Lower School Curriculum
Curriculum at a Glance
| Pre-K | K | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | Read Alouds and Short Stories | Memoria Phonics & Literature | Poetry, Fairy Tales, Literary Devices, Modern Literature, and Folk Tales | Ancient Myths & Tales | Medieval Myths & Tales | |||
| Penmanship | Handwriting Without Tears: Readiness and Writing | Cursive Penmanship | ||||||
| Composition | Writing with Ease | Classical Academic Press Writing & Rhetoric | ||||||
| Grammar | n/a | Shurley Grammar | Rod & Staff Grammar | |||||
| History | n/a | A Tour of the Globe: Countries and Continents | Story of the World: Ancient History | Story of the World: Medieval History | Story of the World: Pre-Modern History | Story of the World: Modern History | Ancient History | Medieval History |
| Math | Handwriting Without Tears: Numbers and Math | Basic Number Sense | Math in Focus | |||||
| Science | n/a | Animals, Landforms, Plants &, the Human Body | Matter, Motion, & Gravity | Organic Life & Processes | Seasons, Cycles, & the Natural World | Insects, Fungi, & Basic Chemistry | Electricity, Earth Science, & Organisms | Intro. to Biology |
| Latin | n/a | Basics Latin Vocabulary/Exchanges | Latin Vocabulary, Grammar, and Syntax | |||||
| Arts | Arts & Crafts / Music Appreciation & Performance | Music & Art History, Theory, Practice, & Appreciation through Instruction, Exercises, and Presentations | ||||||