and grammar • Translation

Multiplying by three-digit numbers • Division with and without remainders • Probability • Exponents • Square roots • Reducing fractions • Decimals

Pencil • Pen and ink • Watercolor • Colored pencil • Fundamentals of drawing

Essay writing • Narrative and expository writing • • Summaries and research papers • Spelling • Poetry

Botany • Chemistry (compounds, solutions, crystals, acids and bases, the periodic table) • Earth science (geology) • Physics (Newton’s Laws, simple machines)

Skills and drills • Soccer • Volleyball • Basketball • Frisbee • Track & field events

Vocal • Into to recorders • Terms and vocabulary • Notation • Music theory




Reading/Literature


Foreign Language (Latin for Children C)

Math (Saxon Math Course 1)

Science

PE

Music

Art

Bible memory (50+ verses) • Character development, instruction in virtue and etiquette

Oral reading • Comprehension • Character analysis • Elements of a novel • Writing about literature

Explorers to 1815 • Early American explorers • Colonial period • U.S. independence

Latin vocabulary and grammar • Translation

Functions and coordinate graphing • Integers, exponential expressions

• Divisibility concepts, prime factorization, ratios, and more

Human anatomy • Chemistry (periodic table, chemical vs. physical reactions) • Astronomy • Physics (waves, sound, light, electricity, circuits)

Pencil – Still life • Chalk pastel • Acrylic paint • Colored pencil

Paraphrasing • Essay writing • Narrative and expository writing • Poetry

Skills and drills • Excellence in various sports • Health and wellness promotion

Music history and musicians • Choral Performance / singing in parts




Reading/Literature


Classical Studies (Latin Alive bk 1 & Fallacy Detective)

Math (Saxon Math Course 2)

Science

PE

Music

Art

Presentations • Book reports • Authors: Jules Vern, Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling, Corrie Ten Boom, G.A. Gentry, Jack London

1815 to present • Industrialization • U.S. Civil War • The 20th century

Memorize and discuss I John • Character development • Worldview

Latin vocabulary and grammar • Translation • Introduction to informal fallacies

Scientific method, tools and process • Cells, bacteria, and disease • Genetics • Key scientists • Solar and wind energy

Pre-algebra • Proportions • Coordinate planes • Variables • Volume and area • Probability

Elements of design • Figure and gesture • Watercolor and Charcoal

Paraphrasing • Essay writing • Narrative and expository writing • Research

Skills and drills • Excellence in various sports • Health and wellness promotion

Choral presentation • Intro to harmony • Classical composers


Theology/Philosophy (Omnibus I - Greek Philosophy and Books of the Bible)

History/Geography (Omnibus I - The Ancient World)

Reading/Literature (Omnibus I - Ancient Literature)

Composition

Classical Studies (Latin Alive Bk 2 & The Art of Argument)

Math (Saxon Math Algebra 1/2)

Science

PE

Music

Art

Genesis • Samuel and Kings • The histories • The early history of Rome

Epic of Gilgamesh • The Odyssey • Plato • Plutarch

Exodus • Luke and Acts • The Code of Hammurabi • The last days of Socrates

Latin vocabulary and grammar • Translation • Recognizing and avoiding informal fallacies

Earth science, rock, geology • Space exploration • Theories of origins

Pre-Algebra • Fractions and decimals • Order of operations

• Coordinates, exponents, square roots • Algebraic phrases • Pythagorean Theorem

Pencil • Pen and ink • Acrylic • Elements of design projects

Elements of Style • The Lively Art of Writing

Physical fitness for the glory of God • Athletic skills and understanding

Choral presentation • Harmony • Classical composers


Theology/Philosophy (Omnibus II - Church Fathers, Medieval Writers, Reformation)

History/Geography (Omnibus II - Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation)

Literature (Omnibus II - Medieval and Renaissance Literature)

Composition

Classical Studies (Latin Alive Bk 3 & Introductory Logic)

Math (Saxon Math Algebra 1)

Science

PE

Music

Art

Eusebius • The Ecclesiastical History • History of the Kings of Britain

On the Incarnation • The creeds • The Bondage of the Will

Latin vocabulary and grammar • Translation • Foundations of formal logic

Exponents • Radicals • Rational expressions • Polynomial equations

Physical science

Confessions • Beowulf • The Divine Comedy • Macbeth

Oil paints • Acrylic paints • Pencil and colored pencil

Elements of Style • The Art of Writing

Physical fitness for the glory of God • Athletic skills and understanding

Choral presentation • Harmony • Classical composers


Theology/Philosophy (Omnibus III - Modern Theology/Philosophy)

History/Geography (Omnibus III - Modern US and British History)

Literature (Omnibus III - Modern US and British Literature)

Intensive Short Term: (Technology)

Classical Studies (Intermediate Logic)

Math

Science

Specials

Geometry • Problem solving • Proofs

Biology

Spanish I • Art: painting

Use of technology • Software, hardware, programming • Engineering

Westminster Confession • The Social Contract • The Communist Manifesto • Christianity and Liberalism

Of Plymouth Plantation • Foundational American documents • Lincoln’s speeches • The Treaty of Versailles

Pilgrim’s Progress • A Tale of Two Cities • Slave Narratives • The Great Gatsby

Formal logic


Theology/Philosophy

History/Geography (Omnibus IV - Ancient Greece)

Literature (Omnibus IV - Ancient Literature)

Intensive Short Term (Civics)

Classical Studies

Math

Science

Specials

Algebra II • Algebraic manipulation and application

Accelerated chemistry

Spanish II • Physical education

Politics, citizenship, and biblical principles of government

Bible survey: entire Bible • Chronology and coherence of scriptural revelation • Progressive revelation of God’s saving plan

The Peloponnesian War • The Republic • The War with Hannibal • Annals of Imperial Rome • The Jewish War

The Iliad • The Bacchae • On the Nature of Things • Metamorphoses • Nicomachean Ethics

Rhetoric I • Rhetorica ad Herennium • Instituto Oratoria • Persuasive expression


Theology/Philosophy

History/Geography (Omnibus V - Medieval & Early Modern)

Literature (Omnibus V - Medieval & Reformation Literature II )

Intensive Short Term (Economics)

Classical Studies

Math

Science

Electives

Pre-Calculus • Trigonometry

Physics

Creative Writing • Fine arts • Drama

Historical and biblical consideration of the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth

Apologetics • Arguing for the origin and authority of Christianity • Modern worldviews

Chronicle of the Kings of England • Two Lives of Charlemagne • Lives of Thomas Becket • Martin Luther: Selections from His Writings • Saga of the Volsungs

The City of God • The Consolation of Philosophy • The Divine Comedy • The Canterbury Tales • The Prince • Romeo and Juliet

NT Greek • Intro to Koine Greek, the New Testament language • Prerequisite to systematic theology


Theology/Philosophy

History/Geography (Omnibus VI - Modern US & British History)

Literature (Omnibus VI - Modern US & British Literature II)

Intensive Short Term ( Senior Thesis / Research)

Classical Studies

Math

Science

Electives

AP Calculus • Statistics

AP Biology

Creative writing • Fine arts • Drama

Software, hardware, programming • Engineering • Intro to thesis development • Project management • Research

Systematic theology + polemics • Systematic study of doctrines • Summarizing scriptures

Enlightenment thinkers • The Wealth of the Nations • Leviathan • John Adams • Democracy in American

Paradise Lost • Robinson Crusoe • Emma • Moby-Dick • Huckleberry Finn • Beyond Good and Evil • All Quiet on the Western Front • The Sun Also Rises

Rhetoric II — senior thesis • In-depth research in area of personal interest • Development, presentation, and defense of a thesis

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Curriculum Overview - bradfordacademy.org · Good citizenship and character building • Patriotic symbols and activities • Memorize personal information • Understanding of community