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LOWER
SCHOOL
GRADES
ONE THROUGH FOUR CURRICULUM OVERVIEW |
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| LANGUAGE
ARTS |
| READING |
| Phonemic
awareness |
| Comprehension
relative to content area topics and |
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literature |
| Vocabulary
relative to content area topics and literature |
| Study
skills for research, content learning, and higher |
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order thinking |
| Various
genres including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and |
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authentic literature, and informational pieces |
| Accelerated Reader Program in all
grades |
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| ENGLISH
AND MECHANICS |
Handwriting
using D’Nealian Method
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| Spelling
relative to phonemic awareness and content area topics |
| Parts
of speech |
| Punctuation |
| Capitalization |
| Sentence
structure |
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| COMPOSITION |
| Writing process in all grades |
| Written
expression in the forms of journals, stories, |
| Poetry,
narrative, other books published in grades |
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one through four |
| Writing
celebrations in each grade |
| Young
Author’s Conference for all grades |
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MATHEMATICS
The math program that is implemented in Grades K-4 is
designed to meet
the problem-solving needs of the world in which we live.
Special emphasis is given to concept-development
via hands-on learning materials and thematic units.
Problem-solving is heavily emphasized at all levels
in this series. Technology
is also an integral part of the overall curriculum. The concepts in this series are introduced using concrete
methods and then expanded as the child becomes
developmentally able to understand them.
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| SOCIAL
STUDIES |
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grade’s studies are oriented around a theme as
follows: |
| First
Grade Communities—Close Relationships |
| Second
Grade Working Together—Interdependence |
| Third
Grade Exploring My Environment and Others |
| Fourth
Grade
Our State--Alabama |
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social studies curriculum in grades one through
three is enhanced with problem-solving units that are
integrated with science and reading. |
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| SCIENCE |
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units in Life Science, Physical Science, Earth
Science, and the Human Body, we emphasize science
process skills, critical thinking skills,
scientific reasoning skills around the following
grade-level themes: |
| First
Grade
Communities and Systems—Close Relationships |
| Second
Grade
Interdependence
and Interrelationships |
| Third
Grade
Exploring My Environment and Other Habitats |
| Fourth
Grade
The Resources of Our State--Alabama |
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is most often integrated with Math, Social Studies,
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Arts. |
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| ENRICHMENT |
| MUSIC |
| Basic
concepts/movement |
| Performance |
| Dramatization—class
plays at each grade level |
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| ART |
| Drawing
with different media |
| Landscapes
and houses |
| Leaf
rubbings and studies |
| Collages |
| Introduction
to clay |
| Basic
printmaking techniques |
| Narrative
art—pictures in sequence |
| Introduction
to painting and color theory |
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| FOREIGN
LANGUAGE |
| Daily
classes in Spanish |
| Sounds
and pronunciation |
| Listening
and comprehension |
| Vocabulary |
| All
lessons are centered around the topics being studied
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grade level so that the foreign
language is regularly |
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integrated into
the daily curriculum.
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| PHYSICAL
EDUCATION |
| Movement
concepts and motor skills |
| Fitness
activities, education, games, sports
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| Cardio respiratory
endurance |
| Presidential
Physical Fitness Test |
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| COMPUTER
SCIENCE |
| Beginning
computer literacy |
| Beginning
keyboard skills |
| Beginning
word processing |
| Use
of Internet |
| Use
of software that integrates with curriculum units of
study |
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| LIBRARY |
| Theme
integration with classroom units of study via
learning centers
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| Types
of literature and materials |
| Introduction
to and location of materials |
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