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3 Elementary 3 Preschool 4 K5 6 Grade 1 9 Grade 2 12 Grade 3 16 Grade 4 20 Grade 5 24 Grade 6 28 Elementary Spanish

29 Secondary 29 Grade 7 32 Grade 8 35 Grade 9 38 Grade 10 41 Grade 11 44 Grade 12 47 Bible Modules

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Footsteps for Fours

Pathways for Preschool

Circle Time: In the Big Red Barn•Largegroupactivity•Languageandvocabularyskills

Prereading: A-B-C Time•Printawareness•Letterrecognition•Auditorydiscrimination

Prereading: Colors Are Fun!•Colorrecognition

Prereading: Rhyme Time•Languageexpression•Auditorydiscrimination•Dramatizations

Listening and Literature: Once Upon a Time•TalesintheBarnyardstories

•Read-aloudsuggestions•Listeningskillsandvisualmemory

Premath: 1, 2, 3, Go!•Countingandnumberrecognition

•Sortingandsequencing

Premath: Look Up, Look Down•Oppositesandpositionalwords

Premath: Show Me a Shape•Shaperecognition•Largemotorskilldevelopment•Followingdirections•Creativemovement

Environment: Let’s Discover!•Scienceandobservationskills

•Hands-onlearning

Arts: Let’s Create!•Creativeexpression•Hand-eyecoordination

Music: Sing with Me•Singingandlistening•Movingandplaying

Motor: A Hop, Skip, and a Jump•Socialinteraction

Social: Happy Habits•Manners,habits,andsocialtraining

Cooking: Yummy in My Tummy•Cookingandfollowingdirections•Sensoryandlanguageexperiences

Prereading•Languageacquisitionanddevelopment

•Recognitionofalphabetletters•Phonemicawarenessofalphabetsounds/a/–/z/

•Letter-soundrecognitionofmedialshort-vowelsounds;initialandfinalconsonants

•Optionalbeginningreadingstrandforeagerlearners

Listening and Literature•Traditionalliterature;realisticandfancifulproseandpoetry;nurseryrhymes

•Vocabularydevelopmentandenrichment

•Auditorymemory;soundbydirection,pitch,tempo,andvolume;rhymingwords

•Listeningquestionstodevelopcomprehension

•Dictationofgroupwritingexperi-ences;sentencecompletions;sequencingofstory

Handwriting•Correctposture,pencilhold,andpaperplacement

•Prewritingskills;fingertracingandpenciltrackingofleft-to-right,vertical,horizontal,diago-nal,zig-zag,andcurvedline

•UppercaseandlowercasePreCursivealphabet;numbers0–12

Mathematics•Numberrecognition0–20;countingto100;shaperecogni-tion;patternsequencing;colorsequencing

•Calendar,clock,coins,measure-ment,dotpatterns,numbersets,numberline,ordinals,fractions

•Positionwords

Social Studies•ConceptsofGod’splanforthechildandhisfamily

•Patriotism,patrioticsymbols,holidays

•Communityhelpers,transportation

Science•Environment:seasonalchangesofplantsandanimals;animalfamiliesandanimalhomes

•Hands-on:experiments,cooking,weather,space,andmagnets

Art•Artsuggestionsandcraftactivi-tiescorrelatedwithunitthemes

Motor•Fineandgrossmotordevelop-mentactivities;games,actionrhymes,andactionsongs

Music•Songs,rhymes,andmusicalgames

•Additionalmusicstrandtocomplementlessonsthroughmovement,rhythminstruments,retellingofstories,games,andsongs

Bible Content•TopicalBiblestudyinthirteenunits

•CharactertraitsbasedonChrist’sperfectexample

•BiblestoriesfromOldandNewTestamentsillustratecharactertraits:obedience(David),courage(Esther),kindness(Elisha),respon-sibility(Joseph),thankfulness

(Timothy),contentment(Paul),generosity(theWiseMen),honesty(Paul’snephew),prayer(Elijah),forgiveness(Jesus),trust(Noah),respect(Josiah),andpatience(Abraham).

Character Emphasis•CharactertraitsemphasizedinapplicationstoriesshowchildrentheirneedofChristasSavior

anddemonstratewaystoapplybiblicalprinciplestopersonal-lifesituations.

Bible Truths for Christian Growth•13questionsandanswerscor-relatedwithBiblecontent

Memory Verses•13verses

Bible TruthsWalkingGod’sWay

2nd Edition

Preschool

800.845.57314 Organized by Grade

LANGUAGE ARTS Prereading•Printawareness:left-to-righteyeprogression;visualdiscrimina-tion;visualmemory

•Reasoning;classifying;sequenc-ingsizeandshaperelationships

•Rhyming;awarenessofauthor;picturereading

•Listeningcomprehension•Comparing•Followingdirections;perceivingconcepts,suchasup/down,hard/soft

•Alphabetrecognition:phonemicawareness

Phonics and Word Perception•Units1–3:Letter-soundassocia-tion—consonantsandshortvow-els;wordswithclosedsyllablephonograms(examples:_it, _at);pluralwordswiths;compoundwords

•Units4–6:Letter-soundassocia-tion—consonantblendsanddi-graphs,longvowels;r-influencedvowels;specialvowelcombina-tions;vowelpatternsforlongvowels(examples:_oke, _o, _oat)

Early Reading Skills•Comprehension

•Predictingoutcomes;answeringquestionsaftersilentreading;sequencingevents;developingvocabulary

•Perceivingrelationships;distin-guishingrealityfromfantasy

•Matchingwordsandpictures;matchingsentencesandpictures;readingshortstories

•Oralcommunicationandoralreading

•Discussion;actionrhymes;pan-tomime;retellingstories;readingphonicsstoriesorally

Composition•Dictatingcomposedsentencesforexperiencestories;dictatingsentenceideasforindividualcomposition;completingsen-tencestarters

Handwriting•Letterformation;principlesofslant;alignment;spacing

RELATED ARTS Art•Drawing;painting;makingcraftstomatchtheunitthemesofthelessons(examples:puppets,papier-mâchépig)

Heritage Studies•Geography:U.S.landmarks;his-tory:NativeAmericans,coloniallife;culture:families,commu-nityhelpers,Hispanicculture,Bibletimes,farming,Americancelebrations

Science•AppreciatingGod’screation•Learningaboutbirds,bugs,mag-nets,seasons,water,ourbodies,weather,rocks,oceans,sun,moon,plants,andanimals

•Experiencinghands-onactivities

Motor Skills•Encouragingfine-motorskillsthroughprewritingactivities,fin-gerplays,cookingandLearningStationsactivities,andstudentactivityworksheets

•Developinggross-motorskillsduringsimplegamesandgroupactivities

Beginnings3rd Edition

Bible TruthsUpdated 2nd Edition

Bible Content•ChronologicalandtopicalstudyoftheOldandNewTestaments

•BiblecharactersincludeNoah,Abraham,Joseph,Moses,JoshuathroughJonah,andChrist.

•TopicsincludeCreation,learningabouttheBible,thelifeofChrist,prayer,andmissions.

•LessonsforThanksgiving,Christmas,andEaster

Character Emphasis•Charactertraitsemphasizedinapplicationstoriescorrelatedwithbiblicalcontent

Catechism•50questionscorrelatedwithbiblicalcontent

Memory Verses•25versesorpassages

K5


Math4th Edition

Word Recognition•ApplicationofphonicsconceptspresentedinK5Beginnings

•Readers1–16—shortvowels,singleconsonants,fewconsonantblends

•Readers17–32—shortvowels,consonantblendsanddigraphs,longvowels,r-influencedvowels,specialvowels

•Wordfamilies;servicewords;compoundwords;wordswithsuffixes

Comprehension•Picturereading

•Literal,interpretive,critical,ap-preciativelevelsofquestioning

•Predicttext;makeinferences;drawconclusions;predictoutcomes

•Compare;sequenceevents;fol-lowdirections

Vocabulary•Meaningfromcontext

Literature•Readavarietyofgenres:familystories,informationalarticles,fan-cifulanimalstories,poetry,Bibleaccounts,andrealisticfiction

•Distinguishrealityfromfantasy

Silent Reading•Readingforspecificinformation,readingforauthor’smessage

Oral Reading•Communicatemessageoftheauthor;communicateinanaturalmanner

•Portrayacharacter•Respondtopunctuation:period,exclamationpoint,questionmark

Numeration•Identifynumbers0–100•Writenumbers0–100

Number Sense•Compose/decomposenumbers•Identifyordinalpositions:first–tenth;first,next,last

•Determineorder:before,after,between

•Findpatternsinnumeration•Developplacevalue:tensandones

•Identifyteennumbersas10andsomemore

Counting and Cardinality•Countandmakesetsto20•Countto100by1sand10s•Countonfromanygivennumberto100

•Representthequantityofanumberusingmanipulativesorbydrawingapicture

Whole Number Operations: Addition & Subtraction•Sumsto10:joinsets;counton;compose/decomposenumbers

•Countbackdifferencesto10;takeapart;unknownpart

•Representaddition/subtractionsentenceswithpictures(manipu-latives,draw,actout)

•Writeaddition/subtractionsen-tences(equations)

•Solvewordproblems•Tellastoryforanumbersentence•Explainthesumordifference

Algebra Readiness•Understandpart-wholerelationship

•Correlatetherelationshipbe-tweenadditionandsubtraction

Equal Parts of a Whole (Fraction Concepts)•Countequalpartsinawhole•Distinguishbetweenequalpartsandunequalparts

•Partitionawholeintoequalparts

Geometry•Describeattributesofplaneshapes:circle,square,triangle,rectangleinvariousorientations

•Describeattributesofsolidfigures:ballshape(sphere),canshape(cylinder),boxshape(rectangularsolid,cube),coneshape(cone)

•Constructshapeswithmanipulatives

•Identifyspatialrelationships:top,middle,bottom;left,right;over,under;inside,outside;on,off;front,back

•Extendandconstructpatterns(color,shape,size)

Estimation•Numberofobjects•Length:longer,shorter•Weight:weighsmore,weighsless•Capacity:holdsmore,holdsless•Time:moretime,lesstime

Measurement and Data•Sortandclassifyobjectsbyattri-butes(number,color,size,shape)

•Comparemeasurableattributes;length(longer/shorter),height(taller/shorter),weight(heavier,lighter),capacity(more,less)

•Measure:nonstandardunitsandinches;morethanoneattribute

•Determinetemperature:hot,cold•Telltime:readandwritetimetothehour;daytime,nighttime;sequenceevents;moretime,lesstime

•Readacalendar:daysoftheweek;monthsoftheyear;yester-day,today,tomorrow;seasons

•Identifyandcountpennies

Problem Solving•Solvewordproblemsusingmanipulatives,drawingpictures,oracting-outsituations

•Writeandsolvenumbersen-tences(equations)

Reading


Bible TruthsAFather’sCare

4th Edition

Heritage Studies3rd Edition

Science3rd Edition

Bible Content•ChronologicalandthematicstudyoftheOldandNewTestaments

•BiblecharactersincludeNoah,Abraham,Moses,Jesus,Peter,andPaul.

•ThemesincludeGodkeepsHispromises,God’sguidance,God’scare,Godgivesstrength,theBible,andprayer.


Bible Study Skills•UsingthecontentspageofaBibletolocateaverse

Character Emphasis•Charactertraitsusedinapplica-tionstoriesshowstudentstheirneedofChristasSaviorandwaystoapplybiblicalprinciplestopersonallifesituations.

Bible Truths for Christian Growth•75ofthecompletesetof164questionscorrelatedwith10biblicalthemes


Hymns•10songs,eachaccompanyingaunittheme

GENERAL SCIENCE•processskills,sciencetools,scien-tificmethod

EARTH SCIENCEEarth•Parts of the earth:thesurface,volcanoes,earthquakes,layersoftheearth

•Seasons:characteristicsofspring,summer,autumn,andwinter

•Weather:temperature,wind,watercycle,clouds,precipitation,whataweathermandoes

•Soil:whatitismadeof

Space•Sun, moon, and stars:thesunasastar,sunrise,sunset,themoon’s

size,phasesofthemoon,stars,theLittleDipperandtheBigDipper

LIFE SCIENCELiving Things•Animals:tameanimals(pets,farmanimals),zooanimals,wildanimals,meetingneeds,animaltracks,animalmarks

•Plants:roots,stems,leaves,flow-ers,usesforplants

Human Body•Senses:seeing,hearing,touch-ing,tasting,smelling

•Health and safety:forminghealthyhabits,teeth,keepingsafe

PHYSICAL SCIENCEMotion•Forces,motion,friction,gravity,weight,magnetism

Energy•Sound:howsoundsaremade,howsoundmoves,soundandmatter,usesofsounds

Matter•Characteristicsofsolids,liquids,andgases;partstoawhole

Focus•DevelopingaChristianworld-viewofthefamily,community,America,andtheworld

Geography•Beginningmapskills:cardinaldirections,mapkey,continentsandoceans,globe

•Tracingroutes•Simplemapmaking•Readingmapsymbols

World History•Missions•Explorers

American History•NativeAmericans•ColumbusandtheNewWorld•Settlements:JamestownandPlymouth

Government•Community,state,andnationalleaders

•TheUnitedStatescapital•Nationalsymbolsandmonuments

Economics•Needsandwants•TradingwiththeIndians

•Goodsandservices

Culture•Biblicalworldview•Changesintechnologyandtransportation

•Familiesandfamilytrees•DiverseNativeAmericancultures

Social Studies Skills•Primarysources•Timeline•Compareandcontrast,mainidea,classification,sequencing

•Graphicorganizers,charts,graphs,diagrams

Grade 1


Math4th Edition

Numeration•Readandidentify0-999•Writeandpicture0-999•Numberwords:zerototwenty

Number Sense•Compose/decompose•Ordinals:first-tenth;first,next,last;before,after,between

•Patterns;sequencing:first,next,last;before,after,between

Number Line•PlaceValue•Hundreds/tens/ones;1 more/1 less,10more/10less,100 more/100less

•Expandedform•Comparewith<and>•Even/oddnumbers

Counting•Findpatternsinnumeration•Countto999•Countby1s,5s,10sto200•Countforwardandbackward

Addition•100basicfacts(usingstrategies)•Numbersentences(equations)andverticalform

•2-and3-digitaddends;money•Rename10onesas1ten

Subtraction•100basicfacts(usingfactfamiliesandotherstrategies);2-digitminuendandsubtrahend;equa-tion;verticalform;money

•Wordproblems:take-away,com-parison,missingaddend

•Subtract0rule

Multiplication Readiness•Repeatedaddition;countingby2s,5s,10s

Algebra Readiness•Representapicturewithanum-bersentence;missingaddend

•UnderstandanduseAdditionProperties(Commutative,Associative,Identity)

Fractions•Equalparts;halves;fourths(quar-ter);partofasetofobjects

Geometry•Planeshapes:circle,square,triangle,rectangle;sidesandcorners

•Solidfigures:sphere,cylinder,rectangularprism,cube,cone;corners,faces,curvedsides

•Spatialrelationships;patterns;perimeter

Estimation•Numbersofobjects•Length:islonger,isshorter•Weight:weighsmore,weighsless•Capacity:holdsmore,holdsless

Measurement•Length/height:nonstandardunits,inch,centimeter

•Weight:weighsmore,weighsless•Capacity:holdsmore,holdsless•Temperature:Fahrenheit;Celsius•Measuringtools:ruler,scale,thermometer,cup

•Time:hourandhalfhour;elapsedtime

•Calendar:days,weeks,months•Money:penny,nickel,dime,quarter

Problem Solving•Wordproblems;picture,tallycharts,bargraph

•Reasoning

Graphs and Data•Pictures,graph,bargraph,tallycharts

Calculators (optional)•Makenumbers;addition;subtraction

Phonics & English3rd Edition

Prereading Skills•Interpretingpictures,sequencing,matchingsoundswithpictures

Listening•Listeningenjoyment:songs,stories,poems,nurseryrhymes,folktales

•Listeningcomprehension:inter-pretinginformation,listeningforfactsanddetails,followingdirec-tions,makingcriticaljudgments,makingapplication,identifyingamainidea

Oral Communication•Takingpartinsongs,discussion,sharingofideas,actionrhymes,pantomimes,dialogues,andcho-ralreadings;retellingstories

Phonemic Awareness and Phonics•Usingauditorydiscriminationandletter-soundassociationforeachofthe44Englishsoundsandtheirvariantspellings

•Identifying:consonantblendsanddigraphs,voweldigraphsanddiphthongs,r-influencedvowels

•Recognizingsoftandhardcandg,thesilentconsonants,openandclosedsyllables

•Decoding130phonogramsorwordfamilies

•Developingword-recognitionskills

•Recognizingrhymes;writinganalogies

•Readingphrasesandsentenceswithcomprehension

Vocabulary•Determiningmeaningfromcontext

•Synonyms,antonyms,compoundwords

Structural Analysis•Countingsyllables;dividingwords:basewords,prefixes,suffixes

Study Skills•Usingalphabeticalorder,follow-ingdirections,readingacolorkey,readingforthemainidea

Composition•Oralcomposition:dictatingaword,aphrase,andasentence;describinganexperience;sharinganidea

•Writtencomposition:completingasentence,astory,andarhyme;writingcompletesentences,stories,letters,poems,arecipe,instructions;journaling;learn-ingthefivestepsinthewritingprocess

Grammar and Mechanics•Capitalization;punctuation:peri-ods,questionmarks,exclamationpoints,commas,contractions,possessives

•Partsofspeech:actionwords,namingwords,describingwords

•Positionwords;comparatives,superlatives

Reading•Readingforcomprehension,drawingconclusions


Phonics and Word Recognition•ReviewandapplicationofphonicsconceptspresentedinPhonics and English 1

•Wordfamilies•Consonantsounds:single,blends,digraphs,silent,softandhardcandg

•Vowelsounds:short,long,r-influenced,special

•Open/closedsyllables;syllabledivision

•Servicewords

Vocabulary•Meaningfromcontext;syn-onyms;antonyms;prefixes;suffixes;analogies;compoundwords;contractions;actionwords;describingwords;namingwords;riddles;Biblewords

Comprehension•Literal,interpretive,critical,ap-preciativelevels;biblicaltruth

•Interpretpictures;followdirec-tions,sequence;classify;compareandcontrast;causeandeffect

•Makeinferences;drawconclu-sions;predictoutcomes

•True/falsestatements;size/spa-tial/timerelationships;mainidea

•Punctuation;capitalization;sentencesense;comparatives/superlatives

Literature•Readingavarietyofgenres:realisticfiction,historicalfiction,fantasy,fable,folktale,article,Bibleaccount,missionarystories,drama

•Charactertraitsandmotives;setting

•Fancifulelements;similes•Poetry:rhyme,rhythm,onomatopoeia

Study Skills•Alphabetizing,bookparts,glos-sary,calendar,colorkey,locateinformation,maps,diagrams

Fluency•SilentReading:readforunder-standing,specificinformation,biblicaltruth,author’smessage

•OralReading:communicatemes-sageoftheauthor;language-likeflow;communicatemeaning,mood;portraycharacters,emo-tion;respondtopunctuation

Composition•Describeapicture,anexperience,anobject,aplace,andanevent

•Writeanewspaperarticle,aletter,ajournalentry,andapoem

•Completeasentenceandastoryframe

•Writearesponsetothethemeofastory,aneventfromanotherpointofview,andthingslearnedaboutGod

Reading4th Edition

Handwriting3rd Edition

•PreCursiveletterformationforA–Z;usingcorrectpencilhold,paperposition,posture,andspacing;beingconsistentinslantandletteralignment;placingwordsonalinecorrectly;practic-ingletterformationwithwords,sentences,Bibleprinciples,andpoems

30 Weekly Word Lists•10wordsperlist(9patternwordsand1sightword)

•Wordsfrequentlyusedinwriting•Reviewlistwithpatternwordseveryfifthweek

Generalizations•Phonicsgeneralizations:shortandlongvowelpatterns,r-influencedvowelpatterns,diphthongs

•Consonantpatterns:consonants,consonantblendsanddigraphs,softc

•Structuralgeneralizations:suf-fixess,es,ed,er,est,ing;suffixrules:nochangetobaseword,doublethefinalconsonant,dropthefinale

Word Study•Phonicsandstructuralanalysisactivities

•Wordmeaningactivities:sen-tencecontexts,rhymingwords,meaningorpictureclues,puzzles

Proofreading•Spellingawareness:identifyingthecorrectspellingforagiven

word,identifyingandcorrectingmisspelledwords,standardized-testpractice

Dictionary Skills•Locationskills•Alphabeticalordertothefirstandsecondletter

•Entrywords,guidewords,wordforms,samplesentence

Writing Application•Dictationsentencesintests

Spelling3rd Edition


Science4th Edition

Bible Content•Integratesdoctrineintoachrono-logicalandthematicstudyoftheOldandNewTestaments

•BiblecharactersincludeNoah,Abraham,Gideon,Samson,Nehemiah,Ruth,Esther,Daniel,Dorcas,Paul,andJesus.

•ThemesincludeGodismyKing,obedience,humility,serving,forgiveness,giving,thankfulness,surrender,stewardship,courage,faith,faithfulness,zeal,priorities,loyalty,joy,andevangelism.

Bible Study Skills•Understandingpartsofaverse

•Interpretingmeaning•UsingaBibleglossary•UsingthecontentspageofaBible

Character Emphasis•Charactertraitsusedinap-plicationstoriesshowstudentstheirneedofChristasSavioranddemonstratewaystoapplybiblicalprinciplestopersonal-lifesituations.

Christian Living Application•Discussionquestionsareusedthroughouttoclarifyunderstand-ingandaidinthoughtfulapplica-tionofbiblicalvirtues.

•Highlightsheroesofthefaith

Bible Truths for Christian Growth•89ofthecompletesetof164questionsandanswerscorrelatedwithappropriatebiblicalthemes


Hymns and Songs•10songs,eachaccompanyingaunittheme;20moretochoosefrom

GENERAL SCIENCE•Processskills,sciencetools,scien-tificmethod

EARTH SCIENCE Earth•Parts of the earth:thesurface,globes,volcanoes,earthquakes,layers

•Movement of the earth:sunrise,sunset,rotation,daytime,night-time,revolution,seasons

•Natural resources:conservation,water,soil,erosion,fossilfuels;reduce,reuse,recycle

Space•Earth in space:rotation;revolu-tion,dayandnight,seasons

LIFE SCIENCE Living Things•Living things:livingcontrastedwithnonlivingthings,basicneeds(food,water,space,shelter),characteristicsoflivingthings,lifecycles

•Fossils and dinosaurs:Creation,evolution,fossils,waysfossilsform,dinosaurs

•Plants:partsofaplant,whatplantsneed,seeds,seeddisper-sal,plantlifecycle,community,population,habitat,environment,desert,rainforest,tundra,forests,ocean,pond

Human Body•Systems of the body:skeletal,muscular,circulatory,respiratory,digestive

•foodandexercise

PHYSICAL SCIENCE Motion•Motion:forces,motion,friction,gravity,weight,magnetism

Energy•Light and shadows:sourcesoflight,reflection,colors,transpar-ent,translucentopaque,shadows

Matter•Matter and heat:formsofmat-ter(solid,liquid,gas),changingforms(freezing,melting),tem-perature,thermometer

Bible TruthsAServant’sHeart

4th Edition

Grade 2


Focus•DevelopingaChristianperspec-tiveonUnitedStateshistoryfromNativeAmericanstothefoundingoftheindependentnation

Geography•Mapskills:compassrose,keys,landforms,bodiesofwater,land-formmap,mapgrid,globe

•Climate

American History•Foundingofthecolonies•Immigration•RevolutionaryWar

Government•ConstitutionalConvention•Laws•Leaders•Rightsandresponsibilitiesofacitizen

•Constitution•FirstPresident

Economics•Economicsinacommunityandinthecolonies

Culture•NativeAmericancultures•Culturesinthecolonies

NEW


Math4th Edition

Numeration•Identifyandwrite0–9,999;num-berwords:zerotoninehundredninety-nine

Number Sense•Placevalue:thousands/hun-dreds/tens/ones;10more/10less;100more/100less;even/oddnumbers;roundtothenearesttenandhundred;comparewith<and>;expandedform

•Ordinals:first–twentieth•Patterns;sequencing:before,after,between;numberline

Counting•Countby1s,5s,10s,and100s;by2sto60;by3sto30;by4sto40

Addition•100basicfacts(usingfactfamiliesandotherstrategies);4-digitaddends;verticalformaddition;rename10onesas1ten,10tensas1hundred,1hundredsas1thousand;money;wordproblems

•OrderPrinciple,ZeroPrinciple,GroupingPrinciple

•Wordproblems•Subtraction•100basicfacts(usingfactfamiliesandotherstrategies);3-and4-digitminuendandsubtrahend

•Rename1tenas10ones;1hun-dredas10tens,1thousandas10hundreds;money

•Wordproblems:take-away,comparison,missingaddend;strategies

•ZeroPrinciple

Multiplication•Repeatedaddition;array;numberline;equation;verticalform;fac-tors:0–5,10;wordproblems

•OrderPrinciple,IdentityPrinciple,ZeroPrinciple

Division•Equalsets;equation;missingfac-tor;divisor:1–5;wordproblems

Algebra Readiness•Equation;missingaddend;missingfactor;OrderPrinciple,GroupingPrinciple,ZeroPrinciple

Fractions•Equalparts;halvestotenths;partofaset;fairshare;comparewithcommondenominators;comparewith1asthenumerator

Decimals•Money

Geometry•Planefigures:circle,square,triangle,rectangle,pentagon,hexagon,oval;sides,vertices;similar,congruent;symmetry;slides,flips,turns

•Solidfigures:sphere,cylinder,rectangularprism,cube,cone,pyramid;faces,edges,vertices,curves

•Lines:horizontal/vertical;parallel/intersecting

•Area;perimeter;patterns

Estimation•Roundtonearesttenandhundred

•Length:inch,foot,yard;centime-ter,meter

•Weight:morethan/lessthan1pound,1ounce

•Mass:morethan/lessthan1kilogram;about1gram/morethan1gram

•Capacity:morethan/lessthan1cup,1pint,1quart,1gallon;morethan/lessthan1liter

Measurement•Length:inch,foot,yard;centime-ter,meter

•Capacity:cup,pint,quart,gallon;liter

•Weight:ounce,pound•Mass:gram,kilogram•Temperature:Fahrenheit;Celsius•Measuringtools:ruler,scale,thermometer,cup,liter

•Time:to5-minuteinterval;A.M./P.M.;elapsedtime

•Calendar:day,week,month,year•Money:penny,nickel,dime,quarter,half-dollar,1dollar

Problem Solving•Wordproblems;graphs;tables;charts;mapskills;probability;money

Statistics and Graphs•Pictograph;bargraph;coordinategraph;linegraph;circlegraph;tables;charts;tallies

Calculators•Addition;subtraction

English Writing&GrammarUpdated 2nd Edition

Parts of Speech•Noun:common,proper,singular,plural,passive,abbreviation,possessive

•Verb:action;linking;help-ing—has,have;presentandpasttenses;regularandcertainirregularverbs

•Pronoun•Adjective•Adverb

Sentence Structure•Sentence:fragment,run-onsentence,combiningsentences,expandingsentences

•Sentenceparts:subjectpart,subject,predicatepart

•Sentencetype:statement,ques-tion,command,exclamation

Conventions•Capitalization:propernouns,titles,abbreviations,initials,booktitles

•Punctuation:period,questionmark,exclamationpoint,comma,apostrophe

Usage•Pronounreference,contractions

Writing Skills•Writingprocess:plan,draft,revise,proofread,publish

•Writingtraits:ideas,organize,wordchoice,conventions

•Usingadictionary•Usingathesaurus•Conferencingwithteacherandpeer

•Organizationaltools:word-web,time-orderchart,senseschart,notecards

•Usingarubricforself-assessment

Writing Projects•Sharedwriting•Independentwriting•ParagraphDevelopment•Poetry:Hebrewpoem,couplet,shapepoem

•Personalstory,friendlyletter,instructions,opiniontointroduceabook,researchreport

Study and Reference Skills•Referenceskills:partsofabook:title,page,tableofcontents;library:fiction,nonfiction,biography;informationsources:encyclopedia,dictionary,atlas,magazine,DVD;electroniccardcatalog;computer:safety/eti-quette,key-wordsearch

•Dictionaryskills:alphabeticalorder,guideword,entryword,definition,samplesentence

•Studyskills:listening:followdirections,listeningstrategies,identifyfactsanddetails;takingnotes

Listening and Speaking Skills•Listeningskills:followingdirec-tions,listeningstrategies,identifyfactsanddetails

•Speakingskills:audiorecordings,collaborativeconversations,read-ingorally

NEW


Grade 2Reading3rd Edition

Phonics and Word Recognition•Reteachingofphonics:areviewoftheforty-foursoundsofEnglishwithmanyofthevariantspellings

•Open/closedsyllables;count-ingsyllables;syllabledivision:basewords/prefixes/suffixes,VC/CVpattern,compoundwords,consonant+-le

•Servicewords

Vocabulary•Meaningfromcontext;syn-onyms;antonyms;homophones;prefixes;suffixes;analogies;com-poundwords;contractions

Comprehension•Literalandhigher-orderlevels;biblicaltruth

•Interpretpictures;followdirec-tions;sequence;classify;compareandcontrast;causeandeffect;problemandsolution


•True/falsestatements;time/placerelationships;relevantinforma-tion;facts/opinions;mainidea

•Punctuation;capitalization;abbreviations;comparatives/su-perlatives;possessives;pronouns;actionwords;describingwords

Literature•Readingavarietyofgenres:realisticfiction,historicalfiction,fantasy,fable,folktale,talltale,article,Bibleaccount,biography,poetry,drama,mystery

•Maincharacter;characterdevel-opment,motives,traits

•Setting;plot;pointofview;fanci-fulelements;idioms;imagery;similes;figurativelanguage

•Poetry:rhyme;rhythm;repetition;onomatopoeia;alliteration

Informational Text Skills•Bookparts:title,author,illustra-tor,contents,glossary

•Alphabetizing;booksoftheBible;calendar;recipe;poemstanzas;hymnstanzas;captions;head-ings;maps;diagrams;graphs;graphicorganizers


•OralReading:communicatemes-sageoftheauthor;language-likeflow;communicatemeaning,mood;portraycharacters,emo-tion;respondtopunctuation;conveydialogue

Composition•Writinginresponsetoreading•Descriptions;personalexperi-ences;poems

•Alternatestoryending

Handwriting2nd Edition

Spelling2nd Edition

32 Weekly Word Lists•Wordsfrequentlyusedinwriting•Patternwordsandirregularspell-ingwords

•Interactivestudymethod•Weeklyreviewofpatterns

Generalizations•PhonicsGeneralizations:vowelpatterns:shortandlongvowels,r-influencedvowels,diphthongs

•Consonantpatterns:consonants,consonantblendsanddigraphs,softc,softg,silentconsonants

•Two-syllablewordsendinginle,er,y,andreliablepatterns

•Structuralgeneralizations:com-poundwords

•Contractions•Suffixes:s,es,ed,ing,er,est•Suffixrules:nochangetothebaseword,doublethefinalcon-sonant,dropthefinale,changeytoi

Word Study•Wordsort:classifyingwordsbasedonsharedfeatures

•Wordbuilding:makingnewwordsbyaddingoromittingletters

•Phonicsandstructuralanalysisactivities

•Word-meaningactivities:con-texts,meaningclues,synonyms,antonyms,homophones

Proofreading•Spellingawareness;identifyingandcorrectingmisspelledwordsinsentencesorpassages

•Identifyingthecorrectspellingforagivenword

•Standardized-testpractice

Dictionary Skills•Locationskills•Alphabeticalordertothefirst,

second,andthirdletter•Entrywords,guidewords,wordforms

Writing Application•Dictationsentencesintests•Real-lifewritingapplication

•MaintainingPreCursivealphabetandmasteringcursivealphabet

•Maintaininggoodhandwrit-ingskills:goodposture,paperpositioning,pencilhold,correct-letterformation,slant,alignment,rhythm,spacing,neatness

•Applyinguseinsubjectcontentareas:Bible,math,Englishskills,science,HeritageStudies

•CopyinggoodcursivemodelsthatincludeScripture,poetry,hymns,pledges,recipes,thank-younotes,invitations,andfriendlyletters


Bible Content•IntegrateddoctrinethroughachronologicalandthematicstudyoftheBibleemphasizingapplication

•BiblecharactersincludeCain,Abel,Seth,Job,Lot’swife,Korah,Elijah,Jesus,theapostles,Peter,Philip,andPaulandhiscoworkers.

•Themesincludesinandsalvation,purity,lifeofChrist,willingness,friendships,obeyingauthorities,

cooperation,dedication,andthankfulness.


Bible Study Skills•Usingcrossreferences•ReinforcesusingtheBible’scontentspageandglossary,inter-pretingmeanings,sequencingevents,readingmaps

Character Emphasis•Discussionquestionsthroughoutandapplicationstoriesshow

studentstheirneedofChristasSaviorandwaystoapplybiblicalprinciplesandcommandstolifesituations.

Bible Truths for Christian Growth•164questions/answerspre-sentedin10biblicalthemesaidunderstandingandfacilitatediscipleship

Memory Verses•36versesorpassages•Emphasisonapplication

GENERAL SCIENCE•processskills,sciencetools,scien-tificmethod

EARTH SCIENCE Earth•Rocks:howtheyform(igneous,sedimentary,metamorphic),weathering,GenesisFlood

•Minerals:uses,characteristicsofminerals

•Soil:layersofsoil,humus•Weather:atmosphere,tempera-ture,precipitation,watercycle,weatherinstruments(raingauge,weathervane,anemometer,thermometer),drought,clouds,wind,meteorologist,weatherforecast,storms(tornado,hur-ricane,blizzard)

Space•Solar system:thesun,planets,asteroidsanddwarfplanets;constellations,astronomers,telescopes

LIFE SCIENCE Living Things•Cold-blooded animals:fish,amphibians,reptiles

•Warm-blooded animals:birds,mammals;instinctsandlearnedbehaviors

•Plants:parts,photosynthesis,chlorophyll,uses

•Ecosystems:characteristicsoflivingthings,environment,population,community,habitats,producers,consumers,decom-posers,herbivores,omnivores,carnivores,foodchains,foodwebs,predator,prey,changesinecosystems,resources,balancingecosystems

•Cells:microscope,cellsizesandshapes,one-celledlivingthings,partsofcells,tissues,organs,systems

Human Body•Ear:partsoftheear,howsoundtravelsthroughtheear

•Skin:epidermis,dermis,char-acteristicsofskin,melanin,fin-gerprints,nerves,bloodvessels,sweatglands,pores,oilglands,skincare

PHYSICAL SCIENCE Motion•Motion:forces,friction,gravity,weight,magnetism,motion,work,energy,kindsofenergy

Energy•Sound:vibrations,causes,soundwaves,speedofsoundthroughmatter,reflectedsoundwaves,echoes,absorbingsoundwaves,characteristicsofsound(pitch,volume,quality),usingsound

Matter•Matter:propertiesofmatter,mass,volume,usingabalanceandgraduatedcontainers,statesofmatter(solid,liquid,gas),changingstatesofmatter(evapo-ration,condensation),proper-tiesofwater,physicalchanges,mixtures,chemicalchanges

Bible TruthsFollowingChrist

4th Edition

Science4th Edition

Grade 3


Math 3rd Edition


Focus•LearningaboutthefoundingandgrowthofanewnationfromaChristianperspective

Geography•Mapskills:cardinalandinterme-diatedirections,grids,globe,lati-tudeandlongitude,hemispheres,landforms,primemeridian,equa-tor,andpopulationmap

Social Studies Skills•Primaryandsecondarysources;renewableandnonrenewableresources

•Chartsandgraphs:timeline

•Factandopinion,causeandef-fect,compareandcontrast

American History•America’sbeginning•TrailofTears•Wars:RevolutionaryWar,FrenchandIndianWar,WarwithGreatBritain,andCivilWar

•Communicationandtransportation

•Inventions•WesternExpansion

Government•ConstitutionalConvention•BillofRights•ArticlesofConfederation

•Preamble•Politicalparties,ElectoralCollege

Economics•Costandbenefits•Importsandexports•Planningabudget

Culture•Songs:patriotic,folk,hymns•Flagetiquette•Foodsampling

Number Sense•Recognizeandwrite0–1,000,000withnumeralsandwords;RomannumeralsI–XII

•Ordinals:firstthroughninety-ninth;order;numberline

•Placevalue:10more/10less;onestohundredthousands;expandedform;roundtothenearestten,hundred,onethousand,comparewith>and<

•even/oddnumbers

Counting•Countby1s,2s,5s,10s,100s,1,000s,10,000s;countby2sto20,by3sto30,by4sto40,by5sto50,by6sto60,by7sto70,by8sto80,by9sto90

Addition•100basicfacts;factfamilies(withstrategies);five-digitaddends;verticalform;rename10onesas1tento10onethousandsas1tenthousand;money;strategies;wordproblems;CommutativeProperty,AssociativeProperty,IdentityProperty

Subtraction•100basicfacts;factfamilies;five-digitminuendandsubtrahend;wordproblems;rename1tenas10onesto1tenthousandas10onethousands;money;wordproblems;strategies;take-away,comparison;missingaddend;ZeroPrinciple

Multiplication•110basicfacts;factfamilies;mul-tiples;repeatedaddition;arrays;numberline;equation;vertical

form;1digitfactors;2to3digitsby1digit;renaming;strategies;wordproblems;CommutativeProperty;AssociativeProperty;IdentityProperty;ZeroProperty

Division•110basicfacts;factfamilies;equalsets;repeatedsubtraction;measurement;partition/strate-gies;equation;divisionframe;wordproblems;2and3digitsby1digit;1-digitremainders

Algebra Readiness•Equation;missingaddend;miss-ingfactor;negativenumbers(temperature);addition&multi-plication;Properties

Fractions•Partofawhole;partofaset;equivalentfractions;compare;order;mixednumbers;addandsubtractlikefractions

Decimals•Readandwritetenthsandhundredths;mixednumbers;compare;order;addandsubtract;rename10tenthsas1oneand10hundredthsas1tenth;wordforms;money;wordproblems

Geometry•Planefigures:circle,polygons,square,triangle,rectangle,pen-tagon,hexagon,octagon;edge,vertex;slides,flips,turns

•Solidfigures:sphere,cube,cylinder,cone,rectangularprism,rectangularpyramid;faces;edges;vertices;curvedsurface

•Lines:horizontal/vertical;parallel/intersecting;symmetry

•Area;perimeter;patterns

Estimation•Roundtonearestten,hundred,andonethousand

•Length;distance;capacity;weight;mass

Measurement•Length:½inch,foot,yard,mile;centimeter,meter,kilometer

•Capacity:cup,pint,quart,gallon;milliliter,liter

•Weight:ounce,pound•Mass:gram,kilogram•Temperature:Fahrenheit;Celsius•Time:to1-minuteinterval;pastandfutureelapsedtimeto5-minuteinterval;before/afterthehour;A.M./P.M.;noon/midnight

•Calendar:date,futuredate;schedule

•Money:coins;five-dollarbill;ten-dollarbill;dollarsign;decimalpoint;addition,subtraction

Problem Solving•Wordproblems;graphs;tables;charts;schedule;mapskills;logic;probability;money;multi-stepproblems;problemswithtoolittleinformation;ProblemSolvingPlan

Data and Graphs•Bargraph,pictograph;lineplot;linegraph;coordinategraph;circlegraph;tablesandcharts;tallies

Calculators•Addition;subtraction


Reading3rd Edition

English Writing&Grammar

2nd Edition

Parts of Speech•Noun:common,proper,singular,plural,irregularpossessive;abbreviation

•Verb:action,linking,helping;present,past,andfuturetenses

•Pronoun:subject,object,possessive

•Adjective:comparative,superlative

•Adverbs

Sentence Structure•Simplesentence;fragment;run-onsentence;compoundsentence

•Sentenceparts:completesubject,completepredicate,simplesub-ject,simplepredicate

•Sentencetypes:declarative,inter-rogative,imperative,exclamatory

•Compoundsubjects;compoundpredicates;diagramming

Conventions•Capitalization:propernouns,titles,abbreviations,initials,booktitles

•Punctuation:period,questionmark,exclamationpoint,comma,apostrophe,quotationmarks

Usage•Homophones;pronounrefer-ence;contractions;subject/verbagreement;prefixes;suffixes

Writing Skills•WritingProcess:Plan,Draft,Revise,Proofread,Publish

•WritingTraits:Ideas,Organization,WordChoice,Conventions

•WritingConferencewithteacherandpeer

•OrganizationalTools:writingpro-cesschart,word-web,time-orderchart,senseschart,notecards,paragraphmodel

•Rubricforself-assessment•Proofreadingmarkstoimprovewritingandmakecorrections

•Usingadictionary•Usingathesaurus

Writing Projects•Sharedwriting•Independentwriting•ParagraphDevelopment•Poetry:soundpoem•Instructions,friendlyletter,personalstory,persuasiveessay,story,bookreport,researchreport

Study & Reference Skills•Referenceskills:partsofabook:titlepage,tableofcontents,index;library:electroniccatalog;encyclopedia;atlas

•Dictionaryskills:alphabeticalorder,guidewords,partsofanentry,multipledefinitions

•Studyskills:takingnotes

Listening & Speaking Skills•Listeningskills;speakingskills:makinganintroduction

Phonics and Word Recognition•Phonicsreview;introductionofadditionalvariantspellings

•Syllabledivision:basewords/prefixes/suffixes,VC/CVpattern,compoundwords,prefixes/suf-fixes,two-syllablewords,wordsendingwith–tion;consonants+le;schwasyllables

•Servicewordsreview

Vocabulary•Meaningfromcontext;syn-onyms;antonyms;analogies;compoundwords;contractions


•Sequence;classify;compareandcontrast;causeandeffect;prob-lemandsolution


•Time/placerelationships;relevantinformation;facts/opinions;mainidea

•Punctuation;capitalization;ab-breviations;comparatives/superlatives;possessives;pro-nouns;verbs;adverbs;adjectives

Literature•Readingavarietyofgenres:realisticfiction,historicalfiction,fantasy,fable,folktale,talltale,article,Bibleaccount,biography,poetry,play,nonfiction,legend

•Maincharacter;characterdevel-opment,motives,traits

•Setting;plot;conflict;pointofview;foreshadowing;fancifulelements

•Idioms;imagery;personifica-tion;metaphor;simile;humor;sarcasm;suspense

•Poetry:rhyme;rhythm;onomato-poeia;alliteration;quatrains

Study Skills•Bookparts:contents;glossary•Encyclopedia;Bibleconcordance;cross-references;biographicaldictionary;newspaper;classi-fiedad

•Skimming;scanning;PQ3Rstudymethod

•Calendar;maps;diagrams;graphs;timeline;schedule


•OralReading:communicatemes-sageoftheauthor;language-likeflow;communicatemeaning,mood;portraycharacters,emo-tion,motive;respondtopunctua-tion;choralreading

Composition•Poetry;simile;rhymingriddles;alliterativephrases

•Newsarticle;classifiedad;per-sonalexperience;journalentry;friendlyletter;persuasiveessay;descriptiveparagraph

•Storymapping;playwriting;talltale;researchwriting;decree/law;financialreport



32 Weekly Word Lists•Wordsfrequentlyusedinwriting•Patternwordsandirregularspell-ingwords

•Interactivestudymethod•Weeklyreviewofpatterns

Generalizations•Phonicsgeneralizations:vowelpatterns:shortandlongvowels,r-influencedvowels,diphthongs

•Consonantpatterns:consonants,consonantblendsanddigraphs,softc,softg,silentconsonants

•Two-syllablewordsendinginle,er,y,andreliablepatterns

•Structuralgeneralizations:com-poundwords

•Contractions•Suffixes:s,es,ed,ing,er,est

•Suffixrules:nochangetothebaseword,doublethefinalcon-sonant,dropthefinale,changeytoi

Word Study•Wordsort:classifyingwordsbasedonsharedfeatures

•Wordbuilding:makingnewwordsbyaddingoromittingletters

•Phonicsandstructural-analysisactivities

•Wordmeaningactivities:con-texts,meaningclues,synonyms,antonyms,homophones

Proofreading•Spellingawareness;identifyingandcorrectingmisspelledwordsinsentencesorpassages

•Identifyingthecorrectspellingforagivenword


Dictionary Skills•Locationskills•Alphabeticalordertothefirst,

second,andthirdletter•Entrywords,guidewords,wordforms,definitions,samplesentences

•Syllabledivision:compoundwords;wordswithtwomiddleconsonants;wordsendinginle;openandclosedsyllables

Writing Application•Dictationsentencesintests•Real-lifewritingapplication

•Maintainingcursivealphabet:uppercaseandlowercase

•Maintaininggoodhandwritingskillsusing3/8”writinglines


•CopyinggoodcursivemodelsthatincludeScripture,poetry,timelines,tables,diaries,logs,maps,quotations,charactertraits,andhymns

Spelling2nd Edition


Bible TruthsGodandHisPeople

4th Edition

Bible Content•BiblecharactersincludeMoses,Rahab,David,Solomon,Hezekiah,Elisha,Timothy,Stephen,Paul,andJesus.

•ThemesincludeattributesofGod,Biblestudyandprayer,faithfulness,contentment,andthechurch.


Bible Study Skills•UsingabbreviationsofBiblebooks

•Usingaconcordance•ReinforcesusingthecontentspagesoftheBible,interpretingmeaning,usingcross-references

•Emphasisoncharacter•Charactertraitsusedinapplica-tionstoriesshowstudentstheirneedofChristasSaviorandwaystoapplybiblicalprinciplestopersonal-lifesituations.

Bible Truths for Christian Growth•164questionscorrelatedwith10biblicalthemes


Hymns and Songs•10songs,eachaccompanyingaunittheme;20moretochoosefrom

Science3rd Edition

GENERAL SCIENCE•Processskills,sciencetools,andscientificmethod

EARTH SCIENCE Earth•Changes on the earth:volca-noes,earthquakes,frost,action,abrasion,weathering,erosion,deposition,landslides,avalanches

•Landforms:deltas,dunes,glaciers

•Soil:formation,conservation•Natural resources:renewableresources(soil,water,trees,conservation,pollution,hydro-electricenergy,windenergy,solarenergy),nonrenewableresources(fossilfuels);reduce,reuse,recycle

•Water and oceans:watercycle,tides,waves,deepoceancur-rents,surfacecurrents,oceanfloor,oceandepths,oceancreatures

Space•Moon:shapeandsize,atmos-phereandtemperature,massandgravity,light,features(maria,mountains,craters,rilles),revolu-tion,rotation,phases,eclipses

•History of the moon:man’stheo-ries,science,ageofthemoon

LIFE SCIENCE Living Things•Insects:arthropods,bodyparts,protection,waysofeating,lifecycles,metamorphosis,socialinsects

•Spiders:webs,gettingfood•Plants:floweringplants,partsofaflower,pollination,seeds,seeddispersal,seedparts,plantlifecycle,reproduction,methodsofclassification

•Ecosystems:environment,basicneeds,resources,competition,partnerships,migration,hiberna-tion,changes,pollution

•Animal defenses:adaptations(camouflage,mimicry),protec-tion(armorandhorns)

Human Body•Eyes:partsoftheeye,pathoflightthroughtheeye,visioncorrection

•Digestive system:digestivetractanddigestiveprocess

•Nutrition:proteins,fats,carbohy-drates,vitamins,minerals,healthydietplanning

•Skeletal-muscular system:skeleton,partsofbones,mar-row,joints,ligaments,cartilage,muscles,injuries

PHYSICAL SCIENCE Motion•Motion and machines:forces,friction,work,simplemachines(levers,pulleys,wheelsandaxles,inclinedplanes,screws,wedges)

Energy•Electricity:positivecharges,negativecharges,staticelectric-ity,currentelectricity,conductors,insulators,resistors,seriescircuits,parallelcircuits

•Magnetism:magneticfield,usesofmagnets,electromagnets,generators

•Light:sourcesoflight,speedoflight,transparent,translucent,opaque,shadows,visiblespec-trum,reflection,refraction,lens

Matter•Measuring matter:length,vol-ume,mass,weight

Grade 4


Math3rd Edition

Number Sense•Recognizeandwrite0–100,000,000withnumeralsandwords;RomannumeraIsI–XXXIX

•Ordinals;firstthroughninety-ninth;order;numberline;10more/10less

•Placevalue:onestohundredthousands;expandedform;even/oddnumbers;roundtothenear-estten,hundred,onethousand;comparewith>and<

Counting•Countby1s,2s,5s,10s,100s,1,000s,10,000s;countby2sto20,by3sto30,by4sto40,by5sto50,by6sto60,by7sto70,by8sto80,by9sto90

Addition•100basicfacts;factfamilies;six-digitaddends;verticalform;rename10onesas1tento10onethousandsas1tenthousand

•Strategies;wordproblems;money

•CommutativeProperty,AssociativeProperty,IdentityProperty

Subtraction•100basicfacts(usingstrategies);factfamilies;six-digitminuendandsubtrahend;rename1tenas10onesto1tenthousandas10onethousands

•Strategies;wordproblems;money;take-away,comparison;missingaddend;unknownpart

•ZeroPrinciple

Multiplication•110basicfacts;factfamilies;mul-tiples;repeatedaddition;arrays;numberline;equations;verticalform;1-digitfactors;1digittimes2–4digits;2digitstimes2–3digits;renaming;strategies;wordproblems

•CommutativeProperty,AssociativeProperty,IdentityProperty,ZeroProperty,Multiplication,AdditionPrinciple

Division•110basicfacts(usingstrategies);factfamilies;equalsets;repeatedsubtraction;measurement;partition/strategies;equation;divisionframe;wordproblems;computation:2–4digitsby1digit;2–3digitsby2digits;1–2digitremainders

Algebra Readiness•Equations;missingaddend;missingfactor;negativenumbers;functiontables;variables

Fractions•Partofawhole;partofaset;addandsubtractlikefractionsandmixednumberswithlikefrac-tions;renameimproperfractions

•Equivalentfractions;compare;order

Decimals•Readandwritetenthsandhundredths;mixednumbers;compare;order;addandsubtract;rename10tenthsas1oneand10hundredthsas1tenth;wordforms;money;wordproblems;roundtonearestwhole

Geometry•Planefigures:circle,polygons,square,triangle,rectangle,pen-tagon,hexagon,octagon;edge,vertex;slides,flips,turns

•Solidfigures:sphere,cube,cylinder,cone,rectangularprism,rectangularpyramid;face,edge,vertex,curvedsurface

•Lines:horizontal/vertical,parallel/intersecting,segments;points;rays;angles:right,acute,obtuse

•Symmetry;similar;congruent•Circle:radius,diameter

•Perimeter;area;patterns

Estimation•Roundtonearestten,hundred,andonethousand

•Roundforaddition,subtraction,multiplication,anddivision


Measurement•Length:¼and½inch,foot,yard,mile;centimeter,meter,kilome-ter,millimeter

•Capacity:cup,pint,quart,gallon;milliliter,liter

•Weight:ounce,pound,ton•Mass:gram,kilogram•Temperature:Fahrenheit;Celsius•Time:to1-minuteinterval;pastandfutureelapsedtimeto5-minuteinterval;before/afterthehour;A.M./P.M.;noon/midnight

•Calendar:date,futuredate;schedule

•Money:coins;one-,five-,ten-,andtwenty-dollarbills;dollarsign;decimalpoint;addition;sub-traction;multiplication;division

Problem Solving•Useaproblem-solvingplan:problems;graphs;tables;charts;schedule;mapskills;logic;probability;money;multistepproblems;problemswithtoolittleinformation

Data•Pictograph;bar,line,circle,andcoordinategraphs

•Tables;charts;tallies;lineplot;stem-and-leafplot

•Mean,median,mode,range,frequency

Calculators•Addition;subtraction;division

Heritage Studies 3rd Edition

Focus•DevelopingabiblicalworldviewthroughthestudyofAmericanhistory

Geography•Mapskills:hemispheres,equator,latitude/longitude,andprimemeridian

•Naturalresources;climates•Regions

World History•WorldWarI•WorldWarII

American History•Indians

•Thefiftystates(states,history,landmarks)

•Inventions:communication,transportation

•AmericanIndustrialRevolution•Spanish-AmericanWar•CivilWar•RevolutionaryWar•Warof1812•Territories

Government•BranchesofAmericangovernment

•Voting•Citizenship

Economics•Stockmarket•Supplyanddemand

Culture•Languages•AdjustmentofimmigrantsinAmerica

•Evangelismandmissionarywork

Social Studies•Causeandeffect•Timeline•Primarysources



2nd Edition

Parts of Speech•Noun:common,proper,singular,plural,irregularpossessive;ab-breviation;asasubject,object,andpredicatenoun

•Verb:action,linking,helping;present,past,andfuturetenses

•Pronoun:subject,object,possessive

•Adjective:article,predicateadjec-tive,comparative,superlative

•Adverb;preposition•Clauses

Sentence Structure•Sentence;fragment;run-onsen-tence;compoundsentence

•Sentenceparts:completesubject,completepredicate,simplesub-ject,simplepredicate

•Compoundsubjects;compoundpredicates;clauses:indepen-dent,dependent;introductoryphrases;prepositionalphrases;diagramming

Conventions•Capitalization:propernouns,titles,abbreviations


Usage•Homophones,pronounreference;contractions;often-confusedverbs;doublenegatives;prefixes;suffixes

•Subject/verbagreement




•OrganizationalTools:characterweb,events/detailschart,opinionchart,outline,plotpyramid,T-chart,time-orderchart,Venndiagram,wordweb

•Rubricforself-assessment

•Proofreadingmarkstoimprovewritingandmakecorrections


Writing Projects•Sharedwriting•Independentwriting•ParagraphDevelopment•Poetry:Haiku,Acrosticpoem•Personalnarrative,friendlyletter,instructions,compare-contrastessay,bookreview,talltale,researchreport,businessletter

Study & Reference Skills•Referenceskills:partsofabook:titlepage,tableofcontents,glos-sary;library:electroniccatalog;encyclopedia;atlas;periodicals

•Dictionaryskills:alphabeticalorder,guidewords,partsofanentry,multipledefinitions

•Studyskills:takingnotes,outline

Listening & Speaking Skills•Speakingskill:readanarrativealoud

Word Recognition•Syllabledivision;accentedsyllables;primary/secondaryac-cents;shiftinaccent;basewords/prefixes/suffixes;schwasyllables

•Optionalremedialphonics

Vocabulary•Meaningfromcontext;syn-onyms;antonyms;analogies;GreekandLatinroots;multiplemeanings




•Place/size/timerelationships;relevant/irrelevantinformation;facts/opinions;mainidea;dialect;discernment;senseofhistory

Literature•Readingavarietyofgenres:fiction,realisticfiction,historical

fiction,fantasy,folktale,talltale,article,Bibleaccount,biography,poetry,play,legend,regionalrealism

•Maincharacter;charactermo-tives,traits,growth,andchange

•Setting;plot;conflict;crisis;pointofview;foreshadowing;flash-back;good/evilelements;moral;mood;suspense

•Idioms;imagery;personification;metaphor;simile;hyperbole;exaggeration

•Poetry:rhyme;onomatopoeia;haiku

Study Skills•Glossary;encyclopedia;typesofdictionaries;Biblestudy;cross-references;cardcatalog;Deweydecimalsystem;captions;headlines;subtitles

•Skimming;scanning;PQ3Rstudymethod;outlining;paraphrasing

•Maps;diagrams;graphs;charts;timeline;schedules

Fluency•SilentReading:forinformation,entertainment,understanding,spiritualgrowth,author’smes-sage,biblicaltruth

•OralReading:communicateauthor’smessage;communicatemoodandmotive;conveyemo-tion;portraycharacter;conveymeaningofScripture;voiceinflection;volumeandpacing

Composition•Metaphor;simile;limerick;song;charactersketch;fable;shortstory;talltale;folktale;animaltales

•Caption;dialogue;readingresponse;compare/contrast;problem/solution

•Descriptiveparagraph;personalexperience;journalentry;friendlyletter;writingdirections;mapdrawing;diagramdescription;researchwriting;interview

Reading2nd Edition



Spelling2nd Edition

32 Weekly Word Lists•Wordlists:16patternwords,2challengewords,2reviewwords

•Interactivestudymethod

Generalizations•Phonicsgeneralizations:long,short,andr-influencedvowelsounds;diphthongs;reliablepatternsintwo-syllablewords;unstressed-syllablevowelpatterns

•Structuralgeneralizations:compoundwords,inflectionalsuffixes,prefixes,derivationalsuffixes

•Suffixrules:nochangetothebaseword,doublingthefinalconsonant,droppingthefinale,changingytoi

Word Study•Wordsorting:classifyingwordsbasedonsharedfeatures

•Wordbuilding:formingwordsbymanipulatingpatterns,syllables,affixes

•Wordmeaning:usingawordinthecontextofmeaning(defini-tions,synonyms,antonyms,homophones,homographs,categories,analogies)

Proofreading•Spellingawareness:identifyingthecorrectspellingforagivenword,identifyingandcorrectingmisspelledwordsinsentencesorpassages


Dictionary Skills•Locationskills•Alphabeticalordertothefourthletter:alphabetizingwordsbetweenguidewords

•Useofthepronunciationkey•Useofadictionaryentry:entryword,pronunciation,wordforms,definitions,samplesentences

•Syllabledivision:basewordsandaffixes,two-syllablevowel-consonantpatterns,unstressedsyllables

•Accentingsyllables:wordswithaffixes,syllablepatterns

Writing Activities•Dictationsentencesinweeklytests

•Real-lifewritingapplication




•CopyinggoodcursivemodelsthatincludeScripture,poetry,

timelines,tables,diaries,logs,maps,quotations,charactertraits,andhymns


Science4th Edition

Bible Truths LivinginGod’sLove

4th Edition


•BiblecharactersincludeLevites,Samson,Deborah,Jonah,Rehoboam,KingAsa,andPhilipandtheEthiopian.

•Themesincludesinandgrace,obedience,holiness,mybodyasGod’stemple,evangelismandmissions,andfalseteachers.


Bible Study Skills•UsingaBibledictionary,learningtooutlineScripture

•Reinforcesinterpretingmeaning,usingcross-references,abbrevia-tions,andaconcordance

Character Emphasis•Charactertraitsusedinapplica-tionstoriesshowstudentstheirneedofChristasSaviorand

biblicalprinciplestoapplytopersonal-lifesituations.


Memory Verses•Versesorpassagescorrelatewithunitthemes


EARTH SCIENCE Earth•Layers of the earth:characteris-ticsofthecore,mantle,andcrust

•Soil:weathering,erosion,howsoilisformed

•Minerals:characteristicsofmin-erals,usesofgems,metals,andotherminerals,mining

•Rocks:formationofigneous,sedimentary,andmetamorphicrocks

•Fossils:contrastingCreationandevolution,GenesisFlood,fossilformation,excavatingandrestor-ingfossils,datingandinterpret-ingfossils

•Layers of the atmosphere:char-acteristicsofthetroposphere,stratosphere,mesosphere,thermosphere,exosphere,andozonelayer

•Weather:air,airpressure,tem-perature,airmassesandfronts,winds,precipitation,clouds,storms,tornadoes,hurricanes,weatherinstruments,readingweathermaps

Space•Space technology:regulatingheatinspacecraft

LIFE SCIENCE Living Things•Dinosaurs:fossilevidence,extinction

•Biomes:characteristics,plantandanimallifeinthetundra,coniferousforest,deciduousforest,grasslands,desert,tropicalrainforest,mountains,marineandfreshwaterbiomes,wetlands

•Ecosystems:environment,popu-lation,habitat,foodchain,foodweb,predatorandprey,energypyramid,competition,adapta-tion,migration,hibernation,symbiosis,instincts,learnedbe-haviors,cycles(seasons,carbon,nitrogen,water),stresses(fires,floods,droughts,man-made),succession,nativeandinvasivespecies,extinction,endangeredspecies

Human Body•Respiratory system:nose,phar-ynx,larynx,vocalcords,trachea,bronchi,lungs,inhaling,exhaling,breathingmuscles,asthmaandotherbreathingdifficulties,dan-gersofsmoking

•Circulatory system:heart,arter-ies,veins,capillaries,bloodcells,bloodtypes,donationblood,excretorysystem

PHYSICAL SCIENCE Energy•Heat:potentialandkineticen-ergy,thermalenergy,tempera-ture,changingstatesofmatter,thermalexpansion,conduction,

convection,radiation,fuel,unwantedheat,applicationstospacetechnology

•Sound:soundwaves,frequency,speed,pitch,volume,timbre,echoes,ultrasound,music,acoustics

•Light:electromagneticwaves,propertiesofwaves,visiblespec-trum,refraction,reflection,colors,mirrors,lasers,electromagneticspectrum

Matter•Measuring matter:volume,mass,weight,density

•States of matter:solids,liquids,andgases

•Physical changes:melting,freezing,vaporization,boiling,evaporation,condensation

•Atoms and molecules:identify-ingatoms,molecules,elements,andcompounds

•Mixtures:evenlyandunevenlymixedmixtures,characteristicsofsolutions

Grade 5


Time Period•(ca.1400)tothepresent

Map Skills•Cardinalandintermediate,mapsymbolsandkey,mapscales,mapgrids,latitudeandlongi-tude,timezones

Kinds of Maps•Globe,historical,physicalandrelief,roadmap,distributionmap,political,mapprojection,regions/statecapitals

American History•Chronlogicalpresentaion•Eventsandpersonalitiesfrompre-Columbustothepresent

•Biblicalevaluationsofevents,actions,andattitudes

Government•Biblicalphilosophy•Rolesofthethreebranchesofgovernment

Economics•Inventions•Stockmarket

•Supplyanddemand

Culture•Languages•Religions•Customs

Heritage Studies4th Edition

Math 3rd Edition

Number Sense•Recognizingandwriting0–100,000,000,000asnumeralsandwords;RomannumeralsI–C

•Placevalue:onestohundredbil-lions;comparing;expandedform;even/oddnumbers;positive/negativenumbers;numberline;expressionsandequations

Addition & Subtraction•Basicfacts(factfamiliesandotherstrategies);six-digitnumbers;renamingtohundredthousands;inverserelationship;strate-gies;wordproblems;money;compensation

•Properties:Commutative,Associative,Identity;ZeroPrinciple

Multiplication•Basicfacts(factfamiliesandotherstrategies);multiples;repeatedaddition;arrays;equations;verticalform;1–3digitstimes2–4digits;renaming;strategies;wordproblems;money;factortrees;primeandcompositenumbers;GCF;LCM

•Properties:Commutative,Associative,Identity,Zero,DistributiveoverAddition

Division•Basicfacts(factfamiliesandotherstrategies);equalsets;inverseofmultiplication;measurement;partition;fractionform;equa-tions;2–4digitsby1–2digits;remainders;strategies;wordproblems;money

Fractions•Partofawhole;partofaset;equivalentfractions;comparing;ordering;lowestterms;renamingimproperfractionsandmixednumbers

•Addingandsubtractinglikeandunlikefractions;addingand

subtractingmixednumberswithlikeandunlikefractions

•Multiplyingawholenumbertimesafractionandafractiontimesawholenumber;multiply-ingafractiontimesafraction;multiplyingawholenumbertimesamixednumber;multi-plyingamixednumbertimesamixednumber

•Dividingawholenumberbyafraction;dividingafractionbyafraction;reciprocals

Decimals•Readingandwritingtenths,hundredths,onethousandths;writingasfractionsandmixednumbers;comparing;ordering;renamingtothousandths;wordforms;money;wordproblems;roundingtonearesthundredth

•Multiplyingadecimalbyawholenumber,byadecimal,andbyapowerof10

•Dividingadecimalbya1-digitwholenumber;dividingawholenumberbyawholenumberwithadecimalquotient;dividingtorenameafractionasadecimal;di-vidingadecimalbyapowerof10

Geometry•Points;horizontal/verticallines;parallel/intersecting/perpen-dicularlines;linesegments;rays;angles:right,acute,obtuse;measuringangles

•Planefigures:circle,polygon,square,triangle,rectangle,pentagon,hexagon,octagon,quadrilateral,parallelogram,rhombus,trapezoid;edge,vertex;similar,congruent,symmetrical;translation,reflection,rotation;perimeter,circumference,area

•Solidfigures:sphere,cone,cylinder,polyhedron,cube,prism,pyramid;face,edge,vertex,curvedsurface;nets;surfacearea;volume

•Circle:centerpoint,radius,diam-eter,chord,centralangles

•Triangles:sumofangles=180º;acute,obtuse,right;isosceles,scalene,equilateral

Estimation•Roundingtoagivenplace•Roundingforaddition,subtrac-tion,multiplication,anddivision

•Wholenumbers;fractions;decimals


Measurement•Length;capacity;weight;mass;temperature

•Time:pastandfutureelapsedtime;equivalentunits;convertingunits;addingandsubtracting

•Calendar;writingdates

Problem Solving•Useaproblem-solvingplan:problems;graphs;tables;charts;schedule;mapskills;logic;prob-ability;money;multistepprob-lems;problemswithtoolittleortoomuchinformation

Data•Tables;charts;tallies;frequencytable;lineplot;stem-and-leafplot

•Pictograph;bar/double-bargraph;line/double-linegraph;circlegraph;coordinategraph

•Mean,median,mode;range;frequency;scale;interval

Ratios, Proportions, Percents•Equivalentratios;unitrate;scaledrawings;mapscale

•Writingpercentsasfractionsanddecimals;writingfractionsaspercents;comparingpercentstodecimalsandfractions;findingthepercentofanumber

Calculators•Variedactivities



2nd Edition

Parts of Speech•Noun:common,proper,singular,plural,possessive;abbreviation;asasubject,object,andpredicatenoun

•Verb:action,linking,helping;present,past,future,perfecttenses

•Pronoun:subject,object,posses-sive,reflexive

•Adjective:article,demonstra-tive,proper,predicateadjective;adverb

•Preposition;conjunction:coordi-nating,subordinating

Sentence Structure•Sentence:simple,compound,complex;fragment;subjectpart,simplesubject,predicate,simplepredicate

•Sentencetypes:declarative,inter-rogative,imperative,exclamatory

•Compoundsubjects;compoundpredicates;clauses:independent,dependent;phrases:introduc-tory,prepositional;diagramming;basicsentencepatterns

Conventions•Capitalization:propernouns,titles,abbreviations,initials


Usage•Homophones,pronounrefer-ence;subject/verbagreement;contractions;prefixes;suffixes




•OrganizationalTools:T-chart,Venndiagram,opinionchartforabusinessletter,personalnar-rative,planningchartforbookreview,time-orderandspecialwords,wordweb,playmap;bibliography



Writing Projects•Sharedwriting•Independentwriting•ParagraphDevelopment•Poetry:diamante,sensepoem•Compare-contrastessay,per-suasivebusinessletter,personalnarrative,bookreview,researchreport,imaginativeinstructions,play

Study & Reference Skills•Referenceskills:partsofabook:titlepage,tableofcontents,index,glossary,bibliography;encyclopedia;periodicals;library:electroniccatalog;atlas;almanac;textbook

•Dictionaryskills:guidewords,partsofanentry,multipledefinitions,multipleentries(homographs)


Listening & Speaking Skills•Speakingskills:oralbookreview,presentingaplay

Word Recognition•Syllabledivision;accentedsyllables;primary/secondaryac-cents;shiftinaccent;basewords/prefixes/suffixes;schwasyllables

•Optionalremedialphonics

Vocabulary•Meaningfromcontext;syn-onyms;antonyms;analogies;GreekandLatinroots;ad-verbs;adjectives;acronyms;contractions



•Drawconclusions;predict/evalu-ateoutcomes;makejudgments;allegoricalcomparisons

•Relevant/irrelevantinformation;facts/opinions;mainidea;dialect;discernment;senseofhistory

Literature•Readingavarietyofgenres:fiction,realisticfiction,historicalfiction,sciencefiction,fantasy,folktale,fables,article,Bible

account,biography,poetry,legend,narrative,parable

•Mainandlessercharacters;charactermotives,traits,growthandchange

•Setting;plot;conflict;crisis;pointofview;moral;mood;suspense;resolution;theme;symbols

•Authorbiographies;allegoricalsetting;propaganda

•Idiom;imagery;figurativelanguage;metaphor;simile;hyperbole;allusion;understate-ment;humor

•Poetry:rhymepatterns;onomato-poeia;alliteration;assonance;enjambment

Study Skills•Glossary;index;encyclopedia;dictionary;Biblestudy;cross-references;cardcatalog;Deweydecimalsystem;atlas;captions;headlines;subheadings

•Skimming;scanning;PQ3Rstudymethod;outlining;paraphrasing;notetaking;summarizing;topicsentence;listeningstrategy

•Maps;diagrams;graphs;charts;timeline,tables


•OralReading:communicateauthor’smessage;communicatemood,motive,meaning;conveyemotion;portraycharacter,voiceexpression;volumeandrate

Composition•Bookreview;charactersketch;writinginresponsetoreading;brainstormingideas

•Plot;caption;dialogue;allitera-tion;assonance;simile;dialect

•Shortstory;fable;parable;play;folktale;legend;modernrealisticfiction

•Biography;descriptiveparagraph;noteofapology;fact/opinion;journalentry;speechwriting;apersonalexperience;friendlyletter

•Summary;writingdirections/pro-cess;advertisement;newsarticle;tables/charts;researchwriting

Reading2nd Edition


Spelling2nd Edition


32 Weekly Word Lists•Wordlists:20patternwords,5reviewwords


Generalizations•Phonicsgeneralizations:reviewoflong,short,andr-influencedvowelsounds;diphthongs;reliablepatternsinmultisyllablewords;unstressedsyllablevowelpatterns




•Wordbuilding:formingwordsbymanipulatingpatterns,syllables,affixes

•Wordmeaning:usingawordinthecontextofmeaning(defini-tions,synonyms,antonyms,homophones,homographs,categories,analogies)

Proofreading•Spellingawareness:identifyingthecorrectspellingforagivenword,identifyingandcorrectingmisspelledwordsinsentencesorpassages


Dictionary Skills•Locationskills

•Alphabeticalordertothefourthletter:alphabetizingwordsbetweenguidewords

•Useofthepronunciationkey•Useofadictionaryentry:entryword,pronunciation,wordforms,definitions,samplesentences,etymology


•Accentingsyllables:compoundwords,wordswithaffixes,syl-lablepatterns,accentchangesinhomographs








Science4th Edition


EARTH SCIENCE Earth•Earthquakes:faults,causes,recordingandinterpretingdatafromearthquakes

•Volcanoes:causes,locations,classifyingbyshapeanderup-tion,effectsandproductsofvolcanoes

•Weathering and erosion:typesandexamplesofmechanicalandchemicalweathering,agentsoferosion,typesoferosion

•Soil:particlesandtextureofsoil,formation,horizons

•Natural resources:renewableandnonrenewableenergyresources(fossilfuels,nuclearenergy,hydroelectricenergy,geothermalenergy,windenergy,solarenergy),minerals,metals,soilconservation,water;reduce,reuse,recycle

Space•Stars:magnitude,size,distancesbetween,kindsofstars,constel-lations,stargroups,asteroids,meteoroids,comets,telescopes,spectroscopes

•Solar system:partsofthesun,solarstorms,seasons,theplanets,dwarfplanets,eclipses,spaceexploration,satellites,probes

LIFE SCIENCE Living Things•Cells and classification:char-acteristicsoflivingthings,celltheory,tissues,organs,systems,cellreproduction,sixkingdomsofclassification,scientificnames,microscopes

•Animal classification:inverte-bratephyla(Porifera,Cnidaria,echinoderms,mollusks,worms,arthropods),vertebrates(fish,amphibians,reptiles,birds,mammals)

•Plant classification:nonvascularplants(mossesandliverworts),seedlessvascularplants(ferns,horsetails,andclubmosses),gymnosperms,angiosperms,partsofaplant

•Plant and Animal Reproduction:partsofaflower,pollinationandfertilization,typesoffruit,seeds,spores,asexualreproduction,gestation,placentalandmarsu-pialmammals,eggs,parentalcare

•Genetics:heredity,traits,DNAstructure,Mendel’sexperi-ments,dominantandrecessivegenes,Punnettsquares,geneticdisordersanddiseases,geneticengineering

Human Body •Nervous system:centralnervoussystem,thebrain,theperiph-eralnervoussystem,neurons,

reflexes,thefivesenses,memory,sleep,disorders,drugabuse,endocrinesystem

•Immune system:communicableandnoncommunicablediseases,pathogens,vectors,epidem-ics,nonspecificresponses,theimmuneresponse,functionsofwhitebloodcells,immunity,antibiotics,antibodies,autoim-munediseases,allergies,transfu-sionsandtransplants,immunedeficiencies

PHYSICAL SCIENCE Motion•Motion and machines:velocity,acceleration,momentum,work,Newton’slawsofmotion,simplemachines,compoundmachines

Energy•Electricity:staticandcurrentelectricity,typesofcircuits,mea-suringelectricity,batteries,mag-netism,electronics,integratedcircuits,computers

Matter•Chemistry:partsofanatom,atomictheory,classifyingelements,periodictableoftheelements,compounds,chemicalformulas,chemicalreactions,atomicbonds,acidsandbases

Bible TruthsRedemption:

God’sGrandDesign4th Edition


•BiblecharactersincludeAdamandEve,Noah,Abraham,Joseph,Ruth,David,Hezekiah,Jesus,Peter,andPaul.

•ThemesincludeGod’scovenant,undertheblood,God’sprovi-dence,theIncarnateWord,thebookofRevelation,andthehis-toryoftheBible.


Bible Study Skills•UsingaBiblecommentary•Reinforcesinterpretingmeaning,usingcross-references,abbrevia-tions,aconcordance,andaBibledictionary

Character Emphasis•WalkingwithGodsegmentscover38applicationtopicsforstudentstostudywhatGodsaysandthenevaluatetheirattitudesandactions

•Charactertraitsusedinapplica-tionstoriesandanovelshow

studentstheirneedofChristasSaviorandapplicationofbiblicalprinciplestopersonal-lifesituations.



Grade 6



Math3rd Edition

Focus•DevelopingaChristianworldviewofancientcivilizations(CreationtoAD1500)

Geography•Mapskills•Climate;naturalresources•Topography•Comparisonofcharacteristicsofancientcivilizationswiththemodernregions

World History•Historicalevents

•Conflictsbetweennations•Archaeologicalfindings

Government•Empiresandkingdoms•Rulers•Developmentofcities

Economics•Trade•Currency•Jobspecialization

Culture•Religionsandphilosophies•Ancientcustomsandtraditions

•Languages•Artsandmusic•Foodandclothing

American History•AncientinfluencesonAmericangovernmentandeconomy

•WorldWarII

Social Studies Skills•Causeandeffect•Timeline•Costsandbenefits•Primarysources

Number Sense•Recognizeandwrite0–100,000,000,000asnumeralsandwords;RomannumeralsI–C

•Placevalue:tenthousandthstohundredbillions;comparing;expandedform;even/odd,posi-tive/negative,prime/compositenumbers;numberline;expres-sionsandequations

•Part-wholerelationships;inverseoperations

Addition & Subtraction•Basicfacts(factfamiliesandotherstrategies);nine-digitcolumnaddition

•Mentalcompensation•Properties:Commutative,Associative,Identity;ZeroPrinciple

Multiplication•Basicfacts(factfamiliesandotherstrategies);multiples;repeatedaddition;verticalform;1–3digitstimes2–4digits;renaming;factortrees;prime/compositenumbers;GCF;LCM

•Properties:Commutative,Associative,Identity,Zero,Distributive

Division•Basicfacts(factfamiliesandotherstrategies);equalsets;measure-ment/partition;fractionform;equations;mentaldivisionby10;2–4digitsby1–2digits;remain-ders;mixednumberanddecimalquotients;decimalequivalentforafraction

Equations•Inverseoperations;compen-sation;simplifyexpressions;evaluateexpressions;if-thenstatements;solveforanunknown

Pre-Algebra•Missingaddend/subtrahend/minuend/factor;add,subtract,multiply,anddivideintegers;positive/negativenumbers

•Variablesinexpressionsandequations;solveforavariableinanequation

Fractions•Partofawhole;partofaset;equivalentfractions;comparing;ordering;lowestterms;renamingimproperfractionsandmixednumbers

•Add,subtract,multiply,anddividelikeandunlikefractions;cross-products;cancellation;pic-torialrepresentationsorjournalentriestoexpressunderstandingofoperations

Decimals•Readandwritetenths,hun-dredths,thousandths;writeasfractionsandmixednumbers;comparing;ordering;renamingtothousandths;wordforms

•Addandsubtract•Multiplyadecimalbyawholenumber,byadecimal,andbyapowerof10

•Divideadecimalbya1-digitwholenumber;divideawholenumberbyawholenumberwithadecimalquotient;dividetorenameafractionasadecimal;divideadecimalbyapowerof10

Geometry•Points;lines:parallel,intersecting,perpendicular;linesegments;rays;symmetry;similar/congru-ent;constructions;angles:right,acute,obtuse;measureangles;sumofanglesinatriangle=180°

•Planefigures:regular/irregular;polygons;triangles:scalene,isos-celes,equilateral;quadrilaterals;parallelograms;transformations:translation,reflection,rotation;perimeter;area

•Solidfigures:sphere,cone,cylinder,polyhedrons,cube,prisms,pyra-mids;face,edge,vertex,curvedsurface;nets;surfacearea;volume

•Circle:centerpoint,radius,diameter,chord,centralangles,circumference

Estimating•Roundwholenumbersanddecimalstoagivenplace;roundfractionstothenearest½orwhole;front-endestimation

•Roundtoestimateasum,differ-ence,product,andquotient

Measurement•Length;capacity;weight;mass•Temperature:Fahrenheit;Celsius•Time:elapsedtime;timezones;timeline;24-hourclock;wages

•Renamewithinthemetricandcustomarysystemstoadd,sub-tract,multiply,anddivide

Problem Solving•Graphs;tables;charts;schedule;mapskills;probability;money;Venndiagram

•Useaproblem-solvingplan:Multistepproblems;problemswithtoolittleortoomuchinfor-mation;groupplanning

•Strategies:patterns;logic;guessandcheck;diagram/model;simplerproblem;formulas;workbackwards;writeanequation

Statistics & Graphs•Pictograph;bar/doublebargraph;line/doublelinegraph;histogram;circlegraph;coordinategraph

•Tables;charts;tallies;frequencytable;lineplot;stem-and-leafplot;box-and-whiskerplot

•Mean,median,mode;range;frequency;scale;interval

Ratios, Proportions, Percents•Equivalentratios;unitrate;scaledrawings;mapscale

•Percentsasfractionsanddeci-mals;writefractionsanddecimalsaspercents;comparepercentstodecimalsandfractions;findthepercentofanumber;determinethesalespricegivenadiscountasapercent

•Proportionategeometricfigures


Reading2nd Edition


2nd Edition

Parts of Speech•Noun:common,proper,singular,plural;abbreviation;appositive;singularandpluralpossessive;EnglishwordsfromGreekrootwords;assubjects,objects

•Verb:principalparts;past,pres-ent,andfuturetenses;perfecttenses

•Pronoun:subject,object,pos-sessive,reflexive,intensive,interrogative,demonstrative,indefinite;withantecedent

•Adjective:article,proper,demon-strative,asinthepredicate

•Adverb:comparative,superlative•Preposition;conjunction:coordinating,subordinating;interjection

Sentence Structure•Sentence:fragment;run-on;simple,compound,complex;declarative,interrogative,impera-tive,exclamatory

•Completesubjectandpredicate;simplesubjectandpredi-cate;compoundsubjectsandpredicates

•Dependentandindependentclauses;introductorypreposi-tionalphrases;sentencepatterns;diagramming

Conventions•Capitalization:propernouns,properadjectives,abbreviations,initials,titles


Usage•Homophones;pronounreference;subject/verbagreement;contrac-tions;often-confusedverbs;doublenegatives;misplacedmodifiers;prefixes;suffixes



•OrganizationalTools:events/detailschart,outline,persua-sivechart,planningchart,plotdiagram,time-orderchart,Venndiagram,wordweb;bibliography;outline


•Usingadictionary•Usingathesaurus;avoidingpropagandatactics

Writing Projects•Sharedwriting•Independentwriting•ParagraphDevelopment•Poetry:Limerick,freeverse•Personalnarrative,newspapereditorial,instructions,researchre-port,historicalfiction,compare-contrastessay,coverletter

Study & Reference Skills•Referenceskills:partsofabook,titlepage,tableofcontents,index,glossary,bibliography

•Dictionaryskills:guidewords,partsofanentry,multipledefinitions


Listening & Speaking Skills•Speakingskills:oralpublishingforwritteninstructions

Word Recognition•Syllabledivisionandaccentedsyllablesreview

Vocabulary•Vocabularyreviewandquizzes•Meaningfromcontext;syn-onyms;antonyms;prefixes;suf-fixes;analogies;GreekandLatinroots;etymologies;adjectives;adverbs



•Drawconclusions;predict/evaluateoutcomes;makingjudg-ments;interpretinformation

•Relevant/irrelevantinforma-tion;facts/opinions;mainidea;discernment;senseofhistory

Literature•Readingavarietyofgenres:fiction,realisticfiction,historicalfiction,fantasy,folktale,fable,article,Bibleaccount,biography,poetry,narrative

•Mainandlessercharacters;character,motives,traits,growth

andchange;flat/round,dynamic/staticcharacters;comparingandcontrastingcharacters

•Setting;plot;conflict;crisis;pointofview;foreshadowing;flash-back;moral;mood;tone;sus-pense;denouement;cliffhanger;resolution;open/closedendings;theme;symbolism;good/evil

•Authorbiographies;propaganda,CaldecottandNewberyawards

•Idiom;personification;exag-geration;hyperbole;allusion;understatement;sarcasm;irony;dialect

•Poetry:rhyme,rhythm,allitera-tion,anaphora

Study Skills•Glossary;encyclopedia;thesau-rus;Biblestudy;catalogorder;Deweydecimalsystem;nonprintmedia;periodicalguide;atlas;headlines;primary/secondarysources;Venndiagram;graphicorganizers

•Skimming;scanning;PQ3Rstudymethod;outlining;paraphrasing;notetaking;summarizing;topicsentence;listeningstrategy

•Maps;diagrams;graphs;charts;timeline;tables


•OralReading:communicateauthor’smessage;communicatemood,motive,meaning,emo-tion;persuasivemanner;interpretdialect;choralreading;voiceexpression;readingrate

Composition•Setting;plot;charactersketch•Advertisement;article;pre-dictions;summary;compareandcontrast;charting;report;time-line;interview;research;brainstormingideas

•Shortstory;play;talltale;biblicalfiction;devotional;radiobroad-cast;personalexperience;humor-ousincidentletter;opinion;thank-younote;friendlyletter;descriptiveparagraph

•Poem;riddles;haiku;cinquain;rhymes;choralreading

•Devicesofstyle:imagery,hyper-bole,allusion;theme;irony;pun;pointofview;figurativelanguage



Spelling2nd Edition

32 Weekly Word Lists•Wordlists:25words(20patternwords,5reviewwords)


Generalizations•Phonicsgeneralizations:reliablepatternsinmultisyllablewords,includingreviewofpreviouslylearnedvowelandconsonantpatterns;unstressedsyllablevowelpatterns



•Etymology:Greekwordparts;Latinprefixes,roots,andsuffixes


•Wordbuilding:formingwordsbymanipulatingpatterns,syllables,affixes,wordroots

•Wordmeaning:usingawordinthecontextofmeaning(defini-tions,synonyms,antonyms,homophones,homographs,categories,analogies,derivations,andsentencecompletion)

Proofreading•Spellingawareness:identifyingandcorrectingmisspelledwordsinsentencesorpassages


Dictionary Skills•Alphabeticalorder:alphabetizingwordsbetweenguidewords

•Useofthepronunciationkey

•Useofadictionaryentry:entryword,pronunciation,partsofspeech,wordforms,definitions,samplephrasesorsentences,etymology


•Accentingsyllables:compoundwords,wordswithaffixes,syllablepatterns,accentshiftsinhomo-graphsandderivations








Equipsteacherstomeetthena-tionalstandardssetbytheAmeri-canCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguagesinfiveareas.

Communication•Presentsover250Spanishwordsandphrasesincontextandnum-bersto100;developslistening-comprehensionskillsthroughread-aloudbooks;providesnative-speakerrecordingsofconversationsandtotalphysicalresponsecommandsforlisteningandmodeling;leadsstudentstomove,point,color,read,andspellthroughavarietyofworktextactivities

Cultures•IntroducesculturalaspectsofeightSpanish-speakingcountriesaswellasusefulfactsaboutHispaniccultureingeneral

Connections•Integratesinterdisciplinarycon-nections,suchasscience,math,music,anddrama;offerspracticeingrammar,vocabulary,andpro-nunciationthroughsongs,Bibleverses,andBibletruths

Comparisons•ProvidesanopportunitytocompareHispanicculturewiththestudents’ownculturethroughrecipes,music,andad-ditionaltheme-relatedculturalinformation

Communities•Arousesinterestinmissionarywork;suggestscommunityout-reachactivities;encouragespar-entparticipationwithvocabularyclip-and-learnflashcards

Equipsteacherstomeetthena-tionalstandardssetbytheAmeri-canCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguagesinfiveareas.

Communication•Presentsmorethan500Spanishwordsandphrasesincontext;de-velopslistening-comprehensionskillsthroughread-aloudbooks,recordedconversationsforlisten-ingandmodeling,dictationexer-cises,andtotalphysicalresponsecommandsthatleadstudentstomove,point,pantomime,speak,read,andwritethroughavarietyofclassroomandworktextactivities

Cultures•HighlightsculturalaspectsofeightSpanish-speakingcountries;presentsavarietyoffactsaboutHispaniccultureingeneral

Connections•Makesinterdisciplinarycon-nectionswithHeritageStudies,science,math,geography,andothersubjects;offerspracticeingrammar,vocabulary,andpro-nunciationthroughsongs,Bibleverses,andBibletruths

Comparisons•ContrastsHispanicculturewiththestudents’ownculturethroughrecipes,music,andad-ditionaltheme-relatedculturalinformation

Communities•Arousesinterestinmissionarywork;encouragesparentpartici-pationwithvocabularyclip-and-learnflashcards

Pasaporte al español Kit A

Pasaporte al español Kit B

Elementary Spanish


Bible Content•AcompletestudyofChrist’slife,includingeventsandtopicalstudiesoftheLord’steaching

•IncludesbrandnewunitontheSermonontheMount

Applying the Bible to Life•FocusesonthecharactertraitsChristtaughtandembodied

Special Studies•TheRomans,Herod,Jewishleaders,Jewishholidays,theCrucifixion,Israel,SeaofGalilee


Number of Lessons•Single-column;7unitsdividedintocontinuoussections

Bible Truths4th Edition

Grade 7

Life Science 4th Edition

•Foundations of Life Science:definitionofscience,modeling,thinkingscientifically,limitationsofscience,biblicalvs.naturalisticworldview;scientificmethod;characteristicsoflife,celltheory,moleculesandlife;classifica-tionoflife;cellstructureandfunction,cellularrespiration,photosynthesis

•Heredity and the origin of life:genesandcelldivision,mitosisandmeiosis,asexualandsexualreproduction;DNAreplication,RNAtranscription,proteinsyn-thesis;Mendeliangenetics,ge-neticcrosses,variationsonsimplegenetics;geneticdisorders;genemutations,chromosomalchanges,geneticengineering,cloning,stemcelltechnology;biblicalCreationism,nonliteralviewsofCreation,ageoftheearth,theFlood,fossils;historyofevolutionarytheory,mutationsandevolution,evolutionaryfam-ilytrees,speciation

•Microbiology and plant biology:archaebacteriavs.eubacteria;bacterialstructure,reproduc-tionandimportance;antibioticresistanceinbacteria;viruses;protozoanmovement,nutrition,andreproduction;algalstructure,

nutrition,andreproduction;importanceofprotists;struc-ture,nutrition,andimportanceoffungi;plantstructure;watermovement,gasexchange,andphotosynthesisinplants;plantgrowthandhormones;planttropisms,nasticmovements,andphotoperiodism;plantclassifica-tionandlifecycles;sexualandasexualreproductioninplants;flowerstructure,seeds,andpollination

•The animal kingdom:sponges,cnidarians,flatworms,round-worms,earthworms,mollusks,echinoderms,arthropods;endothermsandectotherms,bodysystemsinvertebrates;fish,amphibians,metamorphosis,reptiles;birds,mammals,clas-sificationofmammals;animalbehavior,externalandinternalfertilization,eggstructureanddevelopment,placentalreproduction

•Interactions in the environment:ecosystems,biomes,abioticenvi-ronment,watercycle,succession;bioticcommunity,populations,carbonandoxygencycles,nitrogencycle,limitingfactors;circadianrhythms,seasonalrhythms;foodchains,foodwebs,

ecologicalpyramids;organ-ismrelationships,competition,camouflage,warningcoloration,mimicry,predation,symbiosis,parasitism;naturalresources,agriculture,endangeredspecies,extinction,humanpopulationchanges,conservation,pollution

•The complex design of the human body:structureandfunctionofskin,burns;structureandfunctionofskeletalsystem,fractures,joints;typesofmuscles,musclephysiology;homeosta-sis,typesofbloodcells,bloodclotting,bloodtypes,bloodplasma;bloodvessels,heartstructure,flowofbloodthroughheart,bloodpressure;immunesystem,organtransplants;aller-gies,autoimmunediseases,andAIDS;excretorysystem;anatomy,physiology,anddisordersoftherespiratorysystem;anatomyandphysiologyofthedigestivesys-tem,chemicaldigestion;nervoussystem,reflexes,brainanatomy,senseorgans;hormonesandendocrineglands,puberty;me-tabolism,nutrition;psychoactivedrugs,smoking,addiction;spreadofdisease,protectionagainstdisease

World Studies 3rd Edition

Topic•Worldcultures(Creationtothepresent)

Geography•Influenceofgeographyonthedevelopmentofcivilizations

History•Chronologicalandculturalap-proachtoworldstudies

Government•Comparativeworldgovernmentsinhistory

Economics•Comparativeeconomicshistori-callyandgeographically

Religion•Historicalcomparisonofworldreligions(especiallyIslam)toChristianity

Culture•Arts;sciences;waysoflifeinthepastandthepresent

NEW


Fundamentals of Math

2nd Edition

•Whole numbers:comparingandordering;estimating;opera-tions;exponents;rootsofperfectsquares

•Decimals:comparingandordering;rounding;approximat-ingsquareroots;operations;estimatingsquareroots;scientificnotation

•Number theory:divisibility;fac-tors;primeandcompositenum-bers;GCDandLCM;convertingtoandaddinginothernumberbases

•Fractions:equivalentfractions;mixednumbers;comparingandordering;operations;orderofoperations

•Rational numbers:ratioandproportion;solvingproportions;scaledrawings;decimalsasrationalnumbers;findingaper-cent(part)ofanumber;findingthepercent;findingthewholeamount

•Using percents:enlargementandreduction;salestax;discounts;saleprice;simpleinterest;com-mission;percentchange

•Measurements:customaryunitsoflength,capacity,andweight;SI(metric)unitsoflength,capacity,andmass;renamingmetricunits;timezones;temperatureconver-sions;precision

•Geometry:measuringangles;pairsofangles;perpendicularandparallellines;transversalofparallellines;polygons;circle;perimeterandcircumference;Pythagoreantheorem;congruentandsimilarfigures

•Area and volume:areaofquad-rilaterals,triangles,andcircles;areasofsimilarfigures;surfaceareaofprisms,cylinders,andpyramids;volumeofprismsandcylinders

•Probability and statistics:fun-damentalprincipleofcounting;

permutations;probability;mean,medianandmode;circle,bar,andlinegraphs;histograms;box-and-whiskerplots;stem-and-leafdiagrams

•Integers:ordering;operations;applyingorderofoperations;expansiontoandpropertiesoftherealnumbers

•Algebra:evaluatingexpressions;solvingone-andtwo-stepequa-tions;solvingone-andtwo-stepinequalities

•Relations and functions:coordinateplane;functionsandfunctionrules;graphinglinearfunctions;slope;translationoffiguresinaplane

•Logic and set theory:statementsandnegations;compoundandconditionalstatementsandnegations;truthtables;setsandsubsets;unionandintersectionofsets;finiteandinfinitesets

Pre-Algebra2nd Edition

•Integers:absolutevalue;opera-tions;exponents;orderofopera-tions;scientificnotation

•Expressions:real-numberprop-erties;evaluatingandsimplifyingexpressions;translatingwordphrases;roundingandestimatingresultsofoperations

•Equations:solvingtwo-stepequations;removalofparenthe-ses;subsetsoftherealnumbers;irrationalnumbers;solvinglinearinequalities;applyingequationsandinequalities

•Number theory:primefactoriza-tion;GCDandLCM;arithmeticandgeometricsequences;numberbasesotherthan10,in-cludinghexadecimal;operationsinotherbases

•Rational numbers:formsof;orderingfractionsanddecimals;decimalequivalentsoffractions;conversionofrepeatingdecimalstofractions;ratiosandpropor-tions;subsetsandpropertiesofrealnumbers

•Operations on rational numbers:operations;evaluatingandsimplifyingexpressions;solvingequationsinvolvingrationals;operationsinscientificnotation

•Percents:solvingpercentequa-tions;applyingpercents;scales;discount,markup,commissions,tips,andinterest(includingcom-pound);percentchange

•Applications:equationswithvariablesonbothsides;writingandsolvingequationsandinequalities

•Relations and functions:coordi-nateplane;functions;graphinglinearfunctionsandlinearin-equalities;slope;directvariation

•Statistics and probability:popu-lationandsample;mean,median,andmode;scatterplot;quartiles;box-and-whisker;stem-and-leaf;histograms;choosingthecorrecttypeofgraph;permutations;combinations;probability

•Radicals:squareroots;radi-calequations;equationswith

radicals;equationsoftheformax2+b=c;Pythagoreantheorem;operationswithradicals;cuberoots

•Geometry:pairsofangles;poly-gons;perimeterandcircumfer-ence;congruenceandsimilarity;30–60and45–45righttriangleratios;distanceandmidpointformulas;symmetryandtransformation

•Areas and volumes:areasofquadrilaterals,triangles,andcircles;relationoflengthsandareasofsimilarregions;surfaceareasofprisms,cylinders,pyra-mids,cones,andspheres

•Polynomials:definitionofapolynomial;operationswithpolynomials,includingmultiply-ingbinomialsanddividingapolynomialbyamonomial


Writing & Grammar 3rd Edition

Parts of Speech (and Verbals)•Noun;pronoun;verb;simpleandperfecttenses;adjective;adverb;preposition;conjunction;interjection

Sentence Structure•Sentencepatterns:S-InV,S-TrV-DO,S-TrV-IO-DO,S-LV-PN,S-LV-PA;introductiontodependentclauses;sentencetypes:declarative,interrogative,imperative,exclamatory;clausestructure:simple,compound,complex;sentenceerrors:frag-ments,commasplices,fusedsentences

Mechanics•Capitalization;punctuation;spelling

Usage•Subject/verbagreement;pro-noun/antecedentagreement;pronounreference;troublesomewords(homophones,homonyms,etc.)

Writing Skills•Writingprocess:planning,draft-ing,revisingandproofreading,publishing;paragraphdevelop-ment:fact,example,statistic,incident/anecdote,sensorydetail,reason;paragraphorganization:chronological,spatial,orderofimportance;style:precisewords,showing;nottelling

Examples of Writing Projects•Description:biographicalsketch•Exposition:in-classessay,sciencereportevaluation

•Narration:familytraditionreport,dramascene

•Persuasion:lettertoeditor•Poetry:soundpoem

Study & Reference Skills•Dictionary:guidewords,entryword,syllabification,pronuncia-tion,definition,functionlabel,etymology;library:typesofmate-rials,callnumber,alphabetizing,Deweydecimalsystem,LibraryofCongresssystem,cardcatalog,computercatalog;referencetools;partsofabook;schedulingstudytime;memorytechniques;readingcomprehension:defini-tions,restatements,examples,wordparts;test-takingstrategies:classroomtests,standardizedtests

Explorations in Literature

4th Edition

Approach•Thematic

Organization•Sixthemes:courage,natureandman,generosity,ourland,humil-ity,family

Content•Genresrepresented:fables,drama,poetry,hymns,Scripture,shortstory,biography,auto-biographicalaccounts,historicalessays,essays

•Culturesrepresented:American,English,Russian,NewZealand

Features•Thebookcontainsintroductoryessaysthatacquaintthestudentwiththeunitthemes.Selectionswithineachoftheunitsrequirereadingwithdiscernment,agoaltowardwhichallliteratureteach-ershopetodirecttheirstudents.“ThinkingZone”questionpagesintroducestudentstotermsandconceptsusedinliteraryanalysis.Questionsprogressfromliteral

tointerpretivetocriticaltoap-preciativeandguidethestudentsinevaluatingtheliteratureandapplyingtheassociatedconcepts.UnitReviewpagesaskquestionsaboutkeytermsandconcepts.Thetextalsoincludesshortbio-graphicalsketchesofindividualauthors.

Vocabulary: Level A 3rd Edition

Approach•Thetextsusecontextasamajormeansoflearning.

Plan•Eachtextincludesfifteentwo-partlessons,fifteencumulativereviews,andasupplementcontainingvariousmeansofreinforcementand

vocabulary-buildingexercises(games,puzzles,contests,etc.).

Content•ThesetextsfocusonLatinprefixesandroots,synonyms,antonyms,homonyms,wordfamilies,concisewords,denota-tion,andconnotation.

Features•Thetextsuseavarietyoflearningmethods,includingwordstoriesandspellinghelps.Lessonsincorporatebiblicalstorieswithafocusoncharacterbuildingandareoftenrelatedtoothersub-jectsstudentsmaybelearning.


Earth Science 4th Edition

•Introduction to Earth Science:Earthscienceandexercisingbibli-caldominion,worldviewsandscience,thestructureofscience,scientificmodels,whatearthscienceis;mapsandcartography,geographicinformationsystems(GIS);introductiontophysicalsci-ence,matter,forces,energy,andmeasuring

•The restless earth:Earthasaspecialplacedesignedforlife,abriefhistoryofgeology,opera-tionalandhistoricalgeology,theearth’sinteriorstructure,naturalresources;old-andyoung-earthorigintheoriesoftheearth,evidencesforcatastrophicchangesinearth’shistory,modelsforgeologictectonics;tectonicforces,faultsandearthquakes,earthquakesandseismology,ef-fectsofearthquakes;mountainsandhills,tectonicmountainsandlandforms,non-tectonicmoun-tainsandlandforms;volcanicemissions,volcanoactivityandclassification,intrusivevolcanism

•Earth’s rocky materials:describ-ingminerals,identifyingandclassifyingminerals,mineralsasresources;classifyingrocks,igneousrocks,sedimentaryrocks,

metamorphicrocks,critiquingtheuniformitarianrockcycle;theprocessoffossilization,paleon-tology,fossilfuels;weathering,erosionanddeposition,soilsandsoilformation

•The water world:oceanbasinsandlandforms,seawatercom-position,oceanenvironments;tides,currents,waves;historyofoceanography,methodsandin-struments,deep-seaexploration,underwaterhabitats,researchvehicles;streamcharacteristics,lakesandponds,limnology;groundwaterreservoirs,ground-waterchemistry,waterasaresource,solutioncavesandkarsttopography

•The atmosphere:compositionandthermalstructureoftheatmosphere,specialregions;energyintheatmosphere;measurableweatherdata,causesofwind,globalwindpatterns,sourcesoflocalwinds,cloudformation,classifyingclouds,precipitation,dewandfrost;airmassesandweatherfronts,causesofprecipitation,winterstorms,thunderstorms,tornadoes,hurricanes,weatherforecasting,weathermaps,

applicationsofGISinweathermodeling;describingclimateandclimatezones,climatedataandinterpretation,observedshort-termclimatechangesfromvolcanismandoceaniccycles,climatemodels,worldviewsandlong-termclimatechange,environmentalismandbiblicalstewardshipoftheenvironment

•The heavens:thesun-Earth-moonsystem—thesun’sstructure,compositionandenergy,thesolarspectrum;themoon’sstructureandsurface,origintheories;Earth’sorbit,seasons,timekeeping,lunarphases,eclipses,tidaleffects;modelsofthesolarsystem,Kepler’slaws,classificationandbriefdescriptionoftheplanets,dwarfplanets,smallsolarsystembodies,evidencesforayoungsolarsystem,constellationsandstarproperties,stellarclassifica-tionandtheH-Rdiagram,stellaraging,classificationofgalaxies,nonstellarobjects,cosmologyandworldviews;challengesofspaceexploration,rocketry,principlesofsatelliteandspaceprobes,challengesandneedformannedspaceexploration

Grade 8Bible Content•TakesstudentsonajourneythroughthestoryoftheOldTestament

•PointsstudentstoJesusChrist,thenamewhisperedthroughouttheOT

•Askscritical-thinkingques-tionsaboutBibleandtextbookreadings

•Supportsbiblical-worldviewthinkingbyexplaininghowCreation-Fall-Redemptionconsti-tutesthenarrativeoftheBible

Special Studies•Special“Ketuvim”sectionscoverJob,Psalms,Proverbs,Ecclesiastes,andSongofSolomon

Memory Verses•EverysectionrequiresaScripturereadingandatleastonememoryverse

Number of Lessons•44sectionsin7units



Pre-Algebra2nd Edition

•Integers:absolutevalue;opera-tions;exponents;orderofopera-tions;scientificnotation

•Expressions:real-numberprop-erties;evaluatingandsimplifyingexpressions;translatingwordphrases;roundingandestimatingresultsofoperations

•Equations:solvingtwo-stepequations;removalofparenthe-ses;subsetsoftherealnumbers;irrationalnumbers;solvinglinearinequalities;applyingequationsandinequalities

•Number theory:primefactoriza-tion;GCDandLCM;arithmeticandgeometricsequences;numberbasesotherthan10,in-cludinghexadecimal;operationsinotherbases

•Rational numbers:formsof;orderingfractionsanddecimals;decimalequivalentsoffrac-tions;conversionofrepeatingdecimalstofractions;ratiosand

proportions;subsetsandproper-tiesofrealnumbers

•Operations on rational numbers:operations;evaluatingandsimplifyingexpressions;solvingequationsinvolvingrationals;operationsinscientificnotation

•Percents:solvingpercentequa-tions;applyingpercents;scales;discount,markup,commissions,tips,andinterest(includingcom-pound);percentchange

•Applications:equationswithvariablesonbothsides;writingandsolvingequationsandinequalities

•Relations and functions:coordi-nateplane;functions;graphinglinearfunctionsandlinearin-equalities;slope;directvariation

•Statistics and probability:popu-lationandsample;mean,median,andmode;scatterplot;quartiles;box-and-whisker;stem-and-leaf;histograms;choosingthecorrect

typeofgraph;permutations;combinations;probability

•Radicals:squareroots;radi-calequations;equationswithradicals;equationsoftheformax2+b=c;Pythagoreantheorem;operationswithradicals;cuberoots

•Geometry:pairsofangles;poly-gons;perimeterandcircumfer-ence;congruenceandsimilarity;30–60and45–45righttriangleratios;distanceandmidpointformulas;symmetryandtransformation

•Areas and volumes:areasofquadrilaterals,triangles,andcircles;relationoflengthsandareasofsimilarregions;surfaceareasofprisms,cylinders,pyra-mids,cones,andspheres

•Polynomials:definitionofapolynomial;operationswithpolynomials,includingmultiply-ingbinomialsanddividingapolynomialbyamonomial

The American Republic

4th Edition

Topic•Americanhistory

Geography•GeographicdevelopmentoftheUnitedStatesthroughlandacquisition;profilesofmajorgeographicregions

History•IntroductiontothehistoryofAmerica

Government•RepublicanformofgovernmentundertheConstitution

Economics•Developmentandeffectsofinventionsandindustries;

successesandproblemsofthefreemarket

Religion•InfluenceofChristianityonAmericanhistory;influencesofreligiousdiversity

Culture•Interactionofpeople,ideas,andculturesinAmerica

Algebra 1 3rd Edition

•Operations:reviewoftherealnumbersystem,numberlines,absolutevalue,arithmeticop-erationsofintegersandrationalnumbers,exponents,andorderofoperations

•Variables and equations:usingvariables,algebraicexpressions,andformulas;writingandsolvinglinearequations

•Using algebra:solvingliteralequationsandproportions;applyingequationstoapplica-tionsinvolvingsimilarfigures,percentages,money,motion,andmixtures

•Solving inequalities:linearinequalities,includingconjunc-tions,disjunctions;absolute-valueequationsandinequalities

•Relations and functions:repre-sentingrelationshipsbetween

data,usinggraphs,equations,andtables;directandinversevariations;graphingabsolute-valuefunctions

•Linear functions:graphs,slopes,andinterceptsoflinearequa-tions;determiningtheequationofaline;parallelandperpendicu-larlines;correlationandlinesoffit;graphinglinearinequalities

•Systems of equations and inequalities:solvingsystemsgraphically,bysubstitution,andbyelimination;applicationsofsystems

•Exponents:products,quotients,andpowersofexponentialexpressions;scientificnotation;graphingexponentialfunctions;exponentialgrowthanddecay

•Polynomials:classification,evalu-ation,operations,specialpatterns

•Factoring:commonmonomials,trinomials,specialpatterns

•Radicals:simplificationandoperationswithradicals;Pythagoreantheorem,distanceandmidpointformulas;solvingradicalequationsandgraphingradicalfunctions;applications

•Quadratic equations:solvingbyfactoring,takingroots,complet-ingthesquare,andthequadraticformula;graphingparabolasandfindingzeros;applications

•Rational expressions and equations:simplificationandoperationswithrationalexpres-sions;solvingrationalequations;applications(Eachchapterincludesafeatureonsequencesandgraphingcalculatortips.)


Excursions in Literature

3rd Edition

Approach•Thematic

Organization•Sixthemes:friends,choices,heroes,discoveries,adventurers,viewpoints

Content•Genresrepresented:shortfiction,novel,drama,poetry,hymns,folk-tale,personalessay,humorousessay,diary

•Culturesrepresented:American,English,French,Japanese,

Norwegian,Cuban,Chinese,Irish,Czech,NewZealand,Greek,Burmese,SouthAfrican,German,Dutch,Yiddish,Polish

Features•Thebookcontainsintroductoryessaysthatacquaintthestudentwiththeunitthemes.Selectionswithineachoftheunitsrequirereadingwithdiscernment,agoaltowardwhichallliteratureteach-ershopetodirecttheirstudents.“ThinkingZone”questionpagesintroducestudentstotermsand

conceptsusedinliteraryanalysis.Questionsprogressfromliteraltointerpretivetocriticaltoap-preciativeandguidethestudentsinevaluatingtheliteratureandapplyingtheassociatedconcepts.UnitReviewpagesaskquestionsaboutkeytermsandconcepts.Thetextalsoincludesshortbio-graphicalsketchesofindividualauthors.

Vocabulary: Level B 3rd Edition


Plan•Eachtextincludesfifteentwo-partlessons,fifteencumulativereviews,andasupplementcontainingvariousmeansofreinforcementandvocabulary-buildingexercises(games,puzzles,contests,etc.).




Parts of Speech (and Verbals)•ReviewofallfromGrade7plusthefollowingnewmaterial:pronoun—relative;verb—pro-gressivetense,passivevoice;conjunction—correlative;verbals—participle,infinitive,gerund,verbalphraseswithmodifiers,functionsasdifferentpartsofspeech

Sentence Structure•ReviewofallfromGrade7plusthefollowingnewmaterial:de-pendentclause—adjectiveclause


Usage•ReviewofallfromGrade7

Writing Skills•ReviewofallfromGrade7plusthefollowingnewmaterial:essay—thesisstatement,outlin-ing;introductoryandconcludingparagraphs

Examples of Writing Projects•Description:travelbrochure,characterprofile

•Exposition:newsstory,businessletter

•Narration:autobiography,fable•Persuasion:debatescript,printadvertisement

Study & Reference Skills•ReviewofallfromGrade7plusthefollowingnewmaterial:dictionary—usagelabel


Topic•Physical,political,andculturalgeography

Geography•Completesurveyofgeographicprinciplesandregions;mapskills

History•Geographicapproachtokeyhistoricevents

Government•Overviewoftypesofgovern-ments;currentissues

Economics•Influenceofland,climate,andresourcesonnationaleconomics

Religion•Stewardshipofresources;statusofChristianity;geographyofBiblelands;comparativeworldreligions;worldmissions

Culture•Eightcultureregionsandtheirinfluenceonlifestyles,language,arts,andculture

Cultural Geography 4th Edition

Grade 9Bible Content•In-depthstudiesofthebooksofActs,1and2Thessalonians,1 and2Corinthians,Galatians,andRomans

Applying the Bible to Life•FocusesonpracticalprinciplesderivedfromPaul’slifeandepistles

Special Studies•Gamaliel,Herod’sTemple,Romangods,NewTestamentsports,theJewishWar

Additional Resources•DetailedmapofPaul’smissionaryjourneys

•AprogramforBiblereadingthatteachesstudentstorecognizemajorbiblicalthemes


Number of Lessons•56lessonsin9units


Physical Science5th Edition

•Foundations:presentssci-enceastheprimarymeansofcreatingmodelstoexplainanddescribephenomenainafallenandbrokenworld,framedasanengagingforensicsinvestigationintoarecentpassengeraircrash;Christianversussecularworld-viewaspectsofscience;defini-tionofkeyelementsofscientificknowledge—laws,theories,andhypotheses;“dominionscience”asakeyaspectofobediencetotheCreationMandate;method-ologiesofscience;introductiontothenatureandclassificationofmatterandenergy;changesmatterundergoes;scientificmeasurement;themetricsystem;accuracy,precision,andrepeatabilityinmeasurements;introductiontosignificantdigitsandscientificnotation

•Mechanics:describingmotion;framesofreference;Newton’slawsofmotion;gravity;free-fall;

momentum;kineticandpotentialenergy;energytransformationsandconservation;mechanicalwork;leversandothersimplemachines;lawofmomentsandefficiency;fluidmechanics,includingbasichydraulictheory;Charles’sandBoyle’sgaslaws;thermodynamics—thermalen-ergy,temperature,andheat

•Electromagnetism:staticelec-tricity;electricfields;measuringandstoringcharges;electriccurrentandOhm’slaw;batteries;electricalsafety;magnetsandmagnetism;geomagnetism;ACandDCgeneratorsandmotors;transformers;electromagnetsandtheiruses

•Periodic phenomena:de-scriptionofperiodicmotion;pendulums;wavesandwavephenomena;soundanditsprop-erties;infrasoundandultrasound;thehumanvoiceandhearing;applicationsofsound;bandsof

theelectromagneticspectrum;radio-frequencytechnology;thepropertiesofvisiblelight;thenatureofcolor;reflectionandmirrors;refractionandlenses.

•The structure of matter:histori-caldevelopmentoftheatomicmodel,structureoftheatom;radiationandnuclearchanges;originoftheperiodictable;elementsandtheirsymbols;classificationoftheelements;periodictrends

•Introduction to chemistry:electronegativityandvalenceelectronstructure;covalent,ionic,andmetallicbonds;compoundsclassifiedaccordingtobond-type;chemicalformulasandequa-tions;oxidationnumbers;typesofchemicalreactions;classify-ingmixtures;solutionsandthesolutionprocess;measuringconcentration;acids,bases;saltsfromacid-basereactions;pHsystemandmeasurement



•Operations:reviewoftherealnumbersystem,numberlines,absolutevalue,arithmeticop-erationsofintegersandrationalnumbers,exponents,andorderofoperations

•Variables and equations:usingvariables,algebraicexpressions,andformulas;writingandsolvinglinearequations

•Using algebra:solvingliteralequationsandproportions;applyingequationstoapplica-tionsinvolvingsimilarfigures,percentages,money,motion,andmixtures

•Solving inequalities:linearinequalities,includingconjunc-tions,disjunctions;absolute-valueequationsandinequalities

•Relations and functions:repre-sentingrelationshipsbetween

data,usinggraphs,equations,andtables;directandinversevariations;graphingabsolute-valuefunctions

•Linear functions:graphs,slopes,andinterceptsoflinearequa-tions;determiningtheequationofaline;parallelandperpendicu-larlines;correlationandlinesoffit;graphinglinearinequalities

•Systems of equations and inequalities:solvingsystemsgraphically,bysubstitution,andbyelimination;applicationsofsystems

•Exponents:products,quotients,andpowersofexponentialexpressions;scientificnotation;graphingexponentialfunctions;exponentialgrowthanddecay

•Polynomials:classification,evalu-ation,operations,specialpatterns

•Factoring:commonmonomials,trinomials,specialpatterns

•Radicals:simplificationandoperationswithradicals;Pythagoreantheorem,distanceandmidpointformulas;solvingradicalequationsandgraphingradicalfunctions;applications

•Quadratic equations:solvingbyfactoring,takingroots,complet-ingthesquare,andthequadraticformula;graphingparabolasandfindingzeros;applications

•Rational expressions and equations:simplificationandoperationswithrationalexpres-sions;solvingrationalequations;applications(Eachchapterincludesafeatureonsequencesandgraphingcalculatortips.)

Geometry 4th Edition

•Foundations of Geometry:sets;definitions;incidencepostulatesandtheorems;segmentandanglemeasure;circles;polygons;polyhedra

•Reasoning and Proof:induc-tiveanddeductivereason-ing;truthtables;proofsusinganglesandsegments;bisectors;constructions

•Parallel and Perpendicular Lines:characteristics;proofs;construc-tions;andcoordinategeometry

•Congruent Triangles:anglesintriangles;congruencepostulatesandtheorems;flow-chartproofs;righttriangles;midsegments

•Relationships in Triangles:cir-cumcenter;incenter;orthocenter;centroid;indirectproof;triangleinequalities;constructions

•Quadrilaterals:classification;characteristics;proofs;analyticgeometryrelatedtotrapezoids;kites;parallelograms;squares;rectangles;andrhombii

•Area:postulates;polygons;PythagoreanTheorem;specialtriangles;regularpolygons;andcircles

•Circles:chords;tangents;arclength;sectors;inscribedangles;secants;constructions;graphs

•Surface Area and Volume:nets;prisms;cylinders;pyramids;spheres;non-Euclideangeom-etry;perspective

•Transformations and Symmetry:reflections;translations;rotations;dilations;invariants;symmetry;applications

•Similarity:triangles;righttri-angles;proportions;chordsandtangentsofcircles;goldenratio

•Trigonometry:basicratios;solv-ingrighttriangles;applications;vectors;areas;identities



Parts of Speech (and Verbals)•ReviewofallfromGrade8plusthefollowingnewmate-rial:noun—collective;verb—indicativeandimperativemoods;adjective—determiner;adverb—qualifier,relative;prepo-sition—phrasal;conjunction—subordinating;verbals—verbalphraseswithobjects

Sentence Structure•ReviewofallfromGrade8plusthefollowingnewma-terial:dependentclause—adverbclause;clausestructure—compound-complex


Usage•ReviewofallfromGrade8plusthefollowingnewmaterial:modi-fierplacement—misplacedmodi-fier,two-waymodifier,danglingmodifier

Writing Skills•ReviewofallfromGrade8plusthefollowingnewmaterial:paragraphdevelopment—com-parison/contrast;style—concise-ness,smoothness,freshwords;sentencevariety—lengthandcomplexity,sentencepatterns,sentencebeginnings;sentenceexpansionandreduction—de-pendentclauses,phrases,singlewords;sentencelogic—mis-placedanddanglingmodifiers;parallelism;avoidingbiasedlanguage

Examples of Writing Projects•Description:comparison/contrastpaper

•Exposition:five-paragraphresearchessay,storyboard(publicserviceannouncement)

•Narration:personalexperience•Persuasion:devotional•Poetry:quatrain,diamante

Study & Reference Skills•ReviewofallfromGrade8plusthefollowingnewmaterial:dictionary—inflectedforms,variantspellings,fieldlabel,stylisticlabel;library—Cutternumber;referencetools—New York Times Index,subjectindex,yearbook,Biblecommentary;readingcomprehension—com-parisonandcontext;test-takingstrategies—analogy

Fundamentals of Literature

2nd Edition

Approach•Critical

Organization•Sixunitdivisions:conflict,theme,character,structure,pointofview,moraltone

Content•Rangeofselections:classictocontemporary

•Genresrepresented:fiction,nonfiction,poetry,drama

•Culturesrepresented:American,English,French,Russian,Swedish,Japanese

•Supplementarymaterial:Cyrano de Bergerac(video)

Features•Theintroductoryessaysfocusonsixbasicelementsofliterature.Theseelementslaythefounda-tionforthestudent’sunderstand-ingofinterpretiveliteratureandpreparehimforthemore

detailedliteraryanalysisinthetenth-gradetext.Inaddition,thetextusesScripturepassagestoillustrateandclarifyliteraryconcepts.Theunitintroductionaswellastheheadnotesandendquestionsforeachstoryencour-agesthestudenttousethein-formationgleanedfromreadingtofindmeaning,toanalyzethatmeaninginlightofScripture,andtoapplythelessonstolife.

Vocabulary: Level C 3rd Edition






Grade 10Bible Content•BookandtopicalstudiesdeveloptheologicalthemesinOldTestamentprose,poetry,andprophecy

Applying the Bible to Life•Focusesonhonoringandobey-ingGodineveryareaoflife

Special Studies•Mummies,geographyofPalestine,archaeology,musicandwarfareintheOldTestament,priests

Additional Resources•AchartgroupingallOldTestamentbooksbygenre,listingauthorsandthemes

•AprogramforBiblereadingthatteachesstudentstorecognizemajorbiblicalthemes



Bible Truths3rd Edition

•Science of life:creation,fall,redemption,CreationMandate,studyoflife,attributesoflife,theenergyandinformationoflife,worldviews,natureofscience,modeling,scientificmethod,microscopes,elements,ther-modynamics,basicchemistry,physicalandchemicalchanges,solutions,organicchemistry,ecology,ecosystems,biomes,foodweb,symbiosis,biochemi-calcycles,populationgrowthandbiodiversity,climatechange,conservation,celltheoryandstructure,organelles,homeo-stasis,osmosis,membranetransport,metabolism,DNAsynthesis,proteinsynthesis,photosynthesis,aerobiccellularrespiration,fermentation,mitosis,meiosis,Mendeliangenetics,geneticcrosses,sex-linkedtraits,geneexpression,populationgenetics,geneandchromosomalmutations,cancer,geneticengi-neering,historicaldevelopment

ofbiologicalevolution,tenantsofbiologicalevolution,biblicalviewsoforigins,contrastingtheevolutionaryandbiblicalviewsofhistory

•Science of organisms:taxonomy,binomialnomenclature,useofdichotomouskeys,comparisonofspeciesandkind,speciation,phylogenetictrees,archaeandbacteria,bacterialstructure,bacterialreproduction,controlofbacteria,virusesandrelatedorganisms,diseases,protozoanclassificationandstructure,protozoanreproductionandroleintheenvironment,chrom-istclassificationandstructure,chromistreproductionandroleintheenvironment,evolutionandprotists,fungiclassificationandstructure,fungireproduc-tionandroleintheenvironment,plantclassificationandstructure,nutrienttransportinplants,planthormones,tropisms,plantreproductionandroleinthe

environmentformankind’suse,characteristicsofanimals,classifi-cationandstructureofsponges,cnidarians,worms,mollusks,echinodermsandarthropods,invertebratereproductionandrollintheenvironment,classifica-tionandstructureofectothermicvertebrates,thereproductionandroleintheenvironmentforfish,amphibians,andreptiles,clas-sificationandstructureofbirdsandmammals,thereproductionandroleintheenvironmentofendothermicvertebrates

•Study of human life:theessenceofhumanity;tissues,organs,andsystems;structure,functionandroleofthefollowingsystemsinthehumanbody:integumen-tarysystemlymphatic,skeletal,muscular,respiratory,circulatory,digestive,excretory,nervous,endocrine,andreproductivesystems.Humangrowthanddevelopment,balancedliving.

World History 4th Edition

Topic•Worldhistory

Geography•Chronologicalsurveyofphysicalandpoliticalgeography

History•ChronologicalsurveyofworldhistoryfromCreationtothepresent

Government•TherelationshipbetweenChristiansandtheworld’spoliti-calsystems

Economics•Comparativeeconomicsfrombothahistoricalandageographi-calperspective

Religion•Focusonwestern,Judeo-ChristianheritageandIslam,

whilealsosurveyingthereligionsofAsian,African,andLatinAmericancultures

Culture•ExaminationofhowindividualshavecarriedouttheCreationMandate,includingthedevelop-mentoftheirGod-giventalentsinthefieldsofart,music,literature,andscience

Grade 10Biology 5th Edition

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Geometry4th Edition

•Foundations of Geometry:sets;definitions;incidencepostulatesandtheorems;segmentandanglemeasure;circles;polygons;polyhedra

•Reasoning and Proof:induc-tiveanddeductivereason-ing;truthtables;proofsusinganglesandsegments;bisectors;constructions

•Parallel and Perpendicular Lines:characteristics;proofs;construc-tions;andcoordinategeometry

•Congruent Triangles:anglesintriangles;congruencepostulatesandtheorems;flow-chartproofs;righttriangles;midsegments

•Relationships in Triangles:cir-cumcenter;incenter;orthocenter;centroid;indirectproof;triangleinequalities;constructions

•Quadrilaterals:classification;characteristics;proofs;analyticgeometryrelatedtotrapezoids;kites;parallelograms;squares;rectangles;andrhombii

•Area:postulates;polygons;PythagoreanTheorem;specialtriangles;regularpolygons;andcircles

•Circles:chords;tangents;arclength;sectors;inscribedangles;secants;constructions;graphs

•Surface Area and Volume:nets;prisms;cylinders;pyramids;spheres;non-Euclideangeom-etry;perspective

•Transformations and Symmetry:reflections;translations;rotations;dilations;invariants;symmetry;applications

•Similarity:triangles;righttri-angles;proportions;chordsandtangentsofcircles;goldenratio

•Trigonometry:basicratios;solv-ingrighttriangles;applications;vectors;areas;identities


•Operations:realandcomplexnumbers;polynomial;matrix;function

•Linear equations:solvingequa-tionsandinequalities;absolutevalueequationsandinequalities;distanceonnumberlines;wordproblems;compoundinequalities

•Linear Relations:graphsoflinearfunctions;slopes;specialfunctions;linearinequalities;dis-tancesandmidpoints;modelingwithlinearregressions

•Systems:solvedgraphicallyandalgebraically;systemsofinequalities;systemsofthreevariables;problemsolving;linearprogramming

•Matrices:organizingdata;operations;determinants;solvingsystemsusingCramer’sruleandinversematrices;transformations

•Quadratic Equations:solv-ingbyfactoring,takingroots,

completingthesquare,andthequadraticformula;usingthediscriminant;complexroots;quadraticinequalities

•Polynomial Functions:roots,graphing,andmodelingwithquadraticandpolynomialfunc-tions;problemsolving;rationalroot,remainder,andfactortheorems;fundamentaltheoremofalgebra

•Radicals, Exponents, and Logarithms:rationalexponents;inversefunctions,simplifyingexpressions;solvingequations,graphingandmodelingwithradi-cal,exponential,andlogarithmicfunctions;naturalandcommonlogarithms

•Rational Expressions:simplify-ing;solvingequations;graphing;variations

•Trigonometry:righttriangleandcoordinateplanetrigonom-etry;specialtrianglesandthe

unitcircle;radians;graphsoftrigonometricfunctions,inversefunctions

•Trigonometric Identities:LawofSines;LawofCosines;problemsolving;provingidentities;trigo-nometricequations

•Sequences and Series:explicitandrecursiveformulas;arithme-ticandgeometricsequencesandseries;summationnotation

•Probability and Statistics:count-ingprinciples;theoreticalandexperimentalprobabilities;inde-pendent,dependent,andmutu-allyexclusiveevents;binomialdistribution,descriptivestatistics,representingdata;normaldistri-butions;makinginferences

•Analytic Geometry:circles;parabolas;ellipses;hyperbolas;systemsofquadraticrelations


Vocabulary: Level D 3rd Edition




Content•ThistextfocusesonGreekprefixesandroots,clippedwords,compounds,blends,diminutives,reduplication,andonomatopo-eticwords.

Elements of Literature

2nd Edition

Approach•Critical

Organization•Eightunitsdividedintotwoparts:marksandmodesofliteratureandgenresofliterature

Content•Marksandmodesofliterature:imaginativecomparison,soundandsyntax,allusionandsymbol,irony

•Genresofliterature:folktaleandepic,essayandshortstory,poetry,drama

Features•Thistextbookbuildsonthecriticalfoundationprovidedintheninth-gradetext.Havingmasteredthesixfundamentalcomponentsofliterature,stu-dentsarereadytofocusonthoseliteraryelementsthatdefineanddistinguishlastingartisticliterature.Introductoryessays,“ThinkingZones,”andcritical-thinkingquestionsdeepenstudents’understandingofkeyelementsofstyleandexpressionaswellasmajorformsimportant

topastandpresentliterature.Afirmgraspofthesedetailswillaidindevelopingessentialskillsinliteraryanalysisandapprecia-tion,skillsthatcanbeprofitablyappliedtoastudyofScripture.Inaddition,carefulevaluationofworldviewasexpressedinanauthor’swritingtrainsstudentstoexercisebiblicallybasedmoraldiscernment.

Writing & Grammar 4th Edition

Parts of Speech (and Verbals)•ReviewofallfromGrade9plusthefollowingnewmate-rial:verb—subjunctivemood;pronoun—indefinite,relative,reciprocal;adverb—conjunctive;verbals—perfectgerund,passiveinfinitive

Sentence Structure•ReviewofallfromGrade9plusthefollowingnewmaterial:sen-tencepatterns—S-be-Advl,S-TrV-DO-OC;dependentclause—nounclause

Mechanics•Capitalization;punctuation;ap-pendixofspellingrules

Usage•ReviewofallfromGrade9plusthefollowingnewmaterial:

modifierplacement—splitinfinitive

Writing Skills•ReviewofallfromGrade9plusthefollowingnewmate-rial:essay—choosingamode;sentencevarietyandemphasis—choosingbetweenconstructions,coordinationandsubordination;sentenceenergy—actionverbs,details,accuracy,figurativelan-guage;sentencelogic—logicalcomparison,clearcomparison,subjectplacement

Examples of Writing Projects•Description:eyewitnessreport•Exposition:researchessay,cause-and-effectessay

•Narration:shortstory,oralanecdote

•Persuasion:persuasivespeech,editorial

•Poetry:poetryandmetaphor•Multimedia:webpagedesign

Study & Reference Skills•ReviewofallfromGrade9plusthefollowingnewmaterial:library—website,bibliogra-phy,onlinedatabases;readingcomprehension—grammaticalcontext;test-takingstrategies—essayquestions


Grade 11Bible Content•Studiesoftheprisonandpastoralepistles,generalepistles,andprophecyfromRevelation

Applying the Bible to Life•Focusesonpracticalprinciplesderivedfromepistlesandprophecies

Special Studies•CharacterstudiesonCerinthus,Mark,Peter,andJohn;studyofeachNewTestamentcity

Additional Resources•Achartlistingauthor,date,origin,recipients,andthemesofeachbook




Chemistry 4th Edition

•Chemistry for life:history,role,andpotentialofchemistry;abiblicalperspectiveonstudyingscience

•Matter:statesofmatter,interac-tionswithenergy,phasechanges

•Measuring and calculating:measurementsystems,SIunits,significantdigitsinmeasure-mentandcalculation,organizedproblemsolving

•Atomic structure:historicaldevelopmentofatomicmodels;subatomicparticles,orbitals,quantumnumbers,orbitalnotation,electronconfiguration,isotopicnotation

•Elements:developmentofthemodernperiodictable,descrip-tivechemistry;periodictrendsofatomicandionicradius,elec-tronegativity,electronaffinity,ionizationenergy

•Chemical bonds:causesandtypesofbonding;Lewisstruc-tures,formulaunits,propertiesofdifferentkindsofcompounds

•Bond theories and molecular geometry:valencebondtheory,molecularresonance,molecularorbitaltheory,valenceshellelectronpairrepulsiontheory,

molecularshapes,polarcovalentbonds

•Chemical composition and reac-tions:oxidationnumbers,writingformulas,chemicalnomencla-ture,polyatomicions,balancingchemicalequations,typesofreactions

•Chemical calculations:themole;structural,molecular,andempiri-calformulas;percentcomposi-tion;stoichiometricconversions;limitingreactants;percentyield

•Gases:propertiesofgases,measuringpressure,gaslaws,partialpressures,stoichiometricconversionswithgases

•Solids and liquids:intermolecu-larforces,propertiesofsolidsandliquids,phasechanges,crystallinesolids,phasediagrams

•Solutions:solutiontypes,solva-tion,solubility,rateofsolution,measuringconcentration,colliga-tiveproperties,colloids

•Chemical thermodynamics:ther-mochemistry,enthalpy,specificheat,reactiontendency,entropy,free-energychange

•Chemical kinetics:energydia-grams,ratesofreactions,reactionmechanisms,ratelaws

•Chemical equilibrium:reversibleandirreversiblereactions,equilib-riumconcentrations,equilibriumconstants,LeChâtelier’sprinciple,applicationsofequilibriumchemistry

•Acids, bases, and salts:proper-tiesofacidsandbases,acidandbasedefinitions,pHandpOHscales,neutralization,titrations,buffers

•Oxidation and reduction:redoxreactions,electrochemistry,electrolyticcells,electrolysis,voltaiccells

•Organic chemistry and bio-chemistry:organiccompounds,hydrocarbons,functionalgroups,organicreactions,carbohydrates,proteins,lipids

•Materials chemistry:ceramics,semiconductors,polymers,plasticrecycling,nanotechnology

•Nuclear chemistry:nuclearsta-bility;measuringradiation;alpha,beta,andgammadecay;nuclearreactions

United States History 4th Edition

Topic•UnitedStateshistory

Geography•InfluenceofphysicalgeographyonAmericanhistory

History•ChronologicalsurveyofAmericanhistoryfromEuropeandiscoverytothepresent

Government•StructureofAmericangovern-ment;theConstitution

Economics•Developmentoffree-enterprisesystemandeffectsofgovern-mentinterference

Religion•Contributionsofvariousreli-gions,especiallyChristianity,toAmerica’sheritage

Culture•IntegrationofvariousfacetsofAmericanculture;culturalchange



•Operations:realandcomplexnumbers;polynomial;matrix;function

•Linear equations:solvingequa-tionsandinequalities;absolutevalueequationsandinequalities;distanceonnumberlines;wordproblems;compoundinequalities

•Linear Relations:graphsoflinearfunctions;slopes;specialfunctions;linearinequalities;dis-tancesandmidpoints;modelingwithlinearregressions

•Systems:solvedgraphicallyandalgebraically;systemsofinequalities;systemsofthreevariables;problemsolving;linearprogramming

•Matrices:organizingdata;operations;determinants;solvingsystemsusingCramer’sruleandinversematrices;transformations

•Quadratic Equations:solv-ingbyfactoring,takingroots,

completingthesquare,andthequadraticformula;usingthediscriminant;complexroots;quadraticinequalities

•Polynomial Functions:roots,graphing,andmodelingwithquadraticandpolynomialfunc-tions;problemsolving;rationalroot,remainder,andfactortheorems;fundamentaltheoremofalgebra

•Radicals, Exponents, and Logarithms:rationalexponents;inversefunctions,simplifyingexpressions;solvingequations,graphingandmodelingwithradi-cal,exponential,andlogarithmicfunctions;naturalandcommonlogarithms

•Rational Expressions:simplify-ing;solvingequations;graphing;variations

•Trigonometry:righttriangleandcoordinateplanetrigonom-etry;specialtrianglesandthe

unitcircle;radians;graphsoftrigonometricfunctions,inversefunctions

•Trigonometric Identities:LawofSines;LawofCosines;problemsolving;provingidentities;trigo-nometricequations

•Sequences and Series:explicitandrecursiveformulas;arithme-ticandgeometricsequencesandseries;summationnotation

•Probability and Statistics:count-ingprinciples;theoreticalandexperimentalprobabilities;inde-pendent,dependent,andmutu-allyexclusiveevents;binomialdistribution,descriptivestatistics,representingdata;normaldistri-butions;makinginferences

•Analytic Geometry:circles;parabolas;ellipses;hyperbolas;systemsofquadraticrelations

Precalculus1st Edition

Consumer Math2nd Edition

•Trigonometry:referenceangles;LawofSines;LawofCosines

•Polynomials:linear,quadratic,andpolynomialfunctions;factor-inghigher-degreepolynomials;zeros;graphing

•Functions:power;exponential;piece;periodic;trigonometric;reciprocal;rational

•Inverse functions:increasinganddecreasingfunctions;checkingandfindinginverses;radicalfunctions;inversetrigonometricfunctions;logarithms

•Equations:polynomial;rational;radical;logarithmic;exponentialfunctions;identities;trigonomet-ricequations

•Conic sections and polar graphs:circles;ellipses;parabolas;hyper-bolas;variation;polarcoordi-nates;polarequations

•Complex numbers:graphs;polarform;powersandroots;vectors;dotproducts;applications

•Matrix algebra:Gaussianelimina-tion;determinants;Cramer’srule;inverses

•Statistics:centraltendency;variability;bellcurve;linearcor-relation;hypothesistesting

•Sequences:recursiveandexplicitformulas;arithmeticandgeo-metricsequences;mathematicalinduction;summation

•Limits and calculus:limitsofsequences;series;limitsoffunctions;continuousfunctions;asymptotes;limittheorems

•Differential calculus:defini-tion;graphs,properties;chainrule;quotientrule;motionapplications

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Parts of Speech (and Verbals)•ReviewofallfromGrade10plusthefollowingnewmaterial:verb—verb-adverbcombina-tions;adverb—indefiniterelative,interrogative;conjunction—phrasalsubordinating;verbals—perfectparticiple,passivegerund,perfectinfinitive,progressiveinfinitive,ellipticalinfinitive

Sentence Structure•ReviewofallfromGrade10plusthefollowingnewmaterial:sen-tencepatterns—retainedobjectinpassivesentence


Usage•ReviewofallfromGrade10plusthefollowingnewmaterial:pronounshift;verbtenseconsis-tencyandsequence

Writing Skills•ReviewofallfromGrade10plusthefollowingnewmaterial:paragraphorganization—cause-and-effectorder,comparison-and-contrastorder;sentenceenergy—pausesforbreath;parallelism—clarity;sentencelogic—directexpression,logicalpredication,avoidingmixedconstructions,usingnounclauseswhenneeded,endinginstrength,linkingwithnewinformation

Examples of Writing Projects•Description:interview•Exposition:formal-researchpaper,analyticalessay,criticalresponsetoliterature

•Narration:narrativepoem,folktale

•Persuasion:lettertoeditor•Poetry:hymn

Study & Reference Skills•ReviewofallfromGrade10plusthefollowingnewmaterial:refer-encetools—literaryindex,literarysources

Vocabulary: Level E 3rd Edition




Content•ThistextfocusesonsourcesofEnglishwords,coinedwords,Frenchwords,GreekandLatinloanwords,allusions,back-formation,andfolketymology.

American Literature

3rd Edition

Approach•Historical

Organization•Fivemajorliterarydivisions:earlyAmericanliterature,Americanro-manticism,Americanrealismandnaturalism,modernAmericanlit-erature,contemporaryAmericanliterature

Content•EarlyAmericanliterature:settlement,religiousexperience,revolution

•Americanromanticism:minorromantics(Knickerbockers,NewEnglandSchool),majorromantics(transcendentaloptimists,tran-scendentalpessimists),voicesofconflict

•Americanrealismandnatural-ism:regionalists,realistsandnaturalists

•ModernAmericanliterature:modernpoetry,modernproseanddrama

•ContemporaryAmericanliterature:contemporarypoetry,contemporaryprose

Features•Theunitsarearrangedaccord-ingtomajorliteraryperiods.Timelines,unitandchapterintro-ductions,authorbiographies,andbriefheadnoteshelpstudentsbuildnecessarybackgroundknowledgeofthehistoricalandculturalcontextfromwhichaliteraryworkarises.

•Abefore-readingpageprecedeseachselectionandintroducesstudentstothreereadingtasks:analyzingaworkforitstechnicalfeatures,employingareadingstrategytoaidcomprehension,

andevaluatingawork’sideasfromabiblicalworldview.Thesethreetaskshelpstudentsdevelopcritical-thinkingskillsandadeepunderstandingoftheideasandwritingsofliteraryandhistoricalfigures.

•During-readingquestions,whichappearthroughouteachselectioninthemargin,guidestudentsthroughthethreeread-ingtasks.

•Afterreading,studentsanswerThinkandDiscussquestions,manyofwhichrequirethemtodemonstrateahighlevelofunderstandingoftheconceptstracedthroughouttheirreadingandlesson.


Grade 12Bible Content•Biblicalworldview;studiesonChristianlifetopics

Applying the Bible to Life•Focusesonbiblicalloveinthehome,thechurch,andtheworld

Special Studies•Teacher’sEditionincludesmanysuggestedspecialstudiesanddiscussiontopics.



Scope•Explainswhataworldviewis•Explorestheroleofpresuppositions

•Presentsapositivecaseforabiblicalworldview

•DefendstheChristianfaithagainstmajoropponents,especiallypostmodernismandscientism

•RelatesthestoryofScripture—Creation,Fall,Redemption—tomajoracademicdisciplinesandculturaldomains

Sequence•TellsthestoryofScriptureindetail,applyingittoworldviewissues

•Examinesgender,marriage,andfamilyfromtheperspectiveofabiblicalworldview

•Examinesthecreationalstruc-turesofgovernment,science,andhistory,thenexploresthewaysinwhichthefallhasaffectedthesefieldsandthewaysinwhichtheycanbepushedbackinredemp-tivedirections

•Analyzesthetruth,goodness,andbeautytriadincultureandthearts,providingexamplesoffallencultureandartandculminatinginacallforstudentstobecomesub-creatorsimagingtheulti-mateCreator

Memory Verses•Onememorypassageforeachofthe27chapters

Number of Lessons•80sectionsin9units


Biblical WorldviewCreation, Fall, Redemption

Physics3rd Edition

•A framework:theChristianworldviewinwhichwedoscienceinobediencetoGod’scommandmenttoexercisegoodstewardshipovertheearthforHisgloryandforthebenefitofourfellowhumans;thestructureandlimitationsofscience;overviewofphysics;scientificmethodol-ogyandmodeling;themetric(SI)systemofmeasurementaswellasprinciplesofmeasurement;rulesfordeterminingandusingsignifi-cantdigitsinmeasurementsandcalculations

•Classical mechanics:mathemati-caldescriptionofmotioninoneandtwodimensions(kinematicsofmotion);vectorsandscalarsingraphicalandanalyticalsolu-tions;forcesandthecausesofmotionaccordingtoNewton’slaws(dynamics);friction;motioninaplane,includingcircularmotion;motionofmultibody

systems;work,energy,andtotalmechanicalenergy;conservationofenergyandsimplemachines;momentumanditsconservation,collisions,centerofmass,andangularmomentum;periodicandsimpleharmonicmotion,thependulum,dampedanddrivenoscillations,andphysicalwaves

•Thermodynamics and mat-ter:Kinetic-moleculartheoryofmatterandthestatesofmatter;thermalpropertiesofmatter,measuringtemperature,andthegaslaws;theoriesofheat,thermalenergy,mechanismsforheattransfer;thefourlawsofthermodynamics;entropyanditsconsequences;fluidmechanics(hydrostaticsandhydrodynamics)

•Electromagnetics:electrostaticsandcharges;electricfieldsandcapacitors;current,voltage,resistance,andbasicDCcircuits;transistortheory;magnetismand

itsrelationshiptocurrentandconductors;electromagnetismandalternatingcurrents;ACcircuitcharacteristics

•Geometric optics and light:theelectromagneticspectrum,sourcesandpropagationoflight;reflectionandmirrors;refractionandlenses;waveinterference,diffraction,andpolarization;intensityandcoloroflight;opticalinstruments(telescopes,microscopes,etc.)

•Modern physics:relativity:Galilean,special,andgeneralrelativity;quantumphysics:quan-tumtheory,quantummechanics,theatom,andmodernatomicmodels;nuclearphysics:radiationandradioactivity,radioactivedecay,nuclearreactions,andelementary/subatomicparticles


American Government

3rd Edition

Economics2nd Edition

Topic•Americangovernment

Geography•Referencestopoliticalgeography

History•HistoricalperspectiveofthephasesofAmericangovernment

Government•ThoroughanalysisofalllevelsandallbranchesofAmericangovernment

Economics•Taxation,bureaucraticfunding,andforeignpolicyimpactonU.S.economy

Religion•Scripturalfoundationforlawandgovernment;influenceofChristianityinearlyAmerica

Culture•Interestgroups;massmedia;Americanpoliticalbehavior

Topic•Economics

History•Biographiesoffifteeninfluentialeconomists

Government•Comparativeeconomicsystems;businessandcompetition;moneyandbanking;nationaleconomicconcerns,suchasproductivity,unemployment,andinflation

Economics•Surveyofbasiceconomictopics,includingsupplyanddemandandthecircularflowofincomeandproducts

•Promotesfree-marketideals

Religion•Scripturalprinciplesappliedtoallareasofeconomics

Culture•Analysisofpersonaleconomicconcerns,suchasbudgeting,managingcredit,saving,andfinancialplanning

Consumer Math2nd Edition

•Math skills:fractions,decimals,integers;problemsolvingusingproportionsandpercent;solv-inglinearequations;negativeexponentstoprepareforfinanceformulas

•Measurement:CustomaryandSI(metric)units;conversionwithinandbetweensystemsusingdimensionalanalysis;perimeter,circumference,area,volume,andcapacity

•Income:calculatinghoursworkedfromclocktimes,grosspayincludingovertime;payrolldeductions,includingFICAandfederalwithholding;buyingandsellingstocksandbonds,includ-ingbrokeragefees

•Budgeting:astandardizedbud-get;anannualbudget;reducingannualbudgettomonthlyorweekly;emergencyadjustments;revisingtheannualbudget

•Banking:checkingaccountsanddeposits;overdraftpenaltiesandprotection;servicecharges;reconcilingabankstatement;simpleinterest;compoundinginterest;interestonsavingsusingtheminimumbalanceordailyinterestmethods;effectiveinter-estrate;savingsprogramswithregulardeposits

•Borrowing:simpleinterestloans;add-onloansandannualpercentagerate;discountloans;amortizedloans;howcreditcardswork;howinterestiscalculatedandpaymentsareappliedtocreditaccounts

•Transportation:calculatingthefinancechargeandmonthlypaymentforanewcar;depre-ciation;leasingcostsincludingresidualvalue,mileagepenalty;carinsurance;costofgas,oil,andtires;scheduledmaintenanceandrepaircosts

•Food:storespecialsandcoupons;unitprices;calculatingfreezerpaybackperiods;consumerpriceindex;caloriecounting;findingthecaloriesexpendedinactivities

•Clothing:planningforseasonalbuying;calculatingdiscountsin-cludingmultipleones;fillingoutcatalogorders;internetbuyingtips;savingsfrommakingcloth-ing;retailmarketingofclothing,returns,netprofitandgrossprofitmargin;markuprateandbreak-evenpointforretailer

•Housing:renting;buyingahouse,includingdownpay-ments,closingcosts,points,andmonthlypayments;owner’s

equity;buildingahouse,includ-ingconvertingdimensionstoscaleforasetofplans;findingtheareaofrectangularlotsinacres;calculatingtheamountofshinglesneededfromahouseplan,allowingforpitchedroofs

•Maintaining a home:real-estatetaxbasedonmillagerates;home-owner’sinsurance;calculatingutilitychargesforelectricity,gas,water,andsewer;residentialandcell-phoneusage;calculatinghouserepairs,maintenance,andhomeimprovements

•Life and health insurance:mor-talitytables;term,whole-life,anduniversallifeinsurance;healthinsurance,includingpayoutofbenefits;social-securityretire-mentbenefits

•Income taxes:generalprinciplesofcalculatingfederalincometaxes;1040EZ,1040A,and1040,includingextraschedulesAandBandForm2441forchild-carebenefits

•Vacations:costsoffoodandlodging;costoftransportation;gettingaroundatthesite;traveltimesacrosstimezones;econo-mizingadmissions

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Parts of Speech (and Verbals)•ReviewofallfromGrade11plusthefollowingnewmaterial:verbals—passiveparticiple

Sentence Structure•ReviewofallfromGrade11plusthefollowingnewmaterial:absolutephrase


Usage•ReviewofallfromGrade11plusthefollowingnewmaterial:idiomaticuseofprepositions

Writing Skills•ReviewofallfromGrade11plusthefollowingnewmaterial:para-graphdevelopment—quotation,visualaid

Examples of Writing Projects•Description:descriptiveessay,comparison/contrastessay

•Exposition:researchreport,responsetoadramaticscene(literaryanalysis)

•Narration:dramaticscene,inte-riormonologue

•Persuasion:persuasiveessay•Poetry:sonnet•Multimedia:videoreport

Study & Reference Skills•ReviewofallfromGrade11

British Literature Updated 2nd Edition

Approach•Historical

Organization•Fourmajorliterarydivisions:theMiddleAges,theRenaissance,theAgeofRevolution,theAgeofReform

Content•TheMiddleAges:theOldEnglishperiod,theMiddleEnglishperiod

•TheRenaissance:theTudorperiod,theStuartperiod

•TheAgeofRevolution:theNeoclassicperiod,theRomanticperiod

•TheAgeofReform:theVictorianperiod,theModernperiod

•Supplementarymaterial:Macbeth(video)

Features•Theunitsarearrangedaccordingtomajorliteraryperiods.Thema-terialprovidedthroughtheunitintroductions,headnotes,andtimelinesenablesthestudenttoanalyzeindividualauthorsandtheirworksinahistoricalandcul-turalcontext.Suchanalysisservestobroadenthestudent’sworld,enablinghimtounderstandtheideasandwritingsofnoted

literaryandhistoricalfiguresandtoapplybiblicalcriteriawhenevaluatingthebeliefsespousedbysuchfigures.Thequestionsforthoughtanddiscussion,whichfollowtheselections,progressfromfactualtoevaluativeandarevaluablebothforclassdiscus-sionandforprovidingstudentswithanopportunitytodevelopfurtherliteraryandmoraldiscernment.

Vocabulary: Level F 3rd Edition




Content•Thistextfocusesonchangesinwordmeanings(broadeningand

narrowing,strengtheningandweakening,etc.),wordsfromotherlanguages,nativeEnglishwords,andnumberwords(e.g.,semi-, bi-, prime, decimate).

Precalculus1st Edition

•Trigonometry:referenceangles;LawofSines;LawofCosines

•Polynomials:linear,quadratic,andpolynomialfunctions;factor-inghigher-degreepolynomials;zeros;graphing

•Functions:power;exponential;piece;periodic;trigonometric;reciprocal;rational

•Inverse functions:increasinganddecreasingfunctions;checkingandfindinginverses;radicalfunctions;inversetrigonometricfunctions;logarithms

•Equations:polynomial;rational;radical;logarithmic;exponentialfunctions;identities;trigonomet-ricequations

•Conic sections and polar graphs:circles;ellipses;parabolas;hyper-bolas;variation;polarcoordi-nates;polarequations

•Complex numbers:graphs;polarform;powersandroots;vectors;dotproducts;applications

•Matrix algebra:Gaussianelimina-tion;determinants;Cramer’srule;inverses

•Statistics:centraltendency;variability;bellcurve;linearcor-relation;hypothesistesting

•Sequences:recursiveandexplicitformulas;arithmeticandgeo-metricsequences;mathematicalinduction;summation

•Limits and calculus:limitsofsequences;series;limitsoffunctions;continuousfunctions;asymptotes;limittheorems

•Differential calculus:defini-tion;graphs,properties;chainrule;quotientrule;motionapplications


How Firm a Foundation!•DiscusseshowwegottheBible,howweknowwhichbooksbelongintheBible,andhowtheBiblewastransmittedandtranslated;focusesoninspiration,canonicity,andauthority

Why the Bible Matters•DiscussestheBible’sdesignandfunction,focusingonhowtheBiblerelatestoscience,history,andliterature;explainshowtheBiblecanhelpusmakedecisionsandevaluateideas

Personal Evangelism and Discipleship•Offersabiblicalfoundationandpracticalmethodsforpersonalevangelismanddiscipleship;focusesonthedoctrinesofman,sinandsalvation,theGreatCommission,anddiscipleship

The Way of the Word•TeachesmethodsofBiblestudy,includingprinciplesofinterpreta-tionandapplication;includesexercisesthatstudyapassageac-cordingtogenreandcontextandapplyScripturetocontemporarysituations

A Workman Not Ashamed•Preparesyoungmenforthepos-sibilityofafuturepreachingmin-istry;discussesthecalltopreach,

theimportanceofstandingforChrist,methodsofpreparinganddeliveringBiblemessages,andthebestmethodsoftrainingfortheministry

In God’s Presence•PresentsinstoryformattheprincipleofChristianmusicasitrelatestoGod’sholiness;usesastudyofChroniclestoillustratethenatureofmusicandtoshowhowScriptureguidesmusicalchoices

Publish Great Things•Presentsthebiblicalteachingonworldmissionsandincludesprac-ticalmethodsforteeninvolve-mentinmissions;focusesonkeybiblicaldoctrinessupportingGod’sdesiretosaveallfromsin;providesactivitiestomotivatestudentstoreachtheworldforChrist

Martyrdom: The Final Triumph of Faith•InspiresstudentstoliveGod-centeredlivesandtoseeGod’spurposeinsufferingandpersecu-tion;encouragesthemtotriumphthroughadversity

Beyond the Sun•PresentsanexpositionalviewofEcclesiastes,revealingGod’s

perspectiveonthemeaningoflifeinafallenworld

God and His Ways•SurveysthebiblicalteachingonthedoctrinesofGod,man,Christ,salvation,andthechurch,focusingontheirrelevancetoeverydaylife

That I May Know Him•PresentsaspectsofChrist’scharacterandfocusesonHisrelationshipswithvariousgroupsofpeopleintheGospelofMark

What Is Truth?•ContraststheChristianworld-viewwiththebasictenetsofHinduism,Buddhism,secularhumanism,andpostmodernism

Walking by the Spirit•SurveysthePersonandworkoftheHolySpiritintheOldandNewTestaments,focusingontheSpirit’sroleinsalvationandsanctification

Who Is This Jesus?•TeachesstudentstodefendChristianbeliefsagainsttheerrorsofotherreligionsandhe-reticalsects,includingJudaism,Islam,Mormonism,andtheJehovah’sWitnesses

The Bible Modular Series

Thesesix-toeight-weekcoursesfocusonavarietyofissues;theyaredesignedforteensandadults.

Bible Modules

For Electives, see pages 45–47 of the Subject side of the Scope & Sequence.

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